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College Tuition Sparked A Mental Health Crisis. Then The Hefty Hospital Bill Arrived
Despite a lifelong struggle with panic attacks, Divya Singh made a brave move across the world last fall from her home in Mumbai, India. She enrolled at Hofstra University in Hempstead, N.Y., to study physics and explore an interest in stand-up comedy in Manhattan. Arriving in the midst of the pandemic and isolated in her […]
March 1, 2021
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California Colleges Slowly Begin Vaccinating Faculty, Students — But Likely Won’t Require Immunization
In mid-January, science education professor Al Schademan received one of around 2,000 emails sent to faculty, student employees and essential staff at California State University, Chico. The email contained a surprise for Schademan: He would be among the first higher education employees in California to gain coveted access to the coronavirus vaccine. Within a couple […]
March 1, 2021
News Roundup
Ferris State Professor Fired For Racist, Anti-Semitic, Homophobic Comments on Twitter
Ferris State University fired an assistant physical sciences professor, Dr. Thomas Brennan, after he posted racist, anti-Semitic and homophobic comments on Twitter, reports the Detroit Free Press. Brennan had previously been placed on administrative leave in November 2020 for his comments, which included “the N-word regarding Neil deGrasse Tyson, a homophobic slur, COVID-19 denial, and […]
March 1, 2021
News Roundup
Citing Conflicts of Interest, Fayetteville State Faculty Demand Revocation of Chancellor Appointment
The faculty senate at the historically Black Fayetteville State University has declared the school’s search for a chancellor a failure, demanding the revocation of Darrell Allison’s appointment and recommending that interim Chancellor Peggy Valentine be installed to the position instead, reports The Fayetteville Observer. The decision comes amid rising allegations that Allison “lacks the requisite […]
March 1, 2021
News Roundup
‘Preeminent Scientist and Entrepreneur’ Named President at The University of Chicago
The University of Chicago has appointed “preeminent scientist and entrepreneur” Dr. Paul Alivisatos as its 14th president. Alivisatos is currently executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of California, Berkeley, where he is also a professor and the Samsung Distinguished Chair in Nanoscience and Nanotechnology Research in the Department of Chemistry. As a UC […]
March 1, 2021
Community Colleges
Louisiana Health Provider Teams With Community College to Address Nurse Shortage
Louisiana health care provider Ochsner Health has committed $20 million to the nursing program at Delgado Community College in New Orleans. The announcement comes as the Louisiana State Board of Nursing forecasts a significant shortage of nurses across the state over the next several years. “With the country facing a critical shortage of trained healthcare […]
March 1, 2021
Latinx
Moving Beyond Hispanic Enrolling While Becoming Hispanic Serving at William Paterson University
The shift in our student population revealed structural and pedagogical concerns that led to the development of several task forces aimed at addressing and understanding how to better serve our increasingly diverse student population. Among them was the HSI task force, who among others, received charges by our University President, Richard Helldobler, asking us to recommend ways and strategies that our higher education institution could move beyond being a Hispanic enrolling institution towards becoming a Hispanic Serving one.
February 27, 2021
News Roundup
Thasunda Brown Duckett Named President of TIAA
Thasunda Brown Duckett will succeed Roger W. Ferguson, Jr., as TIAA’s president and CEO starting May 1, the company announced last week. Duckett is currently chief executive officer of consumer banking at JPMorgan Chase. She will become the second Black woman CEO to helm a Fortune 500 company currently, following the appointment last month of Rosalind Brewer to run Walgreens. […]
February 27, 2021
Latinx
Have California HSIs Boosted Latinx Success? Virtual Panel to Explore That Question
A March 2 virtual panel will explore just what impact Hispanic serving institutions (HSIs) have had on California’s Latinx student population over the past 25 years. Titled “California Briefing on 25 Years of HSIs in Accelerating Latinx Student Success,” the panel is hosted by Excelencia in Education — a nonprofit dedicated to identifying and promoting […]
February 26, 2021
COVID-19
North Carolina Higher Ed Institutions Ask for More Funding from State
North Carolina community colleges have asked the state for 5% salary increases in the next fiscal year, citing such increases as necessary for competitive staff recruitment and retention, The Center Square reported. The requests from the North Carolina Community College System (NCCCS) and other colleges and universities come in time for the state General Assembly […]
February 26, 2021
News Roundup
Carlecia Wright Becomes Lone Star College Chief Diversity Officer
Carlecia Wright became Lone Star College (LSC)’s chief diversity officer, Hello Woodlands reported. She was previously vice president of strategic partnerships and business development at BiasSync, a company that helped organizations manage unconscious bias. In the past, she was also chief diversity officer for Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity and director of operations and policy […]
February 26, 2021
African-American
University of Tennessee Knoxville to Rename Two Residence Halls after Black Trailblazers
The University of Tennessee Knoxville is renaming two residence halls after Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers and social justice advocates. UTK’s Orange Hall will be renamed after Geier and White Hall after Robinson. Robinson was the first Black undergraduate student admitted into UTK and one of three Black students to […]
February 26, 2021
News Roundup
University of Washington to Launch DEI Initiative, Invest $5 Million for Faculty Hiring
The University of Washington will be launching an initiative focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion, which includes investing $5 million for faculty hiring in the next two years. “We know that the UW must better reflect the communities we serve, which requires short- and long-term changes to make our University a place where faculty from […]
February 26, 2021
News Roundup
$20M in Gifts and Grants to Brown University Will Support DEI Initiatives
Gifts and grants to Brown University exceeded $20 million this academic year, as part of the university’s BrownTogether fundraising campaign, announced the Rhode Island Ivy League school. The donations will go toward faculty positions, research, student financial support as well as diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives, outlined in the school’s DEI plan. As of January 2021, […]
February 26, 2021
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Cass Cliatt: A “Voice in the Room” at Brown University
Cass Cliatt is the first Black person to lead communications at a senior executive level at an Ivy League institution, meaning she reports directly to the university president and works with the board of trustees.
February 26, 2021
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Army Soldier Charged with Conspiring with Extremists Seeks Case Dismissal, Citing Lack of Diversity in Grand Jury
Army Pvt. Ethan Melzer, a soldier charged with conspiring with neo-Nazis to attack his own unit, is asking for his case to be dismissed, citing that the grand jury did not include enough Black and Hispanic members, Military.com reported. The grand jury that indicted Melzer was from the northern part of the Southern District of […]
February 26, 2021
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Majority of U.S. Naval Academy Buildings Named After White and Male Military Members
The majority of buildings at the U.S. Naval Academy (USNA) are named after white and male military members. The school has not announced plans to build more buildings or rename existing ones, Capital Gazette reported. Most of the buildings are named after men who led in some capacity at or attended USNA. Members of USNA’s […]
February 26, 2021
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Regis University Offers Course on Wartime Stories, Focuses of Black Experiences This Semester
Regis University is offering the undergraduate online course “Stories from Wartime” to its students and the public, 9 News reported. The class will allow participants to speak to veterans and civilians affected by war. This semester’s version will focus on Black military experiences. “We want to really have a complex view of how we think about […]
February 26, 2021
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