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West Virginia U to Fine Students Who Don’t Get Tested for COVID-19

West Virginia University will fine students who don’t get tested for COVID-19 and take disciplinary action against employees who don’t get the test. “You have told us that you want to be on campus, and that means that we all must take personal responsibility and be accountable for maintaining the health and safety of our […]

July 23, 2020

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Big South to Begin Fall Sport Competition September 3

The Big South Conference announced that it will begin fall sport competition on Sept. 3 The decision “provides each member institution the opportunity to further focus on return to competition protocols and necessary resources to facilitate the resocialization process, while maintaining competitive opportunities for its student-athletes this fall,” the conference said in a statement. The […]

July 23, 2020

Conference Carolinas to Go Ahead With Fall Sports

Conference Carolinas announced it will proceed with intercollegiate competition in conference-sponsored sports in the upcoming fall semester, with competition beginning no earlier than Sept. 18. The conference said member institutions may begin practicing in their championship/non-championship segments on Sept. 1 or when mandated by NCAA policy, whichever is later. “During this pandemic, we are working […]

July 23, 2020

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Peach Belt Conference Delays Fall Sports

The Peach Belt Conference has announced that all fall competition involving cross country, volleyball and soccer will be delayed until Oct. 1. The delay doesn’t affect men’s and women’s basketball; a decision about these sports will be made later, the conference said. It will announce more information about fall schedules, fall conference tournaments, practice start dates […]

July 23, 2020

Atlantic East Conference Postpones All Fall Sports

The Atlantic East Conference has postponed all fall athletics competition and championships, and if the NCAA approves, will conduct fall sports championships in the spring 2021 semester. “Over the last several months, the Atlantic East Conference and member institutions have worked tirelessly to formulate resocialization plans for the return of intercollegiate athletics to our campuses,” […]

July 23, 2020

NCAC Suspends Fall Sports Through December 31

The North Coast Athletic Conference has suspended all fall sports because the COVID-19 pandemic “continues to present evolving challenges to our campuses and communities.” The conference said that “after extended consideration of the new NCAA guidance, and with tremendous regret,” it suspended all intercollegiate competition through Dec. 31. “We worked hard for months to create […]

July 23, 2020

Ohio Valley Conference Postpones Fall Olympic Sports but Not Football

The Ohio Valley Conference said it has decided it is postponing the start of competition in fall Olympic sports until Sept. 17, but the decision doesn’t include football “due to existing contractual matters.” The conference also said it will conduct conference-only competition in women’s soccer and volleyball. The competitive schedules for winter and spring sports […]

July 23, 2020

Sun Belt Conference Delays Fall Sports to September 3

The Sun Belt Conference announced that it will delay the first permissible date of competition for the 2020-21 academic year to Sept. 3, due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The rescheduling of contests due to these adjustments will be determined by each member institution. “This delay will allow conference members additional time to implement protocols for […]

July 23, 2020

Seeking a COVID-19 Cure

Dr. Christopher Barnes among the number of minority scientists working on a vaccine for the deadly novel coronavirus.

July 23, 2020

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Minority Research Scientists Hunt for a COVID-19 Cure

Temporarily putting aside their ongoing research, scientists are addressing the impact of COVID-19 on communities of color and seeking solutions. The COVID-19 pandemic hit Black communities around the United States quickly and furiously. While all of the country has felt the devastation of this virus, communities with limited access to healthcare have been hit hardest.

July 23, 2020

Portraits of Christopher Barnes for HHMI. (Matt Harbicht/HHMI)

Georgetown U Reduces Tuition for Undergraduates ‘Not Invited Back to Campus’ in Fall

Georgetown University announced Tuesday it is reducing tuition for undergraduates who are “not invited back to campus” this coming fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic. The university is also reducing housing and dining expenses for students who are allowed back on campus. The reductions for some undergraduate students have been made based on the Washington D.C.-based […]

July 22, 2020

SUNYAC Suspends All Fall Sports Due to COVID-19 Pandemic

The State University of New York Athletic Conference, or SUNYAC, is suspending all fall sports competition and delaying winter conference and non-conference schedules until Jan. 1, 2021. The decision was made by the SUNYAC presidents in consultation with the SUNYAC Board of Directors. The SUNYAC Board of Directors is composed of the 10 directors of […]

July 22, 2020

GPAC to Proceed With Fall Sports Competitions

The Great Plains Athletic Conference plans to hold fall sports competitions amid the COVID-19 pandemic and said it “encourages” the National Association of Intercollegiate Athletics to permit conferences, where possible, to move forward with fall sports. “Today’s statement shows our intentions to move forward as a league and have intercollegiate athletics this fall,” said conference […]

July 22, 2020

Capital Athletic Conference Suspends All Fall Sports

The Capital Athletic Conference has decided to suspend fall sports competitions “as a result of the continued impact of COVID-19.” The decision affects all fall sports including men’s and women’s cross country, men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and women’s volleyball. The conference said it supports individual institutions if they are able to safely schedule […]

July 22, 2020

Mountain East Conference Delays Start of Fall Sports

The Mountain East Conference, which includes colleges from West Virginia, Ohio and Maryland, announced it is delaying the start of fall sports until at least Oct. 1 due to the COVID-19 pandemic. The conference said it is also delaying the start of official practice for football to Sept. 7, and for all other fall sports […]

July 22, 2020

UC Irvine Funds 19 Projects to Advance Equity Amid COVID-19

The University of California Irvine (UCI) announced that it will be funding 19 projects aimed at advancing equity in the age of COVID-19. An initiative by the Office of Inclusive Excellence’s Confronting Extremism Program, the awards will support interdisciplinary approaches to inequities highlighted by the coronavirus pandemic.

July 22, 2020

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Advancing The Work After The News Is No Longer Breaking

For days following the death of George Floyd, I fell silent. I wanted to speak using my social media platforms, but I was speechless. I was asked to post, respond, write a note to students, apply hashtags to my name, and join in a moment of silence, among other initiatives. However, I knew the death of George Floyd could not encompass the same temporary and emotional responses as so many other Black males who lost their lives at the hands of a system designed to honor and protect citizens of this nation.

July 22, 2020

Leading Higher Ed Stakeholders Offer Advice to Newly-Minted Ph.Ds. Looking for Work

Higher education has been hit with furloughs and layoffs stemming from the economic instability brought on by the COVID-19 pandemic. The national unemployment rate in April reached a high of 14.7% but dropped to 13.3% in May, the Bureau for Labor Statistics (BLS) reported. However, when broken down by education, individuals with a college degree were less likely to be unemployed.

July 22, 2020