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Apple Expands Partnerships With Historically Black Colleges and Universities
At a time when whole industries have shifted online in response to the coronavirus, historically Black colleges and universities are deepening their coding education through a partnership with Apple. The tech giant recently expanded ties with HBCUs as a part of its Community Education Initiative, launched last year.
August 6, 2020
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Number of Black, Asian or Minority College Leaders in England Falls to About a Dozen
The percentage of Black, Asian or minority ethnic (BAME) principals in charge of higher education institutions in England has dropped from 13% in 2017 to 5% or 6% of the nation’s 239 further education (FE) colleges currently, reports The Guardian. Meanwhile, the number of BAME students has risen to 30% of the country’s higher education […]
August 6, 2020
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NCAA Division II and III Cancel Fall Sports Championships
NCAA’s Division II and Division III decided Wednesday they are canceling fall sports championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In both divisions, the sports affected by the cancellation are football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, women’s volleyball and men’s water polo, said ESPN. The decisions came after the NCAA […]
August 6, 2020
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NCAA Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About COVID-19, Will Only Support Fall Sports With ‘Strict Conditions’
The NCAA on Wednesday directed each division to make its own decision on fall sport championships but said it has “serious concerns” about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and will support fall events if “strict conditions” of health and safety are followed. The NCAA also made clear that all student-athletes must be allowed to opt out […]
August 6, 2020
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UCLA May End Two Scholarships Supported by a Confederacy Heritage Group
The University of California Los Angeles is considering ending two scholarships supported by a Confederacy heritage group, reported Daily Bruin. The California division of the United Daughters of the Confederacy offers two scholarships to students who are descendants of a Confederate veteran or a veteran’s sibling. The university accepted an endowment from the group in […]
August 6, 2020
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U of Kentucky Commits $10 Million for Research on Racial Disparities
The University of Kentucky said Wednesday it will fund an institute focused on researching race and racism and will commit $10 million over five years to research racial disparities in a wide range of fields, reported Kentucky.com. The initiative is called UNITed In racial Equity Research Initiative, or UNITE. Its initial focus areas will be social […]
August 6, 2020
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U of Alabama Renames Hall Named After a Doctor With Racist Beliefs
The University of Alabama is renaming a hall named after Dr. Josiah C. Nott, a physician and scientist who held racist beliefs, reported abc3340. Nott Hall, where the university’s Honors College is situated, will now be called Honors Hall. Mackenzi Dugan, who some months ago initiated a petition to rename campus buildings with a racist […]
August 6, 2020
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U of Louisville Suspends Four Fall Sports After Positive COVID-19 Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party
The University of Louisville on Wednesday temporarily suspended all team-related activities in four fall sports after 29 positive COVID-19 cases linked to an off-campus party attended by student-athletes, reported WDRB. The suspended sports are men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball. The party took place on Saturday in an off-campus apartment. The following Monday, […]
August 6, 2020
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American College of Financial Services Announces 15 Scholarships for HBCU Students
The American College of Financial Services will award 15 scholarships dedicated to students from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) to help increase diversity and representation in the financial services profession, it announced this week at the virtual Conference of African American Financial Professionals. “One of the biggest problems facing the financial services profession is a […]
August 6, 2020
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HBCUs Have Benefited From Philanthropy in Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests
Within days after Netflix CEO Reed Hastings and his wife Patty Quillin pledged a total of $120 million to the United Negro College Fund and two of Atlanta’s historically Black colleges, another HBCU became an indirect beneficiary of that philanthropic gesture.
August 6, 2020
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MELODY WEBB
MELODY WEBB has been appointed director of athletics at Norfolk State University in Virginia. Senior associate athletics director for administration and senior women’s administrator at the university, Webb holds a bachelor’s in accounting from Savannah State University in Georgia and a master’s in public administration from Bowie State University.
August 6, 2020
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AKIRAH BRADLEY
AKIRAH BRADLEY has been named vice chancellor of student affairs at the University of Colorado at Boulder. Serving in the position on an interim basis since January, Bradley holds a bachelor’s degree in business administration from Mansfield University in Pennsylvania, a master’s degree in higher education student affairs administration from the University of Vermont, and a Ph.D. in educational leadership from the University of California, Davis.
August 6, 2020
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KAREN A. JONES
KAREN A. JONES has been named vice president for diversity, equity, and inclusion at Binghamton University in New York. Most recently chief diversity officer at Buffalo State College in New York, Jones is a graduate of Buffalo State College and holds a Ph.D. from the University at Buffalo of the State University of New York System.
August 6, 2020
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KARNELL MCCONNELL-BLACK
KARNELL MCCONNELL-BLACK has been appointed vice president for student life at Reed College in Portland, Oregon. Previously vice president of student affairs and dean of students at Westminster College in Salt Lake City, Utah, he holds a bachelor’s degree in communication and a master’s degree in higher education administration from Loyola University as well as a Ph.D. in educational leadership and policy from the University of Utah.
August 6, 2020
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TANISHA STEVENS
TANISHA STEVENS has been appointed the vice chancellor for diversity, equity, and inclusion at the University of Missouri-St. Louis. Interim director of the Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion and director of the Office of Academic Integrity at the university, Stevens holds a bachelor’s in psychology from the University of Missouri-Columbia, a master’s in counseling from Saint Louis University and a Ph.D. in educational leadership & policy studies from the University of Missouri-St. Louis.
August 6, 2020
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SHERRI ANN CHARLESTON
SHERRI ANN CHARLESTON has been named chief diversity and inclusion officer at Harvard University. Charleston holds a bachelor’s degree in history and African American studies from Columbia University; a master’s degree and Ph.D. in history from the University of Michigan; and a juris doctorate from the University of Wisconsin Law School.
August 6, 2020
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KEDRA ISHOP
KEDRA ISHOP has been named vice president for enrollment management at the University of Southern California. Most recently vice provost for enrollment management at the University of Michigan, Ishop holds three degrees from University of Texas at Austin: a bachelor’s in sociology, a master’s in higher education administration and a doctorate in educational administration.
August 6, 2020
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SCHVALLA R. RIVERA
SCHVALLA R. RIVERA has been appointed chief diversity officer, associate vice president of diversity and inclusion, and senior advisor to the president at Grinnell College. Assistant to the president for diversity and inclusion at Southern Utah University, Rivera holds a bachelor’s in social science from Saint Mary-of-the-Woods College as well as a master’s in political science and a Ph. D. in curriculum and instruction from Indiana State University.
August 6, 2020
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