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Variances in Tenure Process Raise Gender Equity Concerns Exacerbated by COVID-19

Faculty across the country have expressed concerns about the equity considerations they feel are being missed in current conversations about what tenure should look like in the pandemic.

March 1, 2021

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George Floyd? Get to Know Angelo Quinto’s Story

If you haven’t heard, there was another George Floyd incident in America. You know, a policeman’s knee to the back of the neck of a suspect, facedown, cuffed behind his back. But the victim this time wasn’t African American. He was Asian American of Filipino descent. His name was Angelo Quinto.

March 1, 2021

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Clayton State University, Gordon State College Partner to Form Master’s Nursing Degree Pathway

MORROW, GA — Clayton State University is making it easier for undergraduate students at Gordon State College (GSC) to earn an advanced degree in nursing. Under this new agreement, a GSC student who earns a Bachelor of Science in Nursing will be eligible for priority review for admittance to Clayton State to earn a Master […]

March 1, 2021

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Miss. Getting $5.62M Grant to Improve Health, Education Responses in Pandemic

Mississippi is getting a great big grant from the U.S. Department of Agriculture Rural Development. The $5.26 million grant, funded through the CARES Act, is expected to improve health and education responses to the ongoing coronavirus pandemic. Read More

March 1, 2021

Oxford University COVID Lab Suffers Cyber Attack

LONDON: Oxford University has confirmed that one of its laboratories involved in Covid-19 research suffered cyberattack after an investigation by Forbes suggested that hackers were showing off access to a number of systems. The university on Thursday, however, said that there has been “no impact” on any clinical research. The hack is understood to have taken place in the […]

March 1, 2021

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College of Health Adds the Institute of Indigenous Studies With Plans of Involvement Locally and Internationally

The College of Health recently opened its Institute of Indigenous Studies, which is led by professors Christine Daley and Sean Daley. The Institute of Indigenous Studies plans to bring more opportunities for students at Lehigh to learn about and engage with Indigenous communities. Both Christine Daley and Sean Daley ran centers that focused on the […]

March 1, 2021

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Safe Space CNY Provides Accessible Mental Health Support Services

Tracy Mergler was diagnosed with an eating disorder when she was 14 years old. Shortly after her diagnosis, she found that there was very little help available in central New York. The Syracuse native always had to leave the area to seek treatment for her mental health. Since then, Mergler has dreamed of bringing a […]

March 1, 2021

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

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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

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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

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‘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

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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

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

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

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

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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

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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

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