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News Roundup
Adjuncts at George Washington University Seek Pay Increases
Adjunct faculty union members at the George Washington University are calling for pay raises to combat big wage disparities between professors.
April 19, 2022
News Roundup
Florida Gov. DeSantis Signs Higher Ed Law Targeting Tenure
On Tuesday, Florida Governor Ron DeSantis signed a higher education reform bill into law to change how faculty tenure works at state colleges and universities. To many critics, the bill attacks academic freedom.
April 19, 2022
Latest News
Catto Scholarship at The Community College of Philadelphia Expands Reach
The Community College of Philadelphia is expanding its Octavius Catto Scholarship program, which will help another 500 students gain access to higher education.
April 19, 2022
Latest News
Rutgers University to Host Memorial for Dr. Cheryl A. Wall
When Dr. Cheryl A. Wall, renounced scholar of Black literature, American literature, and feminist criticism, died in April 2020, the chaos of the pandemic made it impossible for Rutgers University to pay proper tribute to their professor of English.
April 18, 2022
African-American
Veteran Education Administrator Dead at 67
Dr. Lillian Lowery, who ran public schools in Maryland, Delaware and Virginia, ultimately spearheading new national curriculum standards and reforms to student discipline policies, died last week. She was 67.
April 18, 2022
HBCUs
#BlackTechFutures Builds Connection Between Technology, Equity, and HBCUs
#BlackTechFutures is leading #BlackTechPolicyWeek to discuss ways in which technology can be equitized.
April 18, 2022
News Roundup
Purdue Welcomes Ukrainian Scholar Refugees
As part of its Ukrainian Scholars Initiative, Purdue University has so far matched 11 scholars fleeing war-torn Ukraine with campus hosts. The program seeks to help visiting scholars continue their scholarship safely in the U.S. for about a year.
April 18, 2022
Latest News
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., Former HBCU President, Dead at 81
Dr. Thomas W. Cole, Jr., former president of Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) West Virginia State University (WVSU) and Clark Atlanta University (CAU), died on Thursday, April 14.
April 18, 2022
Tribal Colleges
How A Rural Community College Supports Native American Students
Native American college student enrollment has been on the decline this year.
April 15, 2022
Opinion
Student Veterans Should Have Every Opportunity to Succeed
Despite our potential, many colleges are ill-equipped to support the needs of former service members.
April 15, 2022
News Roundup
AAUP Report Finds Linfield University Violated Academic Freedom in Firing Professor
The American Association of University Professors (AAUP), a research and advocacy group focused on academic freedom, released a report investigating the dismissal last year of Dr. Daniel Pollack-Pelzner, a tenured English professor at Linfield University.
April 15, 2022
Latest News
RISE Rises Again With New Five-Year Grant
North Carolina Central University’s (NCCU’s) Research Institute for Scholars of Equity (RISE) program is using its second grant from the Institute of Education Sciences (IES) to become RISE 2.0.
April 15, 2022
News Roundup
U of Kentucky Gets $1.5 Million Gift To Support Minority Students in Agriculture, Natural Resources
The University of Kentucky received a $1.5 million donation from James Coleman to support historically underrepresented students in agriculture, natural resources, and related sciences degree paths.
April 15, 2022
Leadership & Policy
Dr. William F. Tate IV is the First African American to lead LSU
Dr. William F. Tate IV rose through the ranks and now serves as president of Louisiana State University.
April 15, 2022
Demographics
Racelighting and Inauthentic Allyship: How to Recognize It, and How to Change It
Dr. J. Luke Wood discussed the idea of racelighting at the University of Phoenix’s Inclusive Leadership Summit on Thursday.
April 14, 2022
News Roundup
NC A&T to House DoD Machine Tools Workforce Training Center
The country's largest HBCU, North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University (NC A&T), will be launching a regional machine tools workforce training center with the Department of Defense (DoD).
April 14, 2022
Latest News
Taraji P. Henson to Deliver Howard's 2022 Commencement Address
Actor, filmmaker, philanthropist, and entrepreneur Taraji P. Henson will deliver the commencement address at the 2022 Howard University Commencement ceremony. Howard, Henson’s alma mater, will confer to her an honorary doctorate of humane letters.
April 14, 2022
African-American
New Book Explores Duality of Kanye West's Celebrity
Dr. Joshua K. Wright explores West’s two decades of stardom, his seemingly hypocritical political views, and the duality experienced by Black celebrities trying to negotiate the needs of community and the pressures created by a white-centric society.
April 14, 2022
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