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African-American
Protest, Vote and Join that Committee
As our nation comes off weeks of massive protests, many of us are looking for those actionable next steps towards racial equality. For everyone hoping to carry momentum forward to effect change: join a committee.
June 23, 2020
COVID-19
Education Department Limits Emergency Aid Causing College Access Advocates to Worry
The U.S. Department of Education has officially excluded students ineligible for federal financial aid from receiving coronavirus emergency aid under a regulation made public on June 11. College access experts worry it bars too many students from relief, including undocumented and international students.
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
At Bowdoin College, Freshmen Only on Campus in the Fall
Bowdoin College has a new twist on the fall semester. The Maine institution said it will, for the most part, allow only freshman and transfer students on campus in the fall in an effort to reduce the density of people and to keep students, faculty and staff safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Why only freshmen […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Two Black Liberty U Football Players to Transfer Citing ‘Racial Insensitivity’
Weeks after Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. posted tweets with Blackface images, two Black Liberty University footballers Tayvion Land and Kei’Trel (Tre) Clark said on Monday they are transferring out of the Virginia institution due to its leadership’s “racial insensitivity” and “cultural incompetence.” Earlier this month, Asia Todd, a Black player for Liberty University’s […]
June 22, 2020
Students
HBCU Clark Atlanta Announces Full Scholarships for Children of Rayshard Brooks
Clark Atlanta University and one of its alumni have announced full scholarships for the four children of Rayshard Brooks, a 27-year-old Black man who was fatally shot by Atlanta police on June 12. The historically Black institution, along with alumna and restauranteur Aisha “Pinky” Cole, will offer scholarships worth $600,000 that will cover the cost […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Oklahoma State U to Remove Segregationist’s Name From Buildings
Oklahoma State University will remove the name of segregationist and the state’s ninth governor, William H. “Alfalfa Bill” Murray, from campus. The decision by the university’s board came after president Burns Hargis wrote to the board last week requesting the removal of the name from the campus’ Murray Hall and North Murray Hall. Hargis said […]
June 22, 2020
African-American
Monmouth U to Remove ‘Controversial’ Woodrow Wilson’s Name From Building
New Jersey-based Monmouth University said it will remove the name of “controversial politician” Woodrow Wilson from one of the main buildings on campus in an effort toward “ensuring a diverse and inclusive community.” Woodrow Wilson Hall will now be called Great Hall at Shadow Lawn; it was called Shadow Lawn when it was built in […]
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
Michigan State Research Leader Removed From Post After Racism Accusations
Michigan State University has removed Stephen Hsu from his position as senior vice president for research and innovation after two petitions called for his removal accusing him of being racist. Hsu resigned after being asked to, according to his blog. He also said he doesn’t agree with the decision to resign his post “as serious issues […]
June 22, 2020
News Roundup
San Jose State Retires Gesture That Resembles a White Supremacist One
San Jose State University has retired the use of its ‘Spartan Up’ gesture that when signed incorrectly resembles a White supremacist gesture. “We will retire the use of the ‘Spartan Up’ hand gesture, a recent addition to SJSU’s traditions, which, if done incorrectly, resembles what has become a well-known White Power hand gesture,” said university […]
June 22, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
Professor Put on Leave for Telling Student to ‘Anglicize’ Her Name
California’s Laney College has put a professor on leave after he asked a Vietnamese-American student to “Anglicize” her name, saying its pronunciation sounded “like an insult” in English, reported Newsweek. In an email chain that was shared on social media, student Phuc Bui Diem Nguyen responded to professor Matthew Hubbard by writing, “Your request to […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Protests Prompt Re-Examination of Inequality in Medical Research
Scientists are grappling with historic inequities in medical research in light of racial justice protests gripping the U.S. Breaking through decades of mistrust from the Black community to ensure medical research adequately reflects the U.S. population means scientists need to think more about how they engage with minority groups. With more than $16.5 billion pegged […]
June 22, 2020
Other News
DACA Upheld, Protecting 30,000 Health Care Workers From Deportation
The U.S. Supreme Court ruled that the Trump administration’s decision to rescind the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program was arbitrary and capricious and therefore in violation of the Administrative Procedure Act. As a result, thousands of “Dreamers” working in, or training to join, health care professions will now be allowed to stay in […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Chief Diversity Officers of the SEC to Present a COVID-19 Webinar on Health Disparities, Inequities and Possible Solutions June 24
Chief diversity officers from across the Southeastern Conference will offer a webinar, “A Pandemic in Our Communities—Health Disparities, Health Inequities and Possible Solutions,” on Wednesday, June 24. The event, which will explore the intersection of race and the COVID-19 health crisis, will be held from 1 to 3 p.m. CT (2–4 p.m. ET). The Vanderbilt-hosted […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Black Doctors Push for Anti-Bias Training in Medicine to Combat Health Inequality
George Floyd’s last words, “I can’t breathe,” have become a rallying cry during the weeks of protests against police violence. Doctors writing in the New England Journal of Medicine use those words as a refrain to lay out how systemic racism has negatively impacted the health of African Americans and how this is the moment […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Advice for Minority Students Considering Med School
According to the “Diversity in Medicine” report published in 2019 by the Association of American Medical Colleges, 5.8% of active physicians in 2018 identified themselves as Hispanic and 5% identified as Black or African American. These proportions are an underrepresentation of the national makeup of the U.S., since in 2019 Hispanics/Latinx and African Americans made […]
June 22, 2020
Other News
Dozens of College Athletes Test Positive for COVID-19 Since Their Voluntary Return
Dozens of student-athletes at more than 12 colleges have tested positive for COVID-19 since some of them returned to campus for voluntary workouts starting June 1, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The following schools have reported varying numbers of positive cases since allowing athletes back on campus: Marshall University, Oklahoma State University, Arkansas State University, Auburn […]
June 22, 2020
Disparities
Black Scientists Applying for NIH Grants Consistently Receive Lower Scores, Says Study
A new scoring approach introduced in 2009 was supposed to diminish bias during the National Institutes of Health (NIH) Enhanced Peer Review process, but Black researchers applying for the agency’s prestigious and highly competitive R01 grants consistently receive lower scores than White applicants in the first and critical phase of consideration, a new study reveals. […]
June 22, 2020
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Excellence in Leadership
Dr. Charlene Dukes, the outgoing president of Prince George’s Community College, exemplifies a steadfast focus on student success.
June 22, 2020
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