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Meet Dr. Linda García, Executive Director for the Center for Community College Student Engagement
Once a first-generation college student herself, Dr. Linda García is now the executive director for the Center for Community College Student Engagement (CCCSE). In this audio interview hosted by Ralph Newell, Dr. García talks about CCCSE’s milestone 20-year anniversary and her laser-focused mission to help students navigate and succeed in higher education. Tune in as […]
July 20, 2021
Home
College Students and Scholars Concerned with DACA in Limbo, Again
With a federal judge in Texas ruling on Friday against the Obama-initiated program protecting young undocumented immigrants from deportation, college students who receive the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) are concerned for what comes next.
July 19, 2021
Latest News
Study: Higher Education Funding in Virginia Distributed Inequitably
Expanding on student demographics and enrollment, the recently released second report “Higher Education School Finance Inequity and Inadequacy in Virginia” by Education Reform Now, focused on financial aid and college affordability.
July 19, 2021
Opinion
Advancing Social and Racial Justice Through Higher Education
Over the last few years, there has been national attention given to the social and racial injustices against Blacks and Hispanics across the United States. As a Black man over the age of 40, the first memory of what I believe to have been a blatant display of an injustice was on March 3, 1991 when I watched the Rodney King video. Mr. King laid on the ground in a fetal position while beaten with batons and kicked in the head repeatedly by Los Angeles police officers who claimed self-defense.
July 19, 2021
Faculty & Staff
A Precarious, Unequal Tipping Point for Faculty
The COVID-19 pandemic has worsened higher education’s already-dire economic crisis. Moreover, “shared governance and academic freedom” face an “existential threat,” according to a new report released by the American Association of University Professors (AAUP).
July 19, 2021
Other News
ACCT Offers New Ways for Rural and Tribal Colleges to Connect and Grow
Rural colleges and Tribal Colleges and Universities (TCUs) could be strengthened by federal and statewide efforts to make broadband connection a telecommunications utility, through better funding, and more support for student’s basic mental health care needs. That’s the findings of the Association of Community College Trustees (AACT), who spent 18 months researching the issue at […]
July 19, 2021
Other News
Cultural Competence, Equity Practices Key Themes of Campus Prevention Network Summit
Stepping onto Paul Quinn College’s campus for the first time as president in 2007, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell faced a school on the verge of closure. The historically Black college in Dallas held a mere 1% graduation rate and hovered at about a 30% retention rate. This made recruiting high-quality faculty members difficult. Read More
July 19, 2021
Other News
Coping with Mental Health Concerns Amid COVID-19
I currently live with anxiety and depression. I have lived with mental health concerns for over ten years, and I am still ok. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, I would not have been able to publicly admit the first line of this article because of feelings of embarrassment and shame. However, by acknowledging my mental health […]
July 19, 2021
Other News
National Community-Based Health Teams Reflect on Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
A group of public health researchers across the country recently convened to discuss their work and outreach efforts around the coronavirus pandemic in African American and Latino communities, both rural and urban. It’s no secret that COVID-19 has ravaged low-income communities of color at disproportionate rates. As a result, many public health officials are strategizing […]
July 19, 2021
Other News
Marquette University’s College of Education Receives Grant to Strengthen Behavioral Health Workforce
To meet the growing need for child and adolescent clinical mental health counselors, the United States Department of Health and Human Services gifted $980,000 to Marquette University’s College of Education. Through the funding, 62 students in the Department of Counselor Education and Counseling Psychology will receive internship stipends until 2025 to complete clinical placements in […]
July 19, 2021
Other News
Penn State’s College of Nursing Receives Historic $27M Gift
Penn State’s College of Nursing has received a pledged gift of $27.125 million from Ross and Carol Nese, longtime supporters of the college. It is the largest gift ever given to the College of Nursing and the second-largest single commitment to an academic unit in Penn State’s history. In honor of the Neses’ “landmark commitment,” […]
July 19, 2021
Other News
Steve Fund, JED’s Equity in Mental Health Framework Shows Promising Results
Students of color are almost twice as likely to not seek mental health care, compared to White students, according to the Steve Fund, a mental health nonprofit devoted to young people of color, and The Jed Foundation, a nonprofit devoted to preventing suicide. That’s why, in 2017, the two nonprofits provided institutions with a set […]
July 19, 2021
News Roundup
Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange Set To Return to U of Washington Tacoma as Chancellor
Dr. Sheila Edwards Lange is set to become chancellor of the University of Washington (UW) Tacoma on Sept. 16. Her appointment is pending approval by the UW Board of Regents. Currently president of Seattle Central College, Edwards Lange holds previous years of experience at UW, serving as vice president for minority affairs and diversity from […]
July 19, 2021
African-American
‘Influential Yet Unsung’ Civil Rights Pioneer Gloria Richardson Has Died at 99
Gloria Richardson, “an influential yet largely unsung civil rights pioneer,” has died at age 99 in New York City, reports The Associated Press. By organizing the the Cambridge Movement on Maryland’s Eastern Shore in 1962, Richardson became the first woman to lead a prolonged grassroots civil rights movement outside of the Deep South. The movement […]
July 19, 2021
News Roundup
Six Pennsylvania Universities to Merge Into Two New Institutions
Six state-owned universities in Pennsylvania will merge into two new institutions, reports CBS Philly, following a unanimous vote by the State System of Higher Education’s governing board. Pennsylvania’s Bloomsburg, Mansfield and Lock Haven universities will form one institution. Western Pennsylvania’s California, Clarion and Edinboro universities will form the other. The university system hopes to raise […]
July 19, 2021
News Roundup
$15M Grant Will Help U of California Recruit and Mentor Diverse Faculty
The University of California (UC) has received a $15 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation for the President’s Postdoctoral Fellowship Program (PPFP), which “encourages outstanding women and minority Ph.D. recipients to pursue academic careers” at the university. The most-recent funding will go toward expanding the number of PPFP fellowships and establishing a hiring […]
July 19, 2021
Latest News
Virginia’s Community Colleges System Has a New Goal: Total Equity
Every six years, Virginia’s Community Colleges System (VCCS) sets a new strategic goal for itself. Its latest goal, “Opportunity 2027,” is quite ambitious. Its main objective is that the states’ community colleges “will achieve equity in access, learning outcomes, and success for students from every race, ethnicity, gender, and socioeconomic group.”
July 16, 2021
COVID-19
National Community-Based Health Teams Reflect on Equity in COVID-19 Vaccination Efforts
A group of public health researchers across the country recently convened to discuss their work and outreach efforts around the coronavirus pandemic in African American and Latino communities, both rural and urban.
July 16, 2021
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