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AG: State’s Universities Should Report Where COVID-19 Students Work, Live
PHOENIX — Touting the importance of transparency, Attorney General Mark Brnovich said Friday that state government and its universities should disclose where employees and students who came down with COVID-19 were working and living. In a formal legal opinion, Brnovich acknowledged that there are various laws governing both patient and student privacy. And he said […]
March 30, 2020
Policies
University Of Illinois Raises Student Health Insurance Premiums Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
The University of Illinois Board of Trustees voted earlier this month to increase health insurance premiums by more than 30 percent for students at its Urbana-Champaign campus. Beginning in the fall, undergraduate premiums will increase by almost $200 per semester, while premiums for graduate students will go up by about $230 per semester. Read More
March 30, 2020
COVID-19
Notre Dame Student Removed From Program After Racist Coronavirus Posts
A postdoctoral student at the University of Notre Dame has been terminated from her program after she wrote racist posts on Facebook blaming Chinese students for the spread of the coronavirus, reported campus newspaper, The Observer. Kathryn Ralph, a sixth-year student at the university, posted statements on her Facebook page last Wednesday, saying Chinese students […]
March 30, 2020
News Roundup
White Supremacist Literature Resurfaces at Texas State University
White supremacist literature again surfaced at Texas State University earlier this month, reported campus newspaper, The University Star. “… instances of banners and flyers posted around campus in support of far right-wing ideologies have become almost common to Texas State students,” said the newspaper. The newspaper said the stickers can be traced to an organization labeled a […]
March 30, 2020
News Roundup
Three-Fold Increase in Bias Incidents at Colorado State U in 2018-2019
Colorado State University (CSU) has experienced a three-fold increase in reports of bias, according to a review of 2018 and 2019 reports by the student-run newspaper, The Collegian, reported The Colorado Sun. In the fall of 2018, the university changed its bias reporting model to track not just hate crimes, but incidents of bias as well. […]
March 30, 2020
COVID-19
Online University Opens Up Courses to Colleges Struggling With Remote Education
University of the People – a tuition-free, non-profit online university – has offered to open up its courses to colleges as they scramble to move classes online in response to the coronavirus.
March 30, 2020
COVID-19
Higher Ed Institutions Lay Off Workers, Tighten Budgets Amid Coronavirus Crisis
As college faculty and administrators slide into their slippers and prepare to work online, other campus workers who can’t carry out their duties remotely – namely members of dining, housing and maintenance operations – face layoffs as various institutions across the country are reeling from the impact of the coronavirus pandemic.
March 29, 2020
COVID-19
A Message to Educators: Hygiene, Hand Washing, and Cultural Considerations Before, During, and After Health Crises
Like medical and mental health professionals, educators who are ignorant and incompetent relative to culture (especially those other than their own) can and have been harmful by contributing to school-based racialized trauma. ‘Do no harm’ must not be tossed aside like old news and discarded like trash when teaching, counseling, and delivering other health services. Doing so is a disgrace to the education profession and an affront to Black and other culturally different students, families, and communities.
March 29, 2020
Other News
Military Medical School to Graduate 200 Doctors, Nurses By Next Week to Fight Coronavirus
More than 200 military doctors and nurses will be allowed to graduate early in an effort to get more medical staff to the frontlines of the coronavirus pandemic, the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences announced Thursday. Following the federal emergency declaration to combat the fast-spreading virus, the decision was made to move up […]
March 29, 2020
Other News
US Army Women’s Foundation Honors Edna Cummings — App State Alumna and Military Trailblazer
Retired Col. Edna W. Cummings ’78 — the first African American female ROTC graduate from Appalachian State University — was inducted into the U.S. Army Women’s Foundation Hall of Fame on March 11. Cummings, who was honored for her “exceptional contributions to women in the Army,” has been instrumental in obtaining long overdue recognition of the 6888th […]
March 29, 2020
Other News
Trump Signs Bill to Protect Military GI Bill Benefits During Coronavirus Closures
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WAVY) — President Trump signed a bill on Saturday to safeguard GI Bill benefits for veterans and their beneficiaries attending college during the coronavirus closures. GI Bill benefits allow eligible veterans, spouses, and dependants to receive a monthly housing stipend while attending approved classes. For many, that is the primary source of income […]
March 29, 2020
Other News
What Military-Connected Students Need to Know During the Coronavirus Pandemic
From student loans to the GI Bill, the coronavirus (COVID-19) is affecting millions of veterans and military-connected students in higher education. During these turbulent times, our organization, Veterans Education Success, is supporting policies and consumer protections to help you navigate unprecedented waters. Here are some concerns we’ve heard from you, what we recommend and how […]
March 29, 2020
Opinion
‘Professoring’ While Black: Strategies for Thriving in the White Professoriate
With the acknowledgement of increased White nationalist and supremacist activities happening across U.S. higher education campuses, Black faculty have amplified the call for Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs) to acknowledge the unique challenges that these scholars face.
March 27, 2020
COVID-19
UW-Madison Says Racist Behaviors, Stereotyping, ‘Are Not Tolerated’
After racist, anti-Chinese graffiti appeared on University of Wisconsin-Madison’s campus earlier this week, the university on Thursday issued a statement saying racist behaviors “are not tolerated” at the institution, reported Wisconsin State Journal. The graffiti targeted people from or perceived to be from China and East Asia, and blamed China for the coronavirus, calling it […]
March 27, 2020
COVID-19
Yale University Press Makes Digital Textbooks Temporarily Free For All Students
Yale University Press (YUP) has made its ebooks and digital textbooks free for all students until the end of the semester to help them transition to online learning during the coronavirus pandemic, reported Yale News. “This is a challenging period for students as they finish their courses remotely without access to library stacks or textbooks […]
March 27, 2020
News Roundup
Iowa State University Cuts Ties With Aide Involved in Blackface Controversy
Iowa State University has let go the student government’s staff adviser who posted a picture of himself in blackface on social media, said an Associated Press (AP) report on We Are Iowa. The adviser, Alex Krumm, resigned March 1 and received a $47,000 severance payout, weeks after student activists demanded his firing over a 2015 […]
March 27, 2020
Students
Higher Ed Groups: $14 Billion for Colleges, Universities in Stimulus Package Insufficient
Higher education groups aren’t happy with the $14 billion earmarked for colleges and universities in the $2.2 trillion coronavirus stimulus package passed by the Senate late on Wednesday, saying institutions are facing severe cash flow problems and have been hit hard financially due to closures necessitated by the pandemic.
March 26, 2020
Students
Universities Struggle to Respond to the Diverse Needs of Low-Income Students Amidst Coronavirus Shutdowns
As the coronavirus shuts down campuses, low-income students face a lot of uncertainty and a slew of extra costs. Universities are working hard to respond, but for students who rely heavily on campus resources like food, housing and healthcare, there are a growing list of needs.
March 26, 2020
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