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Black College Football Hall of Fame Establishes HBCU Scholarship Fund

The Black College Football Hall of Fame has established a $150,000 Black College Football Hall of Fame HBCU Scholarship Fund to provide financial assistance for juniors and seniors affiliated with HBCU football programs, reports KALB news. “The Black College Football Hall of Fame HBCU Scholarship Fund will benefit students who assist behind the scenes at […]

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Higher Ed Institutions Rethink Relationships With Police Amid Nationwide Protests

Two days after the death of George Floyd — a Black man who died at the hands of a Minneapolis police officer — University of Minnesota President Joan Gabel made an announcement: The university is breaking its ties with the Minneapolis police department. The city department can no longer provide security at campus events or […]

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Spelman College to Create Scholarship in Memory of John Lewis

Spelman College announced it will create an endowed scholarship to honor the memory of civil rights icon and longtime Congressman John Lewis who died on Friday. The scholarship will provide a one-time tuition contribution of $10,000, awarded every year to five Social Justice Fellows. “We believe that the best way to honor Congressman Lewis is to […]

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Berkeley City College President Dr. Angélica Garcia Sees Education as ‘Pathway for Liberation’

Normally, when a new college president takes office, there’s a lot of handshaking, sitting in the dining hall with students and getting coffee with faculty members. But not for Dr. Angélica Garcia, president of Berkeley City College. Previously the vice president of student services at Skyline College in San Bruno, Calif., she started her new […]

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Survey: Many Higher Ed Leaders Concerned About Student Compliance With Social Distancing Protocol

Many colleges and universities are concerned about whether students, especially undergraduates, will follow social distancing protocols when institutions reopen in the fall amid the COVID-19 pandemic, said a new EAB survey of 70 institutional leaders. “Enforcing social distancing in classrooms, libraries, and other public spaces won’t be easy, but schools know they will have little […]

How to Infuse Trans-Inclusive Housing in Your University-Wide Changes

For colleges and universities that will hold brick-and-mortar classes in the fall, and amidst this unprecedented review of how we keep our students safe in residential life, campuses are presented with the unique opportunity to center trans and non-binary students’ voices in creating new, more inclusive, housing practices. As broad changes on housing are being considered, now is the time to include trans and non-binary students’ experiences in charting a path forward.

A Brief History Lesson and Open Letter to the Nation’s Schoolchildren and College Students about White Male Power

Dear Generation Z Students, you are digital natives. So, this letter would better reach you by video, Instagram, Snapchat, maybe Twitter or a hashtag. But I need more letter characters and time than these platforms allow. Please bear with me as you read.

Some Princeton Grad Students Say Name Change Isn’t Enough to Address Racism

While Princeton University’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its school of public policy roughly a week ago came as good news to many, the school’s graduate students continue to stress that “changing the name, though long overdue, cannot and will not be enough” to address systematic racism. In a letter written before the […]

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Alabama College Students Host ‘COVID Parties’ to Purposely Infect Each Other

College students in Tuscaloosa, Alabama have organized “COVID parties” to purposely infect each other with the virus. According to ABC News, the party organizers invite those who have tested positive for COVID-19 and place bets to see who will contract the virus first. There have been over 38,000 COVID-19 cases with 947 confirmed deaths in […]

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How “Different” Will Post-COVID Higher Education Be, Especially for “At-Risk” Students?

How are institutions preparing to deal with access to technology issues? While I can imagine many institutions providing students with laptops, students may encounter barriers to accessing reliable internet or even power for their devices. For residential campuses specifically who will have many students stay home, how do you ensure that your low-income students have access to adequate working space to learn and study?

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10 Concrete Policy Changes PWIs Can Enact to Show Black Lives Matter

As senior leaders prepare for the fall semester, I would like to provide 10 concrete policies and practices that could positively impact the institutional climates for their Black populations.

Gallup Survey Finds NCAA Student-Athletes Score High in ‘Wellbeing’

Former college students with bachelor’s degrees who competed in NCAA sports were more likely than non-athletes to thrive physically, socially and financially in their lives after graduation, based on a Gallup report released Wednesday.

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