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The Biggest Takeaways About My Students Amid COVID-19 Transition

Often the focus is to hear about what students have learned from their professors in their classes. Nowadays, I find myself in a reverse role, as I have found myself learning from my students since this COVID-19 transition.

35% of College Students’ Summer Internships Canceled, Says New Survey

As much as 35% of college students’ summer internships have been canceled, according to a new survey. In addition, 24% of students have been informed their summer internship will be virtual, said the survey conducted by Yello, a talent acquisition software platform and online polling company, SurveyMonkey. The two companies surveyed 913 current college students […]

Maintaining Hope Despite the Uncertain Ending of My Doctoral Journey

As I come to terms with our current reality under the COVID-19 pandemic, I can’t shake the feelings of uncertainty. Beyond the academic job market being very competitive, the looming economic impact this crisis will have in higher education makes it seem like this is the worst time to be seeking a job, especially on the tenure track.

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Supporting Foster Care Youth in College

According to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) (2018), approximately 50% of the 443,000 youth in the foster care system are children of color.

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Policy Brief Suggests Reforms to Address Student Debt Crisis During the Pandemic

In the first draft of the $2 trillion United States federal government stimulus package, a cancellation of $10,000 for any loan borrower’s student debt was proposed. However, Congress ultimately voted to give each student borrower a six-month interest-free break on making payments on federal loans. Meaning, individuals do not have to make a student loan payment until October 2020 and there will be not an accrual of interest and penalties during this time.

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New Telehealth Program Launched for Students to Access Health Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

With college students forced to return home during the coronavirus pandemic, many lack or have limited access to their on-campus medical or mental health care services.

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Why Society Will Need Liberal Arts Graduates

The global pandemic has disrupted all of higher education, but perhaps no sector in it more than liberal arts colleges. Our bread-and-butter is close personalized interaction between faculty mentors and students. We provide students with a holistic living-learning environment that Covid-19 and remote learning has abruptly upended.

Coronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted College Students’ Mental Health

The changes in the higher education sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as campus-wide closures and the transition to online learning, have forced many college students to juggle their physical well being with possible food insecurity, financial stress, housing concerns and lack of resources to complete their academic work.

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You Are Worthy of Your Dreams

“You are worthy of your dreams.” This is my unchanging message to my students as their president, never more important than during and after the COVID-19 pandemic.

Community College Stakeholders Implement Supports to Guide Students to Graduation

Community colleges provide opportunities for low-income, first-generation, minority and rural students to gain valuable jobs skills or begin a journey in post-secondary education. Despite well-intentioned administration and faculty, completion rates have remained under 50%, but innovative practices are making an impact.

Many Students Worried About Learning Online, Says Survey

Many students are worried about their ability to learn remotely, says a new survey by Barnes & Noble Education. The survey, conducted the week of March 23, polled 432 college students across the U.S. to understand how students feel about the transition to online learning as part of colleges’ and universities’ COVID-19 prevention measures. As […]

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20/20 Vision in the Wake of a Crisis

Lately I have wondered – if I could have predicted COVID-19 three or four years ago – how I would have prepared differently for a public health pandemic as the president of a private, church-related HBCU.

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