Sarah WoodSarah Wood is a staff writer at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. She previously was a summer reporting intern at Diverse. A recent graduate of Elon University, Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international studies.COVID-19National Civil Rights Museum to Host Virtual MLK Commemoration on April 4Due to the coronavirus pandemic, the National Civil Rights Museum will this year host a virtual commemoration to honor the life of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. on April 4, the 52nd anniversary of his death. The museum is located at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, where King Jr. was assassinated in 1968. For […]April 2, 2020StudentsReport Says Regulators Can Do More to Anticipate College ClosuresIn many cases, state regulators have either failed to recognize warning signs or taken early action to prevent school closures, according to new research.March 31, 2020StudentsNew York’s Tuition Free Program Leaves Out Many Low-Income, Community College StudentsThe Excelsior Scholarship, New York’s tuition-free program, only reaches a small portion of low-income and community college students within the state, according to a new brief.March 30, 2020StudentsClose to 2,000 Students Return to Virginia’s Liberty University Amid Coronavirus PandemicAmid the coronavirus pandemic, as many as 1,900 students returned to Virginia’s Liberty University on Tuesday after spring break, a university spokesperson confirmed to CNN. The Washington Post reported that Jerry Falwell Jr., the evangelical Christian university’s president, said on Fox News earlier this month that people were overreacting to the pandemic and that the […]March 24, 2020Latest NewsReport: More Faculty are Making the Shift to Digital Classroom ResourcesWithin the last five years, more courses at higher education institutions are choosing to make the shift from the use of print to digital textbooks, according to new research by Bay View Analytics.March 24, 2020StudentsPitt’s School of Education’s Department-Wide Book Club Discusses Racial Inequity in EducationAt the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), the School of Education has adopted a mission-vision of creating equity in schools. To practice, teach and link those values of “innovating, agitating and disrupting inequitable educational structures,” Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of the School of Education at Pitt, established a school-wide book club.March 22, 2020COVID-19Moody’s Lowers Higher Education Sector’s Outlook to Negative Due to CoronavirusMoody’s, a credit rating agency, this week downgraded its U.S. higher education outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, as college and university operations in the country have been thrown into complete disarray due to the spread of the coronavirus.March 19, 2020HomeReport Highlights Impact of Prior Learning AssessmentsAs part of the Association of Community College Trustees’ (ACCT) focus on developing community college workforce strategies, a new policy brief analyzed the impact of prior learning assessments.March 18, 2020Community CollegesCommunity Colleges Prepare for Coronavirus, Distance LearningWith the coronavirus (COVID-19) declared a pandemic Wednesday by the World Health Organization (WHO), office spaces are temporarily switching to telecommuting, professional sports leagues are suspending their seasons and national conferences are being cancelled within the United States.March 15, 2020Latest NewsHow One Professor is ‘Leveling the Playing Field’ For Business StudentsGrowing up in the Morrisania neighborhood in the South Bronx, Rehva D. Jones always saw the value of education as the great equalizer for underserved communities.March 15, 2020Previous PagePage 34 of 69Next Page
