Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].News RoundupSodexo and Swipe Out Hunger Expand Free Meal Program to 100 U.S. CampusesSodexo and Swipe Out Hunger, a national nonprofit dedicated to ending student hunger, are expanding their Meal Swipe Bank program to 100 U.S. campuses by the end of 2021. The expansion of the program comes after a successful pilot that ran last spring, in which 15,500 meals were served to 1,100 students across 12 campuses. […]November 18, 2020Native AmericansDigitizing Indigenous Languages: Scholars Use Technology To Preserve Their Native LanguagesAbout 300 distinct Indigenous languages flourished among Native American nations before European colonizers set foot in what would become the U.S. Today, only about a third of those languages exist. Of those, about 90% are at risk of becoming extinct by 2050, according to the National Congress of American Indians.November 12, 2020Native AmericansMeet the Native Scholar Helping Tribal Communities Through Interdisciplinary ResearchDr. Elizabeth Rule’s current work focuses on a topic close to her heart: the rights of indigenous women. In it, she explores the intersection of Native American/First Nations women’s reproductive rights, gendered violence and missing and murdered indigenous women.November 12, 2020StudentsThree HBCUs Share in Morgan Stanley’s New $12 Million Scholarship ProgramMorehouse College, Spelman College and Howard University will all share in a $12 million gift from the investment banking firm Morgan Stanley. Through the gift, 60 students from the three participating HBCUs (historically Black colleges and universities) will receive full scholarships for any field of study, as part of the new Morgan Stanley HBCU Scholars […]October 21, 2020COVID-19Hampton University to Remain Online in Spring 2021Classes at the historically Black Hampton University will remain online in spring 2021 due to considerations of the COVID-19 pandemic, 13NewsNow reported. “With the cases spiking on college and university campuses, including HBCUs, and in a majority of the states, we have determined that it is in the best interest of the entire Hampton University community […]October 21, 2020SportsNorfolk State Hires First Female Director of Football OperationsThe historically Black Norfolk State University has made history by appointing its first female director of football operations: Katina Roberts, WAVY-TV reported. According to WAVY-TV, Roberts, 44, previously worked in the NSU athletics business office and took a chance and applied for the management job. She never played football before — but to Head Football […]October 21, 2020SportsWilliam & Mary Athletic Director Resigns After Decision to Cut 7 Varsity Sports Sparks ControversySamantha Huge, William & Mary’s athletic director, resigned Tuesday after facing “widespread” community dissatisfaction with her decision to cut seven sports last month, reports The Virginian-Pilot. Citing COVID-19 and the financial toll it has taken on institutions across the country, Huge had reported growing budget deficits within the athletics department last month. Consequently, she announced […]October 6, 2020African-AmericanThree Black Female Authors Among 2020 ‘Genius Grant’ WinnersThree prominent Black female authors — N.K. Jemisin, Jacqueline Woodson and Tressie McMillan Cottom — are among 21 winners of this year’s MacArthur Foundation “genius grants,” reports CNN, which explained that the winners will receive a $625,000 “no-strings-attached” award paid out over five years. Since 1981, more than 1,000 people have earned the honor, with acclaimed […]October 6, 2020SportsStudy: Collegiate Esports Is Booming, But Women Are Being Left BehindVarsity esports programs are rapidly expanding onto the collegiate scene, but women players are being left behind, according to a North Carolina State University (NCSU) study, “Gender and the Two-Tiered System of Collegiate Esports,” published earlier this month.September 28, 2020SportsCatana Starks, the First African American Woman to Coach a Collegiate Men’s Golf Team, Dead at 75Dr. Catana Starks, a Tennessee State University golf coach and alumna, died on Sunday at the age of 75. She leaves behind a legacy of being the first African American woman to coach an all-men’s team at the collegiate level, reports WMC5 News. Starks coached the TSU men’s golf team from 1986 to 2005, leading […]September 8, 2020Previous PagePage 13 of 43Next Page
