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 RoundupMorehouse Hires Dr. Kendrick T. Brown as New ProvostMorehouse College has hired a new provost, Dr. Kendrick T. Brown, who will work to expand academic curriculum and foster research in science, education, the humanities and the Black experience “in a nation searching to understand the impact of systemic racism,” announced school officials. Brown carries with him more than 20 years of experience as […]September 1, 2020COVID-19At Least 250 Students and Staff Across Six Pennsylvania Universities Test Positive for COVID-19At least 250 students and staff across the campuses of six Pennsylvania universities have tested positive for the coronavirus, as of Friday, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The reports come as students finished either their first or second week of classes, depending on the school. Temple University reached 58 cases by the end of Friday. There, […]August 31, 2020News RoundupHoward University Mourns the Death of Alumnus and ‘Black Panther’ Star Chadwick BosemanHoward University is in mourning after actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman, 43, died on Friday following a private, four-year fight with colon cancer. He rose to international fame after starring as T’Challa in the groundbreaking 2018 film “Black Panther,” becoming a beloved Black icon for fans, young and old. “Boseman was a man of grace […]August 31, 2020News RoundupUMass Amherst to Furlough Nearly 850 Employees This Fall Due to Projected Budget Loss of $168.6 MillionThe University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to indefinitely furlough “nearly 850” employees this fall due to a projected budget loss of $168.6 million due to the ongoing pandemic, the university announced Thursday, calling it “one of the greatest financial challenges in our 157-year history.” Among those most affected are dining hall workers and residence hall […]August 31, 2020News RoundupHundreds Break Local COVID-19 Regulations to Attend Pool Party Near U of South CarolinaRoughly a couple hundred people violated coronavirus regulations in Columbia, S.C., to attend an over-crowded pool party near the University of South Carolina (USC) on Saturday, reports The State. “It was almost like Mardi Gras,” Columbia Fire Department’s Fire Chief Aubrey Jenkins told the newspaper. After receiving calls from concerned neighbors, the department broke up […]August 31, 2020African-AmericanMarquette Students Protest Police Violence, Present List of Demands to UniversitySeveral dozen Marquette University students protested and marched through the Milwaukee, Wisconsin school’s campus on Thursday, denouncing police brutality and demanding the university do more to address racism, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The hours-long protest began with students blocking traffic near campus for more than 40 minutes, shouting “stop the violence,” along with the […]August 30, 2020News RoundupDiversity Training For Students, Faculty and Staff at the University of Oklahoma Now MandatoryThe University of Oklahoma (OU) now requires online diversity training for all students, faculty and staff at its three campuses, reports The Oklahoman. The announcement is cause for celebration for Black student leaders who demanded faculty complete such training after two professors used the N-word in class this year. Previously, in 2015, the school had […]August 30, 2020LatinxDespite the UC System’s Largest Latino Class, Some Say California Voters Should Repeal Affirmative Action BanTwenty-five years after California banned consideration of race or ethnicity in public education, Latinos became the largest ethnic group among freshmen admitted to the University of California system for the first time. But some affirmative action advocates are wary of celebrating, saying that affirmative action is still necessary, reports The Sacramento Bee. “How many years, […]August 30, 2020MSIsNASA Awards $587,000 in Grants to Minority Serving InstitutionsIn partnership with the National Science Foundation, NASA has awarded 14 planning grants totaling more than $587,000 to minority serving institutions (MSIs) through its Minority University Research and Education Project (MUREP), NASA announced in a press release. The grants aim to broaden diversity and participation in engineering, in alignment with the Nation of Communities of […]August 27, 2020SportsUK Basketball Coach ‘All Ears’ Regarding Conversation About Changing Name of Rupp ArenaIn a letter written to the University of Kentucky president in July, faculty members at the school had outlined multiple steps to advance the school toward racial equity, including the removal of the name of former UK head basketball coach Adolph Rupp from the school’s arena. About a month later, John Calipari, UK’s head men’s […]August 27, 2020Previous PagePage 16 of 43Next Page
