Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].STEMCentral NY Colleges Form Alliance to Help Retain Underrepresented Students in STEMAn alliance of colleges and universities throughout Central New York will use a $1.99 million grant from the National Science Foundation to attract and retain students from underrepresented backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The group, called the Central New York LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) Alliance, will be led by […]July 23, 2021News RoundupGovernor Calls For Review of Kentucky State’s Finances After President ResignedKentucky Gov. Andy Beshear has signed an executive order calling for an independent review of Kentucky State University’s finances after the historically Black university’s president, Dr. M. Christopher Brown II, resigned earlier this week, reports the Courier Journal. The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education (CPE) will provide “guidance and oversight” during the review by assessing […]July 22, 2021News Roundup$1.4M Grant Will Help Identify the Needs of At-Risk K-12 StudentsA $1.4 million grant will help several Washington State University faculty “refine and expand” an assessment program that helps identify the needs of K-12 students at risk for truancy, announced WSU Insider. The grant, from the Institute of Education Sciences, will support the Washington Assessment of the Risks and Needs of Students (WARNS) program, originally […]July 22, 2021News RoundupWestern Kentucky U Rejects Building Name Changes, Will Rename One in Honor of First Black StudentWestern Kentucky University will not change the names of its Potter College, Ogden College and Van Meter Hall, despite a task force recommendation that the buildings be renamed due to their namesakes’ connections to slavery in the 19th century, reports the WKU Herald. WKU President Dr. Timothy Caboni announced the decision in an email. “After […]July 22, 2021HBCUsKanye West Gifts 5,000 Tickets to Atlanta HBCUs to Attend Album Listening PartyThe billionaire rapper and businessman Kanye West is giving 5,000 free tickets to the listening party for his new and highly-anticipated album “Donda” to several Atlanta-area HBCUs, reported Page Six of The New York Post. Faculty, staff and students of Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College, Morehouse School of Medicine, Spelman College, Morris Brown College and […]July 22, 2021HomePrinceton’s Office of Finance Appoints Minority-Owned Asset Management Firm. Will Others Follow Suit?Princeton University’s Office of Finance and Treasury signaled its commitment to working with minority-owned financial firms this week when it announced that it had entrusted Ramirez Asset Management of New York, part of the oldest Hispanic investment firm in the U.S., with investing 50% of its latest bond proceeds.July 21, 2021News RoundupDr. Sharnnia Artis Named Vice President for DEI at George Mason UniversityVirginia’s George Mason University has named Dr. Sharnnia Artis its new vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion. Artis is currently assistant dean of access and inclusion at the University of California, Irvine’s engineering and computing schools. At UC Irvine, Artis established and served as founding director of the Stacey Nicholas Office of Access and […]July 21, 2021News RoundupTenured Biology Professor Named Dean of Faculty at College of the Holy CrossMassachusetts’ College of the Holy Cross has appointed Dr. Madeline Vargas as dean of the faculty. A tenured professor of microbiology in the Department of Biology, Vargas has been at Holy Cross since 1995. While at Holy Cross, she has served in various roles. She has been a member of the Strategic Planning Working Group […]July 21, 2021SportsBenedict College to Offer Degree in Esports AdministrationSouth Carolina’s Benedict College is the latest institution to begin offering a bachelor’s degree in Esports administration. Starting this fall, the major will be part of the Health and Physical Education and Recreation (HPER) department in the School of Education, Health, and Human Services. The move comes after an Esports club on campus quickly gained […]July 20, 2021Native AmericansColorado’s Fort Lewis College Considers Search for Indigenous Remains on CampusWith searches of federal archives and newspaper records underway for two former indigenous boarding schools in Colorado, Fort Lewis College (FLC) in Durango says it is considering a search for the remains of indigenous children on its campus, reports 9NEWS. The news comes after a tragic discovery in Canada earlier this year when a team […]July 20, 2021Previous PagePage 2 of 43Next Page
