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 RoundupOld Dominion Among 119 Universities Designated 2020 Community Engagement ClassificationAlong with 119 other universities in the nation, Old Dominion University has received The Carnegie Foundation’s 2020 Community Engagement Classification. The Community Engagement Classification is an elective designation that assesses and indicates a school’s commitment to community engagement. After a process of self-study by each institution, the provided data and documentation is then assessed by […]January 31, 2020News RoundupNorthern Illinois University Eliminates Use of Standardized Test Scores in AdmissionsNorthern Illinois University (NIU) will eliminate the use of standardized test scores when making general admission and merit scholarship decisions, beginning with applications for the 2021 fall semester. As a result of the new, test-blind policy, the school says any high school graduate who applies with a cumulative GPA or 3.0 or above will be […]January 31, 2020StudentsMaryland Legislature Reverses Governor’s Veto of the Dream Act ExpansionMaryland’s Democratic-majority legislature reversed five of Republican Gov. Larry Hogan’s veto of the expansion of the state’s Dream Act – which has offered in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants since 2012 reported The Washington Post. The expansion of Maryland’s Dream Act removes a restriction that required undocumented students to attend two-year community colleges before enrolling in […]January 31, 2020News RoundupNational Campus Leadership Council Appoints New Executive DirectorThe National Campus Leadership Council (NCLC), which works to strengthen student leadership in higher education, appointed Sarah Schultz as its executive director, citing her as a “talented leader in the higher education nonprofit space.” Most recently, Schultz served as deputy executive director of Young Invincibles, a national research and advocacy organization that works to broaden […]January 30, 2020News RoundupRutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions Offers New Internship ProgramThe Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) has created a new internship program for master’s students in all disciplines who are seeking research and administrative experience. The John Smartt Summer Scholars Program, named in honor of the philanthropist John Smartt, will provide the opportunity for interns to work on-site in New Brunswick, New Jersey […]January 30, 2020African-AmericanWake Forest Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Integrating Residence HallsWake Forest University will commemorate the 50th anniversary of integrating its women’s residence halls this weekend. To memorialize the anniversary, Beth Norbrey Hopkins and Deborah Graves McFarlane, the first two African-American women to live on campus, will speak openly about their experiences of living in the residence halls. Alongside them, Awilda Neal, Linda Holiday and […]January 30, 2020STEMMorehouse Receives One Million to Fund King Chapel and Endowed ChairPhilanthropists Ken and Kathryn Chenault have donated $1 million to Morehouse College, half of which will support the Martin Luther King Jr. International Chapel Restoration Project and half of which will continue funding for the Dr. Hortenius Chenault Endowed Chair in Math and Science. Named after Chenault’s father who was an alumnus of Morehouse, the […]January 29, 2020News RoundupGrand Valley State Suspends Coach After Hitler CommentGrand Valley State University has suspended its new offensive coordinator, Morris Berger, as it investigates comments he made to the school newspaper. According to ESPN, after a student journalist asked him which three historical figures he would like to have dinner with, Berger listed Adolf Hitler as one of his choices, citing Hitler’s ability to […]January 28, 2020News RoundupStudy Finds GPA Stronger Than ACT in Predicting College SuccessContrary to popular belief, students’ high school grade point averages are five times stronger than ACT scores at predicting college graduation. That’s according to a new study published in Educational Researcher. Conducted by the University of Chicago’s Dr. Elaine M. Allensworth and Kallie Clark, the study examined 55,083 students who graduated from the Chicago public […]January 28, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Alabama at Birmingham Names New Dean of LibrariesAfter a national search for a new dean of libraries, the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has appointed Kasia Gonnerman to the position, starting April 1. Currently the director of Vanderbilt University’s Central Library, Gonnerman joins UAB’s library at a time when more than $2 million has been invested in its collections, resources and […]January 25, 2020Previous PagePage 36 of 43Next Page
