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 RoundupBowling Green State Expels Fraternity Following Student Death From HazingOhio’s Bowling Green State University has permanently expelled its Pi Kappa Alpha fraternity a month after a 20-year-old student died following a hazing ritual in which he was allegedly forced to drink a handle of whiskey, reports The New York Daily News. Last week, a coroner ruled “fatal ethanol intoxication” from a “college fraternity induction […]April 12, 2021News Roundup$1 Million Gift to Hawai’i Community College To Support Scholarships, Professional DevelopmentHawaiʻi Community College will receive a $1 million gift from an anonymous donor, supporting a new scholarship and professional development opportunities. According to the school, 78% of those who graduate from Hawai’i Community College stay and work on the island. “With 97% of our students coming from Hawaiʻi, and 89% of them from Hawaiʻi Island, this gift […]April 12, 2021Latest NewsThe People’s Scientist: Dr. Esther Ngumbi Makes Science AccessibleAs a child in rural Kenya, Dr. Esther Ngumbi helped her parents farm each day, watching as their crops sprouted from the soil, hopeful and green. But then, “insects would come and go through our crops, and sometimes what insects hadn’t taken away, drought would,” says Ngumbi, now an assistant professor of entomology at the University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign. From a young age, Ngumbi wanted to know what the insects were and how farmers could control them. She wanted a career that could help her community grow plentiful food amid challenging circumstances and a changing climate.April 8, 2021HomeThe ACT Now Endorses Superscoring. Is It Equitable? ACT Research Says Yes, Others Remain SkepticalGoing forward, the ACT says it will provide an automatically calculated superscore to all students who have taken its standardized test more than once. The nonprofit cites its own research that has determined superscoring to be the best predictor for how students will perform in college.April 7, 2021News RoundupDiverse Co-Founder and CEO Dr. William E. Cox Recognized by American Counseling AssociationDr. William E. Cox, the co-founder and CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, was recently named an American Counseling Association (ACA) Fellow — the organization’s highest honor recognizing “members who have contributed to — and advanced — the counseling profession throughout their career.” Cox co-founded Diverse, originally known as Black Issues In Higher Education, with Frank L. […]April 6, 2021Latest NewsDr. Teysha Bowser Challenges Students to Examine Their Behaviors and Assumptions“So, what are you?” “Can I touch your hair?” “You’re not like other Black people.” It’s the buildup of slight, everyday microaggressions like those that take a heavy emotional — and physical — toll on people of color and women, says Dr. Teysha Bowser, an assistant professor in the Department of Professional Counseling at the University of Wisconsin Oshkosh.April 5, 2021HomeAAC&U Diversity Conference Kicks Off With Several Truth and Dares for AcademiaAn urgent game of truth or dare kicked off The Association of American Colleges and Universities’ 2021 Conference on Diversity, Equity, and Student Success on Wednesday. The theme of the three-day, virtual conference is “Upholding These Truths: Equity, Diversity, and Democracy.”March 25, 2021Latest News2021 Rising Graduate Scholars: Meet Yang ‘Eileen’ ChenThe journey between undergrad and graduate school doesn’t have to be immediate and direct, like a conveyor belt that carries students from one degree to the next. The journey might instead take years full of unexpected twists and turns. And often, that may be for the best. Such is the case with Yang “Eileen” Chen, whose mantra is “it is never too late to learn.”March 15, 2021LGBTQ+Dean Brings Clear Convictions During Divisive Time in Methodist ChurchIt’s a momentous time for Dr. Sujin Pak to take the helm as dean of Boston University’s School of Theology. That’s because the United Methodist Church is currently splintering over LGBTQ rights. But if anyone’s equipped to deal with conflict, it’s Pak — a theologian and LGBTQ advocate, whose personal and academic life share a common theme: reconciliation.March 15, 2021African-AmericanHoward, Columbia To Produce Book Series Together, Marking ‘The First of Its Kind’ CollaborationNearly a decade after its university press closed, Howard University announced a collaborative publishing project with Columbia University Press (CUP) earlier this month. The press will publish a new, ongoing book series in the field of Black studies, providing Howard with the unique opportunity to reenter the curatorial world of scholarly publishing. With Howard as an historically Black university and Columbia a wealthy Ivy League institution, the partnership is considered to be a first of its kind in publishing.March 12, 2021Previous PagePage 8 of 43Next Page
