Arrman KyawNews RoundupEmory University Pledges to Reduce Single-Use PlasticsEmory University is committing to reduce plastic use as President Gregory L. Fenves recently met with leaders of student-led initiative Plastic Free Emory Project and signed the “Break Free from Plastic Pledge,” which entails a five-year plan for reducing unnecessary single-use plastics on Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses. By 2026, Emory pledges to create a […]June 21, 2021African-AmericanEmory University Apologizes to Black Doctor for Race-Based Rejection 60 Years EarlierEmory University has apologized to gynecologist and obstetrician Dr. Marion Hood, 83, for rejecting him from the medical school six decades earlier because he is Black, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. “I am sorry I must write you that we are not authorized to consider for admission a member of the Negro race. I regret that […]June 21, 2021News RoundupRichard Buery, Jr. Appointed CEO of Anti-Poverty Organization Robin HoodRichard Buery, Jr. has been appointed CEO of the New York poverty-fighting organization Robin Hood. He is replacing author Wes Moore, who announced that he is running for governor of Maryland. Buery served as deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives for the City of New York. He founded the Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-owned […]June 21, 2021African-AmericanUniversity of West Florida Students Create Black Lives Matter Public MuralThe Kugelman Honors Program at the University of West Florida (UWF) selected fifteen students to create a public mural as a collective response to the Black Lives Matter movement. The mural is displayed in the John C. Pace Library. The program sponsored the project as part of its Equity and Diversity Initiative. “UWF has a […]June 18, 2021African-AmericanJacqueline Jones Named Dean of Morgan State University’s School of Global Journalism and CommunicationJacqueline Jones has been appointed dean of the School of Global Journalism and Communication at Morgan State University, effective Aug. 1. Jones currently serves as the assistant dean for programs and chair of the department of multimedia journalism. She has worked at several newsrooms including the Baltimore Evening Sun, Detroit Free Press, New York Newsday, […]June 18, 2021COVID-19Northeastern University Partners and Saves Mills College from ClosingNortheastern University is partnering with Mills College, saving the dwindling women’s liberal arts college from no longer operating. The announcement came in a letter from Northeastern President Dr. Joseph E. Aoun. “We recognize and share a mutual commitment to maintaining the excellence Mills has achieved in its educational programs,” Aoun wrote. “Through our proposed alliance, we […]June 18, 2021COVID-19University of Kansas Chooses Not to Implement Dismissal PolicyUniversity of Kansas will not use a criticized policy that would have made it easier to suspend tenure protections, according to the Associated Press. Chancellor Douglas Girod told the Kansas Board of Regents he was confident the school will not have to suspend tenure in response to financial concerns. Last week, he said that the […]June 18, 2021Latest NewsU.S. Education Department Announces Loan Forgiveness for 18,000 Cases Related to ITTStudents whose financial and academic trajectories may have been jeopardized by the abrupt 2016 closing of controversial for-profit ITT Technical Institute will be getting some relief from the federal government. The U.S. Department of Education (ED) announced approval of 18,000 borrower defense to repayment claims for people who attended the school.June 17, 2021STEMFour HBCUs Receive $5 Million, Three-Year Grants from Apple for Tech EducationApple is giving $5 million, three-year grants to four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), USA Today reported. The four schools are Alabama A&M University, Howard University, Morgan State University, and Prairie View A&M University. The grants – part of Apple’s New Silicon Initiative preparing students for hardware tech and silicon chip design careers – will support […]June 17, 2021LGBTQ+Discrimination Causes Disproportionate Harm on LGBTQ People of Color, Research FindsDiscrimination causes disproportionate harm on LGBTQ people of color, according to a research brief by the What We Know Project at Cornell University. “This research brief makes clear the tangible harms that discrimination inflicts on LGBTQ people of color, and the urgent need for public policy that reflects what the research tells us about how […]June 17, 2021Previous PagePage 155 of 225Next Page
