Arrman KyawNews RoundupCharlottesville City Council Votes Again to Remove Confederate StatuesThe Charlottesville city council voted to remove Confederate statues from public parks nearly four years after the Unite the Right white supremacist rally divided the Virginia city, The Daily Beast reported. The two statues – one of Robert E. Lee and one of Stonewall Jackson – were originally voted to be removed 2017, but the […]June 8, 2021SportsWestern Michigan University Receives Largest Single Gift to U.S. Public UniversityWestern Michigan University has received $550 million, the largest single gift given to a U.S. public university, Detroit Free Press reported. The money will be divided, with $300 million going to WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, $200 million going to need-based financial aid, faculty hiring and other initiatives, and $50 million going to […]June 8, 2021StudentsVirginia Union University Gives $6.35 Million to Help Students Pay Off School DebtVirginia Union University gave more than $6.35 million to help 1,344 students pay off school debt, making it so that all graduating seniors had no debt to the school and continuing students had their current balance paid. The awarded students include 1,192 undergrad and 152 grad students. Federal funding – via the CARES Act – […]June 8, 2021STEMAAC&U Announces Schools to Participate in Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty InstituteThe Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) has announced the ten schools chosen to participate in its 2021 Institute on Reframing Institutional Transformation to Include Non-Tenure-Track STEM Faculty. The schools are California State University, Monterey Bay; Clemson University; North Carolina Central University; Providence College; Syracuse University; University of Minnesota Duluth; University of Puerto Rico […]June 8, 2021African-AmericanLawsuit is Likely if Nikole Hannah-Jones is Not Offered Tenure at UNC-Chapel HillUniversity of North Carolina Chapel Hill officials are talking with journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones’s legal team, after threat of a federal discrimination lawsuit amid the university’s decision to refuse to offer her tenure with her hiring, The News & Observer reported. University officials responded last Friday to a letter from the NAACP Legal Defense & Educational […]June 8, 2021News RoundupAuthor Wes Moore Launches Maryland Gubernatorial Campaign as DemocratWes Moore is running for Maryland governor as a Democrat, The Washington Post reported. Moore, 42, served as CEO of the Robin Hood Foundation for four years and is the founder of the nonprofit BridgeEdU. An army veteran, he was a captain and paratrooper and led soldiers in Afghanistan before becoming a White House fellow. […]June 7, 2021News RoundupHBCU CDAC Launches $5.6 Million Financial Wellness Initiative for Students of ColorThe Historically Black Colleges & Universities Community Development Action Coalition (HBCU CDAC) is launching a $5.6 million financial wellness initiative, Our Money Matters (OMM) for students of color. The initiative is funded by the Wells Fargo Foundation and plans to take a holistic approach to supporting students facing financial difficulties such as food and housing insecurity and college […]June 7, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Utah Police Chief Cleared in State InvestigationThe University of Utah police chief Rodney Chatman has been cleared in a six-month state investigation, The Salt Lake Tribune reported. Chatman will not face charges after accusations against him of improperly carrying a gun and badge before being certified to do so in Utah. The Salt Lake County District Attorney’s Office wrote in a […]June 7, 2021Leadership & PolicyHarris-Stowe State University President Departs After One Year on the JobHarris-Stowe State University President Dr. Corey S. Bradford Sr. has left the position after one year on the job, St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported. Dr. LaTonia Collins Smith, who served as provost and vice president of academic affairs, has been appointed interim president. Bradford left to pursue “an opportunity at a research university,” according to a […]June 7, 2021African-AmericanTMCF to Create National Black Talent Bank to Increase Diversity in WorkforceThe Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) will create the National Black Talent Bank in an effort to increase corporate diversity and advance economic pathways for talented African American students. The talent bank will have a database of talented Black high school seniors and create alternative paths to college and career. It will also give a […]June 7, 2021Previous PagePage 159 of 225Next Page
