Arrman KyawAfrican-AmericanVirginia Middle School Renamed After NASA Mathematician Katherine JohnsonSidney Lanier Middle School – a Fairfax, Virginia middle school named after a Confederate soldier – has been renamed in honor of African American NASA mathematician Katherine Johnson, ABC News reported. Lanier was a poet and Confederate private. Johnson was one of four Black women whose work with NASA helped pave the way for the […]June 7, 2021COVID-19Two West Virginia Institutions Team Up to Improve Vaccine and Immunization OutreachWest Virginia State University (WVSU) Extension Service and West Virginia University (WVU) Extension Service have received nearly $250,000 for better vaccine and immunization education and outreach across the state, with a focus on vulnerable populations. The money will be used to focus efforts in four counties. WVU will lead program implementation in McDowell and Mercer […]June 7, 2021StudentsWashington and Lee University to Keep Name Tied to Confederate Gen. Robert E. LeeWashington and Lee University (WLU) will keep its name amid calls for the school to remove its Confederate ties, The Washington Post reported. Students and faculty voted last year to change the school’s name, partially named after Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee. WLU announced Friday that after a review, the Board of Trustees decided there […]June 4, 2021SportsOklahoma Republican Legislators Emboldened in Anti-Transgender Sports Efforts After NCAA Seems to Give GroundWeeks after the NCAA issued an April statement that seemed to threaten to pull championships from states with anti-transgender bills, the college sports organization awarded regional softball championships to three states that had passed bans targeting transgender children in sports, emboldening Oklahoma Republicans in their legislative efforts, The Washington Post reported. The annual NCAA softball […]June 4, 2021African-AmericanKnoxville College Receives $200,000 from City of Knoxville for RenovationsKnoxville College is getting $200,000 from the city of Knoxville to renovate a building housing the school’s workforce development program, Knox News reported. The $200,000 comes from the Community Agency Grant program for renovations to the Alumni Library. Dr. Leonard Adams, the school’s president, said administrators continue to secure funds from sources so that buildings […]June 4, 2021News RoundupEducation Department Withdraws Recognition of Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and SchoolsThe Education Department is withdrawing its recognition of the controversial Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools (ACICS), The Washington Post reported. The Education Department relies on accrediting agencies to determine whether colleges can participate in the federal student aid program. In a decision last Wednesday, Jordan Matsudaira, deputy undersecretary for education, deemed ACICS unfit, […]June 4, 2021African-AmericanBlack Chemist Declines UNC Faculty Position, Citing Controversial Nikole Hannah-Jones Tenure CaseDr. Lisa Jones, a prominent Black chemist, has turned down an offer to join the faculty at the University of North Carolina Chapel Hill citing a decision by UNC trustees not to offer tenure to Pulitzer Prize journalist Nikole Hannah-Jones, The News & Observer reported. And some faculty worry the loss of Jones – who […]June 4, 2021Community CollegesReports: Two-Year Colleges Hit Hard by Declining EnrollmentEnrollment rates have largely fallen during the duration of the COVID-19 pandemic, particularly for two-year and community colleges, according to two recent reports from The College Board and the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.June 3, 2021StudentsDenmark Technical College to Give Free Tuition to 500 StudentsDenmark Technical College is giving free tuition to 500 students, The State reported. The Denmark Technical College Tuition Assistance scholarship will eliminate the $2,813 tuition for fall semester for the first 500 students who apply and are enrolled for fall 2021. Returning students are eligible. Out-of-state students can receive a $2,813 credit for tuition. Denmark […]June 2, 2021News RoundupEndalyn Taylor Named Dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts Dance SchoolEndalyn Taylor – dancer, choreographer and educator – has been named dean of University of North Carolina School of the Arts’s (UNCSA) School of Dance, effective Aug. 1. Taylor previously served as director of Dance Theatre of Harlem (DTH) School in New York; director of the Cambridge Summer Art Institute in Massachusetts and associate professor […]June 2, 2021Previous PagePage 160 of 225Next Page
