Arrman KyawNews RoundupColgate University to Become Tuition-Free for Families With Incomes Less than $80,000Colgate University will be tuition-free for families with an income of less than $80,000. The effort is part of the Colgate Commitment: An Initiative in Access and Affordability. Families with income levels between $80,000-$125,000 will, on average, pay 5% of income for tuition. Families with income levels $125,000-$150,000 will, on average, pay 10% of income […]June 2, 2021HomeReport: Student-Parents More Likely to Feel Mental Health StressorsLarge percentages of student-parents face a number of stressors that put them at greater risk for mental health issues than non-parenting students, according to a recent report from Ascend at the Aspen Institute and The Jed Foundation (JED).June 1, 2021African-AmericanJournalist Roland Martin Named Fisk University Inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in ResidenceRoland Martin, journalist and television personality, will be Fisk University’s inaugural Reavis L. Mitchell Distinguished Scholar in Residence. In the role, Martin will teach a course in current affairs. From 2013 to 2017, Martin was host of NewsOneNow, which focused on important issues to African Americans. He also spent four years as host and managing […]June 1, 2021News RoundupPrairie View A&M Juvenile Crime Prevention Center Launches Program to Better Youth BehaviorPrairie View A&M University’s (PVAMU) Texas Juvenile Crime Prevention Center (TJCPC) has launched the Teen Connect Parenting Program, a parent education and support training program to improve parent-child relationships and youth behavior. Partnering with the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the evidence-based, ten-week program will help Houston region parents build skills to address hurdles faced by […]June 1, 2021StudentsWilberforce University Forgives $375,000 in Student Debt and Fines 2020 and 2021 GraduatesWilberforce University announced during spring graduation that it is clearing $375,000 in debt and fines owed by graduates from spring 2020 through those who graduated on Saturday, Dayton Daily News reported. The commencement ceremony was for the classes of 2020 and 2021 and 166 students graduated. “As these graduates begin their lives as responsible adults, […]June 1, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young Named Sole Finalist for Texas Southern University PresidencyDr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young has been named sole finalist to become the next president of Texas Southern University (TSU). A confirmation vote by the TSU Board of Regents will take place at the next board meeting on June 17. Crumpton-Young has been provost and senior vice president for academic affairs and chief academic officer at […]June 1, 2021SportsMorehouse College to Receive $1 Million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to Support Journalism and Sports-Related StudiesMorehouse College will receive $1 million from Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand, as part of the Black Community Commitment. The money will help fund scholarships, tech and educational programming for students in journalism and sports-related fields of study. The Black Community Commitment is an initiative by Michael Jordan and Jordan Brand to fight against systemic […]May 28, 2021African-AmericanUNC Tenure Request for “1619 Project” Author Nikole Hannah-Jones ResubmittedUNC Trustees said the request to grant tenure to Nikole Hannah-Jones has been resubmitted by the faculty committee that considers tenure. The resubmission comes amid criticism of the trustees’ refusal to grant Hannah-Jones tenure in UNC’s Hussman School of Journalism and Media. “Intentionally or not,” the chancellor’s Commission on History, Race and a Way Forward co-chairs […]May 28, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Hugh Sherman Appointed President of Ohio UniversityDr. Hugh Sherman has been appointed president of Ohio University for a two-year term. Sherman was dean of the College of Business, stepping down in January of this year. From 2007 to 2021, he was dean of Ohio University’s College of Business and Corlett Chair of Strategy and Senior Economic Policy Fellow in the Voinovich […]May 28, 2021News RoundupDr. Gene Andrew Jarrett to Become Princeton University Faculty Dean and William S. Tod Professor of EnglishDr. Gene Andrew Jarrett will become Princeton University’s dean of the faculty and the William S. Tod Professor of English, effective Aug. 1. Jarrett – author, editor and educator – is the Seryl Kushner Dean of the College of Arts and Science (CAS) and Professor of English at New York University. Before arriving at NYU, […]May 28, 2021Previous PagePage 161 of 225Next Page
