Arrman KyawCOVID-19COVID-vaccinated Purdue University Students Get Chance to Win Prize Equal to One Year of In-State TuitionPurdue University students who prove that they have been vaccinated against COVID-19 have the chance to have their in-state undergrad tuition covered for a year. From all the students who document their full vaccination, 10 students will be randomly selected to receive $9,992, the annual undergrad tuition cost for a Purdue in-state student. All undergrad, […]May 28, 2021Faculty & StaffWesley College Faculty Sue School, Claims Delaware State University Acquisition Breaches Tenured Faculty ContractsA group of Wesley College faculty are suing the school and trying to stop its transfer to Delaware State University (DSU), claiming that the acquisition breaches tenured faculty contracts, Delaware Online reported. 14 faculty are plaintiffs in the suit filed last Tuesday, but they are proposing the court consider it a class-action suit representing Wesley’s […]May 28, 2021News RoundupDr. John Johnson Appointed Whitman College Vice President for Diversity and InclusionDr. John Johnson has been appointed vice president for diversity and inclusion at Whitman College, effective this summer. Johnson was director of inclusive excellence learning at California State University, Sacramento. Johnson was also the inaugural coordinator of the African American Center for Academic Excellence at Humboldt State University. Johnson holds a master’s degree in educational […]May 28, 2021News RoundupDr. Melissa L. Gilliam Named Ohio State University’s First Woman of Color ProvostDr. Melissa L. Gilliam has been named executive vice president and provost at The Ohio State University, effective August 1. She will be the first woman of color to serve in this role. Gilliam is currently vice provost and the Ellen H. Block Distinguished Service Professor of Health Justice and professor of obstetrics and gynecology […]May 27, 2021African-AmericanReport: COVID-19 Pandemic Worsened Access Issues for Minority and Low-Income YouthThe COVID-19 pandemic has worsened equity and access issues for Black and Latino youth and those from low-income backgrounds, according to a new report from The Education Trust, ZERO TO THREE and the National Center for Learning Disabilities. The report also calls for state policymakers to leverage American Rescue Plan funding to close equity gaps […]May 27, 2021African-AmericanHoward University Names College of Fine Arts After Late Actor and Howard Alum Chadwick BosemanHoward University announced this week that it has named its reestablished College of Fine Arts after the late actor Chadwick Boseman, a Howard alum, NPR reported. Boseman was the school’s commencement speaker in 2018. He suffered from colon cancer and died last August at the age of 43. In a statement Wednesday, Boseman’s family said: […]May 27, 2021African-AmericanKristen Clarke Confirmed to Lead Civil Rights Division at Justice DepartmentKristen Clarke has been confirmed as the first Black woman to lead the Justice Department’s Civil Rights division, a confirmation that came on the anniversary of George Floyd’s killing, CNN reported. Clarke was confirmed with a 51-48 vote, with Sen. Susan Collins as the only Republican voting in favor. She was sworn in by Vice […]May 27, 2021News RoundupTammi Simpson Selected Hood College’s First Vice President for Community and InclusivityTammi Simpson has been selected Hood College’s first vice president for community and inclusivity, effective Aug. 2. She will report directly to the president. Simpson has served on the student affairs senior leadership team at Washington and Lee University since 2013. Simpson was at the U.S. Department of Justice for 15 years as a federal […]May 27, 2021COVID-19George Washington University Legal Experts Discuss Biden’s First 100 DaysLegal scholars from George Washington University assessed President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office in a virtual panel that was part of the school’s bicentennial events.May 26, 2021COVID-19Higher Ed Institutions Still Undecided About Mask and Social Distancing Requirements for the FallAs the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues and colleges and universities prepare for in-person instruction in the fall, what remains unclear is how the CDC’s recent guidance for fully vaccinated people will apply.May 26, 2021Previous PagePage 162 of 225Next Page
