Arrman KyawSTEMUniversity of Maryland, College Park to Hire More Faculty of Color, Cut Carbon Footprint and Invest More in ResearchThe University of Maryland in College Park will hire more faculty of color, cut carbon emissions and increase investments in research, Dr. Darryll J. Pines, the school’s president announced Thursday, The Washington Post reported. The school will be using $40 million over five years to support more than 100 new faculty from underrepresented groups, the […]April 23, 2021African-AmericanDr. Hiram Powell Named Interim President at Bethune-Cookman UniversityDr. Hiram C. Powell has been named interim president of Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU), effective June 1, 2021. Powell is currently the dean of performing arts and communications. Having been at B-CU since 1977, Powell has served in leadership roles such as interim provost and vice president of institutional advancement, dean of graduate studies and associate […]April 23, 2021News RoundupWestern Oregon University Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase and Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and AccessibilityWestern Oregon University’s Board of Trustees approved both a 2.17% increase in resident undergrad tuition for the 2021-22 academic year and its board statement on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, KPIC reported. The tuition increase will mean $180 more for a 45-credits-per-academic-year resident undergrad. “Western Oregon has routinely had the lowest year-to-year tuition increases during […]April 22, 2021Faculty & StaffSeattle Pacific University Faculty Vote “No Confidence” in SPU TrusteesSeattle Pacific University faculty have voted “no confidence” in the SPU Board of Trustees after it announced it would keep a hiring policy that they say is discriminatory based on sexual orientation, The Ridgefield Press reported. “The Board’s decision to maintain SPU’s discriminatory hiring policy related to human sexuality, as well as its manner of […]April 22, 2021African-AmericanBernie Sanders and Rep. Pramila Jayapal Introduce College for All PlanSen. Bernie Sanders, I-Vt. and Rep. Pramila Jayapal D-Wash. introduced the College for All Plan, legislation that would make college free for millions and give support to those from working-class families attending minority institutions, CNBC reported. The plan calls for tuition-free education for students at community colleges and public trade schools. And for students from […]April 22, 2021African-AmericanSimmons College of Kentucky Students Made Eligible for Kentucky Tuition GrantStudents at Simmons College of Kentucky are eligible for the Kentucky Tuition Grant – nearly $3,000 value – due to a new bill signed into law by Kentucky Gov. Andy Beshear, Wave 3 News reported. Senate Bill 270 was signed into law earlier this month. The law also gives a $200,000 provisional pilot program to […]April 22, 2021COVID-19U.S. Sen. Raphael Warnock to Deliver Keynote Address for Morehouse Medicine CommencementU.S. Sen. Reverend Dr. Raphael Warnock D-GA will deliver the keynote address for Morehouse School of Medicine’s 37th commencement exercises at 10 a.m. May 15. Warnock, who won the Jan. 5 run-off, became Georgia’s first Black U.S. senator and first Black Democratic senator from the South. “This year, for the first time ever, the ceremony […]April 22, 2021News RoundupVanita Gupta Confirmed as Associate Attorney GeneralVanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general nominee, has been confirmed by the Senate 51-49 on Wednesday after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska broke party lines to support Gupta, CNN reported. Gupta will be the first woman of color to be associate attorney general. Murkowski explained her decision, saying she was troubled by some of […]April 21, 2021LatinxUniversity of Texas at San Antonio to Create Hispanic Thriving Institution Leadership CouncilThe University of Texas at San Antonio (UTSA) will create an institutional-level Hispanic Thriving Institution (HTI) Leadership Council to help the school become a Hispanic Thriving Institution, according to UTSA officials. “The HTI Leadership Council will advise the President and Provost/Senior Vice President for Academic Affairs about how the university’s Hispanic Thriving efforts can be […]April 21, 2021STEMWestern Interstate Commission for Higher Education and New Mexico State University Receive Grant for Student Transfer ModelThe Western Interstate Commission for Higher Education (WICHE) and New Mexico State University (NMSU) have received a $300,000 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF). They will use the money to create an undergrad student transfer model meant to improve rates of transfer, retention and graduation of engineering students, according to WICHE officials. Traditional pathways […]April 21, 2021Previous PagePage 173 of 225Next Page
