Arrman KyawCOVID-19Delaware State University Students Required to be COVID Vaccinated By the Fall to Return for In-Person InstructionTo return for in-person learning, Delaware State University students will have to be vaccinated by the fall, The Philadelphia Tribune reported. Those unvaccinated can continue with hybrid learning. DSU wants all students, faculty and staff fully vaccinated by the fall. DSU will have multiple graduation ceremonies in May, including a ceremony for 2020 graduates. Safety […]April 9, 2021African-AmericanStudy: Black Adults Who Attended Racially Balanced Schools Were Worse OffBlack adults who attended racially balanced mixed-race schools ended up finishing fewer years of school and were less likely to graduate than others who attended overwhelmingly white schools or predominantly Black schools, according to four researchers, the The Atlanta Journal Constitution reported. The researchers used data from the National Survey of Black Americans and looked at information […]April 9, 2021Faculty & StaffReport: All Faculty Types Suffer Job Losses in 2020-2021 Academic YearThe 2021 CUPA-HR Faculty in Higher Education Report found that all faculty types suffered job losses during the 2020-21 academic year. In terms of full-time faculty in specific departments, leisure and recreational activities and library science suffered the biggest job loss percentage, the report finds. As for sheer number, business, management and marketing and biological and biomedical sciences lost the most faculty, with a third to almost 50% of institutions reporting cuts in these departments.April 8, 2021African-AmericanMiddlebury Institute of International Studies Creates Scholarship for HBCU, HSI and TCU AlumniThe Middlebury Institute of International Studies at Monterey has created a scholarship for alumni of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), Hispanic-serving institutions (HSIs) and Tribal colleges and universities (TCUs), according to Middlebury officials. Alumni of such schools – starting with students admitted for fall 2021 – will receive a $10,000 annual scholarship for a master’s […]April 8, 2021LatinxUniversity of California, Irvine Law School Faculty Vote to Adopt Graduation Requirement Requiring Students to Take Race and Inequity CourseUniversity of California, Irvine School of Law (UCI Law) faculty has voted to adopt a graduation requirement necessitating students to complete a graded course that includes substantial content relating to “race and indigeneity, structural inequity, and the historical bases for such inequity.” They also adopted a new first-year elective that meets the race and indigeneity requirement. […]April 8, 2021News RoundupCranbrook Academy of Art Receives $30 Million for Diversity and Inclusion EffortsCranbrook Academy of Art has received $30 million towards diversity and inclusion at the school, Detroit Free Press reported. The donation is the largest single gift in the school’s history. The money will be used to create 20 full-tuition fellowships for students from underrepresented groups and an endowment for future fellowships, and provide expanded financial aid […]April 8, 2021News RoundupPennsylvania State University System Faculty Disapprove of Consolidation PlansAs Pennsylvania’s state university system plans for consolidation, faculty are unhappy, PennLive reported. According to a poll by the Association of Pennsylvania State College and University Faculties, almost 70% of faculty teaching at one of the schools planned for consolidation are not in support, with less than 8% of faculty in support. The poll – […]April 8, 2021News RoundupCalifornia Competes Brief Explains Cradle-to-Career Data System to PolicymakersIn a new brief titled, “The Cradle-to-Career Data System Governance Options, Explained,” California Competes offers analysis about the state’s Cradle-to-Career Data System to policymakers. In the brief, California Competes looks at data systems from other states but also explains that California is unique. “California is one of only two states without a higher education coordinating […]April 7, 2021LGBTQ+AERA Stands in Support of Transgender and Non-Binary Community in Statement Before Annual MeetingAmerican Educational Research Association (AERA) President Dr. Shaun R. Harper and executive director Dr. Felice J. Levine have released a statement against transphobia and in support of transgender and non-binary persons ahead of the AERA 2021 annual virtual meeting that kicks off this week. The theme of this year’s meeting is “Accepting Educational Responsibility.” “On […]April 7, 2021News RoundupRider University Launches Program to Guarantee Undergrads Job or Academic Opportunities Within Six Months of GraduationRider University has launched a program that guarantees undergraduate students who fulfill their responsibilities will get job or academic opportunities within six months of graduation, according to Rider officials. The program, the Cranberry Investment, ensures that students will get an entry-level job related to their field of study or be accepted into graduate or professional […]April 7, 2021Previous PagePage 177 of 225Next Page
