Arrman KyawNative AmericansUniversity of Minnesota to Launch Living Learning Community for Dakota Language LearnersUniversity of Minnesota is launching next fall a Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House, for students looking to learn the Dakota language, US News reported. The American Indian studies department and the Dakota Language Program collaborated to develop the house. “To speak the language is to literally breathe life into the language […]April 5, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Lynchburg to Give Laptops to New Students Who Filed 2021-22 FAFSAIn an effort to encourage students to complete the FAFSA form, University of Lynchburg will be giving laptops to every new student who has filed the 2021-22 financial aid form, WFXR reported. Laptops will be loaned to students during their time at the school. Pending graduation from the school, new students who receive a laptop […]April 5, 2021News RoundupUniversity of California and Other Universities Suffer CyberattackUniversity of California, along with other schools and organizations across the U.S. totaling approximately 300, has been victim to a cybersecurity attack, possibly stealing and publishing personal data, NBC News reported. A cybersecurity attack targeted a vulnerability in third-party file transfer vendor Accellion, the university said in a statement Wednesday. “We understand those behind this […]April 5, 2021News RoundupDr. Natoya Haskins Selected President of Association of Counselor Education and SupervisionDr. Natoya Haskins, associate professor of counselor education and first director of diversity and inclusion at the William and Mary School of Education, has been selected president of the Association of Counselor Education and Supervision (ACES). Haskins will be president-elect, effective July 1, 2021, and president in 2022-2023. “As a first-generation college student, who worked […]April 1, 2021African-AmericanDr. Debra J. Barksdale Will Be Next Dean of UNC Greensboro School of NursingDr. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of University of North Carolina Greensboro’s School of Nursing and Professor in Family and Community Nursing. Barksdale is currently a professor of nursing and the associate dean of academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she led the revision of a nursing leadership and organizational science […]April 1, 2021African-AmericanXavier University of Louisiana and Lehigh University Business College Partner on 4+1 AgreementLehigh University’s College of Business and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) are partnering for a new 4+1 agreement, a 5-year program of 4 years of undergrad at XULA plus 1 year of graduate management education at Lehigh. XULA students in liberal arts or STEM field majors can enter Lehigh’s MS in Management program, earning the […]April 1, 2021News RoundupMildred C. Joyner Appointed Inaugural John E. & Barbara S. Jacob Distinguished Endowed Professor at Howard University School of Social WorkMildred “Mit” C. Joyner has been appointed the inaugural John E. & Barbara S. Jacob Distinguished Endowed Professor at Howard University School of Social Work. In the role, Joyner, will “develop the first cohort of Howard University Social Work Social Justice (HUSWSJ) fellows. Ten students will be selected to participate in a six-month interactive learning […]April 1, 2021African-AmericanWhite Camden County College Chemistry Professor Sues for Racial DiscriminationWilliam T. Lavell, a white chemistry professor at Camden County College, has sued the school on grounds of racial discrimination, claiming his less qualified Black colleagues are paid more, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. Lavell – hired by the school in 1995 – alleges suffering ”severe emotional distress, […]March 31, 2021Campus ClimateSyracuse University Community Has Little Faith in University, Reports FindSyracuse University students have little faith in the university and its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI), according to four reports released this week, The Daily Orange reported. Diversity expert Dr. Damons Williams and the Center for Strategic Diversity Leadership and Social Innovation led the research, which was commissioned by the university’s Board of […]March 31, 2021SportsNCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert to Meet With Protesting Basketball PlayersNCAA President Dr. Mark Emmert is planning to meet this week with basketball players who protested rules banning student-athletes from earning money from their names, images and likenesses (NIL), ESPN reported. Emmert is scheduled for a videoconference call with Michigan’s Isaiah Livers, Iowa’s Jordan Bohannon and Rutgers’ Geo Baker on Thursday. The three protestors used a social media campaign […]March 31, 2021Previous PagePage 179 of 225Next Page
