Arrman KyawLGBTQ+LGBTQ Students for U.S. Evangelical Colleges Sue Education Department Over Title IXLGBTQ students from 25 U.S. evangelical colleges have filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over their Title IX rights. The plaintiffs are composed of current students, recently expelled students and recent alumni who allegedly suffered actions from their colleges such as conversion therapy. Plaintiffs include – but are not limited […]March 31, 2021African-AmericanBennett College to Receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova and Megan Thee StallionBennett College – a historically Black liberal arts college for women – will receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova Cares, e-commerce fashion lifestyle brand Fashion Nova and Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion. Bennett’s $25,000 will go towards its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Throughout March, Fashion Nova Cares pledged to support and donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, […]March 31, 2021News RoundupSeattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin ResignsSeattle Pacific University President Daniel J. Martin is resigning for a job at a health care foundation, effective April 5, Seattle Times reported. Martin has been president of the university for nine years, during which he’s helped the school triple its endowment. In an email statement to the university community, Martin said he has accepted […]March 31, 2021Latest NewsHigher Ed Equity Veteran to Bring Experience to New Post at University of the PacificDr. Mary J. Wardell-Ghirarduzzi is returning to her alma mater to serve as the inaugural vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) at University of the Pacific.March 30, 2021News RoundupSurvey: Harvard Faculty Lacks BIPOC RepresentationNearly 80% of surveyed Harvard Faculty of Arts and Sciences (FAS) members said FAS does not have a healthy level of BIPOC representation. And 50% of respondents strongly disagreed that the faculty is sufficiently diverse, The Harvard Crimson reported. Only 7% of respondents agreed the FAS had healthy BIPOC representation. Other results include 65% of […]March 30, 2021COVID-19Savannah State University to Provide Every HBCU Free Hand SanitizerSavannah State University (SSU) will give free hand sanitizer to every historically Black college and university (HBCU) nationwide, enough for their entire student populations, WSAV reported. The gift was made possible from a donation to the school made by alum Cyrus Jackson, who owns 1 Indigo Child, LLC, which produces Dr. Hobbs Antibacterial Hand Sanitizer […]March 30, 2021COVID-19Becker College Will Close After This School Year, Financial Challenges Worsened by PandemicBecker College will permanently close at the end of this academic year, with the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the school’s finances cited as a cause, Boston.com reported. The Becker Board of Trustees voted Sunday to close the school. The school already faced challenges related to finances. Becker – a small, 1,500-student private college – will […]March 30, 2021StudentsBrown University Students Vote in Favor of ReparationsBrown University students have voted by a vast margin that the Ivy League school should offer reparations to descendants of enslaved people who were affiliated with the school and its founders, NBC News reported. The voting – on two referendum questions – took place last week during an annual election. One question was whether Brown […]March 30, 2021News RoundupDr. H. Richard Milner IV Voted President-Elect of AERADr. H. Richard Milner IV has been voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA), effective at the end of the 2022 annual meeting. Milner is the Cornelius Vanderbilt Distinguished Professor of Education in the department of teaching and learning at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development. Milner’s work focuses on […]March 29, 2021African-AmericanMorehouse College Receives $2 Million from The Ray Charles Foundation for Business Major ScholarshipsMorehouse College received a $2 million gift from The Ray Charles Foundation. The funds will be used to provide scholarships to outstanding business majors. The Ray Charles Foundation scholarship will honor foundation president Valerie Ervin, Morehouse Board of Trustees member and foundation chairman Robert C. Davidson Jr., board chairman emeritus. The gift will fund the […]March 29, 2021Previous PagePage 180 of 225Next Page
