Arrman KyawAfrican-AmericanProfessor and Teacher Recognized for Antiracist WorkDr. April Baker-Bell, an associate professor of English and African American and African studies, and Mimi Henderson-Hudson, language arts teacher at Detroit Denby High School, have been recognized by Michigan State University for their community-university partnership between MSU’s College of Arts & Letters English Education program and Detroit high school English teachers and students, according […]March 29, 2021Community CollegesMississippi State Budget Proposal Entails Possible Slight Raises for State and Higher Ed EmployeesMississippi legislator’s latest budget proposal could entail potential raises for state and higher ed employees, The Herald-Sun reported. State employees would receive a 3% raise and most public university and community college staff would receive at least a 1% raise. The budget proposals for a state government budget that begins July 1 still need a […]March 29, 2021News RoundupTuskegee University President Dr. Lily McNair Will Not Return After Medical LeaveTuskegee University President Dr. Lily McNair – on medical leave – will not return to the school, Alabama Political Reporter reported. She is the university’s first woman president. The board of trustees did not give a reason for McNair’s departure. McNair has been on medical leave since Oct. 30, 2020. She also took temporary medical […]March 29, 2021African-AmericanDr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. Becomes Historic First at University of IdahoDr. Sydney Freeman, Jr. has been promoted to full professor at University of Idaho, making him the first African American man, descended from slaves, in the rank at the school, The Idaho News reported. Freeman, 36, earned the rank in five years and seven months on tenure track, he said. For most faculty, it […]March 29, 2021News RoundupFormer University of Phoenix Students Will Receive Nearly $50 Million in University of Phoenix Deceptive Advertising SettlementThe Federal Trade Commission is sending approximately $50 million to former University of Phoenix students following a settlement over deceptive advertising accusations for UP, NBC News reported. This comes as part of a 2019 $191 million settlement over allegations the university ran advertisements falsely claiming relationships with companies such as AT&T, Yahoo!, Microsoft and Twitter. […]March 26, 2021COVID-19Rutgers University Requires Students to Get COVID-19 Vaccine for Fall On-Campus ClassesRutgers University students taking on-campus classes in the fall will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and faculty and staff are strongly urged to get vaccinated as well, USA Today reported. This is the first mandate of its kind in the U.S. Students may request an exemption for medical or religious reasons. Students enrolled in […]March 26, 2021African-AmericanAfrican American and African Studies Department at The Ohio State University Call for More SupportAlthough The Ohio State University’s Department of African American and African Studies has seen slight increase in enrollment in the past five years, total credit hours taken has fallen almost 30% and instructional staff is less than half of before, The Lantern reported. Now, the department faculty are calling for more support. In the 2016-2017 […]March 26, 2021News RoundupBoise State University to Immediately Resume Diversity Course Suspended After ComplaintBoise State University will immediately resume a diversity course that was recently suspended after “a possibly recorded incident of at least one student being ‘degraded’ for the student’s beliefs in one of the courses,” Idaho Statesman reported. The 52 sections of the required course, UF 200: Foundations of Ethics and Diversity, will resume, but now […]March 26, 2021African-AmericanPSEG Foundation to Give $1 Million in Grant Funding to HBCUsThe PSEG Foundation will give $1 million in grant funding to three historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), which will go to supporting STEM students. The three schools are Hampton University, Howard University and North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University. Hampton University will use its grant for the PSEG STEM Scholars Program for high […]March 26, 2021News RoundupFormer Lehigh University Student Who Admitted to Poisoning Roommate Sentenced to Seven to 20 Years in State PrisonA former Lehigh University student who admitted to poisoning his Black roommate with a heavy metal substance three years ago, has been sentenced to seven to 20 years in state prison, 6 ABC reported. In court Wednesday, Yukai Yang apologized to victim Juwan Royal, and will be deported to China after his sentence duration. Last […]March 25, 2021Previous PagePage 181 of 225Next Page
