Arrman KyawNews RoundupCarlecia Wright Becomes Lone Star College Chief Diversity OfficerCarlecia Wright became Lone Star College (LSC)’s chief diversity officer, Hello Woodlands reported. She was previously vice president of strategic partnerships and business development at BiasSync, a company that helped organizations manage unconscious bias. In the past, she was also chief diversity officer for Houston’s Office of Business Opportunity and director of operations and policy […]February 26, 2021African-AmericanUniversity of Tennessee Knoxville to Rename Two Residence Halls after Black TrailblazersThe University of Tennessee Knoxville is renaming two residence halls after Theotis Robinson and Rita Sanders Geier, two African American trailblazers and social justice advocates. UTK’s Orange Hall will be renamed after Geier and White Hall after Robinson. Robinson was the first Black undergraduate student admitted into UTK and one of three Black students to […]February 26, 2021News RoundupUniversity of Washington to Launch DEI Initiative, Invest $5 Million for Faculty HiringThe University of Washington will be launching an initiative focusing on diversity, equity and inclusion, which includes investing $5 million for faculty hiring in the next two years. “We know that the UW must better reflect the communities we serve, which requires short- and long-term changes to make our University a place where faculty from […]February 26, 2021COVID-19Study: Pre-Recorded Videos Prove More Effective for Student Learning Than In-Person InstructionPre-recorded videos usually lead to improved student learning, according to a recent study published in Review of Educational Research, a peer-reviewed journal of the American Educational Research Association (AERA).February 26, 2021News RoundupTexas A&M Completes Nine-Year Fundraising Campaign, Raises $4.25 BillionTexas A&M University’s $4 billion “Lead by Example” campaign, which spanned nine years, has ended with $4.25 billion raised, according to Texas A&M officials. The campaign – launched publicly 2015 but started in 2012 – was a joint project between Texas A&M, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, […]February 25, 2021SportsGaston College to Again Have Sports After 50 YearsGaston College is bringing back sports for the first time in 50 years following a unanimous voted from the school’s Board of Trustees, WCNC reported. Gaston will have five sports over the next two years: baseball, softball, e-sports, beach volleyball and men’s basketball. Last year, Gaston College President Dr. John Hauser began announced that he […]February 25, 2021MilitaryKean University Receives $447,971 from Education Department to Expand Veterans ServicesKean University has received a $447,971 grant to expand its student veteran services through a new center, according to Kean officials. The money – from the U.S. Department of Education over three years – will go toward creating the Center for Veterans Services (CFVS) at multiple locations – the school’s main campus and at Kean […]February 25, 2021African-AmericanPenn State Receives $3.1 Million to Expand DEI ProgramsPenn State has been awarded a $3.1 million grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation to expand its diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs. The grant is directed to Penn State’s “Just Transformations: A College of the Liberal Arts Initiative Toward Building and Sustaining Diverse Communities in Higher Education” project. According to a Penn State […]February 24, 2021African-AmericanRutgers U, UPenn Work to Educate Public About Institutions’ Historical Slavery TiesRutgers University and the University of Pennsylvania (UPenn) are attempting to educate the public about their campuses’ ties to slavery, The Press of Atlantic City reported. Rutgers plans to place four historical plaques on its New Brunswick campus in the spring. These markers will show how school figures — such as Rutgers’ first president, Jacob […]February 24, 2021News RoundupMarriott Foundation and Howard University Create New Center for Hospitality LeadershipThe J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation and Howard University, an historically Black institution, have created the Marriott-Sorenson Center for Hospitality Leadership, in honor of Marriott International’s late CEO Arne Sorenson, who died last week from pancreatic cancer. The foundation plans to give $20 million to launch the center. Marriott International will also establish the Arne […]February 24, 2021Previous PagePage 191 of 225Next Page
