Arrman KyawNews RoundupEunice Jeffries Appointed First Black Woman to Chair Eastern Michigan University Board of RegentsEunice Jeffries has been appointed chair of Eastern Michigan University’s Board of Regents, the first African American woman in the role, according to EMU officials. Elected to a two-year term, Jeffries will lead a diverse board that includes four Eastern Michigan University alumni and four African Americans. Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder appointed Jeffries to the […]February 8, 2021African-AmericanTulane Law Review Gets First Black Editor-in-ChiefTulane Law School student Antonio Milton has become the first Black editor-in-chief of the Tulane Law Review. The student-run publication is one of the most renowned legal journals in the U.S. Milton, who is interested in commercial and civil litigation, is part of Tulane’s 3+3 program, which allows undergraduate students to start law school in […]February 8, 2021COVID-19College Board Changing AP Tests to Accommodate for COVID-19 PandemicThe College Board will be further changing the Advanced Placement (AP) program to be more flexible, EdSurge reported. Last spring, the College Board redesigned the Advanced Placement (AP) program and exams to account for COVID-19 pandemic restrictions, shortening it and making it open book. Students who attend a school in-person may take the paper-and-pencil AP exam with […]February 5, 2021DisabiltiesODU Settles with Justice Department on Discrimination and Retaliation InvestigationThe Justice Department has settled with Old Dominion University (ODU) to resolve its investigation into a complaint that the school discriminated and retaliated against a graduate student based on disability and her related request for reasonable modifications of policy, according to Justice Department officials. Findings state that the complainant was punished for requesting acknowledgement of […]February 5, 2021Leadership & PolicyDr. Kathryn A. Morris Named St. Lawrence University’s 19th PresidentDr. Kathryn A. Morris, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Butler University, will be St. Lawrence University’s 19th president. At Butler, among other things, she led two presidential commissions on diversity and on sexual assault, helped launch a $250 million campaign, improved the school’s academic technology and established its first staff development program. Morris […]February 5, 2021News RoundupMarquette University Receives $31 Million from Alumni, Money to Go Towards Nursing SchoolMarquette University has received a $31 million donation from alumni couple Darren and Terry Jackson, Forbes reported. The gift will be used to help the school’s College of Nursing reach its goal of preparing 5,000 nurses over the next decade – the school wants 1,000 of the 5,000 to be ethnically and socially diverse. Beginning […]February 5, 2021Latest NewsPreparing the Next Generation of School CounselorsFor more than 20 years, Dr. Diane Reese has been helping students in some capacity related to school counseling, whether that be as a counselor, coordinator, or director of school counseling. And as the nation celebrates National School Counseling Week, Reese’s current and former students — and those in the counseling profession — are praising Reese for her commitment and contributions to the field.February 4, 2021African-AmericanMorehouse College Offers Online Program for Adult Learners to Complete DegreesMorehouse College is launching an online bachelor’s degree completion program this summer for adult learners who already have some college experience, The Washington Post reported. Morehouse Online will start with three offerings, including business administration – that will offer degrees to men with credits from other schools and former Morehouse students who left before degree completion. Partnering […]February 4, 2021Recruitment & RetentionUniversity of Oregon Leads Retention Initiative for Faculty of ColorUniversity of Oregon’s Center on Diversity and Community (CoDac) is leading a retention initiative for faculty of color, the Daily Emerald reported. The initiative will conduct exit interviews with faculty of color who have left in the past five years to learn how the institution might improve in terms of inclusion. The project is about […]February 4, 2021COVID-19Maine Community College System Creates Course to Deal with the COVID-19 PandemicMaine Community College System has broadened its job skill training program for Maine workers to also teach individuals how to deal with the COVID-19 pandemic, Portland Press Herald reported. The school system had started the program some years ago to give baseline training in various fields with less commitment than a full college-level course, with […]February 4, 2021Previous PagePage 196 of 225Next Page
