Arrman KyawLatest NewsDr. M. Lee Pelton Prepares to Take Up Leadership of The Boston FoundationDr. M. Lee Pelton, the 12th president of Boston’s Emerson College, will be leaving his role at the end of May, marking an end to decades of work in higher education. His next step: leading The Boston Foundation as CEO and president.January 19, 2021TenureIowa Lawmakers Attempt to Eliminate Tenure Systems in Public Higher EdIowa state Republican lawmakers have again proposed bills to eliminate tenured positions at the state’s public universities, The Gazette reported. State Sen. Brad Zaun proposed bills of the same nature in 2018 and 2019 that would prohibit tenure systems and the protections they grant. Rep. Steven Holt, proposed a similar bill in the House. Both […]January 19, 2021LatinxLatinx Higher Ed Policy Analyst Seeks to Uplift Disadvantaged StudentsIn her role at the California-based education non-profit Education Trust-West, Yvonne Muñoz attempts to help support students of color and low-income students, with the added background of having lived and persevered through the experiences that these students now face.January 18, 2021African-AmericanNAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Launches Scholarship for Civil Rights Lawyers-To-BeThe NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has launched a training program and scholarship fund for aspiring civil rights lawyers seeking to fight racism in the U.S. South. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP) is meant to support 50 civil rights attorneys-in-training – including full law school scholarships, summer internships, post-grad fellowships – over […]January 18, 2021News RoundupJohn Eastman, Who Spoke at Pre-Capitol Siege Trump Rally, Agrees to ResignJohn Eastman, a Chapman University law professor who has recently been criticized for his participation in President Trump’s election fraud claims, has agreed to resign, Forbes reported. “After discussions over the course of the last week, Dr. John Eastman and Chapman University have reached an agreement pursuant to which he will retire from Chapman, effective […]January 14, 2021LatinxNBCUniversal News Group Launches Journalism Program, NBCU AcademyNBCUniversal News Group has launched a journalism training and development program for college students. “NBCU Academy” – a $6.5 million initiative with scholarships worth $3.5 million – involves 17 partner schools, such as historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions and schools with significant numbers of people of color. The partners include Borough of […]January 14, 2021News RoundupPennsylvania State Higher Ed System Chancellor Acknowledges Equity Issues for Students of ColorDespite voicing commitment to fighting campus racism, Dr. Daniel Greenstein, chancellor of the Pennsylvania State System of Higher Education has not examined the system’s own faults and history with inequity, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The system has experienced criticism about its insufficient response to campus racism and its achievement gaps between students of color and […]January 14, 2021News RoundupReport Finds Holyoke Mayor Not in Violation of Sexual Harassment and Consensual Relations PoliciesA report has found that although Holyoke Mayor Alex Morse pursued dating or sexual relationships with University of Massachusetts students, these actions – while he was an adjunct professor – did not violate UMass’s sexual harassment or consensual relations policies, Daily Hampshire Gazette reported. Morse was a UMass adjunct instructor of Urban Government and Policies […]January 14, 2021Native AmericansUniversity of Minnesota Initiative Seeks to Face School’s Fraught History with Tribal NationsA new University of Minnesota initiative seeks to reckon with the school’s tumultuous history with tribal nations and teach people about racial justice, Star Tribune reported. The Minnesota Transform initiative will work with Black, Indigenous and immigrant people to present stories, “revitalize” Indigenous languages and report – together with the tribes – on the school’s […]January 14, 2021StudentsU.S. Department of Education Updates College ScorecardIn the interest of transparency, the U.S. Department of Education is updating College Scorecard to have it provide prospective students with “information on how well borrowers from individual colleges and universities are progressing in repaying their federal student loans, as well as how overall borrower cohorts are faring at certain intervals in the repayment process,” […]January 13, 2021Previous PagePage 201 of 225Next Page
