Arrman KyawAfrican-AmericanMichigan State University Launches Database of Enslaved AfricansMichigan State University has launched a record database of enslaved Africans and descendants affected by the North Atlantic Slave Trade, WDET reported. Enslaved.org – launched in December – has “archives, museums and family histories that are uniquely linked together,” WDET reported. “The interesting thing about enslaved.org is it has the capacity to link datasets to […]December 31, 2020News RoundupFormer Congresswoman Appointed Dean of Regent University School of GovernmentFormer Congresswoman Michele Bachmann will be dean of Regent University’s Robertson School of Government, effective Jan. 1, The Virginian-Pilot reported. She was the first Republican woman from Minnesota elected to the House and ran for president in 2012. Bachmann is known for her advocacy of ultraconservative causes, such as banning abortion “even in cases of […]December 22, 2020News RoundupRutgers University Names Residence Hall after Late Justice Ruth Bader GinsburgRutgers University will name a residence hall at Rutgers-Newark after the late U.S. Supreme Court Justice Ruth Bader Ginsburg, who was also on the Rutgers law faculty, according to a Rutgers press release. 15 Washington Street – a 17-story building in Newark – will be renamed Ruth Bader Ginsburg Hall. Ginsburg was a professor at […]December 22, 2020News RoundupDr. Amy Waer Named Dean of Texas A&M University College of MedicineDr. Amy Waer will be dean of the Texas A&M University College of Medicine, effective Jan. 1, according to a Texas A&M press release. Waer has been serving as interim dean since September 2019. During her tenure as interim dean, Waer continued to operate as executive dean for education and academic programs for the college. […]December 22, 2020News RoundupSeveral North Carolina Fraternity Chapters Tied to Federal Drug BustTwenty-one people have been charged with dealing drugs on and around college campuses after a multi-year federal investigation uncovered a drug ring involving students at three North Carolina universities, CNN reported. U.S. Attorney Matthew Martin said that those arrested were accused of dealing drugs in and around the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, Duke University […]December 18, 2020News RoundupFormer NSU Associate VP for Human Resources Sues School for Age and Sex-Based DiscriminationThe city of Richmond’s interim director of human resources is suing Norfolk State University for age and sex-based discrimination and demanding a jury trial, The Virginian-Pilot reported. The Nov. 12 district court lawsuit was filed on behalf of Mona Adkins-Easley, 65, former NSU associate vice president for human resources, who became Richmond’s interim director in […]December 18, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Evansville Faculty Senate Votes “No Confidence” to Controversial Academic PlanThe University of Evansville’s Faculty Senate voted “no confidence” to a controversial draft plan that would remove 17 majors and a quarter of faculty, Courier & Press reported. The resolution passed 14-1 with one abstention. It now goes to a full faculty vote. The draft academic realignment plan, introduced by UE President Christopher Pietruszkiewicz, will […]December 18, 2020News RoundupNorth Carolina Environmental Chief Michael S. Regan Tapped to Lead EPAPresident-elect Joe Biden has picked North Carolina environmental chief Michael S. Regan as his Environmental Protection Agency head, News & Record reported. Regan – who has led North Carolina’s Department of Environmental Quality since 2017 – is known for “pursuing cleanups of industrial toxins and helping low-income and minority communities hit hardest by pollution,” News […]December 18, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Mississippi Fires Vocal History Professor, Prompts Boycott from ScholarsUniversity of Mississippi has fired Dr. Garrett Felber, a vocal tenure-track assistant professor of history whose work centers on the U.S. prison system, Mississippi Free Press reported. Many notable scholars have since pledged to boycott involvement with UM and called for his reinstatement. “We collectively pledge to refuse all invitations to speak at, conduct professional […]December 17, 2020SportsSenators Introduce “Bill of Rights” to Give College Athletes More FreedomsSens. Cory Booker and Richard Blumenthal have introduced legislation that would drastically increase the rights of college athletes, USA Today reported. The 61-page “College Athletes Bill of Rights,” “backs those changes with a variety of enforcement provisions that would be directed by a commission whose governing board would be appointed by the President and have […]December 17, 2020Previous PagePage 205 of 225Next Page
