Arrman KyawAfrican-AmericanChipotle Adds Its First HBCU to Employee Debt-Free Degree ProgramChipotle Mexican Grill announced it is expanding its debt-free degree program to include Paul Quinn College, the U.S.’s first urban work college and one of the U.S.’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU), QSR reported. Partnering with Guild Education, Chipotle covers 100% of tuition costs up front for more than 75 business and technology […]October 7, 2020African-AmericanUC San Diego Receives Two Grants to Improve Faculty DiversityThe University of California at San Diego (UCSD) has been given two grants totaling $700,000 to improve its faculty diversity. The grants were funded by the University of California Office of the President through the UC Advancing Faculty Diversity grant program, according to UCSD. According to UCSD, the first grant – a one-time fund of […]October 7, 2020African-AmericanJohn A. Logan College Cancels Diversity Events, Citing Fear of Trump’s Recent Executive OrderJohn A. Logan College canceled all planned diversity activities last week, citing concerns that the school could lose federal funding if it violates President Donald Trump’s Sept. 22 executive order, which prohibits workforce diversity trainings that are “offensive and anti-American race and sex stereotyping and scapegoating,” FOX 28 reported. According to college officials, they “will […]October 6, 2020African-AmericanLincoln U Granted Preliminary Approval to Establish First HBCU Law Enforcement Training AcademyLincoln University has been granted preliminary approval to establish the U.S.’s first law enforcement basic training academy at a historically Black college or university (HBCU), with a unanimous vote from the Peace Officer Standards and Training (POST) Commission, KRCG reported. The decision came after a Monday meeting during which the commission discussed the results of […]October 6, 2020News RoundupWhite U New Hampshire Professor Accused of Posing as Immigrant Woman of Color, Making Racist CommentsA white University of New Hampshire chemistry professor is accused of posing as an immigrant woman of color on Twitter to make racist and sexist comments and attack users who supported progressive causes, the Associated Press reported. The school has not named the professor but said the institution was being investigated over the allegations. The […]October 6, 2020News RoundupIndiana University Removes Name of Former President From Campus SitesIndiana University is removing the name of former President David Starr Jordan from places on its Bloomington campus because of his support for eugenics, the Kokomo Tribune reported. IU’s Board of Trustees voted 8-1 Friday to strip Jordan’s name from a classroom building, a garage and a creek. The Jordan River will be Campus River […]October 5, 2020African-American2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education Kicks Off TuesdayWisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) at the University of Wisconsin-Madison and Ohio State University’s Todd Anthony Bell National Resource Center on the African American Male will hold the 2020 International Colloquium on Black Males in Education (ICBME) virtually this year, with events each Tuesday in October, according to a University of Wisconsin-Madison press […]October 5, 2020African-AmericanCommon App Removes Disciplinary Violation QuestionThe Common Application is removing a question about high school disciplinary violations after research found that the answer disproportionately affected students of color, particularly Black students, CNN reported. Black applicants are twice as likely than White applicants to answer yes to the question. And students who disclose school disciplinary records – mostly students of color […]October 2, 2020COVID-19University of Tennessee at Knoxville to Hold In-Person Graduation Ceremonies in NovemberUniversity of Tennessee at Knoxville Chancellor Dr. Donde Plowman said that the school will hold in-person graduation ceremonies in November, Knox News reported. The ceremonies – three ceremonies a day, for a total of 12 ceremonies – will be held from Nov. 19 to Nov. 22 in Thompson-Boling Arena. Spring, summer and fall 2020 graduates […]October 2, 2020News RoundupAtlanta HBCU Students Will Get Discounted Rides on Election DayHBCU Heroes, Lyft and the Social Change Fund are partnering to give discounted rides to HBCU students on Election Day, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. NBA players and Social Change Fund co-founders Dwyane Wade and Chris Paul amplified awareness about the collaboration – part of Lyft’s LyftUp campaign – this week through Twitter posts. Atlanta schools […]October 1, 2020Previous PagePage 219 of 225Next Page
