Arrman KyawCOVID-19Tufts University Leads $100 Million Research Program on Zoonotic Viral DiseasesTufts University will lead a $100 million program to research and address zoonotic viral diseases that can “spill over” from animals to humans – such as SARS-CoV-2 – Tufts Now reported. The goal of the program is to reduce risk of infection and spread. The five-year program, Strategies to Prevent Spillover (STOP Spillover), will involve […]October 1, 2020African-AmericanHarvard Business School Renames Building After Renowned Black ProfessorHarvard Business School (HBS) announced Tuesday that it will rename a building on its campus in honor of Dr. James I. Cash, a retired faculty member known for his leadership and for breaking barriers for Black people. The announcement came at a virtual town hall with faculty, staff and students. “When one thinks of individuals […]September 30, 2020African-AmericanNBA Star Chris Paul Enrolls at HBCUNBA star Chris Paul has enrolled at Winston-Salem State University, a North Carolina historically Black college, where he will take a class and encourage students to get to the polls, the NBA reported. Paul’s parents also attended Winston-Salem State. “We are providing transportation to HBCU students to get the polls so we are working on […]September 30, 2020News RoundupDelaware State University Refutes Reports of Biden ‘Lying’ About AttendanceDelaware State University is refuting the reporting by some media outlets that Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden lied about attending the school, Delaware’s only historically Black university, Delaware Online reported. Outlets such as Fox News, The Washington Times and The Blaze reported that Biden lied and that the school disproved the claims. Although DSU did […]September 30, 2020StudentsUF Board of Trustees Votes to Implement FurloughsUniversity of Florida’s Board of Trustees unanimously passed an amendment on Tuesday to implement furloughs, leaving some faculty and staff feeling targeted while administrators’ pay remain untouched, The Alligator reported. The regulation makes the school able to institute furloughs, but administrators said there are no immediate plans to furlough anyone. During the meeting, faculty and […]September 30, 2020African-AmericanLegal Scholars Worry About Affirmative Action and Civil Rights if Barrett is ConfirmedAs Judge Amy Coney Barrett makes the rounds on Capitol Hill this week in preparation for her confirmation hearing before the Senate Judiciary Committee next month, some legal scholars are concerned about what her appointment to the high court might mean for the future of civil rights and affirmative action. “I am very concerned about […]September 29, 2020Campus ClimateRankings Find UChicago Best, DePauw Worst Campuses for Free SpeechA 2020 list focused on free speech on college campuses found that the University of Chicago ranked highest, followed in sequence by Kansas State University, Texas A&M University, University of California, Los Angeles and Arizona State University, the FIRE reported. The 2020 report titled, “What’s the Climate for Free Speech on America’s College Campuses”? was […]September 29, 2020News RoundupGeorgetown Football Player Wanted for Murder ArrestedU.S. Marshals arrested a Georgetown University football player in Georgia after authorities said he was wanted for murder in D.C., FOX 5 reported. Dijon Williams was found and arrested at a private residence in Gwinnett County. He is now in a federal holding facility and a search warrant is being executed on the residence, according […]September 29, 2020MilitaryBiden Campaign Gets Boost From Retired Military, Intelligence OfficersNearly 500 retired senior military officials, diplomats and other officials signed an open letter last Thursday, endorsing Democratic presidential nominee Joe Biden as “the leader our nation needs” and “a good man with a strong sense of right and wrong.” “We are former public servants who have devoted our careers, and in many cases risked […]September 27, 2020African-AmericanScholars Disappointed But Not Surprised by Grand Jury Decision in Breonna Taylor CaseScholars and academicians from across the nation found themselves disappointed, saddened but unsurprised by the decision of a Kentucky grand jury not to indict any police officers for the killing of Breonna Taylor.September 24, 2020Previous PagePage 220 of 225Next Page
