Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)COVID-19Yale Faculty Move to End Disciplinary Actions on Students Failing to Comply With COVID-19 MeasuresMore than 100 faculty at the Yale School of Public Health signed an open letter — calling on university leaders across the nation to end “unnecessarily punitive disciplinary actions” on students who fail to follow all school health protocols amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported Yale News. Harvard epidemiologist Julia Marcus and John Hopkins Bloomberg School of […]November 5, 2020News RoundupJoanie Mahoney Named President of SUNY College of Environmental Science and ForestryJoanie Mahoney has been named the next president of SUNY College of Environmental Science and Forestry (ESF) in Syracuse, according to Central NY News. In a resolution, the SUNY Board of Trustees said Mahoney — who was the chief operating officer — has helped ESF expand “… as an instrumental partner with government to address […]November 5, 2020Latinx$3M Grant for Big Bend Community College to Foster Latino Student SuccessThe Big Bend Community College in Moses Lake, Washington — a Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSI) — was awarded a $3 million grant from the Department of Education, reported iFIBER One News. This new Title V grant will be divided among the next five years to benefit low-income and Hispanic students, expanding educational opportunities and access to […]November 2, 2020News RoundupDr. Brian Bridges Selected as New Jersey’s Next Secretary of Higher EducationNew Jersey Gov. Phil Murphy has nominated Dr. Brian Bridges as the next Secretary of Higher Education, according to NJB Magazine. Bridges is currently the vice president of research and member engagement at the United Negro College Fund (UNCF). He was formally the vice provost for diversity, access, and equity at Ohio University. “Dr. Brian […]November 2, 2020COVID-19Tapping the Youth Vote: Student Voting Efforts Continue Despite COVID-19While the COVID-19 pandemic has altered traditional get-out-the-vote efforts on college campuses, students are working hard to encourage young voters to participate in the electoral process. Miyako Iwata, a senior at the University of California, Berkeley, is already thinking about what needs to happen next. “There is a lot at stake as far as the […]November 2, 2020StudentsActivists Make Last Minute Effort to Turn Out College Students on Election DayWith over 66 million people already casting votes for the 2020 presidential election, there is still a last minute push for college students to turn out on Election Day.October 30, 2020STEM19 Universities Join The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM FacultyAbout 19 universities in the U.S. have joined the third cohort of a program called, Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty. The initiative looks to develop more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention models within STEM, reported Forbes. The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) administers the program with financial […]October 30, 2020COVID-19Boise State University Unveils $1.1 Million Faculty Furlough PlanBoise State University, the state’s largest university, is meeting with administration and instructors to discuss a $1.1 million faculty furlough plan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Idaho Education News. Amid the faculty furlough plans, comes a loss of $15 million in revenue as events were canceled and refunds for room and board were […]October 30, 2020COVID-19Bowdoin College Reverses Policy, Permitting Select Students to Stay on Campus Through FinalsBowdoin College reverses its previous policy for all on-campus students to move out. Instead, the Nov. 21 deadline has been extended and allows a select group of students to stay on campus, reported The Bowdoin Orient. The reversal decision came after Bowdoin sent out emails to a group of students whose situations warrant a change […]October 30, 2020News RoundupFormer Liberty University President Sues School for Defamation and Breach of ContractLiberty University’s former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., resigned in August and is now suing the school for defamation and breach of contract at the Circuit Court for Lynchburg, reported CNN. After a sex scandal and other controversies, Falwell Jr. is attempting to seal redacted portions of the suit as it may breach a confidentiality clause […]October 30, 2020Previous PagePage 3 of 10Next Page
