Dynahlee Padilla (EDU)African-AmericanNorthwestern University Student-Led Group Push to Abolish PoliceA student-led group at Northwestern University named “Northwestern Community Not Cops” coalition has burned a banner while chanting profanities in front of the university president, Dr. Morton Schapiro’s home, reported NBC Chicago. The activists are demanding that the university police be abolished in an effort to invest in resources for Black students. Though the majority […]October 22, 2020News RoundupSBU President Will Resign Amid Tensions with Missouri Baptist ConventionThe Southwest Baptist University (SBU) president, Dr. Eric Turner, will resign from his post next month, according to Springfield News-Leader. Turner cited the evolving relationship and tension between SBU and the Missouri Baptist Convention. In February, Baptist News Global reported on conflicts between the university and its denominational church sponsor over issues ranging from “doctrinal instability” to […]October 22, 2020News RoundupHoward U School of Divinity Awarded $1M for Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice InitiativeThe Howard University School of Divinity (HUSD) was recently awarded $1 million from the The Lilly Endowment Inc., a private philanthropic foundation, to launch the Ethical Leadership and Racial Justice Initiative. In a nutshell, the initiative will fund a cohort program for students whose academic interests align with ethical leadership and racial justice. It will support students who are pursuing theological training in an […]October 21, 2020STEMUT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science FoundationThe University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]October 20, 2020Community CollegesThe Oregon Department of Corrections to End Most Adult Education Contracts at Community CollegesThe Oregon Department of Corrections will end most of its adult education contracts with Blue Mountain Community College (BMCC) and other Oregon community colleges in 2021, according to The East Oregonian. While the 2-year schools have tried to appeal to the department to change course, the department made the final decision last wee. This decision […]October 20, 2020STEMFive Penn Faculty Members Elected to The National Academy of MedicineFive faculty members from The University of Pennsylvania have been elected to the National Academy of Medicine (NAM) — one of the nation’s highest honors in the fields of health and medicine. Dr. William Beltran of the school of veterinary medicine; Dr. Matthew McHugh of the school of nursing, and Drs. Ronald DeMatteo, Raina Merchant, […]October 20, 2020COVID-19Tufts Administration Receives Backlash from Faculty Senate about Handling of Dental School FurloughsIn the wake of the coronavirus pandemic, Tufts University has laid off several employees and reduced salaries from its School of Dental Medicine (TUSDM), which drew backlash from the Faculty Senate, according to Tufts Daily News. The Faculty Senate includes members from all schools within the university and stated that the actions of Tufts’ administrators […]October 20, 2020African-AmericanDr. Theresa B. Felder Makes History as Harford Community College’s First Black PresidentDr. Theresa B. Felder has been selected as the next president of Harford Community College. She will serve as the first Black president in the college’s history, reported The Baltimore Sun. As the institution’s 10th president, she will begin on Jan. 1. The former president, Dianna Phillips, resigned from the college in February. Since then, […]October 20, 2020STEMUT Austin’s Plans to Increase Diversity in Academia with Award from The National Science FoundationThe University of Austin Texas (UT Austin) and eight other research universities have recently been granted a 3-and-a-half-year award funded by the National Science Foundation (NSF) — to make the pathway of increasing diversity in academia more accessible for historically underrepresented minorities. This research project is part of NSF’s Alliances for Graduate Education and the […]October 15, 2020News RoundupUniversity of Notre Dame Faculty Sign Open Letter Regarding Judge Amy Coney Barrett’s Supreme Court ConfirmationDozens of faculty members at the University of Notre Dame have signed an open letter urging Judge Amy Coney Barrett, a former law professor at the school, to halt her Supreme Court confirmation process until after Election Day, reported Yahoo News. The letter had 88 signatures of professors from both the undergraduate and graduate level, […]October 15, 2020Previous PagePage 5 of 10Next Page