Autumn A. ArnettCOVID-19Higher Ed Works to Balance Public Health Guidance With Community Concerns About VaccinesAs higher ed leaders look to the fall, eager to revert to a sense of “normal” for students, faculty and staff alike, many are facing a new question: With COVID-19 vaccines now largely available, should they require their campus communities to get vaccinated?May 21, 2021SportsMarch Madness Thrives Amid Scrutiny, COVID-19 ConcernsMarch Madness returned in 2021, after being shut down by COVID-19 in 2020. As conferences and the NCAA sought to recover some of the losses associated with last year’s canceled men’s basketball tournament, teams and a very limited number of fans returned to coliseums this spring with restrictions in place, but with cautious optimism and excitement over the perennial spring tournaments.April 29, 2021WomenVariances in Tenure Process Raise Gender Equity Concerns Exacerbated by COVID-19Faculty across the country have expressed concerns about the equity considerations they feel are being missed in current conversations about what tenure should look like in the pandemic.March 1, 2021WomenReport Examines Gender Pay Disparities Among Top Earners in Higher EdA new report from the Women’s Power Gap Initiative at the Eos Foundation and the American Association of University Women found that while 60% of all higher ed professionals are women, 76% of top earners and 82% of number one earners are men. And women of color are “virtually nonexistent” among the top-earning positions in higher education.February 24, 2021African-AmericanState of Black Higher Ed Attainment in Higher Ed: New Report Highlights Work Still to DoThe Campaign for College Opportunity released a new report Tuesday detailing the state of Black higher education in California. While progress has been made in a number of areas, the report’s authors found gaps in Black students’ college preparedness and persistent disparities when it comes to college completion.February 23, 2021African-AmericanFighting Against Historic Distrust and Misinformation To Save African American PatientsA group of higher ed professionals, doctors and public health experts known as the Black Coalition Against COVID, is working to address community concerns and dispel misconceptions about COVID-19 and the vaccine and to inspire trust in the medical community around these issues to hopefully save Black lives.February 3, 2021HomeWill the Election of Joe Biden Put Higher Education Back at Center Stage?The 2020 election season has brought higher education — and, in particular, historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) — back to the forefront of the conversation. Recognizing how critically important these institutions and their students and alumni are to the Democratic base, President-elect Joe Biden unveiled a $70 billion plan to support HBCUs. The plan focuses primarily on investing in infrastructure and research capacity for the institutions, but it also promises expansion to the federal Pell Grant program and broad student debt relief.December 15, 2020COVID-19Experts Say Higher Ed Leaders Should Avoid Playing a ‘Numbers Game’ With COVID-19The response to COVID-19 has been mixed this fall. Some campuses, like the Atlanta University Center institutions in Georgia and the entire California State University system, pulled back in-person instruction and moved totally online. Others moved forward with in-person instruction but found themselves having to scale back amenities and implement social distancing protocols on campus.November 30, 2020COVID-19Grinnell College Eliminates Student Loans in Response to COVID-19-Related Financial StrainsGrinnell College, a small liberal arts college nestled between Des Moines and Iowa City, Iowa, announced Wednesday that it has revolutionized its financial aid system to completely eliminate loans from students’ financial aid packages.November 18, 2020HBCUsFinal 2020 Presidential Election Results Still UnknownThe Presidential Election is too close to call, thanks largely to the unprecedented number of people who mailed in absentee ballots and conducted early voting out of heightened concern for their safety amid a global pandemic. At press time, Democrat Joe Biden was leading in the Electoral College vote count — with results in North Carolina and Pennsylvania among other states still up in the air.November 3, 2020Previous PagePage 3 of 17Next Page