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Native Americans

How a Small Tribal College Stepped up to Make Face Shields For Health Workers

Bay Mills Community College, a tribal college in Michigan, got a request from its community two weeks ago, to make face masks for local workers providing key services as the coronavirus spreads. The school’s advanced manufacturing program got to work, designing a lightweight, reusable face shield. Using 3D printing technology, they plan to produce 3,000 shields in three weeks.

Many U of Chicago Students Want 50% Tuition Cut During Pandemic

A student group at the University of Chicago is demanding a 50% tuition cut and the elimination of student fees for the duration of the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Chicago Sun-Times. The group, called UChicago for Fair Tuition, is threatening to not pay spring quarter tuition if the university refuses to negotiate with it on […]

More Than 120 Faculty Want GWU President to Resign Over ‘Racist’ Comments, Leadership Style

More than 120 faculty of George Washington University renewed calls for the institution’s president, Dr. Thomas J. LeBlanc, to resign over past comments of his they call racist and amid concerns about his vision for the school, reported The Washington Post. The racism charges stem from a comment LeBlanc made February in response to a […]

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Amid Pandemic, Santa Clara U Offers Test-Optional Undergraduate Admissions for Two Years

Santa Clara University is offering two-year test-optional admissions for first-year and transfer students seeking enrollment beginning in the winter 2021 and fall 2021 terms, the institution said in a statement, adding that it’s relaxing requirements keeping in mind the difficulties students are facing due to the coronavirus pandemic. That means scores on standardized tests such […]

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Asian American Pacific Islander

SFSU Asian American Studies Chair Documents Trump’s “Chinese Virus” Hate

From March 20- April 1, Dr. Russell Jeung and community activists set up a “Stop-AAPI-Hate” website to record incidents of discrimination toward Asian Americans.

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How Do Joe Biden and Bernie Sanders Compare on the Student Debt Crisis

Coming to the end of a long winnowing process, now only two Democratic presidential candidates remain, Sen. Bernie Sanders and former Vice President Joe Biden. Their plans for higher education policy differ in clarity and breadth, experts say, at a time when higher education policy may be more critical to voters than ever, as universities, their students and graduates prepare for an economy impacted by the coronavirus.

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Meharry Medical College Enters Global Race for an Antiviral Drug to Treat COVID-19

For Meharry’s Dr. Donald Alcendor, finding an effective antiviral strategy not only for COVID-19, “but for current viruses within that family and future viruses within that family, is the ultimate strategy.”

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During the Pandemic, Some Universities Are Aiding Small Businesses Around Campus

Some wealthy universities are helping small businesses around their campuses keep afloat as the coronavirus pandemic hits these enterprises’ bottom line, said a Bloomberg report on Crain’s New York Business. For instance, Colgate University, Williams College and Yale University have waived rent on commercial spaces they own. Columbia University in New York has done the […]

Amid Health Emergency, U of California Commits to No Layoffs Through June

The University of California (UC), which has the third-largest workforce in the state, said it won’t lay off any career employees through June 30 despite the financial uncertainty caused by the coronavirus emergency, reported KTLA5. The no-layoff pledge includes gardeners and dining hall workers; doctors and nurses; and faculty members and administrators at the university’s […]

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Ivy League Won’t Allow Spring Sports Athletes to Compete as Graduate Students

The Ivy League won’t allow an additional year of eligibility to its spring-sport athletes who had their seasons shortened by the coronavirus pandemic, reported the Associated Press. That means the league won’t allow its spring sports athletes to compete as graduate students. Meanwhile, on Monday, the NCAA allowed spring-sport athletes, regardless of their year in […]

U of Pittsburgh Scientists Say They’ve Developed a Potential Coronavirus Vaccine

Scientists at the University of Pittsburgh said they’ve found a potential vaccine for the new coronavirus, reported the New York Post, citing the scientists’ study published Thursday in EBioMedicine, which is published by The Lancet. The scientists believe the vaccine could be rolled out quickly enough to “significantly impact the spread of disease,” they said in […]

Report Gauges Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Across Political Lines

The combination of a coronavirus-halted economy, an upcoming election and an ever-mounting student debt crisis has thrust the topic of student loan forgiveness to the forefront of the national conversation in recent weeks. But just who — and who doesn’t — support student loan forgiveness? The answer may not be as bipartisan as previously assumed, suggests a study published by College Finance.

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