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The President’s Diversity Values Stink

While there is no vaccine for COVID-19 we do have a vaccine for the ignorance of xenophobia. It’s called knowledge. President Trump can use a little of that right now, instead of shooting from the lip as he did numerous times on live television last week.

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EAB Analyst: Under-Resourced Colleges Could Face Closure Due to Coronavirus

The coronavirus crisis will “accelerate a closure of colleges and universities,” especially under-resourced institutions, said a higher education analyst from EAB to Diverse. EAB, which on March 19 held a flash poll of 500 university enrollment officials during a webinar, said that the vast majority of respondents said they felt the highest levels of concern about meeting enrollment targets.

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Love in the Time of the Coronavirus

The world is in a panic and chaos brews in the media and in the communities where we live. How does one make sense of and put words to this epidemic that has become known as the Coronavirus (COVID-19)?

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Sens. Booker, Jones Urge $1.5 Billion in Support for HBCUs, MSIs Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Senators Cory Booker (D-N.J.) and Doug Jones (D-AL) on Thursday pressed for $1.5 billion in emergency funding to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs) respond to the coronavirus pandemic.

Moody’s Lowers Higher Education Sector’s Outlook to Negative Due to Coronavirus

Moody’s, a credit rating agency, this week downgraded its U.S. higher education outlook from ‘stable’ to ‘negative’, as college and university operations in the country have been thrown into complete disarray due to the spread of the coronavirus.

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For Students With Disabilities, A Mass Shift to Online Courses Comes With Deep Concerns

As colleges and universities hastily prepare to shift their courses online in response to the coronavirus, some students might welcome the chance to attend class from their homes in pajamas. But for students with disabilities, remote courses come with a host of new concerns.

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Senate Democrats Propose Cancelling $10,000 in Debt for All Federal Student Borrowers Amid Coronavirus Crisis

Senate Democrats on Thursday called for “a minimum” of $10,000 in student loan relief for all federal student loan borrowers due to the widespread uncertainty caused by the spread of the coronavirus.

U of Minnesota Suspends A Program After Controversial Coronavirus Skit

The University of Minnesota removed a student from his leadership position at a student program, and then suspended the program, after he directed a controversial skit depicting the coronavirus turning people into zombies, reported Minnesota Daily. What happened was that, in February, students performed a skit that depicted people turning into zombies after a student […]

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Coronavirus Claims Life of U of Washington Professor

The novel coronavirus has claimed the life of a longtime University of Washington pathology professor who was renowned in his field, reported the Associated Press. The professor, Dr. Stephen Schwartz, who died Tuesday, had taught at the university since 1974. He was co-founder of the North American Vascular Biology Organization. It wasn’t clear how or […]

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Report: Pandemic May Put Financial, Enrollment Strain On Colleges

The COVID-19 pandemic, and the campus closures that have ensued, could pose significant enrollment and financial challenges to colleges and universities, according to a recent report from Fitch Ratings, a credit rating agency.

Ed Department Releases Webinar, Fact Sheet On Ensuring Civil Rights During Pandemic

The Office for Civil Rights at the U.S. Department of Education released a webinar and fact sheet on Tuesday to help educators prevent discrimination and ensure accessibility to online programs for students with disabilities as more and more schools shift their courses to the web amid the coronavirus pandemic. The webinar focuses on the legal […]

Asian Students Continue to Face Racism Amid COVID-19 Fears

As fear surrounding COVID-19 continues to grow, Asian students continue to face racist and xenophobic behavior from their peers at various institutions. On Monday, Pipe Dream, the student paper at Binghamton University in New York, reported various recent racist incidents on its campus as a result of the virus. When the Kappa Phi Lambda, an […]

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