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Deion Sanders Helps SWAC Land Pepsi Sponsorship

Deion Sanders, head football coach at Jackson State University, has helped the Southwestern Athletic Conference (SWAC) land a sponsorship with Pepsi, making Pepsi the official soft drink supplier of SWAC football and basketball events through 2023, Football Scoop reported. PepsiCo will hire at least one graduate from each SWAC school. And Sanders will be a […]

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University of Richmond Board Suspends Decision to Keep Controversial Names of Two Campus Buildings

The University of Richmond’s board of trustees has decided to “suspend” its recent controversial decision to keep the names of slavery and segregation-tied historical figures on two campus buildings, The Washington Post reported. The board’s action came after a weeks-long uproar at the school. On Monday Apr. 5, the board released a statement to the […]

Analysis Finds Increase in HSIs and Emerging HSIs

There were rising numbers of Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) and Emerging HSIs, more HSIs offering graduate-level programs and increased enrollment by Latinos in regions not normally known for Hispanic enrollment pre-pandemic, according to Excelencia in Education’s 16th annual analysis. Excelencia did its analysis based on the latest federal data available from 2019-2020. As such, these […]

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Northern Kentucky University to Investigate White Supremacy Graffiti

Northern Kentucky University will investigate – and increase nightly police patrols – after white supremacy graffiti was found on campus, the second vandalization since the year’s start, CNN reported. The graffiti, found on public space “Housing Rock” included spray-painted stencils of the words, “Patriot Front,” in reference to white nationalist hate group Patriot Front. According […]

Northern Kentucky University

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University of Minnesota to Launch Living Learning Community for Dakota Language Learners

University of Minnesota is launching next fall a Living Learning Community (LLC) called the Dakota Language House, for students looking to learn the Dakota language, US News reported. The American Indian studies department and the Dakota Language Program collaborated to develop the house. “To speak the language is to literally breathe life into the language […]

University of Minnesota

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Dr. Debra J. Barksdale Will Be Next Dean of UNC Greensboro School of Nursing

Dr. Debra J. Barksdale will be the next dean of University of North Carolina Greensboro’s School of Nursing and Professor in Family and Community Nursing. Barksdale is currently a professor of nursing and the associate dean of academic affairs at Virginia Commonwealth University, where she led the revision of a nursing leadership and organizational science […]

Dr. Debra Barksdale

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Xavier University of Louisiana and Lehigh University Business College Partner on 4+1 Agreement

Lehigh University’s College of Business and Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) are partnering for a new 4+1 agreement, a 5-year program of 4 years of undergrad at XULA plus 1 year of graduate management education at Lehigh. XULA students in liberal arts or STEM field majors can enter Lehigh’s MS in Management program, earning the […]

Xavier University of Louisiana

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White Camden County College Chemistry Professor Sues for Racial Discrimination

William T. Lavell, a white chemistry professor at Camden County College, has sued the school on grounds of racial discrimination, claiming his less qualified Black colleagues are paid more, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. The lawsuit was filed in federal court Friday. Lavell – hired by the school in 1995 – alleges suffering ”severe emotional distress, […]

Camden County College

LGBTQ Students for U.S. Evangelical Colleges Sue Education Department Over Title IX

LGBTQ students from 25 U.S. evangelical colleges have filed a class action lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over their Title IX rights. The plaintiffs are composed of current students, recently expelled students and recent alumni who allegedly suffered actions from their colleges such as conversion therapy. Plaintiffs include – but are not limited […]

Baylor University

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Bennett College to Receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova and Megan Thee Stallion

Bennett College – a historically Black liberal arts college for women – will receive $25,000 from Fashion Nova Cares, e-commerce fashion lifestyle brand Fashion Nova and Grammy-winning artist Megan Thee Stallion. Bennett’s $25,000 will go towards its Center for Entrepreneurial Studies. Throughout March, Fashion Nova Cares pledged to support and donate $1,000,000 to women entrepreneurs, […]

Bennett College

Brown University Students Vote in Favor of Reparations

Brown University students have voted by a vast margin that the Ivy League school should offer reparations to descendants of enslaved people who were affiliated with the school and its founders, NBC News reported. The voting – on two referendum questions – took place last week during an annual election. One question was whether Brown […]

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Morehouse College Receives $2 Million from The Ray Charles Foundation for Business Major Scholarships

Morehouse College received a $2 million gift from The Ray Charles Foundation. The funds will be used to provide scholarships to outstanding business majors. The Ray Charles Foundation scholarship will honor foundation president Valerie Ervin, Morehouse Board of Trustees member and foundation chairman Robert C. Davidson Jr., board chairman emeritus. The gift will fund the […]

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