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Students

New Initiative Looks to Reduce Student Debt at Select HBCUs

The Student Freedom Initiative has announced a partnership with nine Historically Black Colleges and Universities that will provide an alternative to high-cost college loans in an effort to help students navigate their way through the college.

Sports

Meet Jennifer Lynne Williams, Director of Athletics, Alabama State University

Women in Sports Leadership: Q&A with Jennifer Lynne Williams, the director of athletics at Alabama State University.

Latinx

Marymount University Becomes Virginia’s First HSI

With 25.1% of its undergraduate population identifying as Hispanic, Marymount University became the first Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) in Virginia. Currently, 539 institutions qualify as an HSI, which must enroll at least 25% Hispanic students, according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Overall, among the undergraduate and graduate populations combined, Hispanic students make up […]

African-American

Educator Preparation Programs Lead the Way for Racial and Social Justice for All

If our national laws and practices are to ensure justice and equity, then educators have a great deal of work to do in ensuring the American ideals we teach youth to value in school are a reality for all.

Women

The PhD Project Panel Focuses on Building the Pipeline

The PhD Project — a non-profit organization working to increase the diversity of business school faculty since 1994 — held its annual conference virtually and hosted its second annual talk titled “Wonder Women Diversity Discussion” to strategize about how best to build the talent pipeline in diversity for unrepresented students pursuing business degrees and Ph.D.’s.

African-American

Adrienne Davis, WashU Vice Provost for Diversity, Steps Down in May

Dr. Adrienne D. Davis, Washington University in St. Louis vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity and law professor, will be stepping down as vice provost May 31, 2021, according to a WashU press release. Davis – director of the school’s new Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity – has helped increase […]

African-American

Dr. W. Franklin Evans Named First Black President of West Liberty State University

Dr. W. Franklin Evans will become the first Black president in West Liberty State University’s 183-year history, effective Jan. 1, the Herald-Star reported. Evans – who will be West Liberty’s 37th president – is currently president of Voorhees College and was previously interim president of South Carolina State University. During his tenure, SCSU’s enrollment broke […]

African-American

Bank of America Giving Morgan State University $1 Million to Address Student of Color Skill Gap

Bank of America is giving Morgan State University $1 million to help students of color get education and training required for the workforce, Baltimore Business Journal reported. The partnership is part of a $25 million commitment the bank is making to improve the teaching of workplace skills for Black and Hispanic people. “The work of […]

African-American

U of Michigan to Hire 20 Tenure-Track Faculty as Part of Anti-Racism Initiative

The University of Michigan (UM) will hire at least 20 tenure-track faculty – versed in academic work on structural racism and racial inequality – over the next three years as part of its new anti-racism initiative. “We’re building on all of the existing focus, attention, expertise, commitment with the specifics in terms of focus on […]

Native Americans

U.S. House Approves Bill to Give Lumbee Tribe Federal Recognition

The U.S. House has approved the Lumbee Recognition Act, a bill to give the Lumbee Tribe of North Carolina federal recognition, WBTW reported. The bill will now go to the Senate after House approval for the bill came Monday afternoon. The Lumbee Recognition Act “would give Lumbee Tribe members access to services and benefits provided […]

African-American

New Joint Initiative Founded to Support HBCU Students in STEM Fields

The American Chemistry Council, American Institute of Chemical Engineers, The Chemours Company and HBCU Week Foundation announced Tuesday a joint-equity, diversity and inclusion initiative to help underrepresented groups succeed in the chemical industry. The Future of STEM Scholars Initiative (FOSSI) will give opportunities for companies and other parties to fund and create scholarships, internships and […]

African-American

Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College to Allow Some Students on Campus in Spring

Atlanta’s three largest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) plan to allow some students on campus for the spring semester, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College held only virtual classes this fall. Despite the recent COVID-19 surge, the schools are optimistic for their spring semester plans. Reverting to exclusively […]

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