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Group of Pac-12 Football Players Threaten Boycott if Demands Aren’t Met

More than a dozen Pac-12 football players have issued a list of demands which include health and safety protection during the COVID-19 pandemic, racial justice, and economic equity. The student-athletes have threatened to boycott practice and games if their demands are not met. The players’ statement and demands were published in The Players’ Tribune and […]

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U of Lynchburg Alumni: Remove Name of Jerry Falwell Sr. From Building

Alumni of the University of Lynchburg are asking the institution to remove the name of Jerry Falwell Sr. from a building on campus, saying his “rhetoric represented that of racism, bigotry, placism and sexism until the last day,” reported the Danville Register & Bee. These alumni also want the university to cut ties with Lynchburg-based […]

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Howard University Gets $1 Million Gift From HBO

Howard University has received a $1 million gift from HBO to establish an endowed fund to benefit students pursuing careers in the arts and entertainment industries. The donation was announced in conjunction with an HBO event, ‘Between the World and Me,’ which is based on a book by Ta-Nehisi Coates, a Howard alumnus. Coates will […]

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Students from 8 Chicago Higher Ed Institutions Come Together to Advocate for Police-Free Campuses

Students from eight Chicago colleges and universities came together on Saturday to advocate for police-free campuses, reported The Columbia Chronicle. College students gathered together at a block party hosted by Solidarity Street, a student-led community organization. Institutions represented included Columbia College Chicago, the University of Chicago, DePaul University, The University of Illinois at Chicago, Northwestern […]

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Closing University Child Care Centers Hurts Both Student Parents and Future Educators

Across the country, early childhood care and education programs have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic. Most closed in March, and though some are reopening as they are allowed by states, it’s expected that many will never reopen. These programs were financially precarious before the pandemic, and after months of closures and now with new regulations around cleaning and social distancing, it’s tough to make the numbers add up.

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UNCF Survey Measures How COVID-19 Has Affected HBCU Students’ Fall Plans

More than 5,000 students from 17 United Negro College Fund (UNCF) historically Black colleges and universities shared how the COVID-19 pandemic was affecting their lives and enrollment plans for fall, in a recently published UNCF student pulse survey. Key findings from the survey include: Over 80% of students prefer to return to campus for some […]

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Segregation Forever? Research Finds Black, Latinx Students Still Excluded From Selective Public Institutions

As communities and institutions seek solutions to the nation’s racial inequities in the aftermath of protests surrounding George Floyd’s death in police custody, the Education Trust recently cited “continued and systematic exclusion of Black and Latinx students from the most selective public colleges and universities in the country” in an incisive report published on its […]

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Illinois State University to Remove Names in Residence Hall That Have Links to Slavery

Illinois State University will remove names in a residence hall that have links to slavery. The university said it will rename floors in its Watterson Towers residence hall, which consists of 10 “houses” named after the first 10 former U.S. secretaries of state. Of those 10, eight actively participated in slavery, the university said. “Asking […]

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American Association of Pediatrics Issues Apology for Past Racism Against Black Doctors

The American Academy of Pediatrics has issued a “long overdue” apology for its racism against two Black doctors in the late 1930s and early 1940s. Two Black physicians, Dr. Alonzo deGrate Smith and Dr. Roland Boyd Scott, became association members in 1945. But, for six years prior, their initial membership applications had been repeatedly rejected […]

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Loyola University Maryland to Remove Flannery O’Connor’s Name From Residence Hall

Loyola University Maryland has said it will remove author Flannery O’Connor’s name from a residence hall because “some of her personal writings reflected a racist perspective.” “The building names we use at Loyola should declare to our students—and entire community—what sort of values we esteem and hope to instill in our graduates,” said university president […]

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NCAA Allows Athletes to Wear Social Justice Statement on Uniform

The NCAA said on Thursday that it will allow student-athletes to wear patches containing social justice statements or other statements for commemorative and memorial purposes on their uniforms. Current rules in some sports don’t allow such patches but the NCAA Playing Rules Oversight Panel approved rules which will now allow athletes two places on the […]

Women

Sweet Briar College Seeks to Foster Ideal Learning Environment for Next Generation of Female Engineers

Rather than large lecture-style classes, Sweet Briar College offers a hands-on experiential learning environment for its engineering students. Through surveys with alumni, Sweet Briar — a Virginia-based women’s college — has found that such hands-on learning is beneficial for students’ future careers.

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