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New Funding Initiatives Seek to Help North Carolina Rebound Amid COVID-19

In an effort to help students access and complete postsecondary education in the wake of the COVID-19 pandemic, North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper has directed $51.4 million in new funding initiatives across the state.

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper

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Learn How This Woman’s Journey Has Made Her ‘a Pillar of Stanford’s Asian American Community’

As the child of Chinese immigrants, Cindy Ng wanted to fit in. She wanted to, as Andrew Yang puts it, “out-American the Americans.” That would change though as Ng entered college at the University of California, Berkeley in the early ’70s. It was there she became “sidetracked by activism.”

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Panelists Discuss the Pandemic’s Impact on Latinx Students

Education leaders from UnidosUS, LULAC, The Education Trust, Teach Plus, ALAS, Khan Academy and Leadership for Educational Equity convened virtually this week to discuss how COVID-19 has impacted Latinx students in K–12 and strategize on outcomes so tha unfinished learning doesn’t impact these students for a lifetime.

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Community Colleges

To Improve Student Retention, IEBC’s Initiative Aims to Create More Caring Campuses

Research indicates that students who lack a connection with their institution are less likely to return for the next semester.

George Washington University Legal Experts Discuss Biden’s First 100 Days

Legal scholars from George Washington University assessed President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office in a virtual panel that was part of the school’s bicentennial events.

Dr. Dayna Bowen Matthew

Community Colleges

Survey Reveals Higher Education Stigmas, Job Skills Gap Impact Recent Graduates’ Employment

As the United States faces a student debt crisis—impacting 44.7 million Americans—a new Cengage survey analyzed the value of a postsecondary degree from the perspective of recent community college and four-year institution graduates.

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Women in Sports Leadership: A Q&A with the Executive Senior Associate Athletic Director at Chicago State University

Hear from Jessica Poole, who will become the first African American female to lead the Collegiate Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA).

Former Administrator Files Lawsuit Against UCF, Citing Discrimination

Dr. Briant K. Coleman, a former associate vice president for strategic initiatives, communications and marketing at the University of Central Florida (UCF), has filed a lawsuit against the institution, claiming that he experienced and witnessed widespread workplace harassment.

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Recruitment & Retention

To Address Low Representation of Black Teachers, Experts Suggests Focusing on Retention

To discuss recommendations on ways to increase representation within the teaching workforce, the Educational Testing Service (ETS) hosted the second part of its series, “Structures for Success: Supporting, Developing and Retaining Black Male Educators” on Wednesday evening.

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Clark Atlanta University’s Executive Leadership Institute Gets $1Million from Chan Zuckerberg Initiative

A new initiative to train the next generation of HBCU presidents received major support, with a $1 Million grant from the Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI).

Dr. George T. French Jr.

HBCU Caucus Members Introduce Legislation to Invest in HBCUs

A new bipartisan proposal is seeking to help historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) build themselves up.

Rep. Alma S. Adams

Community Colleges

San Antonio College Emerges Winner of 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence

San Antonio College (SAC) was selected as the winner of the 2021 Aspen Prize for Community College Excellence. The announcement came during a virtual award ceremony on Tuesday.

Dr. Robert Vela, Jr.

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