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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.

Jackson State University Names Interim President to Permanent Post

Thomas K. Hudson, who had been filling in as interim president of Jackson State University, has been named the school’s permanent president.

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Patient Professors Introduced Dr. Kellie Ann Jurado to Science, Now She’s Paying It Forward

Dr. Kellie Ann Jurado’s exposure to scientists was minimal growing up. When she thought about the field of science, only the image of “White, crazy-haired rocket scientists” came to mind.

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.

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Report Examines Competencies Needed to Succeed in Workforce

A new report from the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce (CEW) pinpoints the five most in-demand competencies across the labor market. Those work skills include communication, teamwork, sales, customer service, leadership, problem-solving and complex thinking, all of which can yield higher earnings.

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.

Panel Explores Accreditation and Role of HBCUs During COVID-19 Crisis

Higher education leaders convened virtually Nov. 19 to discuss the role of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and accreditation during the COVID-19 pandemic. Prairie View A&M University’s Minority Achievement, Creativity and High-Ability Center (MACH-III) hosted the webinar.

President-Elect Joe Biden Considering Dr. James E.K. Hildreth for The Coronavirus Taskforce

President-elect Joe Biden has made the raging COVID-19 pandemic a priority for his incoming administration, naming a list of prominent scientists, researchers, scholars and government health leaders to a new coronavirus taskforce. Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, an infectious disease expert and president of the historically Black Meharry Medical College, may also play a role in shaping the nation’s coronavirus response in the new administration.

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St. Mary’s to Host Virtual Dedication for Its Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland

With plans to build a stadium on campus, state law and regulations first required St. Mary’s College of Maryland to undergo an archaeological dig of the land. During the summer of 2016, alongside staff and students, Dr. Julia King, professor of anthropology at St. Mary’s, surveyed the area and found evidence of slave quarters. Now, RE: site, a design firm, has been chosen to build the “Commemorative to Enslaved Peoples of Southern Maryland.”

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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 […]

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Assessing the Impact of COVID-19 on ROTC Programs

The ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has affected Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) programs at higher ed institutions across the country in unique ways.

Report Examines Basic Needs Insecurities of Instructional Staff at Colleges and Universities

A new report from the Hope Center for College, Community and Justice analyzed the rates of basic needs insecurity among faculty and staff at higher education institutions.

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