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‘More Rivers to Cross’ for Penn State to Improve Status of Black Faculty

Penn State University still has “more rivers to cross” to improve the status of its Black faculty, according to a recent report by two of its professors who spent more than eight months researching the subject in an effort to highlight diversity issues at the institution.

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Initiatives Seek to Broaden Access to Legal Counsel for Rural Residents

To illustrate the dire need for more attorneys in rural America, a University of Arkansas Bowen School of Law professor tells the story of an older lawyer, well beyond typical retirement age, who wouldn’t leave his job in a one-lawyer town until a younger legal mind came to take his place.

Meharry Medical College’s Dr. James E.K. Hildreth Weighs In On COVID-19

Dr. James E.K. Hildreth, infectious disease expert and president of Meharry Medical College, the nation’s oldest and largest historically Black academic health science center, discusses COVID-19, from the nation’s response, to the need for a “new normal,” to HBCUs and, of course, the science behind the novel coronavirus.

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Howard University Hospital Doctors Prepare For a Potential Surge in COVID-19 Patients

For infectious diseases doctor Siham Mahgoub, some diligent “detective work” and plenty of curiosity are what many medical breakthroughs in challenging patient cases are made of. Now that she is on the frontline of the COVID-19 pandemic, Mahgoub admits that the stakes are higher and the learning curve is steep, but her approach remains the same.

Webinar Discusses How Institutions Are Supporting Latinx Students During The Pandemic

Since its establishment 15 years ago, Excelencia in Education has looked at how colleges and universities across the country are intentionally serving and supporting Latinx students. Now, rather than looking at the need to increase enrollment and retention among Latinx students, the focus has shifted into how schools can best support them during the time of a pandemic.

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Report: A Majority of Students Say Companies Are Unresponsive to Job Applications

For 72% of college students, the stress and uncertainty surrounding the coronavirus pandemic has added to the difficulty of looking for a job, with 74% saying companies are unresponsive to job applications, new research shows.

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Faculty & Staff

CUPA-HR Survey: Underrepresentation of Women and Minorities in College Presidencies Persists

Data in the “2020 CUPA-HR Administrators in Higher Education Report” shows that underrepresentation of women and minorities in college and university presidencies persists. While colleges and universities embrace the concept of diversity and equity, the numbers are still falling short. The report noted that just 32% of college or university presidents are women and only […]

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Two Young HBCU Graduates Raise Funds for Students Impacted by COVID-19

In the wake of COVID-19, Jonathan Allen and Derrick Young Jr. were anxious to lend a helping hand. Both Allen and Young — two graduates of Grambling State University, a historically Black university in Louisiana — launched an online fund to provide small emergency grants to Boston-area college students displaced by coronavirus.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Virginia Roach Trailblazes Ways for Women in Academia

Dr. Virginia Roach, dean of Fordham University’s Graduate School of Education, started her career with a job as a dishwasher in an on-campus daycare center. There, as an aspiring chemical engineer, she was asked to tutor a child with learning difficulties and came to the realization that “this is for me.”

Policy Brief Suggests Reforms to Address Student Debt Crisis During the Pandemic

In the first draft of the $2 trillion United States federal government stimulus package, a cancellation of $10,000 for any loan borrower’s student debt was proposed. However, Congress ultimately voted to give each student borrower a six-month interest-free break on making payments on federal loans. Meaning, individuals do not have to make a student loan payment until October 2020 and there will be not an accrual of interest and penalties during this time.

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Seeking Justice: Innocence Project Works to Exonerate the Wrongly Convicted

Founded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project aims to “free the staggering numbers of innocent people who remain incarcerated and to bring substantive reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment,” according to their website.

Just Cause: Higher Ed Institutions Expand Social Justice Offerings

Shaped by student interest as well as the need to keep curriculum relevant, colleges and universities are increasingly developing social justice programs to address pressing issues in contemporary society.

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