Tag: COVID-19: Page 13

Women

No Longer Participating in Our Own Oppression

Every day, institutions of higher education ask marginalized people to participate in their own oppression. Maybe it’s time we stop. We are asked to represent diversity, but we are not given meaningful seats at the tables of power. We are told to meet (or exceed) the same metrics as our straight White male colleagues, but, even when we do, the institution betrays us.

August 13, 2020

African-American

Virtual Panel Discusses the Role and Needs of HBCUs

Historically Black colleges and universities continue to be needed and relevant. That was the sentiment expressed by higher education and political leaders who convened virtually on Wednesday to participate in Virginia Union University’s (VUU) “The Continuing Significance of HBCUs Today” event.

August 12, 2020

African-American

Global Manufacturer of COVID-19 Test Kits Partners with HBCUs to Ensure Safe Return to Campus

On Wednesday, Thermo Fisher Scientific, the world’s largest maker of scientific tools, announced a project to support testing, at no-cost, to the nation’s HBCUs, including establishing national HBCU testing centers to process COVID-19 tests and provide timely results throughout the academic year.

August 12, 2020

African-American

Enrollment at Some HBCUs Increases in the Wake of Black Lives Matter Protests

On the whole, HBCUs, like the rest of the higher education sector, are experiencing drops in enrollment as the coronavirus continues to create uncertainty. But in the wake of Black Lives Matter protests this summer, some HBCUs are attracting higher numbers of students.

August 12, 2020

African-American

Amid COVID-19 Pandemic, Morehouse School of Medicine Welcomes Its Largest Class

In June, most historically Black colleges and universities were racing against the clock to come up with a plan for what the fall semester would look like or rolling out and then revising strategies to safely re-open. But at Atlanta’s Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM), faculty, staff and most future physicians were already back training, teaching and learning — virtually and in person.

August 7, 2020

African-American

Howard, Johns Hopkins Reverse Course, Opt for Virtual Fall Semester

Howard University, in the nation’s capital, will now hold its fall semester entirely online for undergraduates and will not house students. The decision announced late Friday afternoon is a reversal of plans to offer students the option of in-person and virtual classes. It also signals the angst and gravity that campus leaders are facing as they decide how or if they will re-open their institutions as the coronavirus pandemic rages.

August 7, 2020

Sports

NCAA Division II and III Cancel Fall Sports Championships

NCAA’s Division II and Division III decided Wednesday they are canceling fall sports championships due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In both divisions, the sports affected by the cancellation are football, men’s and women’s soccer, men’s and women’s cross country, field hockey, women’s volleyball and men’s water polo, said ESPN. The decisions came after the NCAA […]

August 6, 2020

Sports

NCAA Has ‘Serious Concerns’ About COVID-19, Will Only Support Fall Sports With ‘Strict Conditions’

The NCAA on Wednesday directed each division to make its own decision on fall sport championships but said it has “serious concerns” about the continuing COVID-19 pandemic and will support fall events if “strict conditions” of health and safety are followed. The NCAA also made clear that all student-athletes must be allowed to opt out […]

August 6, 2020

Sports

U of Louisville Suspends Four Fall Sports After Positive COVID-19 Cases Linked to Off-Campus Party

The University of Louisville on Wednesday temporarily suspended all team-related activities in four fall sports after 29 positive COVID-19 cases linked to an off-campus party attended by student-athletes, reported WDRB. The suspended sports are men’s and women’s soccer, field hockey and volleyball.  The party took place on Saturday in an off-campus apartment. The following Monday, […]

August 6, 2020

Opinion

Transitioning to Online Learning

The spring of 2020 will not be the semester that goes down in history as an example of higher education at its best. In mid-March, the novel coronavirus forced colleges and universities to pivot from in-person course delivery and traditional on-campus experiences and thrust them into a modality of remote instruction.

August 5, 2020

African-American

The Murder of George Floyd Serves as a Defining Moment in U.S. History

The murder of George Floyd by the Minneapolis Police Department on May 25th shook America to her very foundations. Corporations, businesses, professional athletes, executives, and people from various races and backgrounds could not sit back and ignore or dismiss Mr. Floyd’s homicide. The murder serves as an exclamation point, or a significant defining moment, in the history of the United States.

August 5, 2020

Students

CED Provides Recommendations for Higher Education Reform After COVID-19

New research conducted by the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board (CED) provides recommendations to policymakers for how to mitigate the effects of the COVID-19 pandemic on the higher education system.

August 5, 2020