Tag: COVID-19: Page 36

COVID-19

Contract Food Service Workers Petition Washington D.C. Universities For Health Benefits During Coronavirus

More than 400 subcontracted food service workers were temporarily laid off at Howard University, Gallaudet University, Catholic University and Trinity Washington University. Their union is calling on schools to ensure they receive pay and health benefits through the end of the semester.

April 19, 2020

COVID-19

Take COVID-19 Testing Into Vulnerable Communities, Says Howard U President Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick

Health authorities need to take COVID-19 testing into vulnerable communities as data reveals that communities of color have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, said Howard University president, Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick, to National Public Radio. Frederick, a cancer surgeon who continues to practice medicine, said that drive-through testing sites may not be […]

April 19, 2020

Sports

Athletic Programs Await the Fallout from Coronavirus-Related Cancellations

With revenue from the NCAA Division I Tournaments a vital part of funding for many institutions, it’s still undetermined on what the impact of cancellation will be.

April 16, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

UCLA Law Professor Wonders on Twitter if One of His Chinese Students Brought Back Coronavirus

Stephen Bainbridge, a University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) School of Law professor,  wondered last week on Twitter whether one of his Chinese students brought back the coronavirus from China, reported Law 360 and Above The Law. After a strongly worded letter of condemnation from the school’s students, for racism and xenophobia, Bainbridge apologized publicly […]

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

The New School President Makes $100,000 Pledge to Student Emergency Assistance Program

On his first day as president of The New School in New York City, Dr. Dwight A. McBride made a personal pledge of $100,000 to the university’s Student Emergency Assistance Program. The program provides short-term financial support to students with specific, urgent needs. Right now, the program is focusing on needs arising from the COVID-19 […]

April 16, 2020

HBCUs

Meharry Medical College Hopes to Test COVID-19 Anti-Viral in Two Weeks

A scientist at Meharry Medical College, a historically Black institution, said he is two weeks away from testing an anti-virus that could potentially prevent COVID-19, the easily transmittable respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, which has taken 26,708 lives in the U.S. as of Thursday, reported NBC News. With much of those cases disproportionately affecting […]

April 16, 2020

COVID-19

FDA Approves Low-Cost Ventilator Developed by U of Minnesota

The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) has approved a low-cost ventilator developed by the University of Minnesota with an aim to treat COVID-19 patients, reported the Associated Press. The mechanical ventilator, called the Coventor, is compact and easy to use, said the university on its website.  Unlike commercial mechanical ventilators, the Coventor doesn’t require pressurized […]

April 16, 2020

Students

New Telehealth Program Launched for Students to Access Health Care During COVID-19 Pandemic

With college students forced to return home during the coronavirus pandemic, many lack or have limited access to their on-campus medical or mental health care services.

April 16, 2020

Students

Why Society Will Need Liberal Arts Graduates

The global pandemic has disrupted all of higher education, but perhaps no sector in it more than liberal arts colleges. Our bread-and-butter is close personalized interaction between faculty mentors and students. We provide students with a holistic living-learning environment that Covid-19 and remote learning has abruptly upended.

April 16, 2020

Sports

Howard University Football Alum Sean D. Boynes Dies From COVID-19 Complications

Sean D. Boynes,  a three-year member of Howard University’s Bison football team (1991-93), died earlier this month of complications related to COVID-19, the respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, reported HBCU Gameday. In 1993, Boynes was part of the squad that went 11-0 in their path to a first Mid-Eastern Athletic Conference title and a […]

April 15, 2020

COVID-19

Class Action Lawsuit Against Liberty University for ‘Profiting From’ The Pandemic

A Liberty University student has filed a class action lawsuit against the institution accusing it of “profiting from the COVID-19 pandemic,” reported The Hill. The suit is seeking refunds for students who paid tuition and other fees for the spring semester. The plaintiff, who identified only as “Student A” for fear of retaliation and harassment, […]

April 15, 2020

African-American

How TMCF is Responding to COVID-19

There is little question that higher education in general, and our historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in particular, have been greatly impacted by COVID-19, the likes of which we have not seen in our lifetime.

April 15, 2020