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COVID-19

Coronavirus Debt Relief for 300,000 Private Student Loan Borrowers in New York

New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo on Tuesday announced relief for as many as 300,000 borrowers of private student loans who are left out of the ambit of the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief, and Economic Security Act, or CARES Act. These 300,000 borrowers can now contact their student loan servicer to defer student loan payments for […]

April 8, 2020

COVID-19

Officials and Advocates Seek to Halt Title IX Rule Changes Amid COVID-19 Disruptions

Three Senators joined 18 state attorneys general and a leading academic association to urge the Department of Education and the Office of Management and Budget to suspend changes to Title IX rules on dating violence, domestic abuse and stalking. Citing the closures of schools and colleges around the country due to the COVID-19 pandemic and […]

April 6, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

SFSU Asian American Studies Chair Documents Trump’s “Chinese Virus” Hate

From March 20- April 1, Dr. Russell Jeung and community activists set up a “Stop-AAPI-Hate” website to record incidents of discrimination toward Asian Americans.

April 6, 2020

COVID-19

Meharry Medical College Enters Global Race for an Antiviral Drug to Treat COVID-19

For Meharry’s Dr. Donald Alcendor, finding an effective antiviral strategy not only for COVID-19, “but for current viruses within that family and future viruses within that family, is the ultimate strategy.”

April 5, 2020

Leadership & Policy

Strengthening Governance at Historically Black Colleges and Universities

Once this pandemic has receded or is over, higher education as we have known it will not return to normal. Effective governance will be more important than ever because it affects all aspects of an institution’s sustainability including accreditation, tuition and fee policies, curricular offerings and services, learning outcomes, facilities, and technology infrastructure, among others.

April 5, 2020

COVID-19

U of Wisconsin-Madison Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19

The University of Wisconsin-Madison said that a group of students who went on spring break mid-March to Nashville and Gulf Shores, Alabama have tested positive for COVID-19, reported KIRO7. University of Wisconsin-Madison Police told WKRG News 5 that the students started their spring break in Nashville, Tennessee on March 13, then moved their trip down […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online Education

The sudden shift to online learning as a result of COVID-19 has emphasized the need for updated regulations regarding distance learning in higher education. As a consequence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos proposed new rules Wednesday that would add upon last year’s proposed Distance Learning and Innovation regulation, states a press release from the Department […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

U of California Suspends SAT/ACT Requirements For Fall 2021 Admissions

In response to the massive upheaval caused by the coronavirus pandemic, the University of California (UC) said this week it will suspend requirements for the SAT/ACT standardized tests for students applying for admission as freshmen for fall 2021. Among other measures, UC is also suspending the letter grade requirement for academic classes taken in winter, […]

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

Preserving the Espíritu Guerrero of Our Children During Covid-19

Like many mother scholars, I am forced to navigate professional responsibilities while consciously being the best mother I can be. This pandemic has made me especially aware of my energy, the expectations I have of my children/partner, and the need to help keep their espíritu guerrero alive and jovial.

April 2, 2020

Students

Three Steps to Civic Love in the Time of COVID-19

To serve those to whom we belong well, attentiveness and affinity are key. Affinity and awareness amount to a form of love. Serving well is love in the time of COVID-19, and I offer these three steps to consider.

April 2, 2020

COVID-19

28 UT-Austin Spring Breakers Test Positive for COVID-19 After Trip 10 Days Ago

As many as 28 University of Texas at Austin students have tested positive for COVID-19 after they went on a group spring break trip to Mexico 10 days ago, reported NBC News. “Dozens more are under public health investigation,” said the Austin Public Health Department, in a statement about the group of 70 young adults […]

April 1, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19-Related ‘Prejudice and Xenophobia’ On Campus is ‘Offensive’, Says U of Rochester President

University of Rochester president Sarah Mangelsdorf  said on Sunday recent incidents on campus of “prejudice and xenophobia” related to the coronavirus are  “offensive” and “antithetical to our values.” She said the university’s vice president for equity and inclusion and some other groups on campus alerted her to these incidents. “… be aware of the corrosive […]

April 1, 2020