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HBCUs

HBCU Fall Preview: Colleges Plan a Phased Return to Campus

Starting today, Diverse will provide occasional news-roundups and interviews from historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and other minority-serving institutions, as campus leaders plot a course for teaching, learning and working during the pandemic. This first installment features a look at plans from Morgan State University in Baltimore, Maryland.; Tennessee State University in Nashville, Tennessee.; and Claflin University in Orangeburg, South Carolina.

June 29, 2020

COVID-19

More Than 300 Colleges Outline What They Want to See in Applicants During COVID-19

University leaders from more than 300 colleges and universities on Monday issued a statement in which they outlined what they do and don’t expect from applicants during the COVID-19 pandemic. The statement also underscored these colleges leaders’ commitment to equity and encouraged students to focus on self-care, balance, meaningful learning and care for others during […]

June 29, 2020

News Roundup

At Bowdoin College, Freshmen Only on Campus in the Fall

Bowdoin College has a new twist on the fall semester. The Maine institution said it will, for the most part, allow only freshman and transfer students on campus in the fall in an effort to reduce the density of people and to keep students, faculty and staff safe amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Why only freshmen […]

June 22, 2020

COVID-19

COVID-19 Aid Restrictions Rule Won’t Apply to California Community Colleges

California’s community colleges don’t have to abide by a Department of Education rule that prevents many college students from receiving emergency federal COVID-19 grants, ruled a federal judge in California on Wednesday. The decision means those emergency grants can now reach a much wider group of students at California’s community colleges, including undocumented students. This […]

June 17, 2020

Sports

College Sports Stakeholders Prepare for a New Normal Under COVID-19

Athletic directors, coaches, conference commissioners and student-athletes await a clear vision of what the future holds. Campuses throughout the U.S. are closed except for essential staff and, in some cases, a limited number of students who are allowed to remain in the dorms due to lack of anywhere else to go. Classes are being taught […]

June 17, 2020

COVID-19

Iowa Lawmakers Cut Public Universities’ Funding by $8 Million

Iowa lawmakers cut $8 million in funding to the state’s public colleges (University of Iowa, Iowa State University and the University of Northern Iowa), exacerbating the economic hit the institutions have taken due to the COVID-19 pandemic, reported We Are Iowa. Republican lawmakers said funding to universities was one of the few areas they felt […]

June 16, 2020

COVID-19

Boston U Faculty Petition to Make Fall In-Person Teaching Optional

More than 1,200 faculty, students and alumni of Boston University have signed a faculty petition created last week to make in-person teaching optional this coming fall semester for the safety of teachers and students during the COVID-19 pandemic. A separate petition has been created by students as well, in support of this faculty demand. Both […]

June 16, 2020

COVID-19

Harvard Drops SAT/ACT Requirement for Fall 2021 Applicants

Citing the upending of schedules due to the COVID-19 pandemic, Harvard University on Monday said it will drop the requirement of standardized exams, such as the SAT or ACT, for fall 2021 applicants, making the submission of these test scores optional. “We understand that the COVID-19 pandemic has created insurmountable challenges in scheduling tests for […]

June 16, 2020

COVID-19

Champlain College Launches Virtual Gap Program

For students looking to delay their college start date due to the impact of COVID-19, Champlain College introduced a virtual gap program.

June 15, 2020

Students

Federal Judge Blocks Ed Dept. Limits on COVID-19 Aid for Many Washington State Students

A federal judge in Spokane, Washington, has for the most part blocked an education department rule that restricts emergency CARES Act pandemic aid to students eligible for federal student aid, giving more college students in the state a lifeline during the pandemic. The injunction granted by the judge late on Friday does not however apply […]

June 15, 2020

Sports

Dozens of College Athletes Test Positive for COVID-19 Since Their Voluntary Return

Dozens of student-athletes at more than 12 colleges have tested positive for COVID-19 since some of them returned to campus for voluntary workouts starting June 1, reported The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. The following schools have reported varying numbers of positive cases since allowing athletes back on campus: Marshall University, Oklahoma State University, Arkansas State University, Auburn […]

June 15, 2020

Opinion

Pledging to Disrupt Systemic Racism in Higher Education Advocacy

I have sat uncomfortably on raised chairs during enough panels with only other White speakers. I have rolled my eyes at enough invitations to events on education issues for which only White people would share their views. I have witnessed enough higher education researchers and advocates who make their living on equity work perpetuate cycles of mistreatment of graduate students and early-career colleagues.

June 12, 2020