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COVID-19

Eastern Michigan U Guarantees a Single Room for Students in the Fall Semester

In response to parents’ and students’ concerns about safety during the COVID-19 pandemic, Eastern Michigan University said it will guarantee a single room without a roommate, at a slightly reduced rate, for every student who requests one in the fall semester. “Reacting to concerns about physical distancing and creating safe spaces related to COVID-19, Eastern […]

June 11, 2020

COVID-19

Campus Chaplains Get Creative Amid COVID-19 Pandemic

When classes pivoted online in response to the coronavirus, so did chaplaincy, and campus faith leaders have been getting creative to continue remotely supporting their diverse student communities.

June 10, 2020

Students

Reimagining International Student Recruitment in the Age of COVID-19: Cross-Continent Collaboration and Partnership Agreements, and Innovative Delivery Models Have Never Been More Important

International student enrollment has been challenged since well before the COVID-19 global pandemic brought the traditional higher education recruitment cycle to a halt in mid-March. It will only become more difficult if colleges and universities do not quickly determine and act upon ways to reach and serve the unique needs of this critically important student population.

June 10, 2020

Students

Online Drag Shows and Shoe Box Parade Floats: Campus Communities Virtually Celebrate Pride in Style

Online drag shows, miniature floats made out of shoe boxes, virtual panel discussions and dance parties – these are just a few of the ways LGBTQ students and alumni are marking Pride month. Even with parades shut down and campuses closed, college communities are gathering online to celebrate.

June 9, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Can Faculty at Historically Black Colleges and Universities Replicate Part of the HBCU Experience Through an Online Format?

It is important for HBCUs to recognize that online learning continues to be one the fastest growing sectors of higher education. Online learning has increasingly become a more widely accepted and viable option. The COVID-19 pandemic has only intensified the need for this option and has pushed institutions to adopt virtual instruction rapidly.

June 9, 2020

African-American

Another University Professor in the Spotlight for ‘Vile’ Comments on Minorities

Two petitions to fire University of North Carolina Wilmington professor Mike Adams for his inflammatory comments over the years about women and minorities have collected a total of 73,000 signatures as of Monday afternoon. One of the petitions says Adams’ Twitter account “contains threats towards minorities.”  The other urges signatories to not financially support or […]

June 8, 2020

COVID-19

Decline in Spring College Enrollment Slowed Prior to COVID-19, Says Report

Data gathered prior to the impact of COVID-19 shows there was a decrease in postsecondary enrollment in spring 2020 but the pace of decline slowed compared to the previous four years, says a report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.

June 8, 2020

Community Colleges

Texas Woman’s University Expands Dual Nursing Program to Second Community College

Texas Woman’s University plans to expand its recently implemented joint nursing program to Alvin Community College’s campus, which reduces the overall time and cost needed to earn a nursing degree.

June 7, 2020

Students

Report: To Ensure Equity, Prioritize CARES Act Aid for Public Colleges

While the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic is felt throughout higher education, a report from the Center for American Progress advocates that public colleges and universities deserve the largest allotment of aid to ensure that racial and economic inequalities don’t deepen.

June 7, 2020

African-American

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi Joins Boston University to Lead New Antiracist Research Center

Dr. Ibram X. Kendi, one of the most sought-after scholars on racism in America, will join Boston University, launching the institution’s new Center for Antiracist Research.

June 4, 2020

Students

A Battle for the Soul of Our Nation

Minneapolis, Minnesota, is a long way from Brunswick, Georgia and Louisville, Kentucky. Yet the three areas are now inextricably linked by the recent tragedies that befell African- American citizens – murdered in those locations by citizen vigilantes or police officers. Each illuminates a teachable moment that we would do well to learn from, and demonstrates that even during a historic pandemic, when we are all supposedly “in this together,” that we still have a long way to go as a society before we truly reach “togetherness.”

June 4, 2020

Faculty & Staff

Summit Discusses Health and Safety Issues on College Campuses

College students’ mental health and well being in a time of pandemic and their safety when new rules on sexual assault investigations kick in Aug. 14, were the main issues discussed on Wednesday at the annual EVERFI  Campus Prevention Network Summit.

June 3, 2020