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African-American

An Open Letter to African American Nurses

During the first week of May each year, we honor our “angels” and tell them “thanks for all that they have done and continue to do for us”. While this year is no exception, what made this Nurses’ Day especially meaningful is the light that the COVID-19 pandemic has shone on the sacrifice of these angels.

May 12, 2020

Community Colleges

Report: Community Colleges Are Being Short-Changed by the CARES Act

Emergency aid for students is crucial during the COVID-19 pandemic, but some of the most vulnerable students are being overlooked.

May 11, 2020

COVID-19

Princeton University Names First-Ever Black Valedictorian

Princeton University has named Montreal native Nicholas Johnson valedictorian for the Class of 2020. Johnson will be the university’s first-ever Black valedictorian, said the fourth-oldest U.S. college, which was chartered in 1746. Johnson is majoring in operations research and financial engineering. He will participate in a virtual commencement the university is holding on May 31. […]

May 11, 2020

COVID-19

Senator Lamar Alexander: Not Enough COVID-19 Testing to Open Campuses

Senate Republican Lamar Alexander said on Sunday that while the country’s COVID-19 testing levels have been “impressive,” they are not enough for college and university campuses to reopen as normal in August. It appears Alexander disagrees with President Donald Trump, who last week said he wants higher education institutions to reopen for fall 2020. Speaking […]

May 11, 2020

News Roundup

Racial Slurs Disrupt Oklahoma City University’s Virtual Graduation Event

Racial slurs disrupted Oklahoma City University’s virtual graduation event on Saturday, reported Oklahoma’s News 4. The event, held online because of the ongoing pandemic, was hacked as a person or persons broadcast a racial slur and a swastika during the ceremony. The event was held on Zoom, which has become the videoconferencing platform of choice […]

May 11, 2020

Students

How Universities Plan to Hold Graduation Ceremonies Amid a Pandemic

Over the past few months, universities and colleges around the country have worked towards planning their graduation ceremonies amid a pandemic, attempting to find ways to keep some normalcy intact.Schools can choose to host commencement online, postpone until crowd restrictions are lifted within states or offer both options.

May 10, 2020

Community Colleges

Dallas County Community Colleges to Remain Online for Most Classes in the Fall

Colleges in the Dallas County Community College District will remain online for most classes through the fall semester in light of the COVID-19 pandemic, the county body said in a statement. The decision has been taken to “to protect students, faculty and staff,” because if they opened for on-campus instruction, they would have to individually […]

May 8, 2020

News Roundup

Historically Black Lincoln University Declares ‘Financial Exigency’

Lincoln University, a historically Black institution in Missouri, has declared ‘financial exigency,’ reported the News Tribune. According to a Forbes article from March, “declaring financial exigency is a doomsday scenario to be used only by institutions facing such imminent and severe financial circumstances that the survival of the institution as a whole is threatened.” Lincoln […]

May 8, 2020

HBCUs

Maryland Gov. Vetoes Bill Allotting $577 Million to Four State HBCUs

Maryland’s Republican Gov. Larry Hogan on Thursday vetoed a bill that would have allotted $577 million to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) over the course of 10 years, reported The Washington Post. The passage of the bill would likely have settled a 2006 federal lawsuit. Hogan cited the economic uncertainty created […]

May 7, 2020

African-American

You Matter: Essential Home Daycare Professionals During the COVID-19 Pandemic

As a former early childhood teacher and current associate professor of early childhood education, I am concerned, to put it mildly, about essential education professionals being overlooked or discounted in discussions and policies for P-12 teachers and brick and mortar schools.  There are thousands of families depending on home daycare providers to teach and care for their children. I suspect the need has increased since this health pandemic, and those in dire need are families who live in poverty and the working poor, a disproportionate percentage of whom are Black and Latinx.

May 7, 2020

HBCUs

Several HBCUs Say They Need Additional Funding to Upgrade Technology for Online Shift

Several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) this week said they need additional federal funding during the pandemic to bridge the digital divide their institutions’ students face and to shore up technology to conduct online classes, reported BroadbandBreakfast and the Montgomery Advertiser. At a discussion Monday, hosted by the Federal Communications Commission, many HBCU college […]

May 6, 2020

COVID-19

U System of Georgia Denies Students Pass-Fail Option for Spring Semester

College students and parents have been asking the University System of Georgia Board of Regents to adopt an optional pass-fail grading system this spring semester in consideration of the disruptions caused by the coronavirus pandemic. The system’s answer, however, has been and remains a resolute “no,” according to USA Today. While many U.S. colleges and […]

May 6, 2020