Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].HBCUsSouth Carolina Governor Allocates $2.4 Million to State’s HBCUsSouth Carolina Governor Henry McMaster will allocate $2.4 million from the Governor’s Emergency Education Relief Fund to the state’s eight historically black colleges and universities (HBCUs), reports ABC Columbia. Originally a recommendation from accelerateSC, the state’s coordinated COVID-19 advisory team, the investment will go toward upgrading computer hardware and software and purchasing eLearning resources and […]July 9, 2020StudentsSome Princeton Grad Students Say Name Change Isn’t Enough to Address RacismWhile Princeton University’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its school of public policy roughly a week ago came as good news to many, the school’s graduate students continue to stress that “changing the name, though long overdue, cannot and will not be enough” to address systematic racism. In a letter written before the […]July 6, 2020COVID-19Howard Cancels Its Homecoming Citing COVID-19 ConcernsHoward University’s Howard Homecoming — an historic and annual event which typically attracts tens of thousands of people to the institution — has been cancelled for 2020, reports ABC 7 WJLA news. Due to the large crowds Howard Homecoming draws, the event would be too difficult to conduct safely in the age of COVID-19, said […]July 6, 2020InternationalICE: Foreign Students At Schools Switching Fully Online Must Leave USOn Monday, Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) announced that international students whose institutions are switching to online-only courses this fall semester must leave the country; otherwise, they risk violating their student visa status, The Hill reported. Previously, the Student and Exchange Visitor Program (SEVP) — or the ICE-directed organization that determines student visa rules — […]July 6, 2020News RoundupDr. Nicole Pride Named President of West Virginia State UniversityWest Virginia State University (WVSU) has appointed Dr. Nicole Pride its 12th president. Pride comes to WVSU from North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University where she serves as vice provost for academic strategy and operations. “I am excited to join West Virginia State University. It is an institution with such a rich history, and […]July 2, 2020News RoundupMontgomery College Pulls Ads From Facebook, Supports ‘Stop Hate for Profit’ CampaignMontgomery College has pulled its advertising from Facebook for the month of July to signal support for Stop Hate for Profit, a coalition demanding Facebook adopt policies that restrict the spread of racist and White supremacist messages on the platform. Since most of Facebook’s profit comes through advertising, the coalition – which includes the Anti-Defamation […]July 2, 2020News RoundupFollowing Petition, Georgia State Creates Center Dedicated to African DiasporaGeorgia State University — home to the largest student body of any higher ed institution in the state of Georgia — is creating a center dedicated to African diaspora and its people, reports the Atlanta Journal Constitution (AJC). The AJC notes that according to state data, approximately 40% of Georgia State’s students are Black. In […]June 26, 2020SportsMorehouse College Cancels Fall Sports Amid COVID-19 ConcernsThe historically Black Morehouse College has cancelled its fall football and cross country seasons in response to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, in light of an expected second wave of COIVD-19 predicted to begin in September. In a letter announcing the decision Friday, Dr. David A. Thomas, Morehouse’s president, cited the inability to social distance during […]June 26, 2020SportsAmerican Athletic Conference May Limit Marching Bands, Spirit Squads for Fall FootballThe American Athletic Conference (AAC) will implement “strict” football game day guidelines for marching bands and spirit squads, according to a Memphis newspaper, The Commercial Appeal. Though the AAC has not made an official announcement, an anonymous source “with knowledge of the situation” confirmed the restrictions on Wednesday. If true, the AAC would be the […]June 25, 2020News RoundupGeorge Washington Law Faculty Call for AG William Barr’s ResignationAs criticism escalates over Attorney General William Barr’s conduct in office following the departure of federal prosecutor Geoffrey Berman, a majority of professors at Barr’s alma mater, George Washington University Law School, have signed a statement calling for his resignation, reported Law & Crime and CNN. They said Barr has “failed to fulfill his oath of […]June 25, 2020Previous PagePage 23 of 43Next Page
