Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].African-AmericanDr. Pellom McDaniels, NFL Veteran and Emory Professor, Dies at 52Dr. Pellom McDaniels III, a National Football League (NFL) veteran and assistant professor of African American Studies at Emory University, died Sunday in Atlanta, reported Oregon Live. He was 52. McDaniels began his athletic and academic career at Oregon State University where he earned accolades playing as a defensive lineman, said a statement on Emory’s […]April 21, 2020HBCUsMeharry Medical College Hopes to Test COVID-19 Anti-Viral in Two WeeksA scientist at Meharry Medical College, a historically Black institution, said he is two weeks away from testing an anti-virus that could potentially prevent COVID-19, the easily transmittable respiratory disease caused by the coronavirus, which has taken 26,708 lives in the U.S. as of Thursday, reported NBC News. With much of those cases disproportionately affecting […]April 16, 2020HBCUsStudy: Amid Pandemic, U.S. Colleges More Financially Vulnerable Than International PeersU.S. colleges and universities are more vulnerable than international peers to financial hardships caused by coronavirus-related shutdowns, says a new study from Moody’s Credit Rating Agency.April 13, 2020COVID-19Harvard Law School’s First Black Woman Graduate Dies at 87 From COVID-19Lila A. Fenwick, the first Black woman to graduate from Harvard Law School, died on April 4 from coronavirus-related complications, reported The New York Times. She was 87. Born in Manhattan on May 24, 1932, Fenwick was the daughter of Trinidadian immigrants, Hilda and John Fenwick. According to the Times, Fenwick knew she wanted to be […]April 13, 2020African-American$14 Million Grant for Various Colleges, Institutions to Preserve Civil Rights HistoryA number of institutions, including colleges, have received varying portions of a $14 million grant awarded by the National Park Service to preserve African American civil rights. The funds are awarded through the African American Civil Rights Historic Preservation Fund. The recipient colleges are Allen University, Benedict College, Johnson C. Smith University, Livingstone College, Morris […]April 13, 2020Native AmericansHow the U of Minnesota, Twin Cities Doubled Its Retention of Native American StudentsUnable to sleep one night, Dustin Morrow was scrolling through the usual blur of posts and advertisements on Facebook when a commercial for the University of Minnesota caught his eye — and held it for ten minutes. The video was entirely in Ojibwe, the language his ancestors had spoken for centuries.April 12, 2020StudentsReport Gauges Support for Student Loan Forgiveness Across Political LinesThe combination of a coronavirus-halted economy, an upcoming election and an ever-mounting student debt crisis has thrust the topic of student loan forgiveness to the forefront of the national conversation in recent weeks. But just who — and who doesn’t — support student loan forgiveness? The answer may not be as bipartisan as previously assumed, suggests a study published by College Finance.April 2, 2020News RoundupDr. David Driskell, Influential Black Art Scholar and Artist, Dies at 88Prominent African American artist and scholar, Dr. David C. Driskell, passed away on April 1 at age 88, said the University of Maryland, College Park. Considered one of the world’s leading authorities on the subject of African American art, Driskell grew up in North Carolina and went to college at Howard University, said ARTnews. He […]April 2, 2020COVID-19Betsy DeVos Proposes New Regulations Regarding Online EducationThe 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, 2020COVID-19‘Spirit-Murdering’ Comes to Zoom: Racist Attacks Plague Online LearningNow termed “Zoombombing,” the number of racist and vitriolic attacks on the video conferencing platform Zoom have proliferated in the past two weeks as higher education institutions transition courses online due to the COVID-19 pandemic.April 1, 2020Previous PagePage 28 of 43Next Page
