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Leadership & Policy

Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Foundation Sponsor Conversation with Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum

Dr. Beverly Daniel Tatum, clinical psychologist and interim president for Mount Holyoke College, will be speaking about higher education leadership in a virtual conversation Oct. 10.

Leadership & Policy

The White House HBCU Equity Initiative to Host Annual National HBCU Conference

The White House Initiative on Advancing Educational Equity, Excellence, and Economic Opportunity through Historically Black Colleges and Universities will host its annual national HBCU conference Sept. 20-23 in D.C.

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper to Begin Role at Lumina Foundation

Dr. Michelle Asha Cooper will become Lumina Foundation’s vice president for public policy and executive director of Lumina’s Washington, D.C., office, effective Oct. 3.

Leadership & Policy

Education Department Announces Grants to Two HBCUs Impacted by Bomb Threats

The U.S. Department of Education (ED) has announced grants to two historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) that have received bomb threats this year.

News Roundup

SCOTUS Turns Down Yeshiva University Request to Not Recognize LGBTQ Student Club

The U.S. Supreme Court declined on Sept. 14 a request from Yeshiva University to block a lower court order that requires the school to recognize an LGBTQ student club.

Leadership & Policy

Study: Unmitigated School Choice May Lead to Racial Segregation Due to Different Parental Preferences

Having free choice in where to go to school may, counterintuitively, drive segregation instead of reducing it, according to the findings from a new study.

Faculty & Staff

Howard Law School Dean Danielle R. Holley Appointed Co-Chair of Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law

Howard University School of Law Dean Danielle R. Holley has been appointed co-chair on the Board of Directors of the Lawyers’ Committee for Civil Rights Under Law.

Military

Corvias Foundation Awards Scholarships to 18 Military Spouses to Pursue Higher Education

Corvias Foundation has given scholarships to 18 military spouses pursuing higher education degrees.

Leadership & Policy

Higher Ed Advocacy Groups Release Joint Report on Better Funding Strategies for Virginia Colleges

Higher ed advocacy groups recently released a joint report about how a new funding model for Virginia’s public institutions could help incentivize educational outcomes that lead to better social mobility.

News Roundup

Jamila Jefferson-Jones Appointed Associate Dean for Diversity, Equity, Inclusion, and Belonging at University of Kansas Law School

Jamila Jefferson-Jones has been appointed law professor and associate dean for diversity, equity, inclusion, and belonging at the University of Kansas School of Law.

Faculty & Staff

Damon L. Williams Jr. Appointed Associate VP in University of Kentucky Office for Institutional Diversity

Damon L. Williams, Jr. will become associate vice president in the University of Kentucky’s (UK) Office for Institutional Diversity.

Leadership & Policy

Biden Administration Finalizes Rule to Codify DACA Program into Federal Law

The Biden administration on Wednesday finalized a rule to codify the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) immigration policy into federal regulation

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