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Women

Gender Inequity Persists in Research Authorship, Report Finds

Despite an increase in the number of women in research, gender disparity still remains, according to Elsevier’s new research. The report, “The Researcher Journey Through a Gender Lens,” analyzed research participation and career progression across the European Union and 15 countries including Argentina, Brazil, Mexico, Canada, United States, United Kingdom, Portugal, Spain, France, Italy, Netherlands, Germany, Denmark, Australia and Japan.

March 5, 2020

Students

Left Out? Can the Completion Movement Reach Students with Intellectual Disabilities

Discouraged by data showing that nearly 42 percent of college students failed to earn degrees within six years, policymakers, institutional leaders, and practitioners are turning their attention to closing completion gaps that impact nearly every facet of higher education.

February 3, 2020

Home

SV Academy Launches New Partnerships With Hopes to Diversify Silicon Valley

SV Academy, a tuition-free online vocational program for tech sales, recently partnered with two universities – Florida International University and Arizona State University – to diversify its student body, and the tech field.

December 29, 2019

News Roundup

University of Michigan to Build Innovation Center in Downtown Detroit

As part of an over $300 million development plan, the University of Michigan will open an innovation center in downtown Detroit, according to The Detroit Free Press. The 190,000 square-foot innovation center will be built on the site of the aborted Wayne County jail project. The construction of the jail was halted in 2013 after […]

October 30, 2019

News Roundup

Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education Desires $100M for Rebuilding

Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education seeks $100 million from the state legislature in order to rebuild the system over the next five years. The funding would go towards creating online learning opportunities, transforming technology and establishing a new consortium that would share services across all of the state system’s 14 public colleges. Additionally, the […]

October 18, 2019

STEM

UDC Recieves Two Grants to Create Scientific Research Centers

The University of the District of Columbia (UDC) was recently awarded two grants to go towards developing multiple research centers focused on nanotechnology and advanced manufacturing. Both centers aim to increase diversity within the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) field. Under the National Science Foundation’s (NSF) $4.8 million donation, a Center for Nanotechnology Research […]

September 3, 2019

News Roundup

Hampton University Plans to Train Black Gamers

Esports, video games played by professional gamers for spectators, are increasingly popular – and lucrative. Winning players can make thousands, even millions, of dollars in tournament prizes. Hampton University is preparing students for the growing gaming industry. The school will be opening a new esports lab, The Winchester Star reported, with the help of a […]

August 19, 2019

HBCUs

Kentucky State First-Year Students to Receive Laptops

After faculty began to increasingly notice students using their cell phones to view assignments and course materials, Kentucky State University has now planned for every full-time, first-time student to receive a new laptop computer. The plan is part of the university’s campus-wide Quality Enhancement Plan titled “Learning that Works.” Each student will receive a Dell […]

June 13, 2019

LGBTQ+

Thoughts on Jussie Smollett for My Diversity and Media Class

When you teach a course called “Diversity in Media”, Jussie Smollett provided one heck of a teachable moment.

February 25, 2019

Latest News

Report: Technology Advancements Causes Changes in American Workforce

A new report from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) — an organization focused on eliminating poverty through education — revealed that technology and automation advancements are changing the United States workforce in terms of the need to fill the employment gap.

February 8, 2019

African-American

USC Scholar Uses Technology to Enhance Learning

Dr. Theophilus “Theo” Fowles utilizes his love of technology to get people to engage with one another.

December 20, 2018

Health

Is the Language of Digital Technology Killing us and our Ability to Communicate?

My fascination with language, as a method of expression and communication, is precisely because of what it can do and enable and that it exists in so many various forms. It is also why I am so concerned with the direction of current trends in language and, ultimately, our communication.

November 14, 2018