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Opinion

Three Considerations Concerning Art in Troubled Times

Art is therapy for our hurting souls. Art appeals to all that is real, ideal and sublime, the worst, best and wildest things in our imagination.

May 6, 2020

COVID-19

N.J. Colleges Launch Plan to Attract Residents Now Studying Out of State

As the coronavirus looks set to batter higher education enrollments nationwide, the presidents of 10 New Jersey four-year public colleges on Tuesday urged the state’s residents who don’t study there to return and offered them some guarantees if they do so. The initiative is called New Jersey Scholar Corps and the colleges have created a […]

May 5, 2020

Asian American Pacific Islander

The Allure of Assimilation

I know ethnic nationalists. We all do. Some of them are unassuming in the sense of being modest even as they assuming in the sense of dividing the world and its inhabitants. For them, geography and borders are demarcated by ancestry and bloodlines. By their definition of belonging, only natives qualify as kith and kin. As a Chinese American, I feel vulnerable right now because of the anger toward China. If I insist, as I do, that I am an American, I doubt I am convincing.

May 5, 2020

Students

HBCUs to Host National Virtual Commencement Ceremony

After having conversations with seniors, Dr. Michael J. Sorrell, president of Paul Quinn College, recognized that many were upset about not being able to walk at graduation due to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic.Believing that students at other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) shared a similar sentiment, Sorrell planned a virtual commencement ceremony to acknowledge the Class of 2020’s achievements.

May 4, 2020

COVID-19

Stanford U Considers Holding Some Classes in Tents This Fall

Stanford University is considering holding some classes in tents this fall because of the coronavirus pandemic, reported The Stanford Daily. The university’s provost Persis Drell said the usage of tents has been discussed as a way to “take advantage of the weather” with the aim of slowing the spread of the coronavirus. “Absolutely nothing is […]

May 4, 2020

HBCUs

HBCU Presidents Star in a TikTok Video to Show School Pride

More than a dozen presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) have made a TikTok video to lift students’ spirits and show school pride during a time of pandemic, reported Eurweb and NBC 5. The video shows 13 HBCU presidents participating in the #DontRushChallenge on TikTok. The video is set to the song “Don’t […]

May 4, 2020

COVID-19

Trump Wants Universities to Reopen in The Fall, Praises Purdue U President

President Donald Trump wants higher education institutions to reopen this fall, he said on Sunday, as he praised Purdue University president Mitch Daniels’ decision to reopen the institution as a residential campus with in-person instruction in fall 2020. At a virtual town hall hosted by Fox News, Trump was asked whether he is “going to […]

May 4, 2020

African-American

D.C. to Financially Support Howard University’s New Teaching Hospital

Howard University and the Washington D.C. Mayor’s office last week announced a partnership under which the district will financially support a new teaching hospital at the university, toward the larger goal of building a citywide healthcare network that will serve residents in all communities. The district is going to provide Howard and a partner a […]

May 4, 2020

Students

Students, Schools Seek Answers in Era of Pandemic U.

We’ve crept into May, which is coincidentally Asian Pacific American Heritage Month on the diversity calendar. But as Helen Hsu sees it, there’s not much to celebrate if you’re an Asian American student.

May 4, 2020

Students

Survey: 30% of High School Students Plan to Delay Their College Start Date

A new survey reveals that 30% of high school students are delaying their college start date while 13% plan to change their original chosen institution due to the coronavirus pandemic.

May 1, 2020

Sports

A Telethon on May 2-3 Hopes to Raise Money for HBCU Student Athletes

On May 2-3, a telethon fundraiser will raise money for HBCU student athletes and K-12 students of color who lack access to remote learning technology, reported Black Enterprise. Those participating are George Lynch, a National Basketball Association (NBA) veteran, Tracey Pennywell, a co-founder of HBCU Heroes, and Ryan Johnson, executive director of Cxmmunity. Titled Tech […]

May 1, 2020

Students

The Economy the Class of 2020 Needs. Both Coronavirus and Climate Change Demand a New Normal.

As we heal from the pandemic and begin to rebuild the economy for today’s graduates, we can not blindly recreate a broken system, but must find the strength and imagination to rethink business as usual. In considering the future for the class of 2020, both coronavirus and climate change demand a new economy – one that is sustainable, equitable, and circular.

May 1, 2020