August 31, 2020 | : Over 600 higher education leaders and policymakers virtually attended an Association of Public and Land-Grant Universities (APLU) webinar to celebrate the 130th anniversary of the Morrill Act of 1890. In 1862, the Morrill Act was passed, which granted each state proceeds from the sale of public land to establish colleges […]
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August 31, 2020 | : Kenosha, Wisconsin, a city of 100,000 people, is now in the news as yet another site where police shot a Black man. A viral video showed an officer firing seven shots into the back of 29-year-old Jacob Blake on Aug. 23, which left him paralyzed from the waist down, according
Coach John Thompson Jr., was not only the first Black coach to win a national championship in college basketball, but also a fierce advocate for Black and low-income student-athletes. On Monday, news broke that Thompson, who served as head coach of the men’s basketball team at Georgetown University from 1972–99, had died at the age
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August 31, 2020 | : Last Spring, I was excited to attend the annual meeting for one of the large professional organizations in my field. It was set to take place in a city I’d never visited, and I don’t have the time or resources as a graduate student to travel, so this was a
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At least 250 students and staff across the campuses of six Pennsylvania universities have tested positive for the coronavirus, as of Friday, reports The Philadelphia Inquirer. The reports come as students finished either their first or second week of classes, depending on the school. Temple University reached 58 cases by the end of Friday. There,
August 31, 2020 | : Howard University is in mourning after actor and alumnus Chadwick Boseman, 43, died on Friday following a private, four-year fight with colon cancer. He rose to international fame after starring as T’Challa in the groundbreaking 2018 film “Black Panther,” becoming a beloved Black icon for fans, young and old. “Boseman
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August 31, 2020 | : The University of Massachusetts Amherst plans to indefinitely furlough “nearly 850” employees this fall due to a projected budget loss of $168.6 million due to the ongoing pandemic, the university announced Thursday, calling it “one of the greatest financial challenges in our 157-year history.” Among those most affected are dining
August 30, 2020 | : by Robert M. Brown III Racism is baked into the fabric of America. This is an immutable fact. In 2020, racism and anti-racism efforts have not been this pronounced since the Civil Rights Movement. While many still refuse to acknowledge the presence and destructive impact of racism, there is a
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August 30, 2020 | : Several dozen Marquette University students protested and marched through the Milwaukee, Wisconsin school’s campus on Thursday, denouncing police brutality and demanding the university do more to address racism, reports the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel. The hours-long protest began with students blocking traffic near campus for more than 40 minutes, shouting “stop
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The University of Oklahoma (OU) now requires online diversity training for all students, faculty and staff at its three campuses, reports The Oklahoman. The announcement is cause for celebration for Black student leaders who demanded faculty complete such training after two professors used the N-word in class this year. Previously, in 2015, the school had
