October 30, 2020 | : With over 66 million people already casting votes for the 2020 presidential election, there is still a last minute push for college students to turn out on Election Day. The Get Out the Vote (GOTV) campaigns are taking place across the nation, with organizations texting and calling young voters and […]
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October 30, 2020 | : Dr. Michael J. Sorrell’s path to become a college president was unconventional. Although he was born and raised in Chicago, he came from a Southern family full of educators. “My mother’s first cousin, who was really like her sister, would always tell me, at some point you will find your
October 30, 2020 | : Dr. John Roueche credits his success to many mentors: His father who fought in World War II. His mother who worked two jobs. His nanny who taught him the value of diversity and inclusion in a segregated, working-class town in North Carolina. His grandfather who taught him to read confidently
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The North Vancouver university becomes the association’s 96th member institution. Capilano University has been approved for membership in Universities Canada (publisher of University Affairs) during the organization’s fall membership meeting, held remotely Oct. 27-28. The decision is effective immediately, making it the 96th member of the national association. Capilano U, which has its main campus
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October 30, 2020 | : About 19 universities in the U.S. have joined the third cohort of a program called, Aspire: The National Alliance for Inclusive & Diverse STEM Faculty. The initiative looks to develop more inclusive faculty recruitment, hiring and retention models within STEM, reported Forbes. Cal Poly SLO Campus Entrance The Association of
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October 30, 2020 | : Boise State University, the state’s largest university, is meeting with administration and instructors to discuss a $1.1 million faculty furlough plan, due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to Idaho Education News. Amid the faculty furlough plans, comes a loss of $15 million in revenue as events were canceled and refunds
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October 30, 2020 | : Bowdoin College reverses its previous policy for all on-campus students to move out. Instead, the Nov. 21 deadline has been extended and allows a select group of students to stay on campus, reported The Bowdoin Orient. The reversal decision came after Bowdoin sent out emails to a group of students
October 30, 2020 | : Liberty University’s former president, Jerry Falwell Jr., resigned in August and is now suing the school for defamation and breach of contract at the Circuit Court for Lynchburg, reported CNN. Jerry Falwell Jr. After a sex scandal and other controversies, Falwell Jr. is attempting to seal redacted portions of the
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October 29, 2020 | : Kevin Richardson was one of five Black and Latino teenagers wrongfully convicted of sexual assault in the famous “Central Park jogger case” in 1989. At the time, current President Donald J. Trump called for him and his friends to be executed. Known as the “Central Park Five,” the men were
October 29, 2020 | : The University of Virginia will not cancel classes on Election Day, Nov. 3, despite calls from some students and faculty to do so, The Cavalier Daily reported. “Given the adjustments we have made to the fall academic calendar due to the pandemic, we will not be canceling classes on Election
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