November 30, 2020 | : Most college students feel anxious about COVID-19, but less than a quarter of them are using campus mental health resources, according to a recent report by College Pulse, Course Hero and the National Association of Student Personnel Administrators (NASPA). Researchers surveyed 3,500 college students in full-time, four-year undergraduate programs the […]
The pandemic-related pause is meant to give students, staff and faculty extra time to prepare and rest up. Université de Sherbrooke is doing it. So are Concordia University and McMaster University, among others. Some universities are thinking about doing it. Others are saying no – at least for now. “It” is the decision to delay the
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November 30, 2020 | : Georgia Power is giving six of Georgia’s historically Black colleges and universities $1.625 million for technology, infrastructure and development in the 2020-2021 academic year, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. Albany State University The six HBCUs are Albany State University, Clark Atlanta University, Fort Valley State University, Morehouse College, Savannah State University
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November 30, 2020 | : More than 15,000 Purdue University faculty, staff and graduate student staff will be getting $750 “appreciation awards” for keeping the West Lafayette campus open during COVID-19, Journal & Courier reported. Purdue University Purdue President Mitch Daniels congratulated the employees in a letter sent last week, one day after the school
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November 30, 2020 | : by Autumn A. Arnett When the University of Washington became the first major U.S. campus to close its doors due to the global COVID-19 outbreak on March 6, almost no one could have predicted the pandemic would have swelled to the massively widespread proportions now disrupting higher ed across the
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November 29, 2020 | : by Michael T. Nettles Yes, average test scores vary by geography, income and race. Yes, economically disadvantaged communities and some race/ethnicity minority groups consistently achieve lower scores on average than wealthy communities and majority groups. A vital question for education systems, individual experts in education, and national, state and local
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Latinx students have a greater aversion to taking on student loan debt than their White peers, according to a new study by the civil rights group UnidosUS in partnership with the University of North Carolina (UNC) School of Law and the UNC Center for Community Capital. The report, “Debt, Doubt, and Dreams: Understanding the Latino
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November 25, 2020 | : In this episode your host, David Pluviose checks-in on the latest ideas, coverage and hot topics from the Diverse newsroom. As Native American Heritage Month comes to a close we cannot lose focus on the experience and rights of the indigenous Native American nations. David also talks about a
November 25, 2020 | : Princeton University will allow undergraduate students back on or near campus for the spring semester, granted they follow the school’s safety guidelines, CNN reported. The announcement is facing criticism from students. Students will still be required to abide by standard mask and social distancing policies. But they will also have
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November 25, 2020 | : Faculty at the University of the Arts – mostly adjuncts without access to health-care benefits nor job security – have voted 255 to 2 for unionizing with United Academics of Philadelphia (UAP), The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. UAP is a union for workers’ rights in higher ed, particularly among adjuncts. The
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