March 30, 2021 | : Savannah State University (SSU) will give free hand sanitizer to every historically Black college and university (HBCU) nationwide, enough for their entire student populations, WSAV reported. The gift was made possible from a donation to the school made by alum Cyrus Jackson, who owns 1 Indigo Child, LLC, which produces […]
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March 30, 2021 | : Becker College will permanently close at the end of this academic year, with the COVID-19 pandemic’s impact on the school’s finances cited as a cause, Boston.com reported. The Becker Board of Trustees voted Sunday to close the school. The school already faced challenges related to finances. Becker – a small,
Brown University students have voted by a vast margin that the Ivy League school should offer reparations to descendants of enslaved people who were affiliated with the school and its founders, NBC News reported. The voting – on two referendum questions – took place last week during an annual election. One question was whether Brown
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March 30, 2021 | : The protests of righteous indignation that sprang up in the aftermath of the killing of George Floyd in May of 2020 by Minneapolis, Minnesota Police Officer Derek Chauvin prompted the resurgence of diversity, equity, and inclusion efforts in corporations, institutions, and organizations across the country. There was an increased proliferation
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by J. Luke Wood & Frank Harris III Gaslighting describes a tactic of psychological manipulation where one person causes another to question their own sanity and reality. This form of abuse causes the victim to second guess their perspectives, experiences, memories, and judgment. The term gaslight comes from the 1938 play Gas Light by Patrick
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How the Indigenous-led think tank is forging its own path through community, not competition. As an Indigenous-led think tank, Yellowhead Institute offers an important and overdue framework for holding both Canadian and First Nations governments accountable, by centering on Indigenous knowledge and community as it produces critical policy perspectives in a way that other think
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March 26, 2021 | : The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) and the Coalition of Urban Serving Universities (USU) have released a report examining the pandemic’s significant impact on food insecurity among college students. The report, “Food Insecurity at Urban Universities: Perspectives During the COVID-19 Pandemic,” also outlines steps institutions can take to
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March 26, 2021 | : A new report reveals how some presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are building business and industry partnerships to improve the stability of their institutions. Dr. Janelle L. Williams The Samuel DeWitt Proctor Institute for Leadership, Equity and Justice at Rutgers University and Brightspot Strategy recently released the
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March 26, 2021 | : The Federal Trade Commission is sending approximately $50 million to former University of Phoenix students following a settlement over deceptive advertising accusations for UP, NBC News reported. This comes as part of a 2019 $191 million settlement over allegations the university ran advertisements falsely claiming relationships with companies such as
March 26, 2021 | : Rutgers University students taking on-campus classes in the fall will have to be vaccinated for COVID-19 and faculty and staff are strongly urged to get vaccinated as well, USA Today reported. This is the first mandate of its kind in the U.S. Students may request an exemption for medical or
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