October 2021

Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University and National Book Award finalistSimon & SchusterThe publishing company Simon & Schuster is launching a multi-book publishing program for adults and children with Dr. Erica Armstrong Dunbar, professor of history at Rutgers University and a National Book Award finalist. Dunbar has written three works of […]

Dr. Jenny Lee, professor of educational studies and practice at the University of ArizonaA recent national survey of scientists at U.S. colleges and universities has revealed a pattern of racial profiling among scientists of Chinese and Asian descent. The study underscored a climate of fear as the U.S. government investigates more scientists of Chinese descent suspected of

While the Biden Administration has pushed over $9.5 billion in student loan relief since taking office earlier this year, it’s still not enough to yield a significant difference given that $1.7 trillion Americans are saddled with debt. The burden of student loans also falls more heavily on Black borrowers and students attending Historically Black Colleges

Excelencia in Education — a national organization dedicated to Latino student success — has named four evidence-based programs as its 2021 Examples of Excelencia. Each year, the organization highlights programs that stand out as “models of culturally responsive, asset-based efforts with evidence of effectiveness in recruiting, retaining, graduating, and preparing Latino students for success in the

Dr. Michael MartinezWhen Dr. Michael Martinez first began his career in education, he taught the solar system to fourth graders. “I followed the book,” he said. “I gave the test from the book, which was paper and pencil. Students had to read the questions and write their answers.” Upon grading, he realized that one of

“We say this story happened a long, long time ago, back when the Great Turtle Island was new…” So begins Perry Ground before an audience at the Smithsonian’s National Museum of the American Indian in 2010. A Turtle Clan member of the Onondaga Nation, Ground is an educator who has dedicated his career to bringing

Spelman CollegeThe United Negro College Fund (UNCF), a philanthropic organization that funds scholarships for Black students and historically Black colleges and universities, will host a virtual summit on November 6 from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET. The digital event will focus on bolstering the number of African Americans in asset management as part of UNCF’s

Dr. Bryant T. MarksMorehouse College’s Culturally Relevant Computer Lab and National Training Institute on Race and Equity have partnered with Google’s Jigsaw to create a new virtual reality training platform for law enforcement. The program, called Trainer, puts officers into virtual reality scenarios that teach de-escalation techniques through advancing communication and critical thinking skills. “We

Logo of Territorium, a global education technology companyTerritoriumTerritorium, a global education technology company, announced a deal with ETS, a nonprofit organization focused on research and learning assessments, to exclusively license content of the HEIghten Outcomes Assessment Suite. The Suite is a tool for colleges and universities to measure student learning outcomes. “The HEIghten outcomes assessment

Every five minutes, one Latinx person in America turns 18. Dr. Evans Igho AkpoThat’s according to Dr. Evans Igho Akpo, interim president at the Latinx Success Institute in Palmview, Texas. Akpo spoke on Wednesday, the final day of the 35th Annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) conference. He joined other scholars, like Dr.