June 2022

Brookdale Community College in New Jersey is joining the 2022 cohort of the Achieving the Dream (ATD) Network to advance equity, access, and student success. “We are partnering with ATD to strengthen student outcomes, particularly for historically underserved students who have been impacted by the pandemic, and to be part of a national network that […]

Hampton University will host the ‘Celebrating a Legend’s Legacy: The Harvey Years Gala’ in honor of retiring Hampton President Dr. William R. Harvey. The event will take place next Saturday, June 11, at the Hampton University Convocation Center. Funds raised from the event will go towards the new Harvey Legacy Endowed Scholarship and the Harvey

The Council for Adult and Experiential Learning (CAEL) has received $1 million in total, which it will use to expand its work in the Pittsburgh region. The funding came from a two-year, $500,000 general support grant from the Henry L. Hillman Foundation, then matched by Strada Education Network. CAEL will develop partnerships that expand work-based

Heterodox Academy (HxA), a New York City-based nonprofit that advocates for open inquiry, viewpoint diversity, and constructive disagreement in higher ed, will be awarding three people its Open Inquiry Awards, one of whom is Benedict College President Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis.Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis The three awards will be given at the HxA Conference 2022

Ranna ParekhRANNA PAREKH has been named the chief diversity, equity, and inclusion officer at the University of Texas MD Anderson Cancer Center. Parekh served as the inaugural chief diversity and inclusion officer at American College of Cardiology in Washington, D.C. She earned her master’s in public health from Harvard University and her medical degree at

On a small platform stage in the middle of a ballroom, Dr. Tashia L. Bradley joked that without attending a Historically Black College and University (HBCU), she might have stayed a T.J. Maxx cashier her whole life. Instead, she attended Florida A&M University, and eventually became the chief operating officer and vice president for administration

The Century Foundation (TCF), a think tank, released a study this week on an often-overlooked group of student loan borrowers: parents of students. To help pay for their child’s undergraduate education, parents can take out a risky type of federal student loan called Parent PLUS loans. The TCF report highlighted that low-income parents of color

May was National Foster Care Awareness Month, a time in which we amplify the voices and experiences of the more than 400,000 young people in the system. While foster care is touted a protective intervention, the experiences and educational outcomes of young people in care are quite concerning. Research suggests that youth in foster care pursue