Education Department calls on colleges to stop asking about applicants’ criminal histories
Higher Ed Dive
MAY 1, 2023
The recommendation came in a wide-ranging report about how colleges can better support students who were formerly incarcerated.
Women make history on stages big and small by lifting each other up
UW Presidential Blog
MARCH 5, 2024
At the University of Washington, women have been making history since the University was founded. Together, this marks first time in UW history that all four of these leadership positions have been held by women. In Seattle, new Provost Tricia Serio serves as the University’s chief academic officer.
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St. Mary’s College of Maryland Receives $4 Million, Largest Gift Commitment in School History
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 16, 2023
Mary’s College of Maryland (SMCM) has received $4 million, the largest gift commitment in the school’s history. His philanthropy is already impacting the College, having provided a six-figure leadership gift for the LEAD Fund during the quiet phase to help ignite the campaign. The commitment was made by SMCM alum R. Jordan said.
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Exploring the History of Latinos in Baseball
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 31, 2023
So, when it came time for him to pick an academic pursuit, the study of Latinos and sports history naturally came to mind. I just wanted to understand what [the history was] behind this,” says Burgos. “I Latino, African American, and sports history. He is a professor of history at University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign.
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Unveiling An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
OCTOBER 9, 2023
An Accidental Triumph: The Improbable History of American Higher Education tells the unique story about what Americans think of higher education. Dr. Sol Gittleman Gittleman, who is the Alice and Nathan Gantcher University Professor Emeritus, has emerged as one of the nation’s most important interpreters of the history of higher education.
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Hood College receives $54 million, largest donation in school’s history
University Business
OCTOBER 18, 2023
Hood College will receive $54 million from Hodson Trust on Monday which is the largest gift in the school’s 130-year history. The post Hood College receives $54 million, largest donation in school’s history appeared first on University Business. Read more from FOX Baltimore.
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Black History Month: The Role of Higher Education in Black Activism
Insight Into Diversity
DECEMBER 22, 2022
Throughout its history, higher education in the U.S. Although Black History Month was federally designated in 1986, similar weekly and monthly celebrations had already existed for more than 50 years. Throughout history, some activists who were for Black liberation found their homes in the academy.”.
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Job Market for History Professors ‘Lethargic but Stable’
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 15, 2023
Employment data for the 2022–23 academic year confirm that the hiring of college history professors since 2016 has been “lethargic but stable,” according to a recent report from the American Historical Association Career Center.
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An Election about the Right to Learn History
Academe Blog
DECEMBER 1, 2023
In the excitement (or disappointment) last Tuesday, however, the ongoing national struggle over history education received short shrift. Would it be the seventh state in a row to recognize a woman’s bodily integrity as a constitutional right? Buried in…
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History hiring in the pandemic
Inside Higher Ed
AUGUST 31, 2022
Image: In 2020–21, history faculty job postings hit their lowest point since the American Historical Association started tracking openings in 1975, at just 347 positions total. The number of nonfaculty jobs listed (mostly nonteaching jobs within college and universities) increased from 51 to 80 positions, however. Yes and no.
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ASU Faculty Receive $1.6 Million for Program to Better Teach K-12 Educators about Civics, History, and Media Literacy
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 26, 2023
Department of Education for a program to teach K-12 teachers about civics, history, and media literacy. Lauren Harris, an associate professor of history education, and Dr. Leanna Archambault, professor of learning design and technology. Arizona State University (ASU) faculty have received $1.6 million from the U.S.
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New College report shows lowest retention rate in school’s history
University Business
OCTOBER 16, 2023
New College of Florida’s retention rate fell to historic lows and it’s dropout rate doubled between last fall and the start of the 2023-2024 school year, a report released this week shows. The college’s Interim Provost Brad Thiessen provided faculty with the rates for first-year college students on Wednesday.
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Hodson Trust gives parting gift of over $100M to 2 Maryland colleges
Higher Ed Dive
OCTOBER 17, 2023
Hood College and Washington College each received over $50 million, the largest donations in their respective histories, from the now-dissolved trust.
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Standing Up to Attacks on Black History and DE&I
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 10, 2023
Black history — and Black Americans — are under attack. Since 2021, legislatures and governors in 19 states have enacted educational gag orders that restrict teaching and learning about allegedly divisive concepts such as race, racism, and American history. The fate of affirmative action in higher education awaits a U.S.
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Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur to Depart for American Museum of Natural History
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 6, 2022
Kenyon College President Dr. Sean Decatur will be stepping down from his current role at the end of 2022 to become president of the American Museum of Natural History in New York City in April 2023. Kenyon Provost Dr. Jeff Bowman will lead the college until the search for a new president is complete. Dr. Sean M.
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$100 million: The largest single donation in HBCU history goes to Spelman College
University Business
JANUARY 19, 2024
This year marks 100 since Spelman Baptist Seminary became Spelman College, the all-women HBCU in the heart of Atlanta, Ga., Spelman College is just one of the several prestigious HBCUs in Atlanta. Who are Spelman College’s donors? which we know today. In 2018, the couple donated $30 million.
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What Makes Popular History Popular?
Inside Higher Ed
SEPTEMBER 22, 2022
Blog: Higher Ed Gamma No longer can academic historians dismiss popular biographies or nonspecialist accounts of the past as low-powered history. But, of course, the purpose of many popular histories differs profoundly from those written by academics. ” None of that is true about the best nonacademic histories today.
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Oxford University appoints UK’s first professor of LGBTQ+ history
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 5, 2023
Matt Cook, who has written on queer urban life and the Aids crisis, takes up the new post at Mansfield College The renowned cultural historian Matt Cook is to become the UK’s first fully endowed professor of LGBTQ+ history in a newly created post at Mansfield College, Oxford.
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Scholar-Activist Elevates the Histories, Identities of Queer Latinx
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JULY 9, 2023
and Jorge Estrada, writing in the Global Encyclopedia of Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, and Queer History (2019). After completing his undergraduate studies at Manhattanville College in New York state, Gonzalez worked for College Track, a nonprofit college completion program in California. “It
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Sharpton Organize March to Protest DeSantis' Crusade to "Whitewash Black History"
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2023
Ron DeSantis’ attempts to "bring the state back to the pre-Civil Rights era by banning Black history from the classroom." Sharpton, president of the National Action Network and the host of MSNBC's PoliticsNation, took aim at DeSantis and the College Board that administer the exam. Intersectionality is a uniting framework.
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Chaka Cummings Appointed Inaugural Executive Director of Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
DECEMBER 8, 2022
Chaka Cummings has been appointed the inaugural executive director of The Association for Teaching Black History in Kentucky. Chaka Cummings The association – consisting of Berea College, Kentucky State University, the Muhammad Ali Center, and Kentucky History Resources, LLC – will be in the Carter G. Cummings holds a B.A.
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Beyond March: Supporting Women on the Path to the College Presidency
Higher Education Today
APRIL 3, 2024
In the wake of Women’s History Month, it’s a good time to pause and reflect on the significance of our efforts to honor and uplift women. The post Beyond March: Supporting Women on the Path to the College Presidency appeared first on Higher Education Today. We know the numbers. We know the numbers.
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US history, gov’t class for NC college students passes House
University Business
MARCH 23, 2023
history or government class would become a graduation requirement for future North Carolina public university and community college students in legislation approved Wednesday by the state House. The post US history, gov’t class for NC college students passes House appeared first on University Business.
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HBCU Football Player Makes History as First to Come Out as Gay
Insight Into Diversity
OCTOBER 21, 2022
Byron Perkins, a defensive back for the Hampton University Pirates, became the first openly gay football player at a historically Black college or university (HBCU) after publicly coming out this week via social media. The post HBCU Football Player Makes History as First to Come Out as Gay appeared first on INSIGHT Into Diversity.
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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
MARCH 28, 2024
The Benedict College Board of Trustees recently hosted a rededication and naming ceremony for the college’s administration building named in honor of Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis. Artis is the first female and 14th and current president and CEO of the historically Black college and universitiy. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A.
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Government ‘fanning culture war’ over free speech, says UK’s first LGBTQ+ history professor
The Guardian - Higher Education
JUNE 9, 2023
Issue blown out of proportion, says Matt Cook, after appointment of ‘free speech tsar’ for higher education Oxford University’s new professor of LGBTQ+ history has accused the government of “fanning a culture war” over freedom of speech, insisting it is alive and well in higher education.
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UK receives largest gift ever in university’s nearly 160-year history
University Business
MAY 26, 2023
The University of Kentucky recently received the largest gift ever in the university’s nearly 160-year history. Late University of Kentucky alum and former trustee Carol Martin “Bill” Gatton bestowed a gift of $100 million to the UK College of Agriculture, Food and Environment through The Bill Gatton Foundation. Read more from WKYT.
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American Museum of Natural History names new president
University Business
DECEMBER 8, 2022
The American Museum of Natural History on Tuesday said it had chosen college president Sean Decatur to become its next president, making him the first Black leader of the institution. Decatur, currently the president of Kenyon College in Ohio, will succeed Ellen Futter in April of next year, the museum said.
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Indigenous Peoples in Higher Education: Inherited Histories and Pernicious Status Quos
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
NOVEMBER 15, 2022
Alex Red Corn Recently at our Indigenous Peoples Day gathering at Kansas State University, Chief Ben Barnes of the Shawnee spoke from the heart about matters related to Shawnee histories and their ongoing presence as a Native nation. Even if they were to attend, we do not offer any courses on Kaw language, government, or history.
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The Guardian - Higher Education
MARCH 17, 2024
Names of 77 ex-students of women-only Newnham College who worked at Bletchley Park are revealed for first time They worked day and night during the second world war, deciphering Nazi messages, breaking Enigma codes and analysing top-secret military documents. Continue reading.
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Florida higher ed faces an ideologically driven assault unparalleled in US history
University Business
MAY 24, 2023
The post Florida higher ed faces an ideologically driven assault unparalleled in US history appeared first on University Business. If sustained, this onslaught threatens the very survival of meaningful higher education in the state, with dire implications for the entire country. Read more from AAUP.
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An Elite College, a Subversive Artist, and the Long History of Blasphemy
The Chronicle of Higher Education
FEBRUARY 8, 2023
Is Taravat Talepasand's art too radical for today's campus? By Len Gutkin Mark Mahaney for YBCA Taravat Talepasand Is Taravat Talepasand's art too radical for today's campus?
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University of Phoenix and the Ash Heap of Higher Ed History
Higher Education Inquirer
JULY 12, 2023
The University of Phoenix (or at least its name) may soon enter the ash heap of US history--and rise again as a state-run robocollege. Apollo Global Management and Vistria Group, two investment firms, currently own UoPX, but they have been trying to unload the subprime college for more than two years. Consumers Empowered.
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Sacramento State Creates Nation's First Black Honors College
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 15, 2024
Sacramento State — home to the largest number of Black students within the California State University (CSU) system — is launching what will become the nation’s first-ever Black Honors College. Slated to begin operating in the fall, the honors college will enroll students who have a GPA of 3.5
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Leaning on Legacy: Blending History and Branding in Enrollment Marketing
The Higher Ed Marketer
JANUARY 23, 2023
How much should colleges and universities lean on legacy branding? Jason Trainer , Vice Provost for Enrollment Management at ISU, shares how their school balances academic and athletic branding while giving students just the right dose of historical perspective.
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Davidson College receives historic $85 million combined gift
University Business
APRIL 19, 2024
Davidson College has announced that it has received a historic combined donation of $85 million, which will help transform the college’s library and the way Davidson students learn. The Duke Endowment is providing $60 million of the combined commitment, making it the largest gift in Davidson’s history. Read more from Forbes.
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Roanoke College to Launch Cannabis Studies Program
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
FEBRUARY 2, 2024
Roanoke College students will soon get the opportunity to learn and even earn a degree in cannabis studies, after approval from school faculty. Dr. DB Poli This will make Roanoke College the first college in Virginia to offer a four-year degree in the field of cannabis studies, according to the school. According to U.S.
Spelman College Receives Largest Single Gift to HBCU
Insight Into Diversity
JANUARY 18, 2024
Spelman College, a private women’s liberal arts college in Atlanta, has received the largest single donation ever awarded to an HBCU (historically Black college or university). We are invigorated and inspired by this incredible act of generosity,” said Helene Gayle, president of Spelman College.
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HBCUs have been underfunded for decades. A history of higher education tells us why
University Business
FEBRUARY 13, 2023
The state of facilities at historically Black colleges and universities, also known as HBCUs, again made headlines in recent weeks. A history of higher education tells us why appeared first on University Business. Student protests broke out at Bethune-Cookman University in Daytona, Fla., Listen to the interview on WRKF.
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Oden Assumes Historic Appointment at Thurgood Marshall College Fund
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
JANUARY 4, 2024
Racquel Oden is the first woman in Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s 37-year history to assume the role of Board Chair, announced the organization, which was founded in 1987 by Dr. N. Racquel Oden Thurgood Marshall College Fund, Inc. Joyce Payne as a bastion of support for Black students seeking higher education.
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Two Maryland Community College Faculty Unions Recognized
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
SEPTEMBER 5, 2023
New faculty unions at Howard Community College and Frederick Community College have been certified and recognized, with full-time faculty recognized as AFT-Maryland members, Maryland Matters reported. Members said they unionized to address issues such as increasing workloads and inadequate compensation.
College Sports: A Work in Progress
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education
APRIL 16, 2024
Action taken While there has been steady advancement over the past 40 years, the murder of George Floyd in 2020 has proven to be a seminal moment that has propelled student-athletes, coaches, and administrators to face issues of race and racism in college sports. Invitational to promote social justice and equity. Four years later, 82.8%
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College Board Removes Divisive Content from AP African American Studies Course
Insight Into Diversity
FEBRUARY 1, 2023
On Wednesday, the College Board released an amended curriculum for its new Advanced Placement course in African American studies following conservative backlash. 12, DeSantis’ administration sent a letter to the College Board threatening to ban the course. A previous draft of the course framework drew criticism from Florida Gov.
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Ron DeSantis's New College Coup Is Doomed to Fail
The Chronicle of Higher Education
JANUARY 11, 2023
History offers useful lessons for conservative colleges. History offers useful lessons for conservative colleges. The Florida governor is ignoring them. By Adam Laats. Mark Peterson, Redux. The Florida governor is ignoring them.
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