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CDU Summit Highlights Corporate Role in Racial Equity

By Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, On November 16, the 2021 CDU Leadership Summit came to a conclusion with the last event of the four-part series on Health Equity and Social Justice. The event centered on “Racial Equity and Social Justice: The Intersection of Corporate Responsibility and Racial Equity.” The final 2021 summit featured an intriguing conversation with Marvin O’Quinn, President and COO of CommonSpirit Health and also included special guests. Martha Santana-Chin, Medi-Cal President at Health Net; Jennifer Radin, Founding Partner, Deloitte Health Equity Institute; Marcia Choo, former Vice-President of Community Relations for Wells Fargo; and

ECSU Honors Students Attend National NCHC Conference

By Elizabeth City State University ECSU’s Honors Program provides students with a wide variety of in-depth academic, social, cultural, and international experiences. Six scholars recently attended the National Collegiate Honors Council (NCHC) 56th annual conference in Orlando, Florida. Ms. Yolanda Carcana, Assistant Director of Employer Relations and Special Projects in the Division of Student Affairs, accompanied the group. Students had the opportunity to network, engage, and learn from their counterparts, staff, faculty, and administrators from Honors Programs across the country. “We want our students to be able to engage in scholarly research, strengthen their networking and presentation skills, and learn

Debra Bright Named AVP of Student Affairs at Howard

Written By Howard University Newsroom staff Howard University is pleased to announce Debra Bright, Ed.D., has been named associate vice president for student affairs. Bright will support the various units and initiatives within the Division of Student Affairs. “I am very excited to join the Division of Student Affairs at Howard University,” said Bright. “Howard students are some of the best and brightest; I look forward to supporting the student body and continuing Howard University’s commitment to providing the best educational experience possible.” Bright has over 25 years of dedicated service to the field of higher education. Most recently, she served as associate dean of student affairs at Montgomery College, where she helped provide

TSU Awarded $1M to Launch Housing Research Center

By Texas Southern University Texas Southern University (TSU) recently received a $1 million award from the U.S. Department of Housing and Urban Development to establish a Center of Excellence that will advance transdisciplinary academic and empirical research and debate on affordable housing and community development policy. The COE will be known as the Center of Excellence for Housing and Community Development Research (CEHCDR). “HUD is proud to forge new partnerships with academia to build on research and innovation that will better inform the housing and community development needs of historically underserved communities,” said HUD Secretary Marcia L. Fudge. CEHCDR will

Miles College Launches Mobile Life iPad Student Initiative

By Brad Jennings Miles College is launching its “Mobile Life” Student Success initiative to create a more innovative co-curricular learning and teaching environment for its students and faculty. As a part of that initiative, the College will provide all full-time students enrolled during the Spring 2022 academic semester with iPad Pro, Magic Keyboard, Apple Pencil, and AirPods Pro at the beginning of the Spring 2022 academic semester. By equipping students and full-time faculty with iPad Pro and accessories, the College plans to bridge the digital divide and level technological advantages. The initiative will also enable professors to collaborate with students

Stillman Joins Interstate Passport to Boost Student Mobility

Stillman College is increasing its recruiting footprint through a new membership with the Interstate Passport Network. Comprised mostly of Western colleges and universities, the Interstate Passport Network simplifies the transfer process for students and guarantees that all their credits will transfer to any of the 65 member institutions across 20 states, so long as they meet the program’s general education requirements, regardless of major. The Passport Network allows students to forego the traditional course-by-course articulation, which can result in the loss of credit hours – especially across state lines – through expensive and lengthy credit evaluation processes, according to the Western Interstate

HBCUs Face Higher Bond Costs Due to Racial Bias

By Amy Scott The bond market may seem like an unlikely place to find racism at work. But a new report suggests that discrimination may play a role in higher borrowing costs for historically black colleges and universities, or HBCUs. The research was inspired by a conversation with bond traders, said William Mayew, an accounting professor at Duke University and one of the report’s authors. The traders talked about struggling to place bonds issued by HBCUs. “Their clients would say, ‘Well, what else do you have, do you have something else? I’d prefer not to have that in my portfolio,’” Mayew said. Because

Stillman College Raises $88K in Annual Give 1876 Campaign

By Stillman College Stillman College secured more than $88,000 through 215 gifts last week during Give 1876, its annual online fundraising marathon. The total is nearly $35,000 more than the College raised in 2020 and capped an improved and more robust campaign from a year ago, including a special web site that included select campus passion projects, real-time leader boards, heat maps, and fundraising challenges. The majority of the monies raised – over $52,000 – will go toward scholarships. While the campaign included broader funding projects, like scholarships and the College’s general fund, this campaign marked the first year schools, departments and

TSU’s Center for Justice Research Awarded $410K Grant

Courtesy of Texas Southern University The Center for Justice Research at Texas Southern University has received $410,000 in funding from the Thurgood Marshall College Fund to continue its work in building and sustaining diversity within criminal justice research. The contribution also supports the center’s efforts in establishing a network of systemic change in education for graduate students and faculty. “Texas Southern University is proud of the Center for Justice Research’s essential work in establishing a platform that strengthens diversity within the criminal justice research field,” said Dr. Lesia L. Crumpton-Young, president of Texas Southern University. “My congratulations to Dr. Henderson

HBCU Funding Cut to $2B in Biden’s Revised Spending Plan

by Derek Major HBCUs that were looking to get their share of $45 in funding as part of President Joe Biden‘s spending plan, may see less than $5 billion due to Democratic infighting. Biden’s $3.5 trillion spending bill was set to include $45 billion in spending for HBCUs and other minority-serving institutions (MSIs). However the newest version of the bill allocated just $2 billion for educational programs and HBCUs. Even worse, the funding could be changed into competitive grant funding instead of direct funding to the schools. The aid, currently penciled in at $1.45 billion to be distributed between 2022

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