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Tag: Digital Divide
African-American
Study Examines Digital Divide Impact on Black Families Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
A new study out of the University of Missouri found a lack of digital resources exacerbated Black families’ frustration with virtual learning early on in the pandemic, the onset of which hit right as Black families were already facing additional stress over the deaths of Ahmaud Arbery, Breonna Taylor, George Floyd, and others.
August 3, 2021
African-American
First-Year Students at Edward Waters College to Receive Laptops
Starting in the fall, first-year students at the historically Black Edward Waters College (EWC) will receive personal Chromebook laptop computers, in a new partnership between EWC and the Follett Higher Education Group, the college said in a statement. The collaboration, called the EWC/Follet ACCESS Program, is intended to enhance student access to technology. It will […]
April 28, 2020
HBCUs
Morehouse to Provide Tablets to New Students to Bridge Digital Divide
Morehouse College said it will provide tablets to this coming academic year’s new students to help bridge the digital divide that has expanded due to the coronavirus pandemic. The college said it wants to ensure that students in families struggling financially amid the pandemic can make a successful transition to college. Typically, more than 90% of […]
April 27, 2020
Opinion
Disruption and Digital Generational Literacy: Are You Ready?
Recently, I gave the Keynote Address at the Her Future Global Summit with some of the most influential leaders from across the globe. One of the major questions addressed was, “How do we understand digital inclusion across generations and leverage multigenerational inputs in the COVID-19 era?”
April 24, 2020
HBCUs
ALONDA WILLIAMS
ALONDA WILLIAMS has been appointed director of marketing, community relations and enrollment management marketing at Bellevue College. She was senior director of education marketing at Microsoft. Williams earned a bachelor’s from Montclair State University and an MBA from Rutgers University.
April 20, 2016
African-American
GOP Blaming Others for Its Implosion
Rather than looking inward to find the root of its problems, many members of the Republican party establishment seem to be looking for scapegoats.
April 6, 2016
African-American
NADINE SHIGEZAWA
NADINE SHIGEZAWA was appointed director of the Veterans in Transition to Academic Leadership (VITAL) program at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. She was a psychologist for the Veterans Administration. Shigezawa holds a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Hawaii at Manoa.
March 22, 2016
Leadership & Policy
JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY
JOSETTE SHAUGHNESSY has been named vice president of financial and administrative operations at El Paso Community College (EPCC). She was interim vice president of financial and administrative operations at EPCC. Shaughnessy received an associate from El Paso Community College, and a bachelor’s and a master’s from the University of Texas at El Paso.
March 7, 2016
Students
Success Story
Bunker Hill Community College President Pam Eddinger seeks the best for the 14,000 students she serves.
December 16, 2015
Students
Colorado County Bullish on Pot Starts New Weed Scholarship
A Colorado county that boasts the world’s largest outdoor marijuana farm and has been actively courting the new pot industry has approved the world’s first marijuana-funded college scholarship.
November 4, 2015
Students
COLLEEN SMITH
COLLEEN SMITH has been appointed president of Coconino Community College in Arizona, effective February 1. She is district senior vice president for academic affairs at Collin College in Texas. Smith earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Texas A&M Commerce (formerly East Texas State University), and a doctorate from Texas Woman’s University.
October 21, 2015
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Foundation, Universities Announce $100M for Brain Research
The Kavli Foundation and three universities are committing $100 million for neuroscience research and plan to launch three institutes to bring together researchers from different disciplines to investigate the workings of the brain.
October 1, 2015
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