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News Roundup
Mills College Alumni Sue School, Claims Blindsided by News of Closure or Merger
Mills College alumni are suing the school, alleging they were blindsided by the institution’s recent news to shutdown or merge with Northeastern University, SF Gate reported. The June 7 complaint claims Mills withheld information from alumni on the board of trustees, “thereby stifling [the] Plaintiffs’ ability to fulfill their fiduciary duties to Mills.” The alumni are […]
July 9, 2021
HBCUs
Six Things HBCUs Can Do to Increase Alumni Philanthropic Support
Kudos to all those HBCUs fortunate enough to be included on MacKenzie Scott’s mega gift list, along with lesser-known donors and corporate grant makers. For those institutions that were not among the recipients of such largesse, I challenge you to focus on transforming your alumni into consistent givers who may someday become mega givers.
July 2, 2021
Sports
Western Michigan University Receives Largest Single Gift to U.S. Public University
Western Michigan University has received $550 million, the largest single gift given to a U.S. public university, Detroit Free Press reported. The money will be divided, with $300 million going to WMU’s Homer Stryker M.D. School of Medicine, $200 million going to need-based financial aid, faculty hiring and other initiatives, and $50 million going to […]
June 8, 2021
African-American
Howard University Names College of Fine Arts After Late Actor and Howard Alum Chadwick Boseman
Howard University announced this week that it has named its reestablished College of Fine Arts after the late actor Chadwick Boseman, a Howard alum, NPR reported. Boseman was the school’s commencement speaker in 2018. He suffered from colon cancer and died last August at the age of 43. In a statement Wednesday, Boseman’s family said: […]
May 27, 2021
African-American
Howard University Announces Endowed Scholarship to Honor Alum
Howard University has announced a new endowed scholarship – beginning with more than $200,000 – in honor of alum David Neal McGruder, Esq. McGruder, ’93, died on Dec. 25, 2020, at age 49. As an attorney, McGruder fought for justice, often representing young people of color and union workers. “The David McGruder Scholarship for Service […]
April 21, 2021
News Roundup
Texas A&M Completes Nine-Year Fundraising Campaign, Raises $4.25 Billion
Texas A&M University’s $4 billion “Lead by Example” campaign, which spanned nine years, has ended with $4.25 billion raised, according to Texas A&M officials. The campaign – launched publicly 2015 but started in 2012 – was a joint project between Texas A&M, the Texas A&M Foundation, The Association of Former Students, the 12th Man Foundation, […]
February 25, 2021
News Roundup
Towson University Alum Gifts $5.3 million to School
A Towson University alum has gifted $5.3 million to the school, the largest single donation from an alum ever for the school and almost half of its total 2020 fiscal year donations, the Associated Press reported. The gift is meant for athletics, the College of Health Professions, the College of Business & Economics and programming […]
December 3, 2020
News Roundup
Rhodes College Alumni Start Facebook Group to Oppose Supreme Court Nominee
Rhodes College alumni have created a Facebook group to express opposition to the U.S. Supreme Court nomination of Amy Coney Barrett, according to WMC-TV, The Facebook group called “Rhodes Alumni Against ACB’s Nomination,” note that Barrett, an alumnus, espouse legal opinions that they argue go against the school’s values. Meanwhile, Rhodes President Dr. Marjorie Hass […]
September 28, 2020
News Roundup
Alumni Ask SUNY New Paltz President to Step Down, Citing Unresolved Campus Racism
A growing group of State University of New York (SUNY) New Paltz alumni are asking the school’s president, Dr. Donald Christian, to step down citing “unresolved racist incidents that have left students feeling that insults, threats and ongoing tension are not taken seriously,” reports the Daily Freeman. On July 31, members of SUNY New Paltz Alumni for […]
August 11, 2020
Students
How Universities Plan to Hold Graduation Ceremonies Amid a Pandemic
Over the past few months, universities and colleges around the country have worked towards planning their graduation ceremonies amid a pandemic, attempting to find ways to keep some normalcy intact.Schools can choose to host commencement online, postpone until crowd restrictions are lifted within states or offer both options.
May 10, 2020
Latest News
Gallup Study: WGU Alum Exceed Average in Positive Metrics
Employers are increasingly demanding employees who are competently trained to meet workplace needs, and a new Gallup study indicates that graduates of online-based Western Governors University are more satisfied than others in a range of school-work-life areas.
April 30, 2019
HBCUs
Alumni, Several Lawmakers Decry Proposed Georgia HBCU Bill
After backlash to proposed Georgia Senate Bill 273 that would consolidate the state’s three public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) into the Georgia Agricultural and Mechanical University System, lawmakers swiftly withdrew and introduced in its place a second bill, SB278, allowing the institutions to keep their names under the system.
April 6, 2019
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