Tag: Michigan State University

COVID-19

Scholars: Let’s Focus on Women and Caregiving in the Economy

There is a need for more support and investment in childcare and care work as the U.S. opens its economy back up, according to scholars who participated in a virtual panel titled “The Economics of Care: What’s at Stake for Women in the Workforce,” hosted by the Center for American Progress on Tuesday.

June 22, 2021

African-American

Professor and Teacher Recognized for Antiracist Work

Dr. April Baker-Bell, an associate professor of English and African American and African studies, and Mimi Henderson-Hudson, language arts teacher at Detroit Denby High School, have been recognized by Michigan State University for their community-university partnership between MSU’s College of Arts & Letters English Education program and Detroit high school English teachers and students, according […]

March 29, 2021

African-American

Michigan State University Launches Database of Enslaved Africans

Michigan State University has launched a record database of enslaved Africans and descendants affected by the North Atlantic Slave Trade, WDET reported. Enslaved.org – launched in December – has “archives, museums and family histories that are uniquely linked together,” WDET reported. “The interesting thing about enslaved.org is it has the capacity to link datasets to […]

December 31, 2020

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With Retirement Around the Corner, Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. Reflects on Higher Education Career

After serving as president of Alabama A&M University (AAMU) for over 11 years, Dr. Andrew Hugine, Jr. announced his retirement last week. He has spent decades as a higher education leader.

December 8, 2020

COVID-19

Michigan State University Urges Students to Stay Home in the Fall if They Can

Michigan State University is urging students to stay home during the fall semester, if they can, for their health and safety amid the COVID-19 pandemic, reported The Detroit News. University president Samuel Stanley sent an email to students on Monday saying that not coming to campus may be the most prudent option. “If you can […]

August 5, 2020

News Roundup

Michigan State Research Leader Removed From Post After Racism Accusations

Michigan State University has removed Stephen Hsu from his position as senior vice president for research and innovation after two petitions called for his removal accusing him of being racist. Hsu resigned after being asked to, according to his blog. He also said he doesn’t agree with the decision to resign his post “as serious issues […]

June 22, 2020

News Roundup

New Michigan State U Provost Pick Has Many Black Faculty up in Arms

Many Black administrators, faculty and staff at Michigan State University (MSU) are unhappy with the announcement that the institution has appointed Teresa Woodruff the new provost, saying she doesn’t have a record of paying attention to the issues of underrepresented students, reported the Lansing State Journal. Woodruff is currently dean of Northwestern University’s Graduate School. […]

May 4, 2020

LGBTQ+

Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income Students

A new report says that as universities chase high rankings and future donors, financial aid money is all too often allocated to students who don’t really need it.

February 16, 2020

African-American

Michigan State University Apologizes for Racially Insensitive Display

Michigan State University has apologized for a display featured at a gift shop in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts that caused offense due to racial insensitivity, according to Essence. Essence cited a WILX report which noted that the display “showed historical, notable Black figures hanging from a rack that resembled a tree,” supposedly in […]

February 4, 2020

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2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Yomaira Figueroa

Raised in Hoboken, New Jersey, Dr. Yomaira Figueroa is a first-generation high school and college graduate. Now an assistant professor of global diaspora studies at Michigan State University, she finds the cultural shift in academia encouraging as more first-generation students continue their education and become professors.

January 28, 2020

News Roundup

Judith Brown Clarke Named Chief Diversity Officer at Stony Brook University

Dr. Judith Brown Clarke has been appointed chief diversity officer at Stony Brook University, where she will serve on the university’s council and work to promote a culture of equity and inclusion. Clarke is currently serving as diversity director of the Bio-Computational Evolution in Action Consortium Science and Technology Center at Michigan State University. In […]

December 15, 2019

News Roundup

Professor Shares Survey With Racist Slurs at Michigan State

Michigan State University Professor Saleem Alhabash released a survey with racist slurs, causing controversy last week, The Lansing State Journal reported. The survey was intended to assess how students react to racism online. The associate professor of public relations and social media asked students to rate statements taken from social media based on how offensive, […]

October 23, 2019