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Higher Ed Stakeholders Urge Congress to Double Maximum Pell Grant

Despite President Joe Biden’s proposal to increase the Pell grant by $1,875, higher education organizations and institutions urge Congress to double the maximum rate.

July 8, 2021

International

Biden Nominates UPenn President Amy Gutmann As Germany Ambassador

President Biden nominated University of Pennsylvania President  Dr. Amy Gutmann to be ambassador to Germany, The New York Times reported. In doing so, Biden is giving an important post to someone who hired him for a lucrative university position after he left the Obama administration. Gutmann – well-versed in constitutional democracy and human rights – […]

July 6, 2021

COVID-19

U.S. Department of Education Facilitates Conversation Around Creating Equitable School Reopening Plans

As the COVID-19 vaccine distribution continues and the nation transitions to a state of recovery, many Americans remain eager to experience a sense of normalcy again. However, normalcy—in the context of education—would entail returning to a “broken system,” said Dr. Miguel A. Cardona, U.S. Secretary of Education.

June 22, 2021

African-American

HBCU Leaders Urge Biden Administration to Select Executive Director of White House Initiative on HBCUs Soon

As the White House continues to fill key leadership positions, the executive director position for the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) remains noticeably vacant.

June 11, 2021

African-American

Teenager Who Recorded Video of George Floyd’s Murder Wins Pulitzer Prize Citation

Darnella Frazier, the Minnesota teenager who recorded the 10-minute video of George Floyd’s May 25, 2020 murder, has won a special citation from the Pulitzer Prize committee, The New York Daily News reported. Frazier was cited “for courageously recording the murder of George Floyd, a video that spurred protests against police brutality, around the world, […]

June 11, 2021

COVID-19

George Washington University Legal Experts Discuss Biden’s First 100 Days

Legal scholars from George Washington University assessed President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office in a virtual panel that was part of the school’s bicentennial events.

May 26, 2021

Students

New Poll Data Puts Biden At Odds with Most Americans on Student Loan Forgiveness

President Joe Biden’s ambitious new plan to expand access to higher education has a key missing piece: it leaves millions struggling with student loan debt to carry that burden alone. As a president who frequently speaks of his working-class upbringing in Scranton, Biden is stuck on incorrect assumptions about loan forgiveness and class—a blind spot in his education policy that is both unpopular and misinformed.

May 17, 2021

News Roundup

President Biden Nominates Obama-era Education Department Civil Rights Leader to Same Position

President Joe Biden has nominated Catherine Lhamon to lead the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights, a role Lhamon held in the Obama administration, NBC News reported. Biden announced Lhamon’s nomination as assistant secretary for civil rights Thursday. Lhamon is currently a domestic policy adviser at the White House. She was chair of the […]

May 13, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

AANHPIHM “Poster Boy” Is Accused Student Who Stands Up to Dartmouth

Sirey Zhang is the new higher ed poster boy for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. He is blasting away at the negative stereotype of the AANHPIHM person who lacks the courage and good sense to speak up. Zhang’s showing some guts standing up to the bullying of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.

May 10, 2021

Community Colleges

NISOD’s Conference Highlights College Access

In his speech to Congress Wednesday night, President Joe Biden announced the American Families Plan—a $1.8 trillion investment in free community college and universal preschool. Hours earlier, Dr. Martha Kanter, CEO of College Promise, addressed the proposal and the impact of free community college during the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development’s (NISOD) International Conference on Teaching and Leadership Excellence.

April 28, 2021

News Roundup

Vanita Gupta Confirmed as Associate Attorney General

Vanita Gupta, President Joe Biden’s associate attorney general nominee, has been confirmed by the Senate 51-49 on Wednesday after Sen. Lisa Murkowski, R-Alaska broke party lines to support Gupta, CNN reported. Gupta will be the first woman of color to be associate attorney general. Murkowski explained her decision, saying she was troubled by some of […]

April 21, 2021

COVID-19

U.S. House Democrats Expected to Pass $1.9 Trillion COVID-19 Relief Package Tuesday

U.S. House Democrats are expected to pass a $1.9 trillion coronavirus relief package Tuesday, NPR reported. The plan is already approved by the Senate 50-49, so its next destination is the desk of President Joe Biden. The package, referred to as the American Rescue Plan, includes new stimulus checks, a child tax credit increase and […]

March 8, 2021