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Tag: Virginia
Latinx
Marymount University Becomes Virginia’s First HSI
With 25.1% of its undergraduate population identifying as Hispanic, Marymount University became the first Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) in Virginia. Currently, 539 institutions qualify as an HSI, which must enroll at least 25% Hispanic students, according to the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities. Overall, among the undergraduate and graduate populations combined, Hispanic students make up […]
November 23, 2020
COVID-19
DeVos Announces $17.7 million for Small Business Program
The U.S. Department of Education is setting aside $17.7 million in coronavirus relief funds for a new small business program at Hampton University — which was announced by Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ visit to campus Friday morning, according to The Daily Press. Virginia is one of only eight states that won some of the […]
September 28, 2020
African-American
After Black Alumni Lambast Him, Liberty U’s Jerry Falwell Jr. Apologizes for Blackface Tweet
After Black alumni strongly denounced his actions, Liberty University president Jerry Falwell Jr. apologized on Monday for a May 27 tweet — which he has now deleted — in which he posted a picture of a blackface mask. Several alumni and staff of the Virginia university called the tweet racist and at least three Black staff members, including a professor, have since resigned.
June 9, 2020
African-American
Following George Floyd’s Death, Virginia and California Community Colleges to Review Police Training
The community college systems of Virginia and California will review their police training curricula in the wake of the death of George Floyd in police custody in Minneapolis. The Virginia system will create a panel to examine the curricula used to educate law enforcement officers across its 23 colleges, said Glenn DuBois, chancellor of Virginia’s […]
June 4, 2020
African-American
UVA and Harvard Presidents Criticized for Their Responses to George Floyd’s Death
Jim Ryan and Dr. Lawrence Bacow, the presidents of the University of Virginia (UVA) and Harvard University, respectively, have been criticized for what some say are their weak responses to the death in police custody last week of George Floyd, a Black man, in Minneapolis.
June 2, 2020
News Roundup
Black Professor at Liberty U Online Resigns After Falwell Jr.’s ‘Racist’ Tweets
A Black professor at Liberty University Online, Christopher A. House, resigned on Thursday after what he said were racist tweets by Jerry Falwell Jr., president of the Virginia-based Liberty University. House is also a tenured associate professor at Ithaca College. Falwell Jr. on Wednesday posted a tweet decrying Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam’s order that said […]
May 29, 2020
COVID-19
Three More Universities Announce Face-to-Face Fall Semester
Three more universities have announced they plan to reopen for the fall semester with in-person classes, campus housing and dining facilities, and with enhanced coronavirus protection protocols. Washburn University, based in Topeka, Kansas, said it plans to take extra steps for the safety of everyone on campus and will institute appropriate social distancing and enhanced […]
April 29, 2020
COVID-19
Liberty University to Press Charges Against Two Journalists Over Coronavirus Coverage
Liberty University, which was in the media spotlight when it opened its campus to many students after spring break despite the coronavirus pandemic, is going to press charges against two journalists, reported the Associated Press. Liberty, based in Lynchburg, Virginia, says the two journalists, Alec MacGillis, a ProPublica reporter and Julia Rendleman, whose photograph was […]
April 12, 2020
News Roundup
Mary Baldwin U Freezes Tuition for Third Year in a Row
Mary Baldwin University (MBU) said on Thursday it will freeze tuition for all undergraduate students, both residential and online, in the 2020–21 academic year, making it the third consecutive year the Virginia institution has not raised these rates, reported WHSV3. For residential undergraduates and online students, the annual tuition comes in at under $30,690. The […]
March 6, 2020
Community Colleges
Virginia Governor Releases Free Community College Plan
Virginia Gov. Ralph Northam proposed a plan to make community college free for residents from low- or middle-income backgrounds going into particular fields with skilled labor shortages in Virginia.
December 15, 2019
Latest News
Report Recommends Budget and Policy Planning to Meet Virginia’s 2030 Attainment Plan
SCHEV, the Lumina Foundation’s Strategy Labs and HCM Strategists recently released a report that details recommendations for budget and policy plans to meet Virginia’s objective. The report titled, “A Strategic Finance Plan for Virginia: Aligning Higher Education Finances and Strategies” provides a cost analysis of postsecondary education in comparison with other states, offers demand and degree production estimates and gives the overall cost of achieving the goal.
November 19, 2019
News Roundup
Lumina Foundation Donates $500,000 to Fill Educational Attainment Gaps
The Lumina Foundation granted the state of Virginia $500,000 to increase educational attainment for students of color. This grant, alongside other ones gifted to Colorado, Oregon and Tennessee are part of Lumina’s Talent, Innovation and Equity Partnership (TIE). Lumina expects to award grants to a total of six states. TIE’s goal is to have 60 […]
November 14, 2019
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