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Students

Some Princeton Grad Students Say Name Change Isn’t Enough to Address Racism

While Princeton University’s decision to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from its school of public policy roughly a week ago came as good news to many, the school’s graduate students continue to stress that “changing the name, though long overdue, cannot and will not be enough” to address systematic racism. In a letter written before the […]

July 6, 2020

News Roundup

Princeton U Removes Woodrow Wilson’s Name, Trump Calls Decision ‘Stupid’

Princeton University’s board voted to remove Woodrow Wilson’s name from two of its institutions on Saturday, a decision President Donald Trump called “stupid.” Princeton decided to change the name of its public policy school and a college because Wilson, a former president, was “a racist who segregated the nation’s civil service after it had been […]

June 29, 2020

News Roundup

Prairie View A&M Mourns Death of Beloved Administrator

Dr. James A. Wilson Jr.,  who served as associate provost for academic affairs at Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) for a decade, died suddenly at his Texas home last Wednesday. A Princeton University trained historian, Wilson joined the faculty at PVAMU in 2009 as an associate professor of history and director of the university’s honors […]

June 12, 2020

Latest News

George Floyd’s Death in Police Custody Sparks Outrage Among Universities, Academics

Two days after the death of George Floyd, a 46-year-old Black man, in police custody on Monday, the University of Minnesota minimized its ties with the Minneapolis Police Department as other universities and scholars expressed grief and outrage at the incident.

May 28, 2020

Students

Report: Undocumented Students Generated $133 Million in Emergency Aid, but They Won’t Receive a Penny

An estimated half-million undocumented students enrolled in colleges and universities generated up to $132.6 million in COVID-19 federal stimulus emergency aid for their institutions, according to a recent analysis from a Washington-based policy institute. Yet those same students are barred from receiving any of that aid.

May 18, 2020

COVID-19

Princeton University Names First-Ever Black Valedictorian

Princeton University has named Montreal native Nicholas Johnson valedictorian for the Class of 2020. Johnson will be the university’s first-ever Black valedictorian, said the fourth-oldest U.S. college, which was chartered in 1746. Johnson is majoring in operations research and financial engineering. He will participate in a virtual commencement the university is holding on May 31. […]

May 11, 2020

COVID-19

Coronavirus Has Ripple Effects Across Higher Ed Landscape

The American Council on Education (ACE) said on Monday it is canceling its annual meeting, set for March 14-16 this year in San Diego, due to the threat posed by the novel coronavirus. However, the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education, or NADOHE, is still planning to go ahead with its March 11-14 annual meeting. These developments come even as more and more universities announce they are closing and/or moving classes online amid fears of a global pandemic.

March 9, 2020

African-American

Princeton University to Display Portraits of Campus Workers

Portraits depicting campus workers will be displayed on Princeton University’s campus in order to represent the working class and highlight racial struggle, according to CNN. The artist Mario Moore painted 10 workers at Princeton including those working in campus dining, grounds maintenance, security and facilities. With his subjects being mostly African-Americans, Moore was inspired by […]

January 2, 2020

Opinion

The Possible Intersection Between the Elimination of the GRE’s and Interest Convergence

In light of that fact that issues of race and racism are deeply rooted in U.S. society, it is possible for race and racism to be attached to the policies, practices, procedures, and institutionalized systems of higher education. Interest convergence maybe useful for understanding the various ways ivory tower institutions benefit from eliminating the GRE, while concurrently accepting more minoritized students, with a particular focus on Black students.

October 3, 2019

Recruitment & Retention

Nonprofit Aims to Support Latino Students Up Through First Career Job Offer

Attaining a higher education in the U.S. can be very challenging, especially for those who face socioeconomic and language barriers. Latino U College Access (LUCA), a nonprofit organization is working to increase college enrollment and completion among ­first-generation Latino youth.

October 3, 2019

Students

Can We Fix How We Judge and Pay for College?

You can get a rating on everything — from an Uber driver to a fast food place. But for a recent college graduate like me, finding out things that matter to us about where to go to school and how to pay for it is getting harder, not easier.

September 23, 2019

Military

Using Technology to Make College More Accessible for Veterans

A growing number of colleges and universities have reported a sharp decline in the number of military-affiliated students on their campuses. To address this growing concern, Georgia Southern University is among public and private schools that have made it easier for active-duty military or veterans to find out what courses they can receive credit for based on previous military experience.

September 13, 2019