Women and minorities are not always represented in the decision-making and implementation of on- and off-campus real estate projects. Now is the time to institutionalize diversity, equity and inclusion.
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has announced it will be funding research projects - totaling about $18 million - at several Historically Black Colleges and Universities and other Minority-Serving Institutions.
Latest release of American Rescue Plan funds can be used to re-engage disconnected students, expand mental health services, and bolster retention programs that improve graduation rates.
Supporting vulnerable students and suppressing COVID will be the priorities for college leaders distributing newly-released American Rescue Plan funds.
Hesitancy has been prevalent at one Manhattan institution, where a mandate was just imposed, but leaders are getting creative in getting information to students, faculty.
Billionaire philanthropist and former New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg has donated $150 million to Johns Hopkins University to address the underrepresentation of certain minorities in science, technology, engineering, and math fields.