Hanover College has just received a grant of $30 million from Lilly Endowment Inc. through its initiative, College and Community Collaboration (CCC). The grant, administered by the College, will support “Jefferson Together,” a holistic community development strategy that begins to address the economic, social, cultural, and connectivity needs of residents in Jefferson County by leveraging
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Members of the Hanover Community, Today, the American flag near my home flies at half-staff in response to the tragic and senseless murder of eight women in the Atlanta area, as directed by President Biden. Details are still emerging, but we know that six of these women were of Asian descent, adding to the rapidly
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Hanover College has joined a new collective statement from more than 315 college admissions deans released today by the Making Caring Common project at the Harvard Graduate School of Education. The effort seeks to send clear messages about what college admissions deans value in students during this time. It also aims to relieve stresses on students
continue readingMany are aware of the recent announced changes to the Student Exchange Visitor Program by the U.S. government regarding the status of nonimmigrant students this Fall. In summary, the new rule – which is being challenged in court – states that nonimmigrant students attending colleges that are fully online in the Fall may not enter or stay
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Members of the Hanover Community, Yesterday our students, faculty and staff joined together for an interfaith service of lament and repentance in response to the brutal deaths of George Floyd, Breonna Taylor and so many other African Americans who have been the victims of unjust police violence and the continuing American legacy of institutional racism.
continue readingThe recent events in Minneapolis which led to the untimely death of George Floyd as well as the death of Breonna Taylor in Louisville have once again cast a sharp spotlight on the challenges and inequalities that African Americans and people of color face daily in this country. Citizens all across our nation have taken
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