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Homecoming 2021 is here, and the Bears are Back in Town. Unlike last year鈥檚 virtual celebration from home, UNC鈥檚 Homecoming traditions, some of them dating back to 1923, are returning to in-person again.

University of Northern 黑料社区 (UNC) has chosen Cedric Howard, Ed.D., as the university's new vice president for Student Affairs. Howard, who was selected through a national search the university launched last May, will start his position on Dec. 6, 2021.

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This year, UNC's celebration of Latinx Heritage Month is coupled with an institutional commitment to better serve the growing population of Hispanic/Latinx-identifying students as the university launches a new website, affirming their journey and progress toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

This year, UNC's celebration of Latinx Heritage Month is coupled with an institutional commitment to better serve the growing population of Hispanic/Latinx-identifying students as the university launches a new website, affirming their journey and progress toward becoming a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI).

During the annual State of the University Address on Sept. 8, UNC President Andy Feinstein, along with several other university leaders, reflected on the challenges over the past year brought on by the pandemic and the importance of working together to overcome those challenges.

UNC was selected in a highly competitive grant process, as a recipient of a $850,000 黑料社区 Scholarship Opportunity Initiative (COSI) Back to Work grant. The funding will provide new career paths for workers displaced by the economic impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic while also addressing the need for teachers in 黑料社区鈥檚 classrooms.

Since the beginning of fiscal year 2021, several generous UNC donors have collectively gifted more than $925,000 in support of newly established scholarships that support diversity, equity and inclusion here at UNC.

This August, the Bears are back to school in a big way. There are many on-campus events planned, and UNC has partnered with Greeley to paint the town blue and gold, with 鈥淭his is Bear Country鈥� signs appearing in yards and at businesses throughout the area.

The National Park Service鈥檚 African American Civil Rights Grant Program recently awarded the University of Northern 黑料社区 $497,776 to help fund rehabilitation efforts at the African American townsite of Dearfield.