cmaadmin (EDU)Hi this is my profile and bio information.STEMThree Houston Universities Receive Grant to Boost Minority STEM FacultyFor Dr. Yvette Pearson, an associate dean in Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, the award of a $2.66-million National Science Foundation grant to Rice and two other Houston institutions means that other scholars may not have to experience some of the difficulties she faced early in her career.August 15, 2019News RoundupThis University Seeking to Trademark the Word ‘The’Ohio State University wants to trademark the word “The” when it’s used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise, according to an Associated Press story. Ohio State submitted a trademark application this month to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Columbus Dispatch has reported. The application requests a standard character trademark for […]August 15, 2019SportsMichigan State Deal with Feds Will Protect PatientsTo resolve a federal civil-rights investigation into Dr. Larry Nassar’s abuse of young gymnasts and other athletes under the guise of medical treatment, Michigan State University has agreed to better protect patients from sexual assaults. The three-year agreement, announced Monday, includes a chaperone requirement for sensitive medical exams and covers not only students under Title […]August 14, 2019OpinionThe Impact of Whiteness on Higher Education HiringMany African-Americans grow up knowing that you must be “twice as good to get half as far.” I think that this structure and forced frame of thought is embedded with racism. Why aren’t there opportunities available for everyone based on your own merit and your qualifications for the role? The system of higher education is wired to promote those with a closer proximity to Whiteness while at the same time creating a barrier for men and women alike who look like me.August 14, 2019Leadership & PolicyTwo New Studies Probe College Students’ Mental HealthA report issued this week by Barnes & Noble College noted that mental health and stress issues have become increasingly prevalent among students on college campuses, but only a portion of those impacted utilize the counseling and support services offered. At the same time, the American Council on Education (ACE) issued a report indicating concern among college presidents about the mental health and well-being of students.August 13, 2019LGBTQ+College Removes Transgender Student from Campus Housing After SurgeryA 21-year-old transgender man says Welch College, a private religious school in Tennessee, kicked him out after he got breast-reduction surgery, the Associated Press has reported. Yanna Awtrey says he was outed to school officials, who ordered him to conceal his gender identity and attend Christian therapy. Awtrey said he started transitioning in the spring […]August 13, 2019OpinionA Tribute to Nobel Laureate Toni MorrisonFor those of us who have savored Toni Morrison’s writing, teaching and speaking about language, literature, life and living for the past five decades, her death is a profound loss. From her days as an editor at Random House to the 11 novels she wrote, to her most recent collection of nonfiction essays The Source of Self-Regard, Morrison deftly and unapologetically interrogated American identity through the complex lens of the African-American experience.August 13, 2019SportsNCAA Amends Rules, Agents No Longer Need College DegreeThe National Collegiate Athletic Association will no longer require a bachelor’s degree for those who will be allowed to represent a student-athlete, backtracking on its new agent certification standards, WPTA21 television has reported. When the certification standards were first revealed last week, the degree requirement drew criticism, including a social media blast by NBA star […]August 12, 2019StudentsComparisons May Unintentionally Perpetuate and Validate White SupremacyMost research on Black collegians has sought to understand the experiences of Black students at predominantly White institutions or to compare the experiences of Black students at historically Black colleges and universities to their same-race counterparts at PWIs. In this context, the higher education community in general and HBCU officials specifically may lack an understanding of the issues and needs among Black students situated in Black colleges.August 12, 2019HealthHoward Professor and Surgeon Promotes Minority Organ DonationSince the early 1980s, when transplant surgeon Dr. Clive Callender began addressing the issues that kept African-Americans from being organ donors, he has seen the rate of organ donation increase significantly. In the recently published paper, “Expanding the journey of saving lives,” Callender and co-author Dr. Patrice V. Miles examined how the increase has been achieved and how other minority populations can use similar means to bring about increases.August 9, 2019Previous PagePage 200 of 3226Next Page
