Monica Levitan (EDU)WomenFormer NC Governor Named Chair of the National Assessment Governing BoardDr. Beverly Perdue, the former governor of North Carolina, was recently named chair of the National Assessment Governing Board. She will be the first female chair in the board’s 30-year history. “I am delighted to welcome former North Carolina Gov. Beverly Perdue as the chair of the National Assessment Governing Board,” said U.S. Secretary of […]November 4, 2018StudentsNew Innovative Grant at Cal Poly Pomona Raised Graduation Rates, Lowered Equity GapsAfter establishing an innovative Summer Completion Initiative Grant, California State Polytechnic University at Pomona (Cal Poly Pomona), accomplished the initiative’s mission of providing the required classes and support necessary to help students with 8 units or less complete their degree. The program had a 93 percent graduation rate. Last spring, the university reached out to […]November 1, 2018StudentsNew Report Analyzes Impacts of Student Debt on Student Loan BorrowersA new report by the organizations Summer and Student Debt Crisis called “Buried in Debt” investigated the impact of student debt on the daily lives of 7,095 student loan borrowers across the country. The 7,095 students who responded said they have an average of $87,500 in student loans to repay and earn an average annual […]November 1, 2018News RoundupTemple University Blockson Collection Obtains Materials of Tupac ShakurThe Charles L. Blockson Afro-American Collection at Temple University unveiled the newly obtained memorabilia from the estate of the late rapper Tupac Shakur at a private donor reception hosted in Sullivan Hall on Thursday. The materials, donated from Goldin Auctions of Runnemede, New Jersey, includes: Shakur’s diamond earring from the cover of “All Eyez On […]November 1, 2018News RoundupUniversity of North Iowa Faculty Votes to Re-certify Union Faculty ChapterThe United Faculty of the University of Northern Iowa (UNI) has recently completed its first union recertification election with 85 percent faculty support after a 2017 bill significantly changed Iowa’s collective bargaining law for state employees. The 2017 bill passed by the Iowa House and Senate limited the required and permissive matters of bargaining as […]October 31, 2018HomeReport: Minimal Growth of American Indians and Alaska Natives in MedicineThough there have been substantial efforts in increasing the racial and ethnic diversity in medicine, there has been minimal growth in people who identify as American Indian and Alaska Native and apply and enroll in medical school in the U.S., according to a new report released Tuesday.October 30, 2018News RoundupBlack and Hispanic Unemployment Rates Still Larger Than Whites NationwideFor the third quarter of 2018, recent data collected by economic analyst Janelle Jones showed that the unemployment rates for Black and Hispanic workers continue to be high in comparison to White workers statewide. According to the Economic Policy Institute, the areas with the highest African-American unemployment rates were in Washington, D.C. (12.4 percent), followed by […]October 30, 2018News RoundupAccused Pittsburgh Synagogue Shooter Appears in Court for First TimeRobert Bowers, 46, appeared in court yesterday after being taken into custody for opening fire and killing 11 innocent people in a Pittsburgh synagogue on Saturday. Pittsburgh authorities said that Bowers barged into the Tree of Life Congregation Synagogue located in the Squirrel Hill neighborhood of Pittsburgh, shouting hateful remarks towards Jewish people in a […]October 29, 2018News RoundupMarian University & Saint Joseph’s College Partner on New Two-Year CollegeMarian University has announced it will collaborate with Saint Joseph’s College to open a two-year college in Indianapolis. The Boards of Trustees at both institutions signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to formalize the partnership. Under the MOU, the new college, scheduled to open in July 2019, will be called Saint Joseph’s College of Marian […]October 29, 2018News RoundupUAB Institute Launches $500,000 Innovation Fund to Support University Start-UpsThe Bill K. Harbert Institute for Innovation and Entrepreneurship at the University of Alabama at Birmingham (UAB) has created a $500,000 Innovation Fund for the development of new university businesses and early-stage findings. The Innovation Fund, which will begin January 1, will support two phases of commercialization: the bridge funding phase of applications development inside […]October 29, 2018Previous PagePage 47 of 58Next Page
