Lois ElfmanHomeInitiative Aimed at Increasing Access for Lower-Income Students Is Succeeding, but Results Are SlowingA report from the American Talent Initiative (ATI) shows impressive results in terms of increasing the number and share of Pell Grant recipients at high-performing institutions, but momentum appears to be waning.February 23, 2020Latest NewsSociologist Examines Gendered Racism from the Perspective of AttorneysA book by Dr. Tsedale M. Melaku explores the ways in which Black women face gender and racial discrimination when pursuing careers at elite law firms.February 20, 2020HealthIf Law Allows, Nurse Practitioners May Be Answer to U.S. Physician ShortageAs the U.S. faces a severe shortage of primary care physicians, nurse practitioners (NPs) are ready, willing and able to meet healthcare needs — if only they’re allowed to do so.February 18, 2020StudentsReport: Almost Half of Student Debt is Being Repaid Through Income-Driven PlansAs of 2017, approximately half of student debt is being repaid through income-driven plans, says a report issued by the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) this month. The report, titled “Income-Driven Repayment Plans for Student Loans: Budgetary Cost and Policy Options,” examines the budgetary costs and policy options of income-driven student loan repayment plans. These plans […]February 17, 2020LGBTQ+Report: Diminishing Financial Aid for Low-Income StudentsA new report says that as universities chase high rankings and future donors, financial aid money is all too often allocated to students who don’t really need it.February 16, 2020African-AmericanTwo History Professors Chronicle the Lives of the First Black Scholars Hired at PWIsDr. David Canton, associate professor of history at Connecticut College, is working on a biography of Dr. Lawrence D. Reddick, which will focus on the mid-20th century when an increasing number of African Americans earned doctorates and entered the faculties at predominantly White colleges and universities (PWIs).February 13, 2020Students2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Archie C. TaylorDr. Archie C. Taylor is investigating the genetic components of several diseases. His goal is to identify factors that can change diagnoses and treatment or potentially eradicate diseases that disproportionately impact communities of color.February 4, 2020Latest News2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Que-Lam HuynhStudying issues of ethnic minority identity and marginalization comes naturally to Dr. Que-Lam Huynh, associate professor in the department of psychology at California State University, Northridge (CSUN). She remembers what it felt like to be an 11-year-old refugee from Vietnam thrust into a new life.January 29, 2020Latest News2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Daisy LeGeorge Washington University (GWU) School of Nursing recently released a doctoral program in which the school’s assistant professor in health disparities and oncology, Dr. Daisy Le, will figure prominently. Although not a nurse, Le’s in-depth research in health equity and healthcare disparities as well as her extensive community-based work make her of crucial importance to dean Dr. Pamela Jeffries’ transdisciplinary research vision.January 23, 20202020Changing Patient DestiniesJanuary 21, 2020Previous PagePage 12 of 41Next Page
