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Leadership & Policy

KEITH YAMAMOTO

KEITH YAMAMOTO has been named vice chancellor for science policy and strategy at the University of California at San Francisco (UCSF). He was vice dean in the School of Medicine and vice chancellor for research at UCSF. Yamamoto earned a bachelor’s from Iowa State University and a doctorate from Princeton University.

African-American

Why I Still Support HBCUs Even Though I Just Left One

Minority-serving institutions are as vital as public schools and need equal support and funding.

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Jackson State Students Develop Groundbreaking ‘Smart Mat’ for Diabetics

Four engineering students from Jackson State University have developed an innovative device that could have far-reaching effects.

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In Case You Missed It…

Leadership Program Guiding Calif. Farm Workers to Technology Innocent Until Proven Guilty, but is Anyone in Higher Ed Standing With Bill Cosby? Wishful Thinking Won’t Erase Need for Race-Conscious Admission Policies Forum Examines ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Blacks’ Incarceration

Study Refutes Narrative of Mexican Immigrants Taking Jobs from Americans

Low-skilled Mexican-born workers did not strain the resources of major U.S. cities during the economic downturn, nor did they crowd out the low-skilled natives for remaining jobs.

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African-American

Keeping the Faith for African-American Males

Well, 2016 is officially here and, as Black people, we must stop this violence upon ourselves.

Diverse Conversations: How UCF Built Diversity into its Rapid Growth

In the past two decades, the University of Central Florida tripled its enrollment numbers to 63,000 students last fall, quietly becoming the largest undergraduate institution in the country.

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African-American

Forum Examines ‘Unintended Consequences’ of Blacks’ Incarceration

Dr. Samuel L. Myers Jr. of the University of Minnesota says that “the list of unintended consequences of disproportionate imprisonment of Black males is enormous.”

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University of Missouri Faculty Voices Support for Professor

COLUMBIA, Mo. ― University of Missouri faculty members have come out in support of a University of Missouri assistant communications professor who drew criticism for trying to stop a photographer from taking pictures during campus protests in November. The Kansas City Star reports that the faculty on Tuesday made public a letter of support that […]

Faculty & Staff

Professor Facing Termination Over Religious Views Disputes Wheaton College’s Account

CHICAGO ― The professor of a Christian college who asserted Christians and Muslims worship the same God said Wednesday that her views are in line with the suburban Chicago college’s mission and disputed university accounts of interactions with administrators who’ve taken steps to fire her. Larycia Hawkins, who’s Christian, was placed on leave at Wheaton […]

Faculty & Staff

SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention

Foundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.

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Wishful Thinking Won’t Erase Need for Race-Conscious Admission Policies

The U.S. Supreme Court wants to know: when will the nation’s colleges and universities no longer need race-conscious admission policies?

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