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Johns Hopkins’ Pioneering Cardiac Surgeon Reflects on Lifetime of Service

Photo caption: Among his many roles, Dr. Levi Watkins Jr. made himself a pitchman and a champion who was determined to tackle the shortage of minority students and faculty at Hopkins.

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Son of Former Grambling Coach Dies

The son of former Grambling State football coach Eddie Robinson has died.

Faculty & Staff

Human Rights Campaign HBCU LGBT Summit Fosters New Leaders

30 LGBT student leaders traveled to Washington, D.C., to participate in the Human Rights Campaign Foundation’s HBCU Leadership and Career Summit for personal leadership and career training.

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Black People Are Not Immune From Mental Illness

Recent and tragic national headlines like the Navy Yard shooting has started a dialogue about mental illness, which has been ignored for too long in the Black community.

California’s Low Latino College Completion Rate Imperils State’s Future

In California, the Campaign for College Opportunity advocacy group recommends adopting state policies aimed at increasing college degree attainment among California Latinos.

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African-American

Study Reveals University Endowments Bouncing Back from Recession

Preliminary results from a study on higher education endowments conclude that college endowments are regaining what they lost due to the economic recession.

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Stillman Student Campaigns for Ballet Company

As talk turns to dance, a grin spreads across Stillman College student Ellory Nichols’ face.

African-American

Hefty Debt Dissuades Blacks from Attending Med School

Blacks are deciding against applying to medical school as they expect to shoulder more than $150,000 in debt once they graduate.

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Faculty & Staff

Diverse Docket: RPI Prevails in Suit by Disabled Former Ph.D. Candidate

Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute in Troy, N.Y., has won a disability discrimination suit by a former Ph.D. student who failed his doctoral candidacy exam.

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What About HBCUs? Lessons From Ohio State

HBCUs can learn from the viral video explosion of The Ohio State University marching band, and it has nothing to do with halftime performances.

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Howard University Attempting to Re-establish Ties to Late John H. Johnson

Despite $4 million donation, the former publishing giant’s name had been removed from the university’s School of Communications building.

In case you missed it …

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education Time For Higher Ed to Rethink the Questions HBCU Presidents at a New Crossroads Hip Hop Scholars Say Jay Z on Wrong Side of Fine Line in Barneys’ Controversy

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