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Latinx
Ebola Survivor in Guinea Shunned by Boyfriend, Medical School
The medical school professors no longer want Kadiatou Fanta in the classroom. Her boyfriend has broken up with her. Each day the 26-year-old eats alone and sleeps alone. Even her own family members are afraid to touch her months after she survived Ebola.
Disabilties
Special Focus: STEM
In this issue of Diverse, we look at STEM, or the science, technology, engineering and math disciplines. We take a deeper look at what higher education leaders are doing to boost the number of American Indians earning Ph.D.s. We also look at the success of a San Jacinto College program that promotes STEM among its underserved minority students. Among other feature articles, we look at the emerging tech scene in Washington, D.C., and what stakeholders are doing to keep diversity at the forefront.
African-American
Lead Exposure Study to Focus on Black Women in Cincinnati
University of Cincinnati researchers are launching a study of African-American women to determine whether childhood lead exposure has affected bone and muscle health.
HBCUs
University of Texas Regents Meet to Pick Chancellor Finalist
University of Texas System regents were scheduled to meet Tuesday night to possibly name a finalist in their search for a new chancellor to oversee the 15-campus system.
African-American
Rethinking President Obama’s My Brother’s Keeper Initiative
The initiative lacks components that would aggressively respond to the pervasiveness of institutional and structural racism that yet persists in America.
Students
Student-Centered Education for a Diverse 21st Century Population
Education that keeps the student at the center is the expectation of students and their families.
Health
Men and Suicide: An Alarming Epidemic
Finally, the walls of silence that have largely kept the topic under wraps are tumbling down.
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Federal Judge Backs Horry-Georgetown Technical College
U.S. District Judge Mary Lewis rejected all claims by former adjunct Sharon Williams in her failure-to-promote and bias case.
Faculty & Staff
Napolitano Aims to Grow University of California Role in Fighting Hunger
University of California President Janet Napolitano said Tuesday that she plans to leverage the state’s role in agriculture and research to tackle one of the world’s most pressing problems: food.
Students
Expert Sees AAPI Churches, Elders as Keys to LGBT Inclusion in Higher Ed
A former evangelical minister, Jess Delegencia led a conference session last week examining the intersections—and historical lack thereof—among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Christianity and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
Leadership & Policy
Alum Donates School-Record $3M to Huston-Tillotson University
Huston-Tillotson University alum Ada Cecilia Collins Anderson donated $3 million to her alma mater Monday.
HBCUs
Plan to House Immigrant Children at St. Paul’s University on Hold
Hundreds of Central American children and teenagers are to be housed on the campus of the closed college in rural Virginia amid complaints by local officials.
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