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Fisk, Florida A&M Get Clean Bills of Health from Accreditation Group

SACS removes Fisk from probation and lifts Florida A&M’s warning status, clearing the universities’ paths to continue rebuilding their brands.

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Notre Dame Files Lawsuit Over Birth Control Mandate

The University of Notre Dame on Tuesday filed another lawsuit against the U.S. government, saying the federal health care overhaul forcing it to provide health insurance for students and employees that covers birth control contravenes the teachings of the Roman Catholic institution.

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Report: Job Growth Under Health Care Reform to Benefit Minorities

A new analysis of health care job growth estimates that over the next decade a total of 4.6 million new positions will be created in the U.S., according to the Joint Center for Political and Economic Studies.

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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.

U. of Illinois Looking at Medical Overhaul

University University of Illinois trustees later this month will start considering changes in how the university’s hospital, clinics and medical colleges are run, but some faculty members want to slow the process down.

Native Americans

Univ. of Oregon’s Tribal Climate Change Project Growing

Tribal communities are speaking out more on the issue of climate change as they, too, are seeing considerable environmental disruptions in their own backyards.

Diverse Conversations: Military Veterans, College Life and Mental Illness

Returning veterans will need a supportive environment as they transition back to college or begin taking college courses.

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African-American

VI Congressional Leader Fights for Black Boys in Education

Dr. Donna Christensen, the sole Democratic congressional leader from the Virgin Islands, is passionate about seeing Black boys succeed academically despite the day-to-day challenges against them.

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Health Sciences Special Focus

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.

University of Maryland Health Equity Center Launches Trust Campaign Targeting Minorities, Health Researchers

The Maryland Center for Health Equity has launched an educational campaign aimed at bridging a longtime gap between health researchers and minority communities.

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Leadership & Policy

From Health Care to College Apps, Computer Glitches Shouldn’t Distract From Bigger Goal

I am no Luddite, but I know the wholesale embrace of technology can come back and bite us in the you-know-where.

Diverse Conversations: Supporting LGBT College Students

Dr. Victor Schwartz of The Jed Foundation offers advice on how college students and campuses can promote acceptance and more inclusive communities.

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