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Pa. Colleges and Universities Delaying Spring Semester Due To Rising COVID-19 Cases

Several Pennsylvania colleges and universities are delaying a return to campus because of rising cases of COVID-19, which has sickened more than 519,000 people in the state and killed more than 13,000. Many schools made those announcements ahead of a push Wednesday from the state departments of Health and Education, which strongly encouraged all higher […]

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AHA Urging New Yorkers To Focus on Heart Health in COVID-19 Pandemic

Focusing on your health has become a priority during the COVID-19 pandemic as more doctors and nurses urge people to be cautious and prevent virus infection. During this time, some aspects of health have been neglected and regular health check-ups for underlying conditions have been put off, according to the American Heart Association. The AHA […]

Heart Disparities for AAs

GW University Offers Health Care Training Program to High School Students

Students with the Governor’s Health Sciences Academy (GHSA) at T.C. Williams High School will soon have the opportunity to expand their career options. The George Washington University (GW) School of Medicine and Health Sciences (SMHS) has received a $700,000 grant from the Commonwealth of Virginia to create a new Community Medi-Corps Program in Alexandria. “We are excited to […]

HBCU Graduate to Lead the Environmental Protection Agency

President-elect Joe Biden has picked an experienced state regulator, Michael S. Regan of North Carolina to lead the Environmental Protection Agency. Regan, who is head of North Carolina’s environmental agency was one of several contenders whose name emerged in recent days. Biden’s pick was confirmed Thursday by a person familiar with the selection process who was not authorized the discuss the […]

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Tiktok Is Giving 10 Colleges $10 Million To Boost Minorities in Health Care

If nothing else, 2020 has shown just how important health care workers and public health experts are. So, in an effort to show their support, TikTok is donating $10 million to 10 colleges serving underrepresented students. The video social network website made the announcement Wednesday, saying that each school would receive $1 million to support both undergraduate […]

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Hampton University to Give Pay Raises and End-of-Year Bonuses

Hampton University will be giving all faculty and staff a 2% pay raise – effective Jan. 1 – and a $200 end-of-year bonus as a show of gratitude, WAVY reported. Read More

Hampton University

University of Arizona to Require Recent Negative COVID-19 Test to Be on Campus in Spring

Due to the increasing surge of state COVID-19 infections, the University of Arizona will require those on campus in the spring to have a negative COVID-19 test within the previous week, AZ Central reported. Read More

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U of Minnesota Might Borrow $82M to Cover COVID-19 Budget Deficit

Projecting a $166 million budget deficit brought on by COVID-19, The University of Minnesota might borrow as much as $82 million to cover lost athletic and housing revenue, reports the Minneapolis/St. Paul Business Journal. Read More

Panel Discussion Focuses on Small Businesses and Education Amid COVID-19

The Hill hosted a virtual panel Thursday focused on the ways in which small business owners and educators have been affected and have had to adapt amid the COVID-19 pandemic. Read More

Rep. Steve Chabot

Webinar Analyzes Prior-Learning Assessments’ Impact on Adult Student Outcomes

Using firsthand accounts of student experiences and input from higher education leaders, Lumina Foundation’s webinar on Thursday noted the impact of prior-learning assessments (PLA) on adult student outcomes. Read More

Dr. Patrick Lane

How Two-Year Colleges Can Mitigate Student Enrollment Declines

As the COVID-19 pandemic continues to affect the higher education sector, concerns arise around enrollment rates. More specifically, at community colleges. Read More

How Two-Year Colleges Can Mitigate Student Enrollment Declines

Virtual Panel Urges Student Debt Cancellation, Calling it a Racial Justice Issue Too

Cancelling student debt isn’t just an economic issue but a racial justice one too, argued higher education leaders and policy makers in a Thursday virtual panel hosted by the Center for Responsible Lending (CRL) and the NAACP (National Association for the Advancement of Colored People). Read More

Dr. Fenaba Addo

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