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Opening Up? Taking a Look at Fall Reopening Decisions at HBCUs

In the age of COVID-19, starting the new fall semester will be like no other for the nation’s colleges and universities. In this roundup, we highlight plans that some historically Black colleges and universities (HBCU) have cautiously devised to bring their students back to campus, teach them virtually or do a mixture of both — […]

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Morehouse Takes Center Stage in Response to COVID-19’s Impact on Minority Communities

Heading into fall, scientists estimate that COVID-19 has been with us for more than half a year. It’s still unclear, they say, when the virus began to infect people in the United States. But this is certain: the coronavirus has harmed Black and Latinx people at higher rates than other groups, according to emerging data. […]

University of California Requires Flu Shots for Students, Faculty and Staff

Students, faculty and staff in the University of California system will be required to get flu vaccinations before Nov. 1 as part of a new system-wide executive order, UC officials announced Friday. Read More

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How One Dynamic Duo Is Transforming Women’s Health On College Campuses During COVID-19

During her freshman year in college, Crystal Evuleocha began to experience unusual abdominal pain. After a few days of the pain getting worse, she went to the health center on campus, but upon finding the center closed realized she’d have to visit the next day during business hours. Not knowing what to do, she turned […]

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COVID-19 Safety Pledges Common at Ohio Universities, But Not All Are the Same

Some call it a pledge. For others, it’s a “compact” or a “commitment.” No matter the name, colleges and universities across Ohio are asking students, faculty and staff to agree to follow certain guidelines and health precautions as they return to campus in the age of COVID-19. Some have been criticized as a possible way […]

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Town Halls at Penn State College of Medicine Reveal the Same Racial Tensions That Plague the Nation

On May 29th, 2020, four days after the killing of George Floyd, we received a message from a Black medical student at the Penn State College of Medicine on the Hershey campus. She said she was scared. The administration, she told us, hadn’t offered her any support. She was finding it hard to focus. Her […]

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‘I Can’t Afford Tuition’: College Students Face Financial Strains, Health Concerns From Pandemic Ahead of Fall Semester

Brittany Goddard’s final semester at Howard University isn’t the dream ending she imagined in Washington, D.C. When the coronavirus pandemic shut down the U.S. economy in March, she scrambled to pack up her belongings since she had to be out of her dorm room within 48 hours. At the same time, she lost her part-time […]

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No Parties, No Trips: Colleges Set COVID-19 Rules for Fall

As they struggle to salvage some semblance of a campus experience this fall, U.S. colleges are requiring promises from students to help contain the coronavirus — no keg parties, no long road trips and no outside guests on campus. No kidding. Administrators warn that failure to wear masks, practice social distancing and avoid mass gatherings […]

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COVID-19 Threatens Small Colleges and Towns They Keep Alive

There’s a lot riding on a kickoff set for 6 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 12. The Sterling College Warriors are scheduled to take on the McPherson College Bulldogs at home. If that familiar thud of shoe against football and cheer from the stands doesn’t happen, the college that keeps the central Kansas town’s economy humming, that […]

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Study Highlights Mental Health Risks Facing Healthcare Workers During Pandemic

A new study finds that healthcare workers in the United States are struggling with a suite of mental-health challenges during the COVID-19 pandemic. The study found that healthcare workers are at greater risk than the general public of experiencing health problems such as depression. One striking finding is that, on average, healthcare professionals reported enough […]

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Panel: Pandemic Has Exposed Long-Standing Health Inequities

While the coronavirus pandemic is frequently described as unprecedented, its disproportionate toll on communities of color has come as no surprise to scholars who have lived and studied health inequities in the United States. “For those of us living in black and brown bodies … it’s not unprecedented, it’s business as usual, unfortunately,” said Rachel […]

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Health Illiteracy Is Nothing New in America. But the Pandemic Magnifies How Troubling It Is.

A Michigan library had to ask patrons to stop microwaving books to kill the coronavirus after noticing returned books with scorched pages. The Cleveland Clinic issued a public warning about the danger of using vodka concoctions as a hand sanitizer when recipes started to circulate. Then came the surge of calls to poison control centers […]

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