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Vaccine Not Required for Those Who Work At, Attend Virginia Community Colleges

If you work at or go to a community college in Virginia, you’re not required to get the coronavirus vaccine. Read More

May 28, 2021

Dr. Glenn DuBois

Higher Ed Institutions Still Undecided About Mask and Social Distancing Requirements for the Fall

As the nation’s COVID-19 vaccine rollout continues and colleges and universities prepare for in-person instruction in the fall, what remains unclear is how the CDC’s recent guidance for fully vaccinated people will apply. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention abruptly announced earlier this month that fully vaccinated people did not need to wear a mask […]

May 28, 2021

Jacqueline Simmons

George Washington University Legal Experts Discuss Biden’s First 100 Days

Legal scholars from George Washington University assessed President Joe Biden’s first 100 days in office in a virtual panel that was part of the school’s bicentennial events.

May 26, 2021

Dr. Dayna Bowen Matthew

Roswell Park Names First Chief Diversity, Equity Officer for Faculty

Elisa M. Rodriguez, PhD, MS, has been appointed chief diversity and equity officer for faculty at Roswell Park Comprehensive Cancer Center. Rodriguez joined Roswell Park’s staff in 2012 as director of community engagement resource. Read More

May 24, 2021

Dr. Elisa M. Rodriguez

Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Address Health Care Worker Shortage

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT announced new legislation to address the U.S.’s health care workforce shortage. Read More

May 24, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders

Racism Derails Black Men’s Health, Even As Education Levels Rise

More education typically leads to better health, yet Black men in the U.S. are not getting the same benefit as other groups, research suggests. The reasons for the gap are vexing, experts said, but may provide an important window into unique challenges faced by Black men as they try to gain not only good health […]

May 24, 2021

Dr. David Williams

Frontier Nursing University Endows New Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Healthcare

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has endowed a new scholarship to support African American, Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students. Read More

May 24, 2021

Frontier Nursing University (FNU)

Report Analyzes Effects of COVID-19 on Texas Students’ Mental Health, Employment and Basic Needs Insecurity

After working and saving up money, Marco Flores was able to experience on-campus living at Paul Quinn College for the first time last spring. However, once spring break arrived, students were unable to return to campus due to the health concerns around COVID-19. Read More

May 24, 2021

Dr. Sara Goldrick-Rab

Pandemic Brings Increased Interest to Nursing Profession

Meghan Wenzinger, a rising senior at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, recalled her mother—who is a nurse practitioner—receiving a letter from New York Governor Andrew Cuomo last spring, asking for extra health care support for COVID-19 patients in New York City. Wanting to help but also lacking experience, she became motivated to continue […]

May 24, 2021

Dr. Selena Gilles

Higher Ed Works to Balance Public Health Guidance With Community Concerns About Vaccines

As higher ed leaders look to the fall, eager to revert to a sense of “normal” for students, faculty and staff alike, many are facing a new question: With COVID-19 vaccines now largely available, should they require their campus communities to get vaccinated? Read More

May 24, 2021

Higher Ed Works to Balance Public Health Guidance With Community Concerns About Vaccines

Higher Ed Works to Balance Public Health Guidance With Community Concerns About Vaccines

As higher ed leaders look to the fall, eager to revert to a sense of “normal” for students, faculty and staff alike, many are facing a new question: With COVID-19 vaccines now largely available, should they require their campus communities to get vaccinated?

May 21, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders Introduces Bill to Address Health Care Worker Shortage

Sen. Bernie Sanders, I-VT announced new legislation to address the U.S.’s health care workforce shortage. “The Addressing the Shortage of Doctors Act,” would boost funding for the National Health Service Corps by $1 billion a year for 10 years; permanently authorize the Teaching Health Center Graduate Medical Education program – only authorized for another three […]

May 20, 2021

Sen. Bernie Sanders

African-American

Study: Self-Affirmation May Help Black Medical Students Reach Residency Goals

Self-affirmation – reflecting upon one’s most important values – can help Black medical students reach residency goals but can lead to the perception that they are less qualified for a prestigious residency than their peers, according to a new study from Northwestern University. Dr. Sylvia Perry, assistant professor of psychology in the Weinberg College of […]

May 19, 2021

African-American

CDC Foundation Gives Xavier University of Louisiana Grant to Tackle COVID-19 Transmission

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) Foundation is giving Xavier University of Louisiana $420,000 to create strategies to combat disproportionate COVID-19 transmission among African Americans in the New Orleans area, which has had one of the highest rates of mortality from COVID-19 in Louisiana and the U.S. “The COVID-19 pandemic has highlighted the […]

May 18, 2021

Xavier University of Louisiana

Frontier Nursing University Endows New Scholarship to Increase Diversity in Healthcare

Frontier Nursing University (FNU) has endowed a new scholarship to support African American, Black, Native American, and Alaskan Native students. The scholarship will be for 10 students a year. FNU will designate $2.5 million to give $100,000 in scholarships a year. “While our other endowed scholarships are needed by and available to students of all […]

May 18, 2021

Frontier Nursing University (FNU)

Mount Nittany Health Increases Visitation Opportunities for Medical Center Inpatients

Mount Nittany Medical Center began permitting one visitor per inpatient during visitation hours Monday, Mount Nittany Health said in a release. Visitation hours at the center are 2-6 p.m. daily, and all visitors, patients and caregivers are still required to wear masks and be screened prior to the visit. If a visitor does not have […]

May 17, 2021

Mount Nittany Health

Husson University Takes Important Next Step in Protecting Students’ Health

Husson University announced that it will be taking an important new step in protecting the health of their campus community by requiring all students returning to campus in the fall to get vaccinated against COVID-19. “Since the pandemic began, Husson University’s first priority has been to protect the health of our campus community. Toward this […]

May 17, 2021

Husson University

Olympian Raven Saunders Looks Toward Tokyo, With A Focus on Mental Health

In January 2020, Olympic shot putter Raven Saunders read a news article about Bryce Gowdy, a Black teenager from Deerfield Beach, Florida, who died by suicide. He and his family had been living in a car as they endured financial difficulties, and the circumstances weighed on him, according to The Washington Post. Gowdy, 17, had been […]

May 17, 2021