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Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities

To the outside observer, Stephen Rose was both an accomplished and purposeful young man. He was a graduate of Harvard College and recently earned a master’s in psychology; he was also in the process of choosing among his law school acceptances. His path forward, however, was complicated by the fact that he had been battling […]

May 11, 2016

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How Racism on College Campuses Affects Black Students’ Mental Health

“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]

May 11, 2016

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California Assembly Approves Tobacco-free College Campuses

SACRAMENTO, Calif. ― The California Assembly on Monday approved banning tobacco use on all California State University and community college campuses, building on a package of restrictions already awaiting Gov. Jerry Brown’s signature. Assemblyman Kevin McCarty’s proposal for tobacco-free campuses received just enough votes to clear the lower legislative chamber, passing 41-23. AB1594 now heads […]

April 25, 2016

Bed Bugs Cause Stir at Yale, New Haven City Schools

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Bed bugs are causing a stir in New Haven, where the blood-sucking parasites have been making unwelcome appearances in places including Yale University. In recent weeks, students at a city high school refused to enter a classroom where the bugs had been spotted and Yale’s School of Medicine had to find […]

April 24, 2016

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON

ROBERTA DIAZ BRINTON has been appointed director of the UA Center for Innovation in Brain Science at the University of Arizona Health Sciences. She is the R. Pete Vanderveen Chair in Therapeutic Discovery and Development in the School of Pharmacy and a professor of biomedical engineering in the Viterbi School of Engineering at the University of Southern California. Brinton earned a bachelor’s, a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Arizona.

April 20, 2016

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BONITA STANTON

BONITA STANTON has been named founding dean of the Seton Hall University and Hackensack University Health Network (HackensackUHN) medical school. She was vice dean for research at Wayne State University School of Medicine. Stanton earned a bachelor’s from Wellesley College and an M.D. from Yale University.

April 4, 2016

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PAULA JOHNSON

PAULA JOHNSON has been named president of Wellesley College, effective July 1. She was chief of women’s health at Harvard Medical School and executive director of the Connors Center for Women’s Health and Gender Biology at Brigham and Women’s Hospital. Johnson earned a bachelor’s, an M.D. and a master’s from Harvard University.

March 22, 2016

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Professor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health Care

Dayna Matthew says that, when it comes to eliminating the racial disparities that plague America’s health care system, the cure is to be found in the law.

March 18, 2016

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U. of Michigan Program for At-risk Youth Headed for Chicago

A University of Michigan-based program designed to prevent substance abuse, violence and early sexual activity among African American boys who do not live with their fathers, is gaining national recognition.

March 10, 2016

U. of Southern Indiana Dental Students Provide Free Services to Veterans

EVANSVILLE, Ind. ― Larry Gries joked that a few years ago, he was the University of Southern Indiana dental hygiene students’ guinea pig. Once Gries, 67, retired from being a student housing mail man for USI, he started taking advantage of the dental program’s services. On Monday morning, Gries was one of 36 veterans signed […]

March 2, 2016

Faculty & Staff

Home-buying Program Available to Kettering Faculty, Staff

FLINT, Mich. ― Kettering University is encouraging its faculty and staff to become home owners in neighborhoods near its Flint campus. A new program provides eligible employees with $15,000 forgivable loans to buy and live in houses in the Mott Park, Glendale Hills and Historic Carriage Town neighborhoods, the school said Monday. A $5,000 forgivable […]

March 1, 2016

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Corporations Beginning to See Value of Supporting HBCUs

Recent headlines have shared historic announcements by many leading corporations of their new commitment to supporting greater diversity in science, technology, engineering and math.

February 24, 2016

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Goshen College Pitching in to Tackle Disparities in Mental Health Access

Goshen College will partner with a team of researchers from Harvard Medical School and Massachusetts General Hospital to study mental health disparities that communities of color face.

February 17, 2016

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Allen Doing His Part to Change Face of Science

Allen, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, credits Jackson State University with being a supportive environment but also challenging on his road to becoming a soldier and a scholar.

February 14, 2016

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Leadership & Policy

Wellesley College Names Paula Johnson as President

Wellesley College announced today it had selected Dr. Paula A. Johnson as its 14th president, making her the first African-American woman to lead the school that was founded in 1870.

February 11, 2016

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UAB to Improve Access after Disabilities Act Complaint

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. ― The University of Alabama at Birmingham has reached a settlement to ensure equal access for people with disabilities to the university’s facilities. U.S. Attorney Joyce White Vance said in a news release Wednesday that the agreement was reached after a UAB student filed a complaint under the Americans with Disabilities Act, saying […]

February 11, 2016

Frontier Goes the Distance in Serving the Underserved

Frontier Nursing University—a school system focused on serving the underserved and that offers degrees and certificates in nursing and midwifery—allows students to remain in their rural communities while working toward a degree.

February 8, 2016

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Doctor Determined to Win Age-old Battle Against Hypertension

Heather Johnson, a 2016 Diverse Emerging Scholar, has found that 1 in 10 young adults suffer from hypertension and at rates close to those of people as old as their parents and grandparents.

February 4, 2016

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