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Rap Music Didn’t Cause Inner-City Violence…Poverty & Broken Homes Did

Hip-hop often faces a substantial amount of blame for the inner-city violence that occurs in communities across the country. This ideology has been perpetuated by politicians, media personalities, journalists and scholars alike. The genre has been heavily scrutinized for its influence and impact on Black youth for decades. The polarizing genre’s criticism dates back to the “Gangsta Rap” protests headed by National Political Congress of Black Women chair C. Delores Tucker, and the mass protests against rap group N.W.A.

May 26, 2021

Community Colleges

Survey Reveals Higher Education Stigmas, Job Skills Gap Impact Recent Graduates’ Employment

As the United States faces a student debt crisis—impacting 44.7 million Americans—a new Cengage survey analyzed the value of a postsecondary degree from the perspective of recent community college and four-year institution graduates.

May 25, 2021

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As Lawmakers and the Biden Administration Debate Student Loan Relief, Borrowers Continue to Struggle

The Student Debt Crisis’ #CancelStudentDebt campaign urges a far-reaching initiative that involves broad debt erasure but, as much as that, free college for everyone who wants to enroll and an examination of college costs.

May 25, 2021

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Commission on the Social Status of Black Men and Boys Can Be a Railroad for Best Practices

As the country marks the one-year anniversary of the killing of George Floyd by former police officer Derek Chauvin, questions about where the movement for social justice will go from here continue to abound. Legislative progress in directly addressing the plight of Black men like Floyd, has been an uphill battle. The George Floyd Justice in Policing Act has been passed by the U.S. House of Representatives but has not yet been voted on in the Senate.

May 25, 2021

American Federation of Teachers Applauds Planned Education Department Higher Ed Actions

American Federation of Teachers (AFT) President Randi Weingarten said that she applauds U.S. Education Secretary Miguel Cardona’s announcement that the Education Department will review multiple higher ed regulations. But she also advocated for immediate student debt forgiveness. “In another clear signal that elections matter, Secretary Cardona has made good on the Biden administration’s promise to […]

May 25, 2021

American Federation of Teachers President Randi Weingarten

Dr. Holley Tankersley Named Dean of New College at Coastal Carolina University

Dr. Holley Tankersley has been named dean of the new Spadoni College of Education and Social Sciences at Coastal Carolina University (CCU), effective July 1, 2021. Tankersley most recently was associate provost of strategic initiatives and faculty development at CCU. Tankersley has in the past served as CCU associate dean of the Thomas W. and […]

May 25, 2021

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ProctorU to No Longer Offer Human-less Test Proctoring Services

ProctorU, an academic division of Meazure Learning, the provider of remote proctoring and integrity safeguards for online testing, has announced that it will no longer offer services that don’t include trained human test proctors, eliminating the use of AI-only products. ProctorU will no longer offer test proctoring services that are fully automated and that only […]

May 25, 2021

Leadership & Policy

Dr. Richard McCullough Selected President of Florida State University

Dr. Richard McCullough has been named president of Florida State University. McCullough’s appointment is subject to approval by the Florida Board of Governors, which meets June 23. McCullough is currently vice provost for research at Harvard University. During his time at Harvard, McCullough built and launched the Harvard Data Science Initiative and developed and launched […]

May 25, 2021

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It Takes a Team, Not Superheroes, to Support College Success

Too often we celebrate an incredible high school teacher or school counselor when what we really need to do is take a broader approach to helping students apply and go to college, especially during a pandemic.

May 25, 2021

A Year Later, Institutions Reflect on Systemic Changes Following the Murder of George Floyd

Following the death of George Floyd last May, administrators at colleges and universities scrambled to issue statements condemning the murder and vowing that they would use the incident as a moment to address systemic racism on their own campuses.

May 24, 2021

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

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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

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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

Lest We Be Fooled, As We Reflect on the One-Year Anniversary of George Floyd’s Murder

As critical scholars and DEI strategists, the one-year anniversary of the egregious and pernicious lynching of George Perry Floyd, Jr., committed directly by former Minneapolis police officer Derek Chauvin, but indirectly, by centuries of systemic racism that has historically targeted Black bodies and communities of color, is an opportunity for us to take a bold stance within this op-ed.

May 24, 2021

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