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African-American
NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund Launches Scholarship for Civil Rights Lawyers-To-Be
The NAACP Legal Defense and Educational Fund, Inc. (LDF) has launched a training program and scholarship fund for aspiring civil rights lawyers seeking to fight racism in the U.S. South. The Marshall-Motley Scholars Program (MMSP) is meant to support 50 civil rights attorneys-in-training – including full law school scholarships, summer internships, post-grad fellowships – over […]
January 18, 2021
Opinion
Inaugural Week and Poetry Should Re-Kindle Our Sense of Diversity
As we celebrate the MLK holiday, the inaugural and the final days of the last four years, the assault on our norms should finally be coming to an end. The gaslight soon extinguished, let’s rekindle our sense of diversity to guide us over a more soothing, less bumpy political landscape.
January 18, 2021
COVID-19
Higher Ed Institutions Work to Bring Students Back to Campus as COVID-19 Vaccines Roll Out
As the Pfizer vaccine for COVID-19 begins to roll out to states, many in the higher ed sector and beyond are beginning to look forward to some sense of normalcy.
January 18, 2021
Students
New California Bill Would Allow Transgender and Nonbinary College Students to Use Preferred Names on Diplomas
Under the newly introduced AB 245 bill, led by California Assemblyman David Chiu, nonbinary and transgender public college students would be allowed to put their preferred names on diplomas instead of their birth names, according to SFGATE. This is an extension of Chiu’s previous bill, AB 711, which mandated K-12 school districts update former students’ […]
January 15, 2021
News Roundup
Saint Michael’s College Receives Largest Gift in Its 117-Year History
Saint Michael’s College – a private Catholic college in Colchester, Vermont – received the largest gift in its 117-year history, $4 million from the estate of Barry Roy, a former trustee and class of 1967 alumnus who passed in August 2019. Much of the funds will go toward financial support for minority and low-income students. […]
January 15, 2021
Students
Mount Holyoke College Receives $10M Donation to Support Scholarships
Mount Holyoke College recently received a $10 million donation to support scholarships and other financial aid opportunities for students, according to MassLive. The donation, made by alumna Liz Cochary Gross and her husband, Philip Gross, was given as part of the college’s “Meet the Moment Scholarship Challenge.” In response to their contribution, the largest in […]
January 15, 2021
Other News
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center Names New Provost and Chief Academic Officer
Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center (TTUHSC) announced the appointment of Darrin D’Agostino, D.O., MPH, MBA, as provost and chief academic officer. Read More
January 15, 2021
Other News
University of Florida Health Receives Grant to Develop Antibiotics
University of Florida health researchers received a grant of $75 million to develop a new form of antibiotic. Read More
January 15, 2021
Other News
Pa. Hospital System Recruits College Students in COVID Fight
St. Luke’s University Health Network has tapped college students home on break to remotely monitor hospitalized COVID patients using revolutionary medical technology. Read More
January 15, 2021
Other News
The Role of Experimentation and Medical Mistrust in COVID-19 Vaccine Skepticism
For many people in the United States, the approval of the ​​​​Pfizer-BioNTech and Moderna COVID-19 vaccines symbolize hope for the end of a virus that has plagued this country and the world. The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) has reported 373,167 COVID-19-related deaths across the United States as of January 11, with Black, Indigenous and […]
January 15, 2021
Other News
Report Highlights COVID-19 Impact on College Students’ Mental Health
A new report found that one-third of college students reported emotional distress brought on by the coronavirus pandemic. Read More
January 15, 2021
Other News
Why You Should Post Your COVID Vaccine on Social Media
“If you don’t post your COVID vaccine on social media, do you even form antibodies?” was my comical Instagram caption I posted after I received my first dose of the Pfizer vaccine at Sparrow Hospital in Lansing, Michigan. As a current 3rd year medical student at Michigan State University College of Osteopathic Medicine, nothing elated […]
January 15, 2021
Other News
Study: Masks, Distancing and Routine Testing Can Prevent 96% of COVID-19 Infections on College Campuses
As higher education works to navigate the pandemic, a new study notes that COVID-19 prevention strategies can be as effective as the new vaccines. Read More
January 15, 2021
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