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Trinity, AU and Martha’s Table Partner to Offer Pathways Into Early Childhood Education Workforce

In an effort to create a more qualified workforce, the city of Washington D.C. increased its minimum education requirements for early childhood professionals in 2016. Under the regulations, by 2022, workers within childcare facilities must obtain at least a Child Development Associate (CDA) certification. To progress within the field, an associate’s or bachelor’s degree is also required. To encourage more individuals to pursue a career in early childhood education and meet D.C.’s educational requirements, Trinity, American University’s (AU) School of Education and non-profit Martha’s Table collaborated to launch Elevate Early Education.

May 10, 2021

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Asian American Pacific Islander

AANHPIHM “Poster Boy” Is Accused Student Who Stands Up to Dartmouth

Sirey Zhang is the new higher ed poster boy for Asian American Native Hawaiian Pacific Islander Heritage Month. He is blasting away at the negative stereotype of the AANHPIHM person who lacks the courage and good sense to speak up. Zhang’s showing some guts standing up to the bullying of Dartmouth’s Geisel School of Medicine.

May 10, 2021

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Carroll University Develops New Education Program to Address the Pandemic-Accelerated Health Care Crisis

Prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Robert Wood Foundation and the University of Wisconsin Population Health Institute ranked Wisconsin 32nd in the United States for the number of mental health professionals, 27th for licensed professional counselors, and 30th for psychologists. As the full impacts of the pandemic continue to take shape, recent […]

May 10, 2021

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What Area Leaders Are Doing to Reduce Implicit Bias in Health Care

Health care educators and leaders locally and across the country have been working on solutions to implicit bias they hope will improve the way medical professionals treat and interact with Black people and other minorities. Institutions such as Wright State University and local hospital groups have offered anti-bias courses. Kettering Health Network, Dayton Children’s Hospital […]

May 10, 2021

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NEAG Foundation Awards $300,000 to Reading Area Community College’s Nursing Programs

Reading Area Community College (RACC) has been awarded $300,000 from the NEAG Foundation to support nursing student scholarships. Over the next two years, the award will be used to fund scholarships to students enrolled in the nursing (RN) and practical nursing (LPN) programs in the most impactful way possible. Read More

May 10, 2021

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International Students Heading to California Colleges Navigate Vaccine, Visa Hurdles

A growing list of California colleges will require students to get COVID-19 vaccinations as classes largely resume in-person this fall. For the roughly 160,000 international college students enrolled in California, the mandate introduces a new layer of complexity: Will the vaccines offered in their home countries be accepted in the Golden State? The answer for […]

May 10, 2021

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Vaccinate U? Contrary to Health Advice, Most Area Schools Won’t Mandate COVID Vaccine

Roughly a million students attend college around the Ohio Valley, and the student-age population has an especially high rate of coronavirus infection. That’s why some public health advocates say schools should require that students be vaccinated. However, a review by the Ohio Valley ReSource found that of 400 colleges and universities in Kentucky, Ohio, and […]

May 10, 2021

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Colleges Weigh Vaccine Mandates Amid Some Political Backlash

A growing number of colleges and universities have announced that they’ll require Covid-19 vaccinations for students, as institutions begin preparing for what campus life will look like this fall. Read More

May 10, 2021

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Togetherall Offers Anonymous Peer-to-Peer Mental Health Support

Over the last year, the stressors of the two pandemics—COVID-19 and racial injustice—have negatively impacted the mental health of college students. Especially students of color. Compared to 21% of White students, 34% of students of color indicated they were “very worried” about being exposed to COVID-19 on campus. Additionally, occurrences of racism on a daily […]

May 10, 2021

Asian American Pacific Islander

Scholars Call for Academia To Address Anti-Asian Bias With Structural Change

Professors of Asian heritage at U.S. colleges and universities have faced daunting challenges in the past year, and those struggles have intensified in recent months as violence and hate incidents against Asian Americans have escalated.

May 10, 2021

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Achieving the Dream’s Advisory Group Releases Research Agenda Around Student Parents

To increase equitable access and completion rates, Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) Community College Women Succeed advisory group recently released a research agenda focused on the needs of student parents. With women representing over half of community college students, one-third are mothers while 60% are single parents, according to ATD. The group—which consists of leaders from […]

May 10, 2021

Dr. Nakeshia N. Williams Appointed Vice President for Diversity, Equity and Inclusion at Hollins University

Dr. Nakeshia N. Williams has been appointed vice president for diversity, equity and inclusion at Hollins University. Williams was an associate professor in the educator preparation department in the College of Education at North Carolina A&T State University. A licensed professional counselor, Williams holds a Ph.D. in curriculum and instruction with a concentration in urban […]

May 10, 2021

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Morehouse College Celebrates the Life of Dr. Tobe Johnson

Morehouse College is honoring the late Dr. Tobe Johnson, professor emeritus and Morehouse’s longest-serving faculty member, having been associated with the school for more than 70 years as student, alum, faculty and administrator. Johnson died last week. Johnson taught at the school for 59years as Avalon professsor and chair of the political science department. He […]

May 10, 2021

Washington and Lee University to Decide on Potential Name Change in June

Washington and Lee University announced last week that it will decide on whether it will change its name in June, WSLS reported. This decision comes after a debate that started late last year regarding the school’s name. Some argued that changing its name would improve campus diversity and create a welcoming environment. The school has […]

May 10, 2021

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Terrence Cheng Appointed President of Connecticut State College and Universities System

Terrence Cheng has been appointed president of the Connecticut State Colleges and Universities system, NBC Connecticut reported. Cheng is currently serving as campus director of the University of Connecticut Stamford campus and faculty in the English department. Cheng holds a bachelor’s degree in English from Binghamton University and a MFA in fiction from the University […]

May 10, 2021

Community Colleges

New Jersey Bill Would Allow County Colleges to Build On-Campus Housing

A New Jersey bill may lead to community college students in the state getting on-campus housing, NJ.com reported. The bill, A246, which allows colleges to build dorms, dining halls and other service facilities, was approved by the Assembly Higher Education Committee last week. The bill would also allow county college board of trustees to create […]

May 10, 2021

Preserving the Past and Building the Future: Meet Historian Rhonda Gonzales

Dr. Rhonda Gonzales has one eye on the past and the other on the future. As a professor and chair of the Department of History at the University of Texas, San Antonio (UTSA), Gonzales is passionate about sharing the diverse histories and cultures of societies in pre-colonial Africa for future generations. Meanwhile, as an administrator, she is also passionate about how we envision the future for first-generation students.

May 9, 2021

Women Advancing in the Academy, Offers Hope for Gender Equity

In recent weeks, a number of women have been elevated to top leadership posts at colleges and universities across the nation, signaling a dramatic shift across the higher education landscape that at one time, was exclusively dominated by men.

May 9, 2021