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Disparities
Retirement Community Resident in D.C. Has Legionnaires’
A resident of a Northwest D.C. retirement community has been diagnosed with Legionnaires’ disease, prompting concern that other residents could be at risk of contracting a dangerous, pneumonia-causing bacteria that can spread through a building’s plumbing. Residents of three buildings in the Ingleside at Rock Creek senior community on Military Road were instructed to take […]
October 1, 2018
Disparities
Hispanic Physicians Oppose Change to Immigration Policy
The National Hispanic Medical Association, representing 50,000 Hispanic physicians, strongly opposes the Public Charge Proposal that the U.S. Department of Homeland Security announced on September 22, 2018. “The proposed rule change would greatly undermine achievements made in access to prevention and medical care for Latino legal immigrants by limiting nutrition, health care, and medications and […]
October 1, 2018
Policies
AP: Drug Prices Going Up Despite Trump Promise
NEW YORK — President Donald Trump made reducing drug prices a key promise during his election campaign, repeatedly accusing drug makers of “getting away with murder.” At the end of May, he promised that drug companies would be announcing “massive” voluntary drug price cuts within two weeks. That hasn’t happened, and an Associated Press analysis […]
October 1, 2018
Disparities
Why America Faces a Doctor Shortage
For more than 75 years, the Liaison Committee on Medical Education (LCME), a joint venture of the American Medical Association (AMA) and the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC), has been tasked with maintaining excellence in American medical education by accrediting all medical schools in the U.S. and Canada. At first glance, LCME seems like […]
October 1, 2018
Other News
Nobel Prize in Medicine Awarded for Immune System Cancer Research
STOCKHOLM — The Nobel Prize in medicine was awarded Monday to two researchers from the United States and Japan for advances in discovering how the body’s immune system can fight off the scourge of cancer. The 9-million-kronor ($1.01 million) prize will be shared by James Allison of the University of Texas Austin and Tasuku Honjo […]
October 1, 2018
Other News
Study: Dementia Will Hit People of Color Hardest in Future
Researchers from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) say the prevalence of Alzheimer’s disease and related dementias (ADRD) will increase some 178% among all Americans aged 65 years and older by 2060, but Hispanic, African American and other racial and ethnic groups will see the fastest growing rates. They say the study of […]
October 1, 2018
News Roundup
CSU President Announces Plan to Step Down as CSU System Chancellor
Colorado State University (CSU) president Dr. Tony Frank has announced he will be stepping down from his duties in July 2019 and will start working full time as chancellor of the CSU system. Frank has been president of the university for ten years and helped accomplish its goals of increasing graduation rates and decreasing the […]
October 1, 2018
Latest News
Debate Over Marching Band’s Name Triggers Study
Administrators at the University of North Alabama (UNA) are considering changing the long-standing name of its marching band after questions were raised this semester about its appropriateness, given the name’s link to the Confederacy.
October 1, 2018
Home
A Situational Leader
Dr. Frank D. Sánchez brings energy and a commitment to diversity to his presidential post at Rhode Island.
October 1, 2018
Home
Dallas County Promise Touts Impressive College Enrollment Numbers
Jose Alvarez describes himself as a struggling, first-generation student at El Centro College. His hardships include a lack of transportation and food. But he has made himself and his family a promise to “never give up.”
October 1, 2018
Latinx
San Francisco State President Announces Plan to Retire
Dr. Leslie E. Wong, president of San Francisco State University (SFSU), has announced he will retire on July 30, after the 2018-19 school year has completed. Wong is the institution’s 13th president and during his leadership, the school was titled a Hispanic Serving Institution (HSI) and an Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institution […]
October 1, 2018
News Roundup
Saint Augustine’s University Professor Wins National Award
Saint Augustine’s University professor Erin L. Berry-McCrea was recently awarded the 2018 National Council of Teachers of English (NCTE) Early Career Educator of Color Leadership Award. The award supports early career teachers of color who are working to build accomplished teaching careers in literacy education, according to NCTE. Berry-McCrea will be recognized during the 2019 […]
October 1, 2018
Students
First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model
Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among policy makers. The question remains whether or not online education can play a significant role in leveling the playing field and eventually reducing income inequality.
October 1, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Is Higher Ed Responsible for Brett Kavanaugh?
We know Brett Kavanaugh was at the White House days before his hearing on the Dr. Christine Blasey Ford matter. He was prepping for senators’ questions like it was a final exam. And we all saw how he did. How would you grade him?
October 1, 2018
African-American
Columbia Senate Approves African-American and African Diaspora Studies Department
The University Senate at Columbia University has unanimously voted to establish a department of African-American and African Diaspora studies, according to the Columbia Daily Spectator. If approved by the board of trustees, the department will become the first independent department dedicated to African studies in Columbia’s history. Currently, courses on the subject exist only within […]
October 1, 2018
Latest News
Spelman Receives $5.4M for Art History and Curatorial Studies Initiative
Increasing diversity in museum curatorship is the basis of a new initiative at Spelman College established through the support of a five-year, $5.4 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation.
September 28, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Museum Saga
The Education Center at the Wall, set to open its doors in 2020, would be the latest historical showpiece on the National Mall, 25,000 square feet of exhibition space dedicated to the memory of the Vietnam War, clad in Italian glass and jutting steel, occupying five acres of coveted Washington real estate. Mandated by Congress […]
September 28, 2018
Academics
East Tennessee Opens Center for Military-Affiliated Students
JOHNSON CITY, TN – Students who are veterans or the family of veterans have a new place to go on the ETSU campus. The Office of Veterans Affairs at East Tennessee State University dedicated their new Military-Affiliated Student Recourse Center (MARC) this morning. Formerly known as the Veterans Lounge since its opening in 2013, the […]
September 28, 2018
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