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News Roundup
Middlebury College Faculty Vote to Support Divestment
Middlebury College faculty recently voted 86-7 to endorse the Student Government Association fossil fuel divestment bill, “Resolution to Divest Middlebury’s Endowment From Fossil Fuels”. During the discussion, some faculty members were concerned with the fiscal responsibility of divesting and how it could affect the school’s budget, according to the Middlebury Campus. “In this case, we were acting […]
November 8, 2018
Campus Climate
UMass Students, Faculty & Community Walkout in Protest of White Supremacy and “Right-Wing” Terror
University of Massachusetts (UMass) students, faculty and community members participated in a campus walkout on Wednesday outside of the Student Union to peacefully protest against the recent rise of White supremacy and “right-wing” terror present across the nation. Around 50 people participated in the walkout, which was hosted by the new student organization UMass Students […]
November 8, 2018
News Roundup
12 Killed in California Bar Shooting
Late Wednesday night, a gunman shot and killed a dozen people at random in a Southern California country-music bar, including a sheriff’s deputy who tried to confront the gunman, authorities said. The Borderline Bar & Grill is a popular hangout spot for students attending California Lutheran University and Pepperdine University, which is not far from […]
November 8, 2018
Nursing
A Nurse Aims to Heal More Residents of Rural Georgia—But This Time From the State Legislature
LEARY, Ga.—Joyce Barlow had barely warmed her pew seat at Mt. Zion Baptist Church before having to deal with health scares affecting two members of the congregation. She had just delivered her campaign speech when the holy ghost filled one of the deaconesses. The woman began shouting and convulsing. A couple of . church members […]
November 8, 2018
Policies
UAB to host seventh Innovations in Wellness conference
The University of Alabama at Birmingham will host the 2018 Innovations in Wellness conference Friday, Dec. 7, at the Birmingham DoubleTree hotel. This event features speakers’ providing insight and best practices for an array of topics, such as health disparities and health literacy, the opioid crisis, the undermanaged impact of employee obesity, and the value […]
November 8, 2018
Policies
Exit polls show healthcare is the biggest issue for voters — and that could be a good sign for Democrats
Healthcare was the driving issue for many Americans in Tuesday’s midterm elections, according to early exit polls, and the focus could be a good sign for Democrats. According to early exit polls, healthcare was the most important issue for a plurality of voters in the midterms. An exit poll conducted by CNN, NBC, and other […]
November 8, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Publicly Financed Care is a Needed Baseline for Health
The Nov. 5 editorial regarding health care calls for the community to invest in the social determinants of health. The old standard of letting the free market take care of it is not working for the public good in a number of areas. The market is not providing the health care our community needs. If […]
November 8, 2018
African-American
Joint M.D./MBA Program Prepares Students for the Business of Medicine
An innovative partnership between Morehouse School of Medicine (MSM) and Georgia Institute of Technology’s Scheller College of Business will equip medical students with a “unique blend of skills” to successfully care for patients and manage the business operations of a medical practice.
November 7, 2018
Home
Cannabis and Campuses: Colleges Caught in the Middle of Marijuana Laws
States continue to pass laws that legalize marijuana for medical or recreational purposes, placing colleges and universities in a position that will require them to revisit how they promote drug-abuse prevention.
November 7, 2018
Policies
Changing the Culture: University, Faculty and Graduate Student Responsibility to Prioritize Student Mental Health
Mental health is important for success in higher education, yet many graduate students struggle with the maintenance of their well-being. An eye-opening 2018 study shows that graduate students are six times more likely to experience anxiety and depression than the general population. This study also noted gender disparities with over 55 percent of transgender graduate […]
November 7, 2018
Nursing
Nine SIUE faculty are finalists for March of Dimes Nurse of the Year Awards
EDWARDSVILLE – Nine Southern Illinois University Edwardsville School of Nursing (SIUE SON) faculty are among the finalists for the March of Dimes’ seventh annual Nurse of the Year Award. The event is Saturday, Nov. 10 at the Renaissance St. Louis Airport Hotel. The March of Dimes will present awards across 20 disciplines to nurses who […]
November 7, 2018
Other News
Tackling mental health stigmas among Black Americans
Men of some minority races are statistically less likely seek help for their mental health than women and Caucasians, a 2015 study shows. According to the National Alliance on Mental Illness (NAMI), only 6.6 percent of black men report having sought mental health services compared to 11.3 percent of their white counterparts and 10.3 percent […]
November 7, 2018
Other News
Study: Lesbian Women Less Likely to Report Receiving Birth Control Prescription or Counseling
According to a new study that used data from the National Survey of Family Growth 2006-2015, lesbian women were less likely to report receiving a birth control prescription or birth control counseling compared with heterosexual women. However, they were more likely to report having received sexually transmitted infection (STI) counseling, testing, or treatment, after adjusting […]
November 7, 2018
Opinion
Is There a Limit to Academic Freedom?
While everyone is entitled to his own views, no one is allowed to act upon them when they harm others. This tolerance should be modeled and developed on college campuses, as young people are shaping their views and learning to interact with others from diverse backgrounds in ways that will inform their future.
November 7, 2018
African-American
Human Rights Campaign to Host 13th HBCU Leadership Summit
The Human Rights Campaign (HRC)’s 13th annual HBCU Leadership Summit: “Leading the Truth” will take place in less than a week, welcoming 46 LGBTQ students attending 23 HBCUs around the country. Students will participate in workshops, leadership development opportunities and can network with well-known LGBTQ figures. The summit will occur in Atlanta over the course […]
November 7, 2018
News Roundup
University of Alabama to Begin the State’s First Educational Neuroscience Program
The University of Alabama (UA) has announced undergraduates can begin applying to the state’s first educational neuroscience program by the fall 2020 semester. The program will be offered through the university’s College of Education. The new major will include courses on a wide range of topics such as electrophysiological research methods, mathematical cognitions, neuroimaging, and […]
November 7, 2018
News Roundup
Delaware State University Purchases 10 New Airplanes for Flight Training Program
Delaware State University (DSU) has announced it will buy 10 new Vulcanair V1.0 single-engine airplanes for its department of aviation’s flight training program. The university will purchase at least one more airplane a year for a decade to accommodate students in the professional pilot major. “These aircraft will serve as the workhorses of our fleet […]
November 7, 2018
Women
Barbara Ransby Receives Scholarship for her Work to Better Society
Activist and writer Dr. Barbara Ransby, who’s also a historian at the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC), was recently selected as the recipient of the American Studies Association’s 2018 Angela Y. Davis Prize for Public Scholarship. The scholarship honors intellectuals who have exceptional work that is used to “educate the lay public, influence policies, […]
November 7, 2018
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