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Cultural Competence Reduces Health Disparities

Newswise — Providing Culturally Competent Care for African Americans and reducing health disparities is an important initiative to improve outcomes for patients from diverse backgrounds. According to the United States Census Bureau, the projected estimate of total African Americans in 2015 was 46.3 million, a 1.3 percent increase from 2014.(1) A report released from the […]

February 20, 2018

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Trump Appeals Judge’s Ruling on Birth Control

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — The U.S. Department of Justice is appealing a California judge’s decision to temporarily block new Trump administration rules allowing more employers to opt out of providing no-cost birth control to women. Lawyers filed the notice of appeal to the 9th District Court of Appeals on Friday, nearly two months after Oakland-based […]

February 20, 2018

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Funding for F.D.A. Would Increase

FDA advocates on all sides applauded the request to increase funding significantly for FDA under the Trump administration’s budget for fiscal year 2019, which seeks more than $400 million in additional outlays for oversight of drugs, biologics, and medical devices. The Alliance for a Stronger FDA praised the budget plan for recognizing the important work […]

February 20, 2018

Budget Calls for $12 B increase for V.A.

WASHINGTON — In the fiscal year (FY) 2019 budget, President Trump is proposing a total of $198.6 billion for the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). This request, an increase of $12.1 billion over 2018, will ensure the nation’s Veterans receive high-quality health care and timely access to benefits and services. Read More

February 20, 2018

Idaho Defies Obamacare Insurance Rules

Republicans didn’t get a chance to repeal ObamaCare in 2017, but at least one state has decided to test how far the Trump administration will go in enforcing it. After HHS signaled that states might be able to allow the sale of non-ACA-compliant plans, Idaho decided to take the leap. Now, NPR reports, Blue Cross […]

February 20, 2018

Study: More Teens Reject Gender Labels

More teenagers are identifying themselves with nontraditional gender labels such as transgender or gender-fluid, according to a new study. The research, published Monday in the journal Pediatrics, found that almost 3% of Minnesota teens did not identify with traditional gender labels such as “boy” or “girl.” That number is higher than researchers expected. A UCLA […]

February 20, 2018

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House Votes to Gut A.D.A.

In a 225-192 vote Thursday, most House Republicans and a dozen Democrats passed a bill that makes it harder for disabled persons to sue for discrimination, in an effort to prevent opportunistic attorneys from taking advantage of business owners. But many disability and civil rights groups fear the bill will weaken incentives for businesses to […]

February 20, 2018

Financially Independent Students: The “New Majority” in College

A new majority of college students are more independent than students in previous years, according to a report released today.

February 19, 2018

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Coppin State Unveils Obama Bust

Coppin State University took another step this week toward linking its historical legacy with evolving events by unveiling a bronze bust of former President Barack Obama in honor of his efforts to acknowledge and recognize people most in need of help.

February 19, 2018

A Call for Elite Schools to Redefine ‘Merit’

I simply refuse to believe that talent is clustered within those who have the most. I am convinced that talent is universal, yet our highly selective colleges and universities mostly value the former.

February 19, 2018

Amherst College to Use Mellon Grant to Develop Diverse Faculty

As recipient of a prestigious $500,000 grant from the Andrew W. Mellon Foundation, Amherst College will develop an initiative to identify and prepare students from underrepresented minority groups to become faculty in the humanities.

February 19, 2018

6 Cases of Employee Sexual Misconduct Handled

KNOXVILLE, Tn. – In the last two years, six cases of sexual misconduct by faculty or staff at the University of Tennessee Knoxville led to those employees resigning or disciplinary action being taken. The Knoxville News Sentinel reports the complaints were made between November 2015 and November 2017. The complaints represent only accusations involving faculty […]

February 19, 2018

Kelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Research Funded

BRUNSWICK – The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding. The university says the funds are being awarded to faculty at UMaine and other institutions through the Maine Sea Grant College Program. The […]

February 19, 2018

Flag Flap Resolved at Hawaiian University

WAILUKU – A group of Native Hawaiians and students seized the flags on the campus of the University of Hawaii Maui College last week to protest the American flag flying above the Hawaiian flag. The Maui News reported that 15 people participated in the Wednesday protest, prompting action from school officials. Protest organizers say the […]

February 19, 2018

Nursing Programs

Nursing programs compete for top minority students.

February 19, 2018

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Art As Political Resistance

For many people, America feels heavy. Whether mounting political challenges or the general decline in civility, the daily and nearly hourly updates from the political world make it difficult to find a moment of solitude.

February 18, 2018

Presidents’ Day, the News and an Anti-diversity President

There’s been way too much news of consequence of late. Starting with 17 lives taken at a Florida high school by a 19-year old former student with an AR-15, to the indictments of Russian meddling, to the failure of the Congress to come up with a fix for DACA, the American public is being overloaded.

February 18, 2018

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Community Colleges

Diversity Champ Nooks Tapped to Lead Georgia School

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, president of Metropolitan Community College’s Longview campus in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been tapped to lead Gordon State College in Barnesville, Ga.

February 18, 2018