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Four Bethune-Cookman University Trustees Resign Amid Financial, Academic Crisis
Four members of Bethune-Cookman University’s (B-CU) Board of Trustees resigned after a letter from the president of the university’s alumni association circulated calling for the ouster of several board members due to the university’s “current financial and academic crisis.”
August 20, 2018
Latest News
Remembering U.N. Secretary General Kofi Annan
Kofi Annan, who became the first U.N. secretary general from sub-Saharan Africa, rose through the ranks of career U.S. diplomat to become the secretary general of the U.S. from 1997 to 2006. Along the way, he received the Nobel Peace Prize for his work in fighting the AIDS epidemic and international terrorism.
August 20, 2018
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Howard University Taps Donna Brazile for Endowed Chair
Howard University has announced the appointment of influential and veteran political strategist Donna Brazile, former Interim Chair of the Democratic National Committee, to a post as an endowed Chair in Public Policy.
August 20, 2018
Opinion
A Trailblazing American History Professor is Found and then Lost
Dr. Dawn Mabalon died when she suffered an asthma attack after snorkeling in Hawaii. And like that, the academy lost one of the brightest lights of a new generation. Skilled, intelligent, passionate, and most of all, diverse.
August 20, 2018
Students
NASAP Foundation Announces Its New Name
The National Association for Student Affairs Professionals (NASAP) Foundation, an organization that has given charitable donations across the nation for more than a decade, has announced its new name: The Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc. “We are excited to launch the Dr. Melvin C. Terrell Educational Foundation, Inc.” said foundation chair Dr. Melvin […]
August 20, 2018
News Roundup
Vinson Named Chairman of National Humanities Center
The National Humanities Center has announced the appointment of its new board chairman, Dr. Ben Vinson III, the provost at Case Western Reserve University. “The National Humanities Center serves a special place in the intellectual life of our country,” said Vinson. “The support it provides for scholars and teachers is invaluable, and the Center’s efforts to increase public awareness […]
August 20, 2018
News Roundup
Paul Quinn College Breaks New Ground for First Time in 40 Years
A new construction and renovation project on Paul Quinn College’s (PQC) campus continues the college’s momentum in transforming its students’ academic experience. Last week, Paul Quinn broke ground for the Trammell S. Crow Living and Learning Center, which will be the first new building on campus in 40 years. The center will host a 30,000-square […]
August 20, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Diversify Trials
Nearly 40 percent of Americans belong to a racial or ethnic minority, but the patients who participate in clinical trials for new drugs skew heavily white—in some cases, 80 to 90 percent. Yet nonwhite patients will ultimately take the drugs that come out of clinical studies, and that leads to a real problem. The symptoms […]
August 20, 2018
Disparities
Report on Cancer Study of Nuclear Test Site Expected in 2019
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — A long-anticipated study into the cancer risks of New Mexico residents living near the site of the world’s first atomic bomb test likely will be published in 2019, the National Cancer Institute announced. Institute spokesman Michael Levin told The Associated Press that researchers are examining data on diet and radiation exposure on […]
August 20, 2018
Disparities
Wisconsin University to Offer Course on Treating Inmates
MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison School of Medicine and Public Health will offer a new course to teach future doctors how to treat a growing prison population and former convicts once they are released. The new course will be offered this fall, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The university is recruiting up to 20 […]
August 20, 2018
Policies
Immigrants Forego Benefits for Fear of Penalties
A hotel housekeeper with a working adult son, Hudith received food stamps that weren’t worth a lot — about $50 a month. But she was nervous. Though she was entitled to food stamps as a legal permanent resident from Mexico, and her three children were all born in the U.S., she heard from a friend […]
August 20, 2018
Nursing
W.Va. State Board Moves to Create Nursing Program
West Virginia State University’s Board of Governors voted Tuesday to ask the state Higher Education Policy Commission to let the school offer nursing bachelor’s degrees, which the school’s president said would be WVSU’s first nursing degrees in a decade. The WVSU board approved the proposal in a voice vote with no nays heard. WVSU President […]
August 20, 2018
Policies
Texas Board Approves New Medical School
Sam Houston State University’s pitch to open a medical school in Conroe — a program school officials said would draw primary care physicians to rural and underserved parts of the state — was approved by the Texas Higher Education Coordinating Board Tuesday with a 5-4 vote. With that sign-off, Sam Houston officials have overcome a […]
August 20, 2018
Other News
V.A. Accused of Failing to Pay Healthcare Company
CONCORD, N.H. — Months of unpaid invoices to the Department of Veterans Affairs has prompted a health care provider to stop servicing more than a dozen veterans in New Hampshire. The Boston Globe reports owners of Right at Home stopped caring for 16 veterans as of Friday because they were unable to get about $60,000 […]
August 20, 2018
Other News
Neil Diamond Talks about His Battle with Parkinson’s
NEW YORK – Neil Diamond may have retired from the road due to Parkinson’s disease, but he said he’s working hard to get back onstage. “Well, I’m doing pretty well. I’m active. I take my meds. I do my workouts. I’m in pretty good shape. I’m feeling good. I want to stay productive. I still […]
August 20, 2018
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August 20, 2018
Students
Consortium Creates a Community for Minorities, Women in Cybersecurity
Recognizing the need to increase and retain the number of people of color and women in cybersecurity professions, the International Consortium of Minority Cybersecurity Professionals (ICMCP) has created a community to support such individuals entering the field.
August 17, 2018
News Roundup
Brazilian DACA Entrepreneur Fears Deportation
Victor Santos, an immigrant from Brazil and co-founder of the finance app Airfox, faces uncertainty about his status in the United States under President Donald Trump’s administration. At the age of 12, originally on a business trip with his parents, Santos arrived in the United States. His family stayed in San Francisco and Santos eventually […]
August 17, 2018
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