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Doctoral Student Aiming to Encourage Residents Pursuing Wellness Goals With New Class
A Mary Baldwin University student is using her studies to help local residents of all ages reach wellness goals. Virginia native Catherine Western will lead a four-week wellness program at the Staunton-Augusta Family YMCA as part of her doctoral work starting Tuesday. She hopes the course – which she designed herself – will equip community members with knowledge […]
March 4, 2019
Policies
This N.J. Hospital ER Billed Thousands For a Stomach Ache. The Patient Fought Back — And Won.
Who knows whether it was the stuffing, cranberry sauce, or that vegetable casserole, but something at Thanksgiving dinner didn’t sit right with Evan Acuna. Two days after the big feast he was still feeling the effects of what the 27-year-old suspected was food poisoning. When he couldn’t even keep down water and started to get […]
March 4, 2019
Nursing
Sutter Health Opens Modern CPMC Van Ness Campus Hospital in San Francisco
Not-for-profit health system Sutter Health has opened a modern new hospital, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Van Ness Campus hospital in San Francisco. The new state-of-the-art facility, which includes 11 floors and 274 acute-care beds, offers inpatient and primary care services with a focus on maternity care, pediatrics, transplant, emergency and cardiac care and many […]
March 4, 2019
Nursing
Dr. Barbara Damron Returns to UNM College of Nursing as Associate Professor
Dr. Barbara Damron, a previous cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department, will return to The University of New Mexico College of Nursing faculty as an associate professor. “I am thrilled to have Dr. Damron return to the College of Nursing,” said Dr. Christine E. Kasper, dean of the College of Nursing. “Her […]
March 4, 2019
MSIs
Research Brief Explores the Impact of Predominantly Black Institutions
A new research brief sponsored by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania aims to spark further research on how predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) evolve to accommodate the underrepresented groups they serve.
March 4, 2019
Students
Community College Administrator Focuses on Student Success
Dr. J. Gregory “Greg” Hodges began his career as a third grade public school teacher, and had planned to stay in elementary education for the rest of his life. However, his career path took a turn and he soon became exposed to the higher education sphere.
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Ithaca College, Cornell University Priest Temporarily Suspended Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation
Rev. Carsten Martensen, a priest who has served at Ithaca College and Cornell University, has been temporarily suspended following a recent allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the 1970s. Both institutions recently sent out messages to their communities notifying them that Martensen is temporarily suspended by the USA Northeast Province of the Jesuits […]
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Mark A. Brown Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced the appointment of Mark A. Brown as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Brown spent more than 32 years as a military service member and is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his new role, Brown was the deputy commander […]
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Southern Vermont College to Shut Down After Spring Semester
As a result of a decline in student enrollment and related budget issues, Southern Vermont College (SVC) officials have announced there is “no way forward” for the college and plans to close its doors at the end of the spring semester. The decision follows one day after a show-cause hearing before the New England Commission […]
March 4, 2019
Health
Racial Equality, Social Justice Advocate Dr. Bill Jenkins Dies at 73
Dr. Bill Jenkins, an advocate for racial equality and social justice who tried to stop the Tuskegee syphilis experiment that utilized Black patients as guinea pigs, died recently at the age of 73. Jenkins worked as an epidemiologist battling racism in health care. The cause was due to complications of an inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis, according […]
March 4, 2019
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Three California State University institutions ranked among the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.
March 4, 2019
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Medical College of Wisconsin Contemplates Adding New Programs, Campuses to Meet Workforce Needs
In an effort to more effectively meet health care workforce needs in Wisconsin, officials from the Medical College of Wisconsin (MCW) are discussing the possibility of adding new programs at its Wauwatosa campus. If implemented, the new programs could include a physician assistant master’s program and a master’s degree in genetic counseling, which would help […]
March 4, 2019
Disparities
Racial Equality, Social Justice Advocate Dr. Bill Jenkins Dies at 73
Dr. Bill Jenkins, an advocate for racial equality and social justice who tried to stop the Tuskegee syphilis experiment that utilized Black patients as guinea pigs died recently at the age of 73. Jenkins worked as an epidemiologist battling racism in health care. The cause was due to complications of an inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis, according […]
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Senate Investigators Concerned About China’s Involvement in Over 100 U.S. Colleges
Senate investigators have voiced their concern about China having opened government-run centers at over 100 American college campus, putting more than $158 million into Confucius Institutes that spread Chinese influence while being significantly unmonitored by the U.S. government. According to a new bipartisan report from the Senate’s Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations, China’s government “controls nearly […]
March 3, 2019
News Roundup
Trump Pledges to Sign Free Speech ‘Executive Order’ on College Campuses
During a speech over the weekend at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald J. Trump announced that he plans to issue an executive order that would help guarantee free speech on college campuses by putting their federal funds in jeopardy if they do not protect students’ views. The issue of free speech on college […]
March 3, 2019
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Dr. Tommy J. Curry is Leaving the U.S. to Establish Black Male Studies in the UK
Dr. Tommy J. Curry—arguably one of the nation’s most prolific philosophers of race, whose research focuses on the Black male experience— is leaving the United States to become the Chair of Africana Philosophy and Black Male Studies at the University of Edinburgh.
March 3, 2019
Latinx
AAHHE Conference Highlights Latinx Scholarship
Showcasing both the ingenuity and struggles of Latinx scholars in the academy, this year’s American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education (AAHHE) conference focused on the future.
March 3, 2019
Students
Experts Say Reauthorized HEA Must Promote Equity
Institutional accountability and effective federal-state partnerships are keys to improving higher education access and equity, particularly when it comes to students experiencing chronic disparities in terms of race, ethnicity and socioeconomic status, experts said at a recent event hosted by the Center for American Progress.
March 1, 2019
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