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Academics
Forbes Launches Online Learning Business
On June 6, Forbes, the online publication best known for letting executives share their views on everything from personal finance to training, launched Learn@Forbes. The new eLearning platform will offer 60 self-paced courses for aspiring professionals who want to learn more about leadership, entrepreneurship, business, sales, IT, cybersecurity, and software. Read More
June 12, 2018
African-American
A Scholar Without Borders
As chair of the African American studies department and the Carlos Montezuma Professor of Performance Studies and African American Studies at Northwestern University, Dr. E. Patrick Johnson is a scholar without borders. His research crosses academic disciplines and creative art forms in multiple ways, to the extent that he describes himself only half-jokingly as “an academic trickster.”
June 12, 2018
Policy
Air Force Officer Vanished 35 Years Ago, Faked Identity
A Kirtland Air Force Base officer with top security clearance who disappeared 35 years ago has been found in California. The Air Force Office of Special Investigations said in a news release this week that William Howard Hughes Jr., was apprehended at his home after a fraud investigation involving a fake identity he had been […]
June 12, 2018
Academics
Should Schools, Jobs for Spouses Factor into Troop Location?
A high-level Defense Department council has elevated the issues of military spouse employment and quality of education for military children to the attention of Secretary Jim Mattis, recommending that these factors be important considerations when making strategic basing or mission alignment decisions. The DoD Military Family Readiness Council, which voted Wednesday to include the recommendation […]
June 12, 2018
Academics
Army Scouts Urban Headquarters Near Academia, Tech Innovators
The U.S. Army is scouting large cities to find a home for a new command headquarters so it will be close to academia and industry, a first for the service. The Army typically likes to put its facilities away from population centers because there is space to train in rural areas and operations won’t disrupt […]
June 12, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
The Dilemma of Diversity
Opponents of racial diversity often style themselves as proponents of intellectual diversity. These positions are not mutually exclusive. No doubt there are advocates who wish to hear multiple viewpoints being expressed on campus without the speakers suffering adverse consequences, who are sincere in their beliefs. Racial diversity and intellectual diversity, however, are related.
June 12, 2018
Opinion
Can We Stop Telling Faculty to Only Focus on Writing for Scholarly Outlets?
As a junior scholar, I certainly understand the “publish or perish” mantra in higher education, so I would not want to tell future scholars not to focus on peer-reviewed publications. However, many are on paid publisher sites, which limits the readership. As a result, many of the people who would benefit most from our findings do not have access.
June 12, 2018
News Roundup
Western Illinois University Sees Enrollment Decline
MACOMB, Ill. – Western Illinois University officials are considering how to address the university’s declining student enrollment. The Quad-City Times reports that combined enrollment at the Macomb and Moline campuses has dropped from 11,700 students in 2013 to about 9,400 students in the fall of 2017. Agriculture professor Mark Bernards says projected enrollment for this […]
June 12, 2018
News Roundup
US Weighs in Against University of Michigan Bullying Policy
WASHINGTON— University of Michigan policies prohibiting harassment and bullying on campus are unconstitutional and cannot be enforced, the Justice Department said Monday in siding with a free-speech group that has challenged the school in court. The Trump administration argued that the school policies trample on students’ First Amendment rights because they fail to define the […]
June 12, 2018
News Roundup
GCU Spending $120 Million on Construction Projects This Summer
PHOENIX — Construction crews are staying busy over the summer at Grand Canyon University. GCU President Brian Mueller said the university has about $120 million to spend on construction projects this summer. It is building everything from new dorm rooms to a new activities center. Most projects will be completed by the start of the […]
June 12, 2018
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Expert Helps Educators Adjust Implicit Biases
Bentley Gibson had magical powers as a princess from another planet. At least, that’s how the 5-year-old Black girl presented herself to a sea of White classmates in White Plains, N.Y. on the first day of school. She sensed that they regarded her as different, and make-believe was her mechanism for coping with the racial tension and subtle prejudice she would encounter in life.
June 11, 2018
Home
No Borders
Northwestern University professor Dr. E. Patrick Johnson has focused his scholarship on race, gender, sexuality and performance.
June 11, 2018
Students
Southwest Arkansas Schools Courting Hispanic Students
Holding an ESL course at a local chicken processing plant, diversity celebrations, connecting with student families and Spanish-speaking campus tour guides are just some of the ways universities in an area like Southwest Arkansas reach the local Hispanic population.
June 11, 2018
Students
Promoting Diversity Using Motivation-Based Admissions Screening
Motivation is the most critical element to success. It is this highly valuable consequence of motivation that makes it a primary concern for managers, teachers, religious leaders, coaches, parents and others concerned with mobilizing others to act. Motivation is particularly valuable in education.
June 11, 2018
Opinion
The Fragile State of Student Mental Health
I’m still processing the coincidence of the noteworthy suicides of two rich and famous people and the release of new statistics from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention that say suicides grew at a 25-percent rate nationally from 1999 to 2016. And then I thought about my students.
June 11, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Medicine’s Racist History
This spring, New York City removed a statue of James Marion Sims, the controversial “father of modern gynecology,” from Central Park. The decision was celebrated by those familiar with his legacy, including many physicians. Sims’ innovations had unquestionable value. He introduced an early version of the vaginal speculum and new methods of performing gynecological exams. He is particularly known […]
June 11, 2018
Disparities
Healthy but Obese Women at Greater Risk of Heart Disease
Older women who are obese but otherwise “metabolically healthy” — they do not have type 2 diabetes, high blood pressure or high cholesterol — are at higher risk of developing cardiovascular disease than healthy women who are not obese, according to a new study. The study also found that the risk of cardiovascular disease, which includes heart disease, […]
June 11, 2018
Disparities
Wayne State Finds Legionnaires’ Bacteria in 3 Buildings
WSU has found three more contaminated buildings, bringing the number to six, according to a Facebook posting: “Clarification added to include building names: Preliminary results have identified cooling towers on three campus buildings: The Towers Residential Suites, Purdy/Kresge Library and the College of Education Building, that have tested positive for legionella.” Read More
June 11, 2018
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