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UT Austin, Dell Foundation Aim to Close Pell Grant Completion Gap
The University of Texas at Austin (UT Austin) and the Michael & Susan Dell Foundation are partnering in an ambitious plan to narrow the completion gap for Pell-eligible students at the Texas institution’s flagship campus.
February 4, 2020
Asian American Pacific Islander
S. David Wu Named First Asian American President in CUNY System
The City University of New York on Monday named Dr. S. David Wu the president of its Baruch College. Wu, who will assume office on July 1, will be the first Asian American leader of a CUNY college.
February 4, 2020
African-American
Michigan State University Apologizes for Racially Insensitive Display
Michigan State University has apologized for a display featured at a gift shop in the Wharton Center for Performing Arts that caused offense due to racial insensitivity, according to Essence. Essence cited a WILX report which noted that the display “showed historical, notable Black figures hanging from a rack that resembled a tree,” supposedly in […]
February 4, 2020
Students
2020 Emerging Scholars: Dr. Archie C. Taylor
Dr. Archie C. Taylor is investigating the genetic components of several diseases. His goal is to identify factors that can change diagnoses and treatment or potentially eradicate diseases that disproportionately impact communities of color.
February 4, 2020
African-American
Black Dean is First to Lead Two Medical Schools in U.S. History
Earlier this year, Dr. Robert L. Johnson, dean of Rutgers New Jersey Medical School, took on a second title as interim dean of Rutgers Robert Wood Johnson Medical School as well. According to the American Association of Medical Colleges (AAMC), the new appointment made him not only the first Black man to lead two medical […]
February 4, 2020
Opinion
When They Say: “Implicit Bias Trainings Don’t Work”
Let me be clear: Of course, a well-designed and well-implemented implicit bias training works—just not for everyone and not as a stand-alone strategy.
February 4, 2020
News Roundup
GWU President Apologizes for ‘Racially Insensitive’ Remark
George Washington University President Thomas LeBlanc has issued an apology for a remark he made comparing a majority support for fossil fuel divestment with majority support for “shooting all Black people,” reported The Washington Post. In a six minute video posted to Facebook, a first-year student approached LeBlanc and asked whether he would divest the […]
February 4, 2020
Community Colleges
Dr. Marcia Conston Named 6th President of Tidewater Community College
Dr. Marcia Conston has been appointed the sixth president of Tidewater Community College (TCC) in Norfolk, Virginia. Of the 30 years Conston has worked in higher education, twenty have been devoted to her most recent position as vice president for Enrollment and Student Success Services at Central Piedmont Community College in Charlotte, North Carolina. “I […]
February 4, 2020
HBCUs
With $8 Million Deficit, Bethune-Cookman Faces Potential Accreditation Loss
Bethune-Cookman University (B-CU) a private historically Black university must close its $8 million budget deficit by March if it is to remain in operation, reported the Daytona Beach News-Journal. The school, founded in 1904, is currently in its second year of academic probation. “2020 will be a pivotal year in history of B-CU,” President Dr. […]
February 4, 2020
Students
New Report Reveals Financial Barriers for Student Parents in California
A new report analyzed the financial barriers that impact California student parents seeking a post-secondary degree. According to California Competes’ report, “Clarifying the True Cost of College for Student Parents,” only 12% of student parents countrywide complete a degree, compared to 46% of their peers without children.
February 3, 2020
Latest News
Duke University Settles Anti-Semitism Complaint
Duke University has reached an agreement with the Department of Education to settle an anti-Semitism complaint filed against it, reported the Zionist Organization of America (ZOA), the institution that filed the complaint.
February 3, 2020
News Roundup
Two Dead, One Wounded Following Shooting at Texas A&M-Commerce
Two people have died and another remains wounded following a shooting at a Texas A&M-Commerce University residence hall on Monday. At approximately 2 p.m., A&M-Commerce cancelled classes and instructed its students to take shelter as it investigated a shooting at Pride Rock, a three-story residence hall for freshmen. Since then, shelter recommendations have been lifted, […]
February 3, 2020
Other News
Duke Medical Center Archives the Work of the Hospital’s First African American Surgeon
The Duke Medical Center Archives recently obtained the complete collection of writings by Onyekwere Akwari, the first African American surgeon at Duke University Medical Center. The Akwari Papers consist of his medical findings, research papers, immigration documents, correspondences and assorted photographs. In coordination with the Department of Surgery, the DMCA spoke with his wife, Anne […]
February 3, 2020
Other News
LGBTQ College Students More Likely to Develop Eating Disorders, University Research Says
A new University of Minnesota study found that LGBTQ college students are more likely to develop eating disorders than their heterosexual and cisgender peers. The study, which used data from the College Student Health Survey, aimed at finding the existing disparities between the rates of eating disorders in LGBTQ and non-LGBTQ students. The researchers also […]
February 3, 2020
Other News
Montefiore and Albert Einstein College of Medicine Secure $5.9 Million NCI Grant to Improve Cancer Care for Minority and Underserved Communities
BRONX, N.Y., Jan. 29, 2020 /PRNewswire/ — Montefiore, the University Hospital of Albert Einstein College of Medicine, has received a $5.9 million grant from the National Cancer Institute (NCI) to build on its success recruiting minority and underserved patients into cancer clinical trials and delivering the highest quality cancer care. This new grant, part of […]
February 3, 2020
Other News
On Social Media, Racist Responses To Coronavirus Can Have Their Own Contagion
Even though there are just a handful of confirmed cases of coronavirus in the U.S., federal officials are taking action to limit the spread of the disease. The White House declared a public health emergency on Friday. Americans who were evacuated from China last week are now under a quarantine. And most foreign nationals who […]
February 3, 2020
Disparities
Seven Ways to Expand Diversity in Precision Medicine Research
Ethnic and racial minority populations in the U.S. have a long history of being mistreated by the health care system, researchers and the government. The resulting mistrust can pose a challenge for researchers seeking to understand the biology of complex traits, as well as for physicians interested in delivering personalized care to diverse patients. Diversity […]
February 3, 2020
Other News
Vegas-Area Med Schools Aim to Boost Student Body Diversity
Malcolm Douglas remembers how the close relationship he had with his pediatrician growing up with a single mother in Brooklyn, New York, helped him feel safe and respected. “He kind of guided me toward a career in medicine, throughout my schooling, he pushed me more toward the sciences,” Douglas said. “He helped me develop my […]
February 3, 2020
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