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Lehigh’s College of Health Welcomes Halcyon Skinner As Associate Dean For Research
Halcyon G. Skinner, a highly respected leader in the fields of population health, epidemiology and health data analytics, has joined Lehigh’s College of Health as associate professor and associate dean for research. Skinner will bring to Lehigh an extensive background in both academia and industry, and joins the College after most recently serving as director […]
July 22, 2019
Other News
Senator Bill Frist, MD, Launches Preeminent Podcast On Innovation, Leadership To Address The Critical State Of The Healthcare Industry
Transplant surgeon, former US Senate Majority Leader and healthcare entrepreneur Bill Frist, MD, today launches the inaugural season of his new podcast: “A Second Opinion: Rethinking American Health with Senator Bill Frist, MD.” Amidst the unprecedented change that the healthcare landscape is currently experiencing, a time when our nation and the industry is redefining the delivery […]
July 22, 2019
Latest News
Lawyers: More Sexual Misconduct Victims, More Perpetrators at Morehouse College
In the wake of allegations of sexual harassment and assault against a Morehouse College administrator that lit up social media late last week, an attorney representing one of the young men said there appear to be numerous victims and perpetrators and accused the men’s school of ignoring complaints for years.
July 22, 2019
Students
Study: Cutting Federal Graduate Loans Would Harm Black Students, HBCUs
Cuts to federal student loans for graduate and professional students could be devastating to African-Americans and, in a ripple effect, historically Black colleges and universities, according to a study by the AccessLex Institute.
July 22, 2019
News Roundup
Texas Southern to Host Democratic Presidential Primary Debate
Democratic presidential candidates will mix it up Sept. 12 and 13 in the party’s third set of primary debates, which are scheduled to take place at Texas Southern University’s Health & Physical Education Arena. The agreement between the historially Black university and ABC News – which is broadcasting the debate along with Univision – was […]
July 22, 2019
News Roundup
Police Probing Gun Threats Against Howard
Howard University is sending a message to the campus community after some students allegedly issued threats of gun violence against the school via email and social media group chats, television station WJLA has reported. Numerous “life-threatening and dangerous messages” were posted on social media by students and submitted through emails and group chat, Howard administrators […]
July 22, 2019
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A Teachable Moment
Utah State’s Dr. Idalis Villanueva mentors to boost number of underrepresented in engineering.
July 22, 2019
Health
Sacred Heart Gets $2.4M to Combat Opioid Crisis Among Underserved
Connecticut residents are more likely to die of an unintentional drug overdose –most from prescription opioids – than in a car accident, according to Connecticut’s Department of Public Health. That’s why Sacred Heart University, based in Fairfield, Conn., is taking new steps to combat the opioid crisis. It just accepted a $2.4-million grant for a […]
July 22, 2019
HBCUs
The Future of Higher Education and Industry
Social media manager. App developer. Uber driver and Podcast producer. These are just a few of the many jobs that didn’t exist 35 years ago. And as current trends go, there will undoubtedly be a number of new professions that will be created over the next decade or so, forcing higher education leaders to rethink how they train and prepare students for the emerging workforce.
July 22, 2019
Students
Corporate Model ‘Chipping Away’ at Essence of Academy: Five Issues
As universities nationwide are implementing the corporate model, faculty need to deal with issues of how the model is spreading to many aspects of university life and is negatively impacting students, especially first-generation students.
July 22, 2019
Academics
How Young Troops Could Be Getting Hosed On Their Military Education Benefits
Lawmakers are considering overhauling the Montgomery GI Bill program amid concerns from advocates that most new service members are paying into the education benefit despite no real value to them. “(The Montgomery GI Bill) is now little more than a superfluous tax on troops,” Will Hubbard, chief of staff of Student Veterans of America, told lawmakers during a […]
July 21, 2019
Academics
Military Eyes 16-Year-Olds As Ranks And Candidates Dwindle
The best way to fix the U.S. armed forces’ recruiting challenges may involve dipping further into the nation’s high schools. As the Army, Navy and other services contend with a thriving economy and a directive to expand their ranks, there is a growing debate over whether the military should consider lowering the minimum enlistment age from […]
July 21, 2019
Veterans
Nonprofit Organization Helping Military Veterans Transition To College During Academic ‘Boot Camps’
An Oklahoma university is teaming up with a nonprofit organization to help military veterans transition to college. The Warrior-Scholar Project hosts immersive academic boot camps for enlisted military veterans who are transitioning from active duty military service to college. Read More
July 21, 2019
Veterans
Despite Opposition, Gamecocks Pick Retired General As School’s Next President
A divided University of South Carolina board of trustees voted Friday to hire retired Army Gen. Robert Caslen as its next president. After a rare contentious meeting, the school’s board of trustees rejected protests from faculty, some students and several politicians in choosing Caslen, the former superintendent of the U.S. Military Academy at West Point. […]
July 21, 2019
News Roundup
CalArts Community Arts Partnership Gets a New Director
California Institute of the Arts (CalArts) has tapped Dr. Veronica Alvarez to be the new Director of its CalArts Community Arts Partnership (CAP). In this role, Alvarez will oversee the school’s initiatives, which include providing arts education, free of charge, to youth throughout Los Angeles County, often in the county’s high need neighborhoods. “Veronica has […]
July 21, 2019
Latest News
ICIE Conference Makes Debut at HBCU
Carol Chang Goodwin, a school counselor in the Alief Independent School District, took a few days of her summer vacation to study abroad even though she traveled only about an hour from her home. She wanted to hear and see what she and educators from around the world had in common and what they were doing differently.
July 20, 2019
News Roundup
Morehouse Staffer on Unpaid Leave Amidst Sex Assault Probe
An assistant director of student services has been placed on unpaid administrative leave at Morehouse College as the all-male Atlanta HBCU investigates allegations by several students that the employee sexually assaulted them, CBS Atlanta has reported. The accusers posted videos of themselves on Twitter in which they accuse DeMarcus Crews of unwanted sexual advances. The […]
July 20, 2019
HBCUs
Activist Fights to Empower Young Change Agents
For Mary-Pat Hector, a 2019 graduate of Spelman College and national youth director for the National Action Network (NAN) since 13 years-old, tackling food insecurity on college campuses, growing youth entrepreneurship, sustaining communities, encouraging wellness and fighting for reproductive justice are some of the most salient issues she is addressing in this current moment.
July 19, 2019
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