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Study Shocker: Students Illiterate About College Financial Aid

College-bound high school students, no matter their economic background, consider the price of college to be a very important factor in their decision-making, even those whose families are paying for their education and aren’t eligible for financial aid. However, most students across economic backgrounds and financial categories have a “shockingly low” knowledge of how the […]

June 26, 2019

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UNCF to Host Career Pathways Initiative and Data Institute

The United Negro College Fund will host the 2019 Career Pathways Initiative and Data Institute from July 1–3 in Atlanta. The theme for this year’s event, “Linked: Promise to Purpose,” will highlight the experience of HBCUs to explore the changing needs of a 21st century workplace in a broader context of a continuing need to […]

June 26, 2019

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The Future of Research and Practice about MSIs

Today, there are more than 700 Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) designated by the federal government that represent 14 percent of all degree granting institutions of higher education. These institutions enroll nearly 30 percent of all undergraduates in the U.S. and carry the heavy load of ensuring the success of a student population that is majority Pell Eligible and students of color, two populations that are often overlooked.

June 26, 2019

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CHARLES WHITAKER

CHARLES WHITAKER has been named dean of Northwestern University’s Medill School of Journalism, Media and Integrated Marketing Communications. He previously served as interim dean. Whitaker earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from Medill.

June 26, 2019

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TOM JACKSON JR.

TOM JACKSON JR. has been named president of Humboldt State University. He previously served as president of Black Hills State University in Spearfish, South Dakota. Jackson earned an associate’s degree from Highline Community College, a bachelor’s degree from Southwest State University, a master’s from Shippensburg University and an Ed.D. from the University of La Verne.

June 26, 2019

BARBARA KRAUTHAMER

BARBARA KRAUTHAMER has been appointed senior vice provost for Interdisciplinary Programs and Innovation at the University of Massachusetts, Amherst. She is also dean of the UMass Amherst Graduate School. Krauthamer received a bachelor’s degree from Dartmouth College, a master’s degree from Washington University in St. Louis and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.

June 26, 2019

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ANA LILIA BARRAZA

ANA LILLIA BARRAZA has been appointed associate vice president of marketing and communications at Whittier College. She previously served as director of communications at the college. Barraza earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Berkeley and a master’s degree from Columbia University Graduate School of Journalism.

June 26, 2019

Dr. Diana Natalicio: A Champion for Access and Excellence in Public Higher Education

As a first-generation student at Saint Louis University, Dr. Diana Natalicio, the long-serving president of the University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP), initially set out to teach in the St. Louis public schools that served students like her.

June 26, 2019

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CUNY Summit Examines the Most Effective Ways to Re-engage Adult Learners

Representatives of 17 institutions in the City University of New York (CUNY) system attended an Adult Learner Summit to discuss how to effectively address issues faced by adult learners.

June 25, 2019

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UNCF Study: HBCUs ‘Punch Above Their Weight’

A steady increase since 2017 in federal funding for historically Black colleges and universities and their students is a sign that lawmakers are becoming more informed about how HBCUs disproportionately graduate African-Americans and impact economies, according to participants in a media briefing Tuesday about a new study by the United Negro College Fund.

June 25, 2019

Mendez Named Dean of Texas Tech College of Education

Dr. Jesse Perez Mendez, dean and professor at the Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis (IUPUI) School of Education, has been named dean of Texas Tech University’s College of Education. Mendez steps into his new role at Texas Tech Aug. 1. Mendez’s research interests include the dynamics of postsecondary access and policy issues in higher education. Mendez […]

June 25, 2019

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Faculty & Staff

If You Want to Diversify the Professoriate, Don’t Scare Us Away

If life as a tenure-track professor is so miserable, then why do you continue? As a doctoral candidate working on my dissertation while preparing for the faculty market, I have sought out thought pieces, attended early-career faculty programs, and paid special attention to what academics are saying on Twitter about life on the tenure-track. Does it get better after tenure?

June 25, 2019

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Report Examines MSI Study-Abroad Disparities

The Center for Minority Serving Institutions, in partnership with the Council on International Educational Exchange, has published a report highlighting challenges that dissuade students at minority serving institutions from studying abroad, including cost, culture, and curriculum. The report, titled “Diversifying Study Abroad and Expanding Equity for Minority Serving Institutions,” highlights the Frederick Douglass Global Fellowship, […]

June 25, 2019

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Alumna Commits $30M to Rutgers for Mental Health Initiative

Rutgers University alumna Marlene Brandt has committed $30 million to the school to launch an initiative that leverages resources to address a serious need for comprehensive mental health services for young people in New Jersey. Adolescents and young adults with behavioral health disorders who are from underrepresented and underserved communities will be particularly welcomed for […]

June 25, 2019

Report: An SAT-Only Admissions Process Would Make Colleges Less Diverse

If America’s top 200 colleges admitted applicants based on their SAT scores alone, more than half of the enrolled students would have to leave, and those remaining, with scores higher than 1250, would be less racially diverse and slightly more affluent. That’s a key finding in a report released this week by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce.

June 24, 2019

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Medical Groups Warn Climate Change Is A ‘Health Emergency’

WASHINGTON (AP) — As Democratic presidential hopefuls prepare for their first 2020 primary debate this week, 74 medical and public health groups aligned on Monday to push for a series of consensus commitments to combat climate change, bluntly defined by the organizations as “a health emergency.” The new climate change agenda released by the groups, […]

June 24, 2019

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Nurse Who Exposed Problems At State’s Only Public Hospital Will Be N.J.’s Next Top Health Official, Sources Say

New Jersey’s top health official is a registered nurse with vast experience running hospitals, and until recently helped the state’s only public hospital gain its footing after a series of management and fiscal problems triggered its CEO’s ouster, two sources have told NJ Advance Media. Gov. Phil Murphy is expected to announce Judith Persichilli as the next health commissioner […]

June 24, 2019

University Studies Cancer Risk And Testing For Black Women

HAMPTON, Va. — Luisel Ricks-Santi keeps the medical family tree of one of the participants in her study taped to the door of her office in her lab at Hampton University. There are four slashes among the women’s siblings, others among her immediate family, and most family members’ symbols are partially colored in. Each partially […]

June 24, 2019