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First Measles Case Reported in San Antonio by University Health System

A case of the measles virus has been diagnosed in San Antonio, officials from University Health System have confirmed amid an outbreak of the disease that’s swept through Texas and 10 other states. UHS diagnosed the patient last week via a lab test, spokeswoman Elizabeth Allen confirmed. Read More

March 6, 2019

Opinion: Building a Diverse And Inclusive Health Care Company Takes Work But is Worth the Effort

Diversity and inclusion tend to get more lip service than action, often because business leaders don’t always recognize the connection between the two and company performance. That’s a mistake, because they are inextricably linked. Read More

March 6, 2019

University of Utah Health Improves Turnaround Time With New Imaging Tech

University of Utah Health provides care for residents of Utah and six surrounding states, with a referral area of about 10 percent to 15 percent of the continental United States. THE PROBLEM Given this large area, and the increasing number of imaging studies being performed, the health system found it had far too much data. […]

March 6, 2019

Rider University Dean Steps Down From Post After University Blocks Chick-Fil-A From Coming to Campus

Dr. Cynthia Newman, dean of the College of Business Administration at Rider University, has stepped down from her post following the university’s decision to prevent a Chick-fil-A from opening a chain on campus. Newman claimed that the school’s choice and words about the restaurant chain’s values don’t align with her beliefs as a Christian woman. […]

March 6, 2019

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Trinity College Dublin Becomes Tobacco-Free Campus

Almost three years after establishing tobacco-free zones on its campus, Trinity College Dublin (TCD) has announced it will officially become a tobacco-free campus beginning on National No Smoking Day, or March 6. TCD Students’ Union initially were resistant to the idea, said health promotion officer Martina Mullen. However, the momentum to create a tobacco-free campus […]

March 6, 2019

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Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Runs for Sickle Cell Cure

Running an institution of higher learning is one challenge after another. But that hasn’t stopped Howard University president Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick from taking on another challenge. Frederick, 48, who was diagnosed with sickle cell at birth, has launched the Run to Cure Sickle Cell campaign to increase awareness about the disease that disproportionately afflicts Blacks […]

March 6, 2019

UMass to Launch New National Online College for Adult Learners

University of Massachusetts (UMass) System president Martin T. Meehan has announced that the system plans to launch a national online college geared toward adult learners throughout the country. The online college would compete with existing national players, Meehan said, like Arizona State University, New Hampshire University, Purdue Global and Penn State World Campus. “The time […]

March 6, 2019

Health Care Educator Focuses On Closing Health Disparities

The University of New Mexico (UNM) has named clinician and public health researcher Dr. Tracie Collins as the dean of its newly established College of Population Health, effective July 2019. Collins joins the UNM faculty after serving as the Kansas Health Foundation Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public health […]

March 6, 2019

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Eastern Nazarene, Regis Colleges Partner to Provide More Health Degree Programs to Students

Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) and Regis College have formed a new partnership that will allow Eastern Nazarene students to complete their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in health services disciplines at the other institution. Under the agreement, a total of five bachelor’s and master’s programs were established that students can participate in – one accelerated 16-month […]

March 6, 2019

Queer Latinx … Yep We’re Here

Today, as a Queer, college educated, person of color I carry marginalization in some university spaces, while holding the privilege of being a Ph.D. student in others. My privilege provides an opportunity to act as a visual to college students, staff and faculty towards these two points: that I was meant to be in this space and that my community will continue to be here after I am gone.

March 6, 2019

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Pablo Avila: Empowering Professors in the Classroom

For Pablo Avila, working in higher education wasn’t something that he thought he’d ever be doing professionally. In fact, up until a few years ago, he was thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. in social psychology.

March 6, 2019

Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Runs for Sickle Cell Cure

Running an institution of higher learning is one challenge after another. But that hasn’t stopped Howard University president Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick from taking on another challenge.

March 6, 2019

Study: States Lagging in Black Enrollment, Graduation at Public Colleges

Racial disparities and inequities persist in the enrollment and graduation of Black students at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities relative to their state populations, according to a research report released Wednesday by The Education Trust.

March 6, 2019

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Diverse ‘Changemakers’ Share Insights in Campus Conversation

Four leaders from different walks of life talked about purpose, resilience and navigating life as a person of color at a community conversation Tuesday at American University.

March 5, 2019

UNCF Issues First Ever State of HBCUs Address, Launches HBCU Congressional Honor Roll

Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were in attendance Tuesday for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) inaugural State of the HBCU Address, which put forth a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members to further support HBCUs and their capacity to be engines of socioeconomic mobility for the students they serve.

March 5, 2019

Arne Duncan Discusses the ‘Politics of Radical Inclusion’

Until Americans care about all children in addition to their own, the country will continue to have “massive inequalities.” That was the overarching message former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan shared with an audience of students, faculty and community members during the Politics of Radical Inclusion Presidential Dialogue Series hosted by Montgomery College president Dr. DeRionne Pollard on Tuesday.

March 5, 2019

MSU Denver Obtains HSI Status

Metropolitan State University (MSU) Denver has recently earned Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) status. This new designation provides MSU Denver with access to grant funding opportunities and upholds the university’s decade-long effort to better reflect and serve Colorado. MSU Denver administrators received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education in February confirming that the school fulfilled […]

March 5, 2019

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AKA Sorority Gives $100K Pledge to West Virginia State University

In partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) has given a $100,000 pledge to West Virginia State University (WVSU) as part of the AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund. Along with the presidents of 31 other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), WVSU president Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins gathered at AKA International Headquarters […]

March 5, 2019

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