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Comparisons May Unintentionally Perpetuate and Validate White Supremacy
Most research on Black collegians has sought to understand the experiences of Black students at predominantly White institutions or to compare the experiences of Black students at historically Black colleges and universities to their same-race counterparts at PWIs. In this context, the higher education community in general and HBCU officials specifically may lack an understanding of the issues and needs among Black students situated in Black colleges.
August 12, 2019
Opinion
Academic Bigotry is Back, Thanks to Amy Wax
Dr. Amy Laura Wax, who holds the Robert Mundheim chair at the University of Pennsylvania, recently gave a speech in Washington, D.C. She has made herself a celebrity among academic bigots.Using a term she coined “cultural distance nationalism,” she stated: “We are better off if our country is dominated numerically, demographically, politically, at least in fact if not formally, by people from the First World, from the West, than by people from countries that had failed to advance.”
August 9, 2019
Health
Howard Professor and Surgeon Promotes Minority Organ Donation
Since the early 1980s, when transplant surgeon Dr. Clive Callender began addressing the issues that kept African-Americans from being organ donors, he has seen the rate of organ donation increase significantly. In the recently published paper, “Expanding the journey of saving lives,” Callender and co-author Dr. Patrice V. Miles examined how the increase has been achieved and how other minority populations can use similar means to bring about increases.
August 9, 2019
HBCUs
Holifield Works to Advance Interests of HBCUs Within Trump Administration
When Johnathan M. Holifield talks about future opportunities for HBCUs, he inevitably finds a way to bridge the past to the present, even as he looks toward the future. For Holifield, the executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities, these storied institutions are national treasures that can undoubtedly attract continued investment because of their competitive edge and assets.
August 9, 2019
Other News
Coast Guard Ditches Body Weight Standards for Measurement in New Pilot Program
Coast Guard women fail weight standards far more often than men and are discharged at rates well in excess of their population in the service, service officials said Tuesday. That’s one of the main reasons behind a new one-year pilot program that will assess fitness based on abdominal circumference rather than a height-and-weight ratio. Announced […]
August 9, 2019
Policy
Ex-Cadet Sues Valley Forge Military Academy, Alleging Abuse
A former cadet at the Valley Forge Military Academy and College is suing the Wayne-based boarding school, alleging he was repeatedly abused and bullied as a teenager in 2016 and 2017. The lawsuit filed by a 20-year-old man, identified as “John Doe” in court filings, accuses six fellow cadets of restraining Doe and beating him with a […]
August 9, 2019
Other News
Study Identifies Several Factors Linked to Resiliency in Military Spouses
A new study indicates that a broad range of psychosocial factors are associated with the resiliency of military spouses. The research, published in the journal Military Psychology also found that resiliency was related to psychological distress, relationship functioning, sleep quality, and overall health in military spouses. “For several years, I have collaborated with staff members […]
August 9, 2019
Academics
Gwinnett Tech to Offer Four-Year Business Degree by Partnering With The Citadel
Gwinnett Technical College is one of eight Georgia two-year colleges and 27 in the southeast and midwest that will utilize a partnership with a South Carolina military college to expand its business degree offerings. Gwinnett Tech and The Citadel will make a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration degree available to students. Eligible students would […]
August 9, 2019
News Roundup
Shenandoah University Welcomes First Muslim Chaplain
Shenandoah University has introduced its first non-Christian chaplain, Hanaa Unus, who will serve as the school’s new Muslim community coordinator. “Shenandoah is open to people of all faiths, or no faith, exploring their belief system and being leaders in this world for the greater good,” said Rev. Dr. Justin Allen, dean of spiritual life. “Hanaa […]
August 9, 2019
Sports
University of Idaho Names First Female Athletic Director
The University of Idaho has announced Terry Gawlik as its first female athletic director, according to a story in the Rome News-Tribune. Gawlik will take over Sept. 1 as the first woman to hold the position in the school’s history. She was among 59 applicants and five finalists, according to university officials. The Idaho State […]
August 9, 2019
News Roundup
Kodiak College Director Resigns Due to Alaska’s Budget Cuts
Amid budget cuts to Alaska’s public universities, the newly appointed director of Kodiak College has resigned. After a month-long search, Jessica Paugh was selected in May and was scheduled to start her tenure Aug. 12. In June, according to Anchorage Daily News, Republican Gov. Mike Dunleavy vetoed line items equaling $444 million in reductions to […]
August 9, 2019
Leadership & Policy
New Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid Crisis
Bennett College, one of only two remaining historically Black colleges for women, has been here before. At the start of a new academic year, it’s a precarious place. For the tuition-driven college, fall enrollment numbers are in flux. And contingency plans are being put in place if a legal battle to stay accredited fails. These are among the challenges confronting the institution — and that now belong to Suzanne Elise Walsh, Bennett’s surprising and unconventional choice for its new president.
August 8, 2019
Students
New Morehouse Program Addresses Student Loan Debt
Morehouse College is launching a fundraising and research initiative to help graduates pursue advanced degrees, start careers and build wealth without being burdened by undergraduate student loan debt. The Student Success Program will solicit donations made specifically to reduce or eliminate the student loan debt of students, creating an opportunity for greater financial freedom for […]
August 8, 2019
Latest News
A Long, Tough Road from Foster Care to Ph.D. Studies
Cliches such as “the odds were against her” don’t come close to telling Tyleen Caffrey’s story. The “odds” included physical abuse as a child, placement with relatives and in foster care, back to an abusive home and back again to foster care. Today, the Kansas native is involved in academic research as a Ph.D. student in social work at Our Lady of the Lake University.
August 8, 2019
International
Sharp International Student Decline Costs US, Study Finds
There has been a steady decline in international students studying in the United States over the last few years, which has caused economic consequences, according to a report by NAFSA: Association of International Educators.
August 8, 2019
News Roundup
Northwestern Opening First University Museum in Qatar
Northwestern University in Qatar is opening the first museum in the Gulf focused on journalism, communication and media later this month.
August 8, 2019
Students
Michelle Obama Part of YouTube Series for College Students
As part of former first lady Michelle Obama’s Reach Higher Initiative, which aims to help first-generation students pursue an education past high school, YouTube Originals will launch a series to help with the college transition period. The 10-episode series, “A Student’s Guide to Your First Year of College,” will provide first-year students with information about […]
August 8, 2019
News Roundup
Former Michigan State Dean William Strampel Sentenced
Dr. William Strampel, the former dean of Michigan State University’s College of Osteopathic Medicine – who had oversight over imprisoned sports physician Dr. Larry Nasser – will serve up to a year in prison for neglect of duty and misconduct. He was acquitted of criminal sexual conduct. Strampel was accused of sexually harassing students as […]
August 7, 2019
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