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Women
Study: Women Principal Investigators Receive Less Funding Than Men
On average, first-time women principal investigators scientists receive $41,000 less than men, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management. This study is the first of its kind that shows that women receive less money when they submit grants to the federal government. When women receive less grant support from […]
March 5, 2019
Policy
Mark A. Brown Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced the appointment of Mark A. Brown as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Brown spent more than 32 years as a military service member and is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his new role, Brown was the deputy commander […]
March 5, 2019
Academics
Citadel Yearbook Photo of Cadets in KKK Robes Creates Lifetime of Justifications, Regret
*The Disclaimer New bookmarks have been inserted into the old Sphinx yearbooks in The Citadel’s Daniel Library. This is what they say: “The Citadel yearbook The Sphinx, has depicted campus life since it was first published in 1900. Some of the images and language reflect racist and sexist stereotypes that are offensive. These items do […]
March 5, 2019
Policy
Gov. Wolf Seeks New College Perk For Pa. National Guard
Gov. Tom Wolf visited Fort Indiantown Gap on Wednesday to tout a proposed PA GI Bill that would allow members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to earn college benefits for their family members. The measure, called the Military Family Education Program, would be the first of its kind in the nation. While Minnesota has a […]
March 5, 2019
Academics
Valley Forge Military College, Albright Make Dual Admission Deal
Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) and Albright College recently signed an agreement to officially partner for dual admission. This allows VFMC cadets who complete their associate’s degrees at the two-year private college to transfer to Albright, where they can finish the remaining coursework needed to earn bachelor’s degrees. The program is now available to prospective […]
March 5, 2019
Opinion
Moving from Ally to Accomplice: How Far Are You Willing to Go to Disrupt Racism in the Workplace?
Regardless of your profession, we have all been there – having a conversation with a White colleague about the daily microagressions or blatant racism that we endure as people of color in the workplace. From having our credentials constantly questioned and diminished, being overlooked for promotion, and ignored in meetings; to enduring comments such as “You’re a credit to your race,” “You speak English really well,” and “You’re so articulate” – people of color receive more than their fair share of daily microaggressive comments and blatant insults when on the job.
March 4, 2019
Disparities
Researchers Plan to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Care
Researchers at the University of Iowa are working on developing algorithms in artificial intelligence to learn from sample data and ultimately attempt to predict disease outcomes. Graduate research assistant Zhihui Guo, who has worked with the team for two years, is very interested in the potential it has for health care. Read More
March 4, 2019
Other News
Doctoral Student Aiming to Encourage Residents Pursuing Wellness Goals With New Class
A Mary Baldwin University student is using her studies to help local residents of all ages reach wellness goals. Virginia native Catherine Western will lead a four-week wellness program at the Staunton-Augusta Family YMCA as part of her doctoral work starting Tuesday. She hopes the course – which she designed herself – will equip community members with knowledge […]
March 4, 2019
Policies
This N.J. Hospital ER Billed Thousands For a Stomach Ache. The Patient Fought Back — And Won.
Who knows whether it was the stuffing, cranberry sauce, or that vegetable casserole, but something at Thanksgiving dinner didn’t sit right with Evan Acuna. Two days after the big feast he was still feeling the effects of what the 27-year-old suspected was food poisoning. When he couldn’t even keep down water and started to get […]
March 4, 2019
Nursing
Sutter Health Opens Modern CPMC Van Ness Campus Hospital in San Francisco
Not-for-profit health system Sutter Health has opened a modern new hospital, California Pacific Medical Center (CPMC) Van Ness Campus hospital in San Francisco. The new state-of-the-art facility, which includes 11 floors and 274 acute-care beds, offers inpatient and primary care services with a focus on maternity care, pediatrics, transplant, emergency and cardiac care and many […]
March 4, 2019
Nursing
Dr. Barbara Damron Returns to UNM College of Nursing as Associate Professor
Dr. Barbara Damron, a previous cabinet secretary of the New Mexico Higher Education Department, will return to The University of New Mexico College of Nursing faculty as an associate professor. “I am thrilled to have Dr. Damron return to the College of Nursing,” said Dr. Christine E. Kasper, dean of the College of Nursing. “Her […]
March 4, 2019
MSIs
Research Brief Explores the Impact of Predominantly Black Institutions
A new research brief sponsored by the Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) at the University of Pennsylvania aims to spark further research on how predominantly Black institutions (PBIs) evolve to accommodate the underrepresented groups they serve.
March 4, 2019
Students
Community College Administrator Focuses on Student Success
Dr. J. Gregory “Greg” Hodges began his career as a third grade public school teacher, and had planned to stay in elementary education for the rest of his life. However, his career path took a turn and he soon became exposed to the higher education sphere.
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Ithaca College, Cornell University Priest Temporarily Suspended Amid Sexual Abuse Allegation
Rev. Carsten Martensen, a priest who has served at Ithaca College and Cornell University, has been temporarily suspended following a recent allegation that he sexually abused a minor in the 1970s. Both institutions recently sent out messages to their communities notifying them that Martensen is temporarily suspended by the USA Northeast Province of the Jesuits […]
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Mark A. Brown Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced the appointment of Mark A. Brown as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Brown spent more than 32 years as a military service member and is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his new role, Brown was the deputy commander […]
March 4, 2019
News Roundup
Southern Vermont College to Shut Down After Spring Semester
As a result of a decline in student enrollment and related budget issues, Southern Vermont College (SVC) officials have announced there is “no way forward” for the college and plans to close its doors at the end of the spring semester. The decision follows one day after a show-cause hearing before the New England Commission […]
March 4, 2019
Health
Racial Equality, Social Justice Advocate Dr. Bill Jenkins Dies at 73
Dr. Bill Jenkins, an advocate for racial equality and social justice who tried to stop the Tuskegee syphilis experiment that utilized Black patients as guinea pigs, died recently at the age of 73. Jenkins worked as an epidemiologist battling racism in health care. The cause was due to complications of an inflammatory disease called sarcoidosis, according […]
March 4, 2019
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Three California State University institutions ranked among the Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs.
March 4, 2019
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