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University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine Will Offer Free Tuition to Graduates Working in Underserved Arizona Communities

The University of Arizona Colleges of Medicine in Phoenix and Tucson are trying to tackle two problems with one scholarship program: medical student loan debt and a lack of primary care physicians in the state. The medical schools will offer free tuition to students who work in underserved areas in the state, starting in spring […]

November 25, 2019

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Ole Miss Senior Becomes School’s First African American Female Rhodes Scholar

Arielle Hudson, a University of Mississippi (Ole Miss) senior, became the first African-American female to be named a Rhodes Scholar in the school’s history. Hudson is the 27th Ole Miss student selected for the program. As an education major, Hudson also received a full scholarship from Ole Miss’ chapter of the Mississippi Excellence in Teaching […]

November 25, 2019

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Street Medicine Program Launches at Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine

Students from Oakland University William Beaumont School of Medicine are taking to the streets of Pontiac through a new program aimed at helping individuals who are homeless and need medical care. OUWB’s Street Medicine program — the first of its kind in Oakland County — begins Friday, Nov. 22, when the first group of students […]

November 25, 2019

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Grad Students Rally for Improved Benefits

Graduate students rallied on the steps of the Stephen Robert ’62 Campus Center Tuesday to reiterate demands for a union contract that would improve benefits for graduate student workers before delivering a book of letters from community members to the office of President Christina Paxson P’19. Tuesday marked one year since University graduate students voted […]

November 25, 2019

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Medical Students Get Free Tuition for Promising to Practice in Rural Arizona

Some University of Arizona medical school students are getting free tuition in exchange for a promise to practice in underserved rural areas for at least two years after they graduate. The scholarship money is from state funds earmarked to alleviate a physician shortage that is particularly acute in rural Arizona, where more than one-quarter of primary-care physicians plan to […]

November 25, 2019

U of C Nurses Call Off Strike Plans

The University of Chicago Medical Center has reached a tentative deal with unionized nurses, preventing about 2,200 of them from walking off the job on Nov. 26. The Hyde Park hospital and the nurses’ union settled on a contract early this morning after seven months of negotiations, the hospital said in a statement. Read More

November 25, 2019

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University of Hawaii Seeks More Funding for Student Mental Health and Scholarships

The University of Hawaii wants to beef up mental health services for students, expand a popular scholarship program and start training medical students on Maui to address the doctor shortage. Read More

November 25, 2019

College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Margot Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during her third year of college at Brigham Young University. Leading up to her diagnosis and for months after, she found herself struggling to focus on her schoolwork. Read More

November 25, 2019

University Stops Accepting Medicaid as Health Insurance

An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage for full-time students amid concerns they said they received from local health care providers. Brigham Young University-Idaho officials have required students to buy a university-backed health plan, which can cost at least $81 a month for single students and up to $678 a month […]

November 25, 2019

MICA Receives $510,000 Grant

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has been awarded a $510,000 grant from ArtPlace America to advance its work in expanding the field of “creative placemaking.” According to ArtPlace America, creative placemaking is “the intentional integration of arts, culture, and community-engaged design strategies into the process of equitable community planning and development.” With the new […]

November 25, 2019

Calm Under Pressure

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick stays true to calling as a surgeon amid demands of Howard University presidency.

November 25, 2019

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Dr. Johnna Frierson Supports New Generation of Biomedical Science Students of Color

Dr. Johnna Frierson leads a new office at Duke University School of Medicine called IDEALS or Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advancement, and Leadership in the Sciences, created to serve graduate and postdoctoral students doing research in biomedical sciences.

November 25, 2019

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Syracuse University Struggles to Respond to Slew of Racist Incidents

Syracuse University faced a slew of racist and anti-Semitic incidents this month – at least 12 instances of slurs and threats on campus – leading to a spike in student unrest.

November 24, 2019

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College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Many students with chronic or invisible illnesses are left to self-advocate during throughout their college experience. To change that, the College Diabetes Network (CDN) launched an initiative that aims to reduce both physical and mental health risks that students with diabetes face by working directly with and educating campus professionals.

November 24, 2019

Experts: Collaboration Essential to Advance Remedial Education

While the landscape for developmental/remedial education can look discouraging, by being thoughtful and working together it can become more effective in narrowing educational disparities.

November 24, 2019

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IU Professor Keeps Job After Racist, Sexist and Homophobic Tweets Revealed

Despite using his social media account to express racist, sexist and homophobic opinions, Indiana University (IU) professor of business economics and public policy Dr. Eric B. Rasmusen will not be fired. In a letter to the Kelley School of Business, Dr. Lauren Robel, executive vice president and provost at IU wrote, “we cannot, nor would […]

November 22, 2019

Thousands Gather to Celebrate Life of Late Toni Morrison

Thousands gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Nov. 21 to pay tribute to the life of the late American literary writer Toni Morrison. Television host Oprah Winfrey, political activist Dr. Angela Davis, author Fran Lebowitz, novelist Edwidge Danticat and author Ta-Nehisi Coates were among the speakers at the celebration who shared […]

November 22, 2019

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Prescott College Opens MFA Program at the Intersection of Art and Social Justice

Prescott College in Arizona announced a new Social and Environmental Arts Practice MFA program this week. The program’s curriculum will focus on the intersection of art, social justice and community organizing. The 48-credit online program will be led by Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and founder and chairperson of Reform […]

November 22, 2019

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