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Nursing
As Retirement Nears, Nursing Dean Reflects on Tenure
As Dr. Anita Hufft looks to retire this summer, she won’t be leaving a career as an astronaut that she envisioned when she was a youngster – she will depart Texas Woman’s University (TWU) as one of the nation’s foremost nurse educators. As dean of the College of Nursing at TWU’s three campuses in Denton, […]
February 20, 2019
News Roundup
WUSTL Announces New Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity
Washington University in St. Louis’ (WUSTL) chancellor-elect Dr. Andrew D. Martin has recently announced the creation of a universitywide Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity. “The Center for the Study of Race, Ethnicity & Equity will promote path-breaking research that deepens knowledge and shapes national dialogue; facilitate student learning; and provide an […]
February 20, 2019
Disparities
CUNY School of Medicine Aims to Impact Health Care Disparities
The two-year-old City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine is the rare medical school with a student body that approaches the demographic diversity of the communities it seeks to serve. FiÂfty-three percent of the student population of CUNY School of Medicine are members of underrepresented minorities. African-American students comprise 35 percent and Hispanic […]
February 20, 2019
Students
IIE Summit Highlights the Importance of Study Abroad
Against a backdrop of young people who communicate in fewer words and more pictures, and with young people of color continuing to avoid study abroad more than their counterparts, about 600 educators, students and administrators came together Sunday through Tuesday to share ways to promote and boost global education.
February 20, 2019
Women
Bay Path President Named Recipient of 2019 Donna Shavlik Award
Dr. Carol A. Leary, president of Bay Path University has been named the recipient of the 2019 Donna Shavlik Award, the American Council on Education (ACE) recently announced. Leary, who also published the book Achieving the Dream: A How-to Guide for Adult Women Seeking a College Degree, will receive the award during a presentation at […]
February 20, 2019
African-American
DeVos Gives Personal Donation to TMCF
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has given a personal donation to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) from her annual salary, the organization recently announced. After she first began her role as Secretary of Education, DeVos promised to donate her yearly salary to charity. In 2018, she donated the remainder of her salary to […]
February 20, 2019
News Roundup
ACTNext Receives Cooperative Grant to Discover, Enrich Student Engagement
The multidisciplinary innovation unit of ACT, Inc. ACTNext has received a cooperative agreement grant to discover and enrich student engagement on the National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP). The grant will support a one-year collaboration project with ACTNext/ACT assessment developers, psychometricians and researchers and the National Center for Education Statistics, American Institutes for Research and […]
February 20, 2019
Students
Diversity Abroad Conference to Focus on Inclusive Excellence in Global Education
More than 700 senior international administrators, student affairs professionals, study abroad office staff, faculty and more will gather in Boston for Diversity Abroad’s 7th Annual Conference this March.
February 20, 2019
Veterans
Colleges Work to Do More For Veterans On Campus
Veterans who go to college face a host of challenges, including professors who aren’t familiar with military culture and administrators who don’t appreciate the difficulties of returning to civilian life, career and education officials said at a symposium Friday.
February 19, 2019
Policy
Opinion: Betsy DeVos vs. Student Veterans
As the political makeup of the 116th Congress begins to congeal, the question of what, if anything, this divided government can do together looms. Although there is faint hope of cooperation on most issues, if there is something that could unite President Trump, Speaker Nancy Pelosi and Senator Mitch McConnell, it should be their promises […]
February 19, 2019
Academics
Some Students, Faculty Remain Uneasy About CMU’s Army AI Task Force
Carnegie Mellon University is at the heart of some breakthrough technologies — from shaping the first artificial intelligence program to trailblazing the study and creation of the autonomous vehicles we see zipping around Pittsburgh’s streets today. It has also revolutionized technology for war. Read More
February 19, 2019
Policy
Stabenow Introduces Act to Stop Trump From Taking Military Funds For Border Wall
On Feb. 5, Sen. Debbie Stabenow, D-MI, sponsored legislation to protect funding for the Great Lakes that she claims would be siphoned off by President Trump to build a physical wall along the southern border. The bill was a preemptive response to a declaration of a national emergency President Trump announced on Friday after failing to corral Congress into […]
February 19, 2019
News Roundup
Bloomfield College Appoints First African-American Woman As President
Dr. Marcheta P. Evans has been named the 17th president of Bloomfield College, effective June 1. Evans’s appointment makes Bloomfield history as she is the first woman and African-American to lead the institution. Evans has experience working in numerous transformational leadership positions in higher education for 25 years at public and private institutions. She spent […]
February 19, 2019
Students
Temple University Launches Scholarship Program for First-Generation Students
Temple University president Dr. Richard M. Englert and provost JoAnne A. Epps have announced the launch of a new scholarship program focused on enhancing graduation rates and supporting first-generation students. The program is called the Broad Street Finish Line Scholarship and will provide $1.5 million from existing endowment funds to help new and current students […]
February 19, 2019
African-American
Dr. James L. Moore III Named Recipient of This Year’s Asa G. Hilliard Award
Dr. James L. Moore III has been named as this year’s recipient of the Asa G. Hilliard Model of Excellence Award for his commitment to education research on factors that impact the academic success of African-American students, emphasizing on Black males and giftedness. Moore will receive the award during the 15th Annual A Dream Deferred […]
February 19, 2019
Students
CUNY School of Medicine Aims to Impact Health Care Disparities
The two-year-old City University of New York (CUNY) School of Medicine is the rare medical school with a student body that approaches the demographic diversity of the communities it seeks to serve.
February 19, 2019
STEM
Study Finds Professors’ Beliefs About Intelligence Impacts STEM Achievement
A revealing analysis of university faculty and students in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) indicates that professors’ beliefs about intelligence play a measurable role in the success of STEM students, especially underrepresented minorities.
February 19, 2019
Latest News
How to Get More Money for College
As a journalist who has covered college admission for many years, I’ve seen Âfirsthand how students and families struggle to make sense of the Âfinancial aid award letters they get from colleges.
February 19, 2019
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