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NY Advisory Council on Military Education (NYSACME) Opens Registration
The New York State Advisory Council on Military Education’s membership includes institutions, organizations, and individuals who are involved in the support of veteran, guard, reserve, and active duty students in any aspect of their educational journey. Our annual symposium allows us to come together and share best practices, current trends, and new policies as they […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
ITT Won’t Be Able to Enroll Students from Wisconsin
A national for-profit college with campuses in Greenfield and Madison will not be allowed to enroll any new students from Wisconsin either at its campuses or online until it can convince the state’s Educational Approval Board that it is financially stable. The state’s action against ITT Technical Institute — one of the first for-profit colleges […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
Accreditor Pushes Back Decision on ITT
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools this week said it will decide whether or not to sanction ITT Technical Institutes after a hearing scheduled for December, according to a federal filing from ITT. The controversial for-profit chain earlier this year was told by the national accreditor, which itself is facing existential scrutiny, to […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
Education Department Bans ITT from Enrolling New Students
The U.S. Department of Education today took a series of actions to protect students and taxpayers by banning ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT) from enrolling new students using federal financial aid funds, and stepping up financial oversight of the for-profit educational provider. This move follows determinations made by the school’s accreditor, the Accrediting Council for […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Campus Pride Releases New List of Anti-LGBTQ College Campuses
Campus Pride, a Charlotte-based LGBT advocacy group, released a new “Shame List” of college campuses that hold anti-LGBTQ policies.
August 29, 2016
Home
Online Petition Circulates to Extend Mangum’s Contract
An online petition has been circulating by alumni of Florida A&M University to have Dr. Elmira Mangum’s contract extended after her forced resignation.
August 29, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Medical School Diversity Means Better Health Care Later
American medical schools are suffering from a severe case of economic and racial homogeneity, which is fueling physician shortages in vulnerable communities. Doctors are most likely to work in areas that share their demographics. White medical students from wealthy backgrounds tend to return to well-off, predominantly white locales to practice. Conversely, communities that produce few […]
August 29, 2016
Students
Delaware State Using Data Science to Improve Retention
Delaware State University uses data science to not only improve retention rates among students but the overall success of the school.
August 29, 2016
Other News
NIH Research Project Address Health Disparities
The National Institute on Minority Health and Health Disparities (NIMHD), part of the National Institutes of Health, is launching the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Centers (TCC) for Health Disparities Research on Chronic Disease Prevention program. This program responds to the need for more robust, ecological approaches to address chronic diseases among racial and ethnic minority groups, under-served […]
August 29, 2016
Other News
ADHD is Often Missed in Children of Color
While a higher percentage of black children show the symptoms of attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) than white kids, they are less likely to be diagnosed or treated for the disorder, researchers report. The new study showed a similar trend when it came to Hispanic children: They were as likely as their white peers to exhibit the […]
August 29, 2016
Policies
Grants Will Help Remove Lead in East Chicago Soil
EAST CHICAGO, Ind. — The state of Indiana is providing $200,000 to the city of East Chicago to help families living at a public housing complex where soil is tainted with elevated levels of lead and arsenic. The Indiana Housing and Community Development Authority says its board approved the allocation of $100,000 to the East […]
August 29, 2016
Disparities
Brain Injuries Overlooked in Domestic Assaults
CHICAGO— There are no bomb blasts or collisions with burly linemen in Susan Contreras’ past. Her headaches, memory loss and bouts of confused thinking were a mystery until doctors suggested a probable cause: domestic violence. A former partner repeatedly beat her, she says. “He would hit me mainly in the head so that nobody would […]
August 29, 2016
Policies
Florida Teen Survives Killer Brain Amoeba
ORLANDO, Fla. —A South Florida boy has survived a rare brain-eating amoeba that kills most people, aided in part because a hard-to-get drug to fight the infection is made by a company based in Orlando where he was hospitalized, doctors said. Sebastian DeLeon came to the hospital two weeks ago with sensitivity to light and […]
August 29, 2016
Disparities
Blacks in Texas Face Highest Risk of Maternal Death
HOUSTON — Black women face the greatest risk for pregnancy-related death in Texas, according to a new report. The report released last week found that cardiac events, overdose by legal or illegal prescription drugs, and high blood pressure disorders are the leading causes of maternal death. “This confirms what we feared — that many of […]
August 29, 2016
Nursing
Ebola Survivor to Nurse Students: Be Best of the Best
ATLANTA —An American woman treated for the Ebola virus at Emory University Hospital said health care workers continue to learn more about the disease she contracted in 2014 while volunteering in the West African country of Liberia. Nancy Writebol addressed nursing students in Atlanta on August 26, about two years after she arrived at the […]
August 29, 2016
Students
Golden Gate University Ranked No.1 for Adult Learners
Golden Gate University is ranked No. 1 for adult learners in the latest edition of Washington Monthly’s annual best college rankings issue.
August 28, 2016
Students
Would Guns be Allowed in Texas Classrooms if They Were More like Stadiums?
Back-to-school now includes guns, thanks to the new campus carry law that took effect in the state of Texas.
August 28, 2016
Students
Increasing HBCU Retention: It’s the Small Things
Administration may overlook the collection of issues that may lead students to attrition, transferring from an HBCU to a predominantly White institution (PWI), community college or giving up higher education altogether for each individual student.
August 28, 2016
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