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HBCUs
Achieve3000 Partners with EDU, Inc. to Provide CBCA Discounts
Achieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction, recently partnered with EDU, Inc. to allow its customers discounted access to EDU, Inc.’s Common Black College Application (CBCA). For a single fee, students can apply to any number of 56 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the same time after completing their CBCA. “The completion of our […]
December 9, 2019
News Roundup
UNC Faculty Denounce Confederate Statue Settlement
The Faculty Council at University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill voted against a settlement that would give a controversial Confederate monument that stood on campus, “Silent Sam,” to a Confederate heritage organization along with $2.5 million, The Washington Post reported. Protesters overturned the statue in August 2018, creating a debate over where it should […]
December 9, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Over 200 Faculty Denounce Harvard’s Decision to Deny García Peña Tenure
Over 200 faculty from across the U.S. and beyond sent a letter to Dr. Lawrence Bacow, Harvard University’s president, criticizing the decision to deny tenure to Latinx studies scholar Dr. Lorgia García Peña.
December 9, 2019
Students
Reports Question Merits of Free Community College Programs
Scholars and education policy analysts are questioning whether two-year institutions and the students they serve — especially those most in need — are actually benefiting from free tuition programs.
December 9, 2019
Students
New UPenn Scholarship Aims to Diversify Urban Planning
After CEO and co-founder of L+M Development Partners Ron Moelis noticed a dearth group of diverse students entering the urban planning field, he decided to fund a new scholarship program at the University of Pennsylvania.
December 9, 2019
Other News
Researchers Identify Top Ways to Stop Projected 142% Rise in Latino Cancer
SAN ANTONIO (Dec. 9, 2019) – As U.S. Latinos face a staggering 142% projected rise in cancer cases by 2030, UT Health San Antonio leaders gathered international cancer experts to publish a new book with innovative research and recommendations to reduce Latino cancer. The book, Advancing the Science of Cancer in Latinos in Springer Open […]
December 9, 2019
Other News
Addressing Disparities in Cancer: Factors Influencing Care, Access and Outcomes
In their March 2006 report, the Institute of Medicine (IOM) showed overwhelming evidence of the existence of health related disparities for racial and ethnic minorities. The report’s definition of cancer health related disparities refers to the unequal treatment of patient population groups — the difference in treatment or access not justified by the differences in […]
December 9, 2019
Other News
Few Med Students Come From Rural Areas, Study Finds
Students from rural areas made up only 4.3% of all incoming medical students in 2017, according to a study published online yesterday in Health Affairs. Read More
December 9, 2019
Other News
Tufts Removes Sackler Name From Buildings, Programs
Tufts University on Thursday became the first major university to strip the Sackler name from buildings and programs, after months-long conversations and a report that censured the school for its relationship with the family behind OxyContin, an opioid blamed for hundreds of thousands of deaths nationwide. Read More
December 9, 2019
Disparities
Chicago Group Shows Hispanic Medical Students a Path to Medicine
Growing up in Miami, Florida, Pilar Ortega, MD, had a Latino doctor and grew up in a community that included her family that emigrated from Spain and neighbors from Cuba, Venezuela, Puerto Rico and Central America. It wasn’t until she was in college—and then even more so in medical school and residency—that she learned how […]
December 9, 2019
Policies
Colleges ‘Swamped’ by Students’ Mental Health Needs, But Services Vary Greatly
At Connecticut College, almost a third of students get mental health services in a given year and half of all students get that help at some point before they graduate. At Trinity College, close to half of the student body comes into the counseling center in a given year. By contrast, at Manchester Community College, […]
December 9, 2019
Policies
Campus Suicides Rattle N.J. College. Students Demand Improved Mental Health Services.
The Rowan University student was sleeping in her dorm room when it happened two years ago. In the middle of the night, another student killed himself nearby on the Glassboro campus. “It really struck me and I think about that a lot. Somebody felt like there was no other option that they had than to […]
December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
News Roundup
Ascendium Funds New Initiative to Improve Prison Education System
Using $5 million in funding, Ascendium Education Group will launch a new initiative focused on developing more postsecondary education opportunities within the prison system. Under the program, “Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison: Postsecondary Pathways for Re-Entry Transition,” three sites were given a one-year $150,000 planning grant. There will also be $800,000 of […]
December 8, 2019
Native Americans
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Supports Native Students in STEM
In the sciences, only 48 research doctorates were awarded to Native American and Alaska Native students, out of the 11,764 doctorates awarded to U.S. residents in 2012. The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership supports Native American scholars pursuing graduate education in STEM disciplines.
December 8, 2019
Students
Marymount University Unveils New Scholarship for DREAMers
Marymount University (MU) recently announced its creation of a new scholarship available to DREAMers, or recipients of the federal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. Earlier this year, MU began a partnership with TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access program from DREAMers, which enabled incoming MU DREAMers to apply for the organization’s national scholarship. […]
December 8, 2019
Community Colleges
New Community Colleges Catering to Needs of Next Generation of Students
In the last 10 years, a small group of new community colleges has emerged on the U.S. higher education landscape poised to respond to evolving needs of students.
December 8, 2019
News Roundup
South Carolina State, Claflin to Share $1.4M Teacher Education Grant
The South Carolina Legislature awarded a $1.4 million grant to South Carolina State University’s (SCSU) Department of Education to fund the Teacher Education Initiative in partnership with Claflin University (CU). As both colleges plan to improve minority access to careers in education, CU will receive $400,000 of SCSU’s gift. The schools plan to recruit high […]
December 8, 2019
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