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Undergraduate Enrollment is Down, But Trends are Encouraging for Women in STEM

Last week, the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center released a study of Spring 2021 enrollment, which showed a dramatic decrease in total undergraduate enrollment. And there were significant loses in programs associated with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM).

June 21, 2021

Webster University Awarded Federal Grant to Address Mental Health Needs

Webster University is using a $1 million federal grant to identify and treat the mental health needs of immigrants and those in underserved communities. The university will partner with the St. Louis County Department of Public Health and various community health organizations, including St. Patrick Center and Queen of Peace Center. Read More

June 21, 2021

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Albion College Offering Free Tuition for COVID-19 Vaccination at Select Clinics

Middle and high school students who get a COVID-19 vaccination at three public clinics will be entered to win one year of free tuition at Albion College. Albion College has partnered with the Albion Health Care Alliance, the Battle Creek Family YMCA, the Calhoun County Public Health Department and Marshall Public Schools to organize the […]

June 21, 2021

Study Names Temple University Hospital the Most Racially Inclusive in Pa.; Many Urban Hospital Markets Lag Behind

The Lown Institute, a nonpartisan health care think tank based in Boston, has ranked Temple University Hospital the most racially inclusive hospital in Pennsylvania and the 13th most racially inclusive hospital in the United States. The 700-bed hospital in the heart of North Philadelphia is the major education and teaching center for the Lewis Katz School […]

June 21, 2021

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Star-Studded Celebration Commemorates Juneteenth

As the country paused this weekend to celebrate Juneteenth Day, a national event presented by the Robert Randolph Foundation and hosted by actress and singer Amanda Seales trained a spotlight on some of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities.

June 21, 2021

Howard University Receives $3 Million for Dr. Abraham Pishevar Endowed Chair in Finance and Entrepreneurship

Howard University has received $3 million to create the Dr. Abraham Pishevar Endowed Chair in Finance and Entrepreneurship, honoring alumnus Dr. Abraham Pishevar. Pishevar’s son, Shervin Pishevar – on behalf of the Pishevar-Haynes Family Foundation – made the donation pledge to endow the chair on Father’s Day. Abraham Pishevar was a television and radio executive […]

June 21, 2021

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Emory University Pledges to Reduce Single-Use Plastics

Emory University is committing to reduce plastic use as President Gregory L. Fenves recently met with leaders of student-led initiative Plastic Free Emory Project and signed the “Break Free from Plastic Pledge,” which entails a five-year plan for reducing unnecessary single-use plastics on Emory’s Atlanta and Oxford campuses. By 2026, Emory pledges to create a […]

June 21, 2021

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Emory University Apologizes to Black Doctor for Race-Based Rejection 60 Years Earlier

Emory University has apologized to gynecologist and obstetrician Dr. Marion Hood, 83, for rejecting him from the medical school six decades earlier because he is Black, The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. “I am sorry I must write you that we are not authorized to consider for admission a member of the Negro race. I regret that […]

June 21, 2021

Richard Buery, Jr. Appointed CEO of Anti-Poverty Organization Robin Hood

Richard Buery, Jr. has been appointed CEO of the New York poverty-fighting organization Robin Hood. He is replacing author Wes Moore, who announced that he is running for governor of Maryland. Buery served as deputy mayor for strategic policy initiatives for the City of New York. He founded the Mayor’s Office of Minority and Women-owned […]

June 21, 2021

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Wisconsin Northcentral Technical College President Dr. Lori Weyers Prepares for Retirement After Lifelong Love of Education

Many people begin making career plans in high school or college. For Dr. Lori Weyers, the process began a bit earlier. “As early as kindergarten I wanted to be in education,” says Weyers, who is retiring as president of Wisconsin’s Northcentral Technical College.

June 21, 2021

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Senator Seeks to Tackle Sexual Assault Cases in Military

Sen. Kirsten Gillibrand is on the brink of success in her years-long campaign to get sexual assault cases removed from the military chain of command. But getting over the finish line may depend on whether she can overcome wariness about broader changes she’s seeking to the military justice system. There is now widespread support for […]

June 18, 2021

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New Vaccine Lottery for Military Personnel

Washington Gov. Jay Inslee announced a new COVID-19 vaccine incentive lottery for the state’s military, family members and veterans because the federal government wasn’t sharing individual vaccine status of those groups with the state and there were concerns they would be left out of a previously announced lottery. The announcement comes after last week’s start […]

June 18, 2021

Family of Former LSU President Sues to Regain Military Items and Historical Papers

The family of a former Louisiana State University (LSU) president are suing the school to get back his military items and are seeking monetary damages for “extreme humiliation” caused by LSU’s denouncement of his segregationist views, according to the Associated Press. Jill Craft – attorney for descendants of Troy H. Middleton – said the suit […]

June 18, 2021

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Army Potentially Returning to Job-Specific Scoring for Fitness Test

The Army is considering returning to job-specific scoring bands for the Army Combat Fitness Test (ACFT), the service’s top general told lawmakers Tuesday, Military.com reported. Army Chief of Staff Gen. James McConville and Army Secretary Christine Wormuth told lawmakers in the Senate Armed Services Committee that the force is adjusting the ACFT and balancing wanting a more […]

June 18, 2021

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Q&A With Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications

Meet Gail Dent, the NCAA’s Associate Director of Communications, as she shares her thoughts on student-athlete activism, the long-term effects of COVID-19 and her go-to dish at a summer barbeque.

June 18, 2021

College Recruitment Scandal: Lessons Learned

The 2019 college admissions scandal opened a Pandora’s box in college recruitment. For the first time in contemporary history, the world witnessed the tip of the iceberg on how a ‘silent class war’ shapes the recruitment of college students into prestigious higher education institutions in the U.S.

June 18, 2021

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Alabama A&M’s Retiring President Dr. Andrew Hugine Reflects On His Career

Dr. Andrew Hugine, Alabama A&M University’s president, says he has always wanted to work in education. His mother was a teacher, and, as an undergraduate at South Carolina State University, he majored in math education. He taught high school math for one year in Beaufort, South Carolina, after graduation before his alma mater came calling.

June 18, 2021

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Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell to Take On New Role at Washington U in St. Louis

Washington University (WU) in St. Louis has named Dr. Kia Lilly Caldwell its new vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity. She succeeds Dr. Adrienne D. Davis who served as the university’s first vice provost for faculty affairs and diversity for 10 years. Caldwell comes to WU from the University of North Carolina at Chapel […]

June 18, 2021

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