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Disparities
AU Nursing Students Give Health Screenings To Migrant Farm Workers At Fair
Every year, students from the Augusta University College of Nursing cross state lines and provide health screenings to farm workers in Trenton. This year marks the 14th annual Costa Layman Health Fair. Since it began, the program has provided more than 5,000 screenings to migrant workers from Costa Layman. Pam Cromer, a professor at the […]
July 1, 2019
Nursing
Kaiser Permanente, Seattle Colleges Offer Scholarships For Medical Assistant Students
The Puget Sound Area is in need of more Medical Assistants and Seattle’s students need more access to sustainable careers. That’s why Kaiser Permanente teamed up with Seattle Colleges to create the Career Launch Scholarship program to train Medical Assistants, the frontline care providers who welcome patients into medical offices by taking and charting vitals and […]
July 1, 2019
Other News
Wake Tech Welcomes New Health Sciences Provost
Wake Tech is pleased to announce that Dr. Angela Ballentine has been appointed as provost of the Health Sciences Division. In this role, she will be responsible for the academic quality of the college’s in-demand health sciences programs, including nursing, radiography, dental hygiene, EMS and others. Dr. Ballentine will also serve as Chief Campus Officer of […]
July 1, 2019
Disparities
Q&A: Dr. Kimberlydawn Wisdom Sees Daily Evidence Of How Diversity Drives Health Outcomes
Kimberlydawn Wisdom, M.D., wakes up every morning thinking about inclusion. That has made a difference for Henry Ford Health System, where she has been chief wellness and equity officer for the past 12 years and was an emergency physician for 20 years before that. The former Michigan Surgeon General from 2003 to 2010 has a […]
July 1, 2019
Community Colleges
Two South Jersey Community Colleges Merge
Two South Jersey community colleges merged Monday to create a regional community college.
July 1, 2019
Opinion
Tearing at my Heart: The First Year on Tenure Track
I reached for the tissue box and it was empty. The tears trickled down my face at a faster pace than usual. I rushed to the bathroom to replenish my tissue box. I slowly slipped into an uncontrollable sob. I felt like I was an infant again overwhelmed with emotions but left without the words to explain the depth of what I was feeling. Were these tears of joy, happiness, sadness, restlessness, exhaustion or hurt?
July 1, 2019
Home
For Woodroffe, Leadership and Service Go Hand-in-Hand
As Sean Woodroffe oversees human resources strategy and execution for TIAA, he calls upon lessons learned as an undergraduate at Shaw University, the first HBCU in the South.
July 1, 2019
News Roundup
UMUC Name Changing To University of Maryland Global Campus
University of Maryland University College is undergoing a name change and will now be known as University of Maryland Global Campus. According to UMGC, the efforts to transition to the new name will continue into next year as the new UMGC name and logo are placed on its website and other materials beginning this fall. […]
July 1, 2019
News Roundup
McNeely Elected President of University of Holy Cross
Dr. Stanton F. McNeely III has been elected the new president of the University of Holy Cross (UHC). McNeely will become UHC’s 19thpresident succeeding Dr. David M. “Buck” Landry who retired earlier this year after five years at the helm. The University of Holy Cross Board of Trustees voted and approved  McNeely’s selection at a […]
July 1, 2019
News Roundup
Steve Harvey Awards Full Scholarships to 8 Kent State Students
Comedian and former Kent State University student Steve Harvey is awarding eight of Kent State’s incoming freshmen with scholarships that will cover the total cost of attendance for each student, according to a Kent State news release. Additionally, Harvey highlighted the students on a segment of his talk show, “Steve.” The Steve & Marjorie Harvey […]
July 1, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Kamala Harris Has No Problem Being Black, But Why Doesn’t She Say Publicly She’s Part Asian?
Kamala Harris likes to say she’s American. Of course. But she’s not generic. Her racial subtext is this: On her father’s side she’s half-Jamaican, and on her mother’s side she’s half-Asian Indian. Harris should say it proudly and often. Because there’s a lot of misunderstanding out there. Just ask Donald Trump Jr.
June 30, 2019
Veterans
New Syracuse Course Aims To Prepare Vets For Political Careers
Recently elected veterans on both sides of the aisle are making an impact on the national, and local, political stages. In the last year, Texas Congressman Dan Crenshaw and Indianapolis Mayor Pete Buttigieg are among the veterans in politics that have become household names alongside more established vets like Rep. Tulsi Gabbard and Sen. Tom Cotton. Interestingly, the majority […]
June 30, 2019
Veterans
Opinion: Helping Military Spouses And Veterans Get Hired
The Labor Department reported recently that the number of job openings in America exceeded the number of unemployed people by the largest margin on record. In April there were 7.4 million unfilled jobs across the country and only 5.8 million people looking for work. When I talk to employers in Missouri, they say one of their […]
June 30, 2019
Veterans
APSU Awarded $100,000 Grant To Host Veterans’ Reconnect Conference
The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently awarded Austin Peay State University a $100,000 grant to host a two-day Veterans’ Reconnect Conference on the University’s campus. The conference, “Bridging the Gaps: Tennessee Institutions Leading the Change for Military/Veteran Transition,” will take place Oct. 14-15 at the University’s Morgan University Center. The event will bring in […]
June 30, 2019
Veterans
Howard University Hospital Opens Center For Low-Income Military Families
Howard University Hospital announced Friday the opening of its new health center specifically for military families. The center, located on Joint Base Anacostia-Bolling, provides food and nutrition resources for low-income military families who qualify for the Women, Infants and Children Nutrition Program. It is the Howard hospital’s third WIC center in the District. WIC is […]
June 30, 2019
News Roundup
Hollins University President Resigns After Two Years on the Job
Dr. Pareena Lawrence, the president of Hollins University, the small, private women’s college near Roanoke, Virginia has resigned from her post, after just two years on the job. The first person of color to lead the campus, Lawrence had high hopes for the position when she spoke to Diverse last year. Alexandra Trower, chair of […]
June 30, 2019
News Roundup
University of Maryland Receives Accreditation Warning
The University of Maryland, College Park has been put on warning and is in jeopardy of losing its accreditation. Margaret M. McMenamin, commission chair said that the accrediting team “identified concerns regarding the institution’s compliance with Standard VII (Governance, Leadership and Administration) and more specifically transparency of its governance structure” that contributed to the warning […]
June 30, 2019
HBCUs
Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier: A Heart for Savannah State’s Students
Growth and graduation are two main themes that characterized Dr. Cheryl Davenport Dozier’s eight-year tenure as president of Savannah State University.
June 30, 2019
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