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Service Branches Trying to Recruit More Women
CAPITOL HILL — Lawmakers Friday morning challenged the military personnel chiefs to redouble their efforts recruiting and retaining female service-members because not doing so means potentially missing out on selecting the best from half the nation’s talent pool. The personnel chiefs from the Army, Air Force, Navy and Marine Corps appeared at a House Armed […]
April 17, 2018
Champions Award
Roueche Made Profound Difference
Dr. Suanne Davis Roueche, a prolific educator, administrator and researcher who passed away in December, maintained a rigorous and active research and writing agenda while making a profound impact on community college education.
April 16, 2018
Champions Award
McPhail Rallies Around College Access
Dr. Christine Johnson McPhail, who became a pioneer in the community college world in 1998 and has gone on to blaze more trails in higher education, is the 2018 Diverse Champions winner.
April 16, 2018
Students
Beyonce Gives $100,000 to Four Historically Black Schools
NEW YORK — Beyonce paid tribute to historically Black colleges during her groundbreaking Coachella performance, and now the singer is donating $100,000 to four Black universities. The superstar singer announced Monday the Homecoming Scholars Award Program for the 2018-2019 academic year through her BeyGOOD initiative. She plans to give $25,000 each to Tuskegee University, Bethune-Cookman […]
April 16, 2018
News Roundup
Marshall, WVU Law School Launch Consumer Rights Project
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Marshall University is launching a joint project with West Virginia University College of Law to provide consumer-related information for people in West Virginia. Each school received $1 million to implement the programs. The Joint Consumer Assistance Project was established by lawyers involved in a consumer class-action case from funds not claimed by […]
April 16, 2018
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Women Share Career Ups, Downs at APAHE Conference
Since its 1987 inception, AHAPE has developed programs and addressed issues impacting Asian-Americans and Pacific Islanders (AAPIs). It has evolved from a group of almost exclusively Californians into one with national reach.
April 16, 2018
STEM
Toyota, Alabama A&M Partner on Mobility Initiative
Alabama A&M University students will be teaming up with Toyota Motor North America on an initiative to help solve mobility issues. David Fernandes, president of Toyota Motor Manufacturing Alabama, announced at a Friday event on the university’s campus an initial grant of $300,000 to fund the initiative, which includes scholarships for students accepted into the […]
April 16, 2018
MSIs
Want a Diverse Faculty? Learn from Minority Serving Institutions
Minority Serving Institutions successfully recruit diverse faculties because their institutional missions and cultures align with the values that scholars of color often care about.
April 16, 2018
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Passion and Perseverance
2018 Diverse Champions.
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Blacks Much Less Likely to Take Part in Health Research Studies
Racial and ethnic minorities, especially African-Americans, are significantly less likely to participate in health-related research than Whites, according to a new study from Ball State University. The lack of participation impedes the testing, development, implementation and evaluation of various clinical and community-based disease-prevention and health-promotion interventions, said Dr. Jagdish Khubchandani, a community health education professor […]
April 16, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Treating Alzheimer’s
I’m envious. One of my medical school classmates climbed a mountain with his patient, and not just any mountain. Dr. Malcolm Bilimoria, a surgical oncologist, and Ken Brown, “a survivor of adenocarcinoma of the pancreas,” ascended the 19,341-foot Mount Kilimanjaro. That’s right. Mount Kilimanjaro, the highest peak in Africa. I’m envious because none of my […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Meal Delivery to Needy Saves Healthcare Costs, Report Says
Imagine you are the tightfisted potentate of a small republic, plotting the least expensive way to care for subjects in fragile health who depend on your beneficence. You could watch while your subjects who are elderly or disabled (or both) scramble to find and pay for healthy meals. And you could open your checkbook each […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Study Finds Income Disparities in Pediatric Hospitalizations
The study suggests that hospitals should spend more time on inpatient to outpatient transitions and on population health. Specifically, it calls for a robust culture of health both within hospitals and in collaboration with the broader community to change this dynamic. “If children from all of Hamilton County’s census tracts spent the same amount of […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Report: Hand Dryers Blow Bits of Feces, Germs All Over Restrooms
The new study has an innocuous name: “Deposition of Bacteria and Bacterial Spores by Bathroom Hot-Air Hand Dryers.” It’s findings are anything but (butt?). The study, published by the American Society for Microbiology, did microbial surveys of bathrooms at the University of Connecticut to find out whether hot-air hand dryers draw in microbes and then blow […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Study: Short Treatments Effective for Black HCV Patients
A new study confirms that 8 weeks of ledipasvir/sofosbuvir (Harvoni) treatment of hepatitis C virus (HCV) genotype 1 (GT1) infection without cirrhosis is as effective as 12 weeks in patients of different races and ethnicity, and challenges guidelines that recommend the shorter regimen for non-black patients. Julia Marcus, PhD, MPH, Assistant Professor, Department of Population […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Heart Health Disparities Persist for African Americans
April is the National Minority Health Month in the United States. Although the health care field has come a long way to address health inequities, a new report published this month by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services show that ethnic disparities persist today. The report highlights significant differences in several reported experiences and […]
April 16, 2018
Disparities
Gender Pay Gap Growing Problem for Doctors
The Medscape report said male primary care physicians earn an average of $239,000 annually, while women on average earn $203,000. That’s a 2% increase in the wage gap since last year. The gap is even worse for specialists. Male specialists earn $358,000 while female specialists receive $263,000, which is a 36% gap. The report echoed […]
April 16, 2018
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Black Academics Urged to Retain Authenticity, Respect, Vision
In an impassioned, entertaining and unifying presentation, Dr. Christopher Emdin spoke to fellow Black academics about retaining their unique voices while doing meaningful work with far-reaching impact. He said the nature of academia often robs Black scholars of what makes them special.
April 15, 2018
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