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Brown University Making Headway on Diversity and Inclusion Plan
Several months after Brown University announced its ambitious plan to improve climate issues at the school, Brown has made significant strides toward its goals.
September 5, 2016
Students
Enrollment Numbers Early Sign of Success for Colleges
Early enrollment numbers emerging on college campuses around the nation are a signal that the 2016-17 school year is helping institutions around the country achieve new goals.
September 5, 2016
Sports
Kaepernick, Race and the Hypocrisy of the American Public
It always seems to perplex and, in fact, disturb me when certain fellow Black folk decide to wallow and sit in judgment of another person’s Black bonafides.
September 4, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
How Health Systems Can Tackle Disparities
After more than a decade asking why factors such as race, ethnicity, income, gender and sexual orientation often correlate with poorer health and health care quality for so many Americans, perhaps the biggest question is what can health care providers do about it. After more than a decade of asking why factors such as race, […]
September 2, 2016
Other News
Top Nursing Academics Will Be Honored
Professor Hester Klopper and Professor John Daly will be joining students completing their studies in ceremonies on 2-3 September. Professor Hester Klopper, deputy vice-chancellor of strategic initiatives and internationalisation at Stellenbosch University in South Africa, has an interest in the role nurses play in influencing global health policy and strengthening healthcare systems. Her current research […]
September 2, 2016
Other News
Shooting Death at Nursing Home Under Investigation
SALEM — State police assigned to the Essex District Attorney’s Office and Salem detectives are investigating the death of an 81-year-old resident of the Grosvenor Park Health Center in Vinnin Square after he reportedly used a handgun to shoot and kill himself on Friday night, according to Salem police Capt. Conrad Prosniewski and Essex District […]
September 2, 2016
Other News
GW Resident Alleges Bias in Dismissal
A former resident at George Washington University Hospital sued the university last month, alleging that she was dismissed because she had cancer. Stephanie Waggel started as a psychiatry resident at George Washington in the summer of 2014, her lawsuit says. In the spring of 2015, she was diagnosed with kidney cancer, and, after she informed […]
September 2, 2016
Disparities
Clients Find Purpose at Recovery Center
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. — In 2013, Elizabeth Torres, then 47, stared at a bag of crack and a small bundle of bills. For the longtime drug addict, it might have been a relaxed day. She had drugs, money, and she wasn’t even homeless- depending on your definition of a home. But she didn’t want the drugs. […]
September 2, 2016
Disparities
VA: Ex-Marine Who Killed 3 Did Not Have PTSD
WICHITA, Kan. — A former Marine who ambushed and killed three Baton Rouge law enforcement officers last month never saw combat in Iraq, but told doctors he suffered from post-traumatic stress disorder because a buddy showed him videos of maimed and decapitated bodies, according to newly released Veterans Health Administration medical records. Gavin Long’s doctors […]
September 2, 2016
Nursing
Death Penalty Under Study in Killing of Nuns Who Were Nurses
DURANT, Miss. — A Mississippi prosecutor said she hasn’t decided whether to seek the death penalty for a man charged with killing two nuns who dedicated their lives to helping people in one of the poorest counties in the nation. Relatives and colleagues of Sisters Margaret Held and Paula Merrill have publicly expressed their opposition […]
September 2, 2016
Policies
Parents, Coaches Try to Recognize Brain Injury
MORTON, Ill.— More than 100 8- to 14-year-olds flooded the fields at Southwood Park to complete what looked a lot like field sobriety tests: touching their fingers to their noses, walking a straight line toe to heel and reciting the months of the year backward. “What we’re doing here today, we are actually assessing brain […]
September 2, 2016
Disparities
Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. — Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]
September 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Georgetown University to Atone for Slavery Ties
Georgetown derived operational funds from the profits of Maryland plantations and benefited from the sale of 272 enslaved persons in 1838.
September 1, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Board Hires Kansas Attorney to Investigate North Dakota State President
FARGO, N.D. ― A Kansas investigator has been hired to look into whether embattled North Dakota State University President Dean Bresciani violated state Board of Higher Education policy, university system officials said Thursday. The probe centers on now-rescinded media guidelines for covering Bison athletics that were roundly criticized by journalists and on social media before […]
September 1, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Lafayette College Professor Goes on Hunger Strike Over Tenure Denial
EASTON, Pa. ― A professor at a Pennsylvania college says he’s on a hunger strike over the denial of his application for tenure. Juan Rojo announced his plan during a faculty meeting on Tuesday and says he expects to continue teaching at Lafayette College in Easton through the rest of the semester. He says he […]
September 1, 2016
Students
Analysis: Child Care Centers Losing Ground at Public Colleges
Despite an increase in the number of college students with children, campus-based child care at public colleges is steadily becoming more scarce, according to a new analysis released Thursday.
September 1, 2016
Sports
Thanks to Colin Kaepernick and Those Who Can’t Stand Racial Injustice
The presence of sport in American society has always lived under the long shadow of racism.
September 1, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
What Do Adult Students Want from College?
Each year, legions of adult learners – that is, students who are 25 years old or older – take a first or second chance at higher education. This growing demographic tends to be ambitious, capable, and eager to learn. But until now, there was no large-scale ranking of colleges that cater to the group. On […]
September 1, 2016
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