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Students
Howard University Receives $4 Million Gift to Invest in Minority STEM Scholarship
Howard University received $4 million from the Hopper-Dean Foundation to fund the Bison STEM Scholars Program, a scholarship program designed to increase the number of minority students earning a Ph.D. or M.D.-Ph.D. in STEM (science, technology, engineering and mathematics) by alleviating their financial burden. The gift, which is the largest amount Howard has received from […]
December 11, 2019
Faculty & Staff
Yale University Renews Faculty Excellence and Diversity Initiative Program
Dr. Peter Salovey, president of Yale University, announced that the institution will renew its Faculty Excellence and Diversity Initiative (FEDI) for another five years. The program, which aims to diversify and develop more faculty members, was in its last year of an initial five-year period. The university will increase the program’s budget from $50 million […]
December 11, 2019
News Roundup
Trump to Sign Executive Order Targeting Anti-Semitism on Campus
Donald Trump will sign an executive order targeting anti-Semitism on college and university campuses, according to the Associated Press. The order will broaden the federal government’s definition of anti-Semitism, thus allowing schools more opportunities to enforce laws against discrimination while also allowing the government to withhold money from campuses deemed biased. According to the AP, […]
December 11, 2019
Military
Report Details Bullying, Harassment at Coast Guard Academy
A report released by two Congressional committees – the House Homeland Security Committee and the House Government Oversight and Reform Committee – accuses the Coast Guard Academy of overlooking bullying and harassment and retaliating against those who made complaints. In a joint hearing on Wednesday, committee members will share their findings, the product of an […]
December 11, 2019
Latest News
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare Announces Partnership with University of Memphis
Methodist Le Bonheur Healthcare recently announced a partnership with the University of Memphis to help its employees earn certifications or college degrees in an affordable and flexible manner.
December 11, 2019
Health
Diversity at Public Health Schools Improves at a Crawl, Report Finds
A 20-year update on a 1999 study found that public health schools are diversifying – but not nearly at the rate that they should be. In particular, minority faculty remain concentrated in junior positions.
December 11, 2019
Home
Some College Students Facing Homelessness, Hunger Around the Holidays
This month, home for the holidays will be a much-anticipated destination for many college students as they wrap up finals, look forward to family celebrations and their long winter break. But as the semester grinds to a close and the holiday break nears, for some students, their only concern is finding a place to stay and making sure that they have food to eat.
December 11, 2019
News Roundup
Women Now the Majority of U.S. Medical Students, AAMC Data Reveals
For the first time in history, women comprise the majority of enrolled medical students in the U.S. at 50.5%, according to 2019 data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). With an increase of 2.6% between 2015 and 2018, the number of female medical students has been continually rising in recent years. […]
December 10, 2019
Students
Medical College of Wisconsin Receives $2M to Help Train Rural Doctors
The Sentry Insurance Foundation donated $2 million to the Medical College of Wisconsin intending to boost the number of physicians serving rural areas, according to Stevens Point Journal. This is the largest gift given to the school and will go towards creating the Sentry Deanship at the Medical College of Wisconsin’s Wausau campus. Through the […]
December 10, 2019
Students
University of California Regents Sued Over Use of SAT, ACT Scores in Admissions
The University of California Board of Regents faces lawsuits from four students, six nonprofits and the Compton Unified School District for their use of SAT and ACT test scores during the admissions process, according to the Public Counsel. According to the lawsuit, the University of California system is “knowingly creating barriers to higher education for […]
December 10, 2019
News Roundup
Tension Stands Between Students, University of Maryland Diversity Chief
Though Dr. Georgina Dodge is just competing her first full semester as vice president of diversity and inclusion at the University of Maryland (UM), she has experienced tension with Black UM students who feel neglected by the school’s administration. According to The Diamondback, a student-run newspaper, for the second time in four days, Dodge discussed […]
December 10, 2019
HBCUs
Seeking to Diversify Teaching Ranks, N.C. Governor Looks to HBCUs
North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants to expand the Teaching Fellows program to every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the state, as part of a larger push to increase teacher diversity, according to a WRAL-TV report. Right now, the program — which provides loan forgiveness for STEM and special education teachers […]
December 10, 2019
African-American
The Dangers of Interjecting White Narratives in Higher Education Hiring
I come before you today with a new lesson. That lesson is recognizing the dangers of interjecting whiteness into hiring processes.
December 10, 2019
Community Colleges
Study Spotlights Outcomes for Community College Transfer Students
A recent report demonstrates that attending a community college increases the chance for low-income, underrepresented students to attend selective four-year institutions.
December 10, 2019
African-American
UNCF Celebrates as FUTURE Act Awaits Trump’s Signature
The latest version of the FUTURE Act, a bipartisan compromise on funding for minority serving institutions, now awaits the signature of President Trump, having been passed by the House and Senate yesterday, hours after a United Negro College Fund press conference touted the bill’s merits.
December 10, 2019
International
Critics Question Validity of College-Prep Company
After facing difficulty applying to 25 different colleges in the U.S. and U.K., New Zealander Jamie Beaton launched his own company, Crimson Education, to provide consulting services for international students applying to elite American universities. Beaton, who started the company at age 17 in 2013, hires tutors who help students craft college essays and mentor […]
December 9, 2019
Community Colleges
Hinds Community College President Announces Retirement
Last week, Dr. Clyde Muse, president of Hinds Community College, announced his plans to retire June 30 after leading the school for 42 years. He is currently the longest-serving community college president in the state, according to the Mississippi Business Journal. Muse became president of the school in 1978. Prior to his role as Hinds […]
December 9, 2019
News Roundup
Study Finds High Graduation Rates for Bard Early Colleges Students
An independent study conducted by Ithaka S+R found that, compared to other public school students in New York City, Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSECs) students were significantly more likely to graduate from high school. In addition, BHSEC graduates were more likely to enroll in and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. The BHSECs are […]
December 9, 2019
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