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Grant to Support Sports-Related Concussion Research
Winston-Salem State University (WSSU) was awarded grant funding to support the university’s involvement in the largest-ever study of sports-related concussions, led by the Department of Defense and the NCAA. WSSU is one of 30 universities in the U.S. that is participating in the study, and is the only historically Black college or university involved with […]
November 26, 2018
News Roundup
Study Shows Lack of Gender Equity in Higher Ed Leadership
Women in Massachusetts represent half of all provosts and deans in the state, and more than one-third of institutions have never had a female president. Among all of the colleges and universities surveyed, 26 have less than 30 percent female board members. That was the findings of the a new report released by the Eos […]
November 26, 2018
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Recent Ph.D Makes History at University of Michigan
Dr. Ciara Sivels recently made history when she became the first African-American woman to earn a Ph.D. in nuclear engineering and radiological sciences (NERS) from the University of Michigan (UM).
November 26, 2018
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The Celebrity Doctor
Dr. Ian Smith draws from personal experience in new thriller book about Ivy League secret societies.
November 26, 2018
News Roundup
First African-American Woman in the U.S. Coast Guard Dies at 103
Olivia Hooker, the first African-American woman in the U.S. Coast Guard and one of the last survivors of the 1921 Tulsa Race Riots, has died at the age of 103. Hooker was only 6 years old when the Tulsa Race Riots (also called “Black Wall Street”) occurred, almost completely destroying a Tulsa neighborhood. Hooker hid […]
November 25, 2018
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Two Urban Educators Receive Award at ICUE Convening
Two outstanding Urban Education teachers were recognized at this year’s International Conference on Urban Education sponsored by the Urban Education Collaborative at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte.
November 25, 2018
HBCUs
Cheyney University Gets Another Accreditation Extension
Cheyney University was recently granted a second, one-year extension from the Middle States Commission on Higher Education to address ongoing monetary and other issues and continue its accreditation, stating that as one of the country’s oldest historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) it had made required improvements. The extension allows the university an additional year to work […]
November 23, 2018
News Roundup
Seattle University Law School Ends Externship With ICE
As a result of pressure from its students, Seattle University School of Law administrators has ended its externship with the United States Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), which supplies students with professional legal experience for class credit. In June the private, Jesuit Catholic institution joined other Jesuit organizations in condemning the Trump administration’s policy on […]
November 23, 2018
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Marquette University Will Not Shelter Homeless
Marquette University university announced that it will not use its campus facilities “vacant or otherwise” to provide shelter to Milwaukee’s homeless population throughout the winter. The announcement came after Milwaukee Aldermen Bob Donovan and Mark Borkowski held a news conference in proximity to a homeless encampment to urge Marquette to open the city’s former Ramada Hotel, […]
November 23, 2018
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Celebrity Physician Reflects on Harvard Experience
Celebrity medical expert Dr. Ian K. Smith is taking a turn in his career and promoting a new mystery he’s written based on his experience as one of a few Black members of an Ivy League secret society.
November 22, 2018
Students
Morgan State Set to Fight Food Insecurity with Food Resource Center
Morgan State University (MSU) students who are hungry or food insecure will have a new hub to receive food resources and education around healthy food-related strategies this December.
November 21, 2018
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Local businessman creates scholarship for veterans at South Plains College
There is one subject that all Americans agree without argument – the love and support of the United States military and its servicemen and women. If not for their bravery and sacrifice, life in this country would be chaos. Local businessman Bill Cohen, owner/operator of McDonald’s of Levelland, has made it possible to honor servicemen […]
November 21, 2018
Academics
St. Bonaventure University professor has new book out on the Civil War
Chris Mackowski, a St. Bonaventure University professor and prolific Civil War author, has a new book out detailing a little-noted period in the late fall of 1863 in which an epic battle did not happen. “The Great Battle Never Fought: The Mine Run Campaign, November 26-December 2, 1863” (Savas Beatie) details maneuverings — both military […]
November 21, 2018
Veterans
Saint Joseph’s College remembers veteran chaplain, Father Clement Falter
Saint Joseph’s College posted the following message online on Monday, Nov. 12, for Veterans Day, “in memory of all our veterans today:” In honor of all those who have served in support of our Country on this day of remembrance, Saint Joseph’s College would like to share the story of one of our fallen and […]
November 21, 2018
Veterans
Program aims to help veterans find work in tech fields
CHICAGO — Growing up in Chicago, a smart kid who studied only enough in school to get by, Frederick Davis turned to the military — the Navy, in fact — to “get me on track” in life. As it turned out, despite thinking of himself as “mechanically inclined,” Davis possessed a technical aptitude which moved […]
November 21, 2018
News Roundup
Former MSU President Charged with Lying to Police About Larry Nassar Investigation
Dr. Lou Anna Simon, former president of Michigan State University (MSU), has been criminally charged with lying to police about the sexual abuse investigation involving former MSU and USA Gymnastics trainer Larry Nassar. She is the third person who has been charged with making false statements in connection to the investigation. Simon was charged with two felony counts and two […]
November 20, 2018
Sports
Blanford Promotes Inclusion in New Role at University of Wisconsin-Madison
Sheridan Blanford is the director of inclusion for the Division of Intercollegiate Athletics at the University of Wisconsin-Madison where she leads programming, initiatives, policies and procedures regarding diversity issues for student-athletes, coaches, administration and the larger campus community.
November 20, 2018
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Community and Technical College Faculty and Students to Benefit from NISOD, ACUE Collaboration
The recent collaboration between the National Institute for Staff and Organizational Development (NISOD) and the Association of College and University Educators (ACUE) is guided by a unifying mission: that the practice of teaching should be taken as seriously as the practice of research, service and subject-matter expertise, leaders say.
November 20, 2018
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