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UWSP Announces Elimination of Six Majors, Plan to Restructure Colleges

The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) chancellor Dr. Bernie Patterson has announced it will make several adjustments to its degree programs after experiencing budget deficits and low student enrollment. In the announcement, Patterson said that the new plan will “produce graduates who are among the best prepared professionals in Wisconsin.” The new changes include the elimination […]

November 13, 2018

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Lock Haven University to Have Pet-Friendly Residence Hall

Beginning in spring 2019, college students at Lock Haven University (LHU) will have the ability to bring a pet dog, cat or some small caged animals to live with them in a pet-friendly residence hall on campus. The pet-friendly dormitory will be LHU’s North Hall and is the first of its kind in the Pennsylvania state […]

November 13, 2018

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OSU President Drake Begins Job as Chair of APLU Board of Trustees

Dr. Michael Drake, president of The Ohio State University (OSU) began his first day on Monday as chair of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) Board of Directors. Drake became president of OSU in June 2014 and has since voiced the importance of the institution’s land-grant mission while at the same time instituting […]

November 13, 2018

ACE Study Outlines Best Practices in Campus Racial Crises

Active listening, speaking from the heart and being attuned to campus context were several critical takeaways of a new study by the American Council on Education’s (ACE) Center for Policy Research and Strategy which focused on how to deal with racial crises.

November 12, 2018

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Racial disparities in sudden cardiac death rates cannot be explained by known risk factors

PHILADELPHIA–While it’s well reported that black patients are twice as likely as white patients to succumb to sudden cardiac death (SCD), the underlying factors that propel this disparity remain unknown. According to a first-of-its-kind study from Penn Medicine, published online today in the Journal of the American College of Cardiology, researchers showed that even after […]

November 12, 2018

Thomas Jefferson University Helps Launch World’s First International Medical Degree

Thomas Jefferson University, in collaboration with prestigious institutions in Italy, signed an agreement yesterday to launch the world’s first-ever dual-medical degree program, enabling a cohort of physicians to practice medicine in both the United States and the European Union. Read More

November 12, 2018

Rutgers chosen for regional mental health center

Rutgers University is getting $4.2 million in federal funding over five years to create a regional center to enhance mental health services for adults and children. Dr. Kenneth Gill, chairman of the Rutgers Department of Psychiatric Rehabilitation and Counseling, will be one of the leaders of the center. Read More

November 12, 2018

Why I Became a Mental-Health First-Aider at my Research Institute

The Francis Crick Institute in London now has around 40 accredited mental-health first aiders. The two-day training course is run by our occupational-health nurse, covering conditions such as anxiety, depression, eating disorders and psychosis. I volunteered because there weren’t yet any scientific group leaders among the first aiders. We should have them at all levels […]

November 12, 2018

Planned Parenthood’s new President Warns of ‘State of Emergency’ for Women’s Health

Dr Leana Wen takes over as president of Planned Parenthood – America’s biggest, best-funded and most vilified reproductive healthcare institution – at a time of unprecedented attacks on the organization’s values and work. Last week, Alabama voters passed a fetal rights law; the Trump administration finalized rules to allow employers to opt out of health […]

November 12, 2018

Obesity Prevention Among Low-Income, Diverse Preschool-Aged Children and Parents

Childhood obesity is a serious health problem and disproportionately affects children of lower income and racial/ethnic minorities. Contributing factors to childhood obesity include the neighborhood environment, social influences, economic factors, the home environment, parenting behaviors, and child behavioral and biological factors. Previous pediatric obesity prevention interventions have been less effective than expected, perhaps in part […]

November 12, 2018

Reproductive Services are a key Component to Health of Latina Women

If the midterm elections made anything evident, it’s the fact that Latinx voters became more engaged, overwhelmingly favoring candidates with messages that resonated with their concerns. From the resounding early election turnout across the country to the record-breaking wave of Latinas and women of color elected who have never seen any representation in Congress, Latinas/os […]

November 12, 2018

Initiative Targets Health Disparities by Reducing Salt in Takeout Food

A citywide initiative spearheaded by a center in Temple’s Lewis Katz School of Medicine is taking aim at hypertension—one of the most serious health conditions afflicting Philadelphians at disproportionate rates—by helping to reduce sodium in food offered by some takeout restaurants. Read More

November 12, 2018

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STEM and Blacks

More Blacks are attending colleges and universities than ever before. Over the last 60 years, the percentage of Blacks attending and graduating from colleges and Universities has nearly quadrupled from less than 5 percent in 1960 to nearly 15 percent in 1998 and 22 percent in 2015. For the last 50+ years Blacks have enjoyed access to opportunities available in every occupation and profession, however Blacks still gravitate toward the same types of professions.

November 12, 2018

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Celebrating #NastyWomen of Color

I walked a mile from campus to a church where my local polling place to vote was, like many United States citizens did throughout the nation on November 6, 2018. However, this midterm election seemed to have a different energy as “unexpected” candidates throughout the nation emerged in response to the political conditions they found themselves in after the election of Trump. Who were these “unexpected” candidates, women of color!

November 12, 2018

‘Last Mile Grants’ a Saving Grace for LeMoyne-Owen Students

For Frederick Jones, receiving a “Last Mile” grant to finish his education at LeMoyne-Owen College (LOC) in Memphis was the “ram in the bush.” The senior interdisciplinary studies major received the grant this fall under a new initiative at LOC that aims to support undergraduate seniors who are on track to graduation, but have financial barriers affecting their re-enrollment and completion.

November 12, 2018

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Expanding the Field

Dartmouth’s Native American Studies Program has become a model for other colleges and universities looking to start or expand their course offerings.

November 12, 2018

Theodore V. Wells Jr. Awarded Honorary Degree from College of the Holy Cross

The College of the Holy Cross has awarded an honorary degree to well-known litigation attorney and alumnus Theodore V. Wells Jr. at the beginning of a three-day commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the Black Student Union at Holy Cross. Wells was one of the college’s first Black students when he started in 1968 and […]

November 12, 2018

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Dr. George Ayers, Devoted Higher Ed Professional, Passes Away at 79

Dr. George Edward Louis Ayers, president of Ayers & Associates, Inc. and devoted higher education professional, passed away on Thursday, Nov. 1 in Palm Beach Gardens, Fl. He was 79. Founded in 1989, Ayers & Associates, Inc. is an executive search and strategic consulting firm that offers services to higher education institutions and related organizations, […]

November 12, 2018

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