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Orlando Massacre Underscores Need for Diversity Education
Orlando massacre exposes society’s toughest diversity issues; and the best answer may be a college class.
June 19, 2016
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LGBTQ+
LGBTQ Community’s Foothold in North Carolina Could Serve as Activism Blueprint
Campus Pride founder wonders why there aren’t more national organizations actually based and operated in areas with little or no LGBTQ visibility?
June 19, 2016
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Opinion
Some Pastors, Politicians and Others Have Assisted in Promoting Intolerance
The fact is that Donald Trump was hardly alone in his racist and xenophobic rhetoric.
June 19, 2016
Students
Will LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?
Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.
June 19, 2016
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Students
Film Illuminates Dark Chapter in Florida Gay History
ORLANDO, Fla. ― Soon after the mass shooting as Pulse nightclub, another dark chapter in Florida gay history is getting a national showcase. “The Committee,” a documentary about politics and homosexuality, will air on more than 70 public TV stations across the country, including WUCF. It airs locally at 10 p.m. Monday, June 20. The […]
June 19, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Professors’ Group Votes to Sanction University of Iowa
IOWA CITY, Iowa ― A national group of professors has voted unanimously to sanction the University of Iowa for the way the school hired its new president. The Iowa City Press-Citizen reports that the century-old American Association of University Professors voted Saturday to sanction UI for “substantial non-compliance with standards of academic government” during the […]
June 19, 2016
Leadership & Policy
American Public University System Names New President
CHARLES TOWN, W.Va. ― Karan Powell has been named president of American Public University System. Powell is the University System’s executive vice president and provost. She replaces Wallace Boston, who will remain CEO of parent company American Public Education Inc. The University System says in a news release that Powell’s appointment is effective July 1. […]
June 17, 2016
Students
Fired Coach Art Briles Lambastes Baylor University
AUSTIN, Texas ― Fired Baylor coach Art Briles is ripping his former employer, accusing the school of wrongful termination and indicating he has no interest in settling a federal lawsuit filed against him and the university by a woman who was raped by a football player. In a motion filed Thursday as part of the […]
June 17, 2016
African-American
Happy Father’s Day to My Dad and Men Everywhere
I have not been able to say Happy Father’s Day to my dad because he passed away and went to heaven more than 30 years ago. So I dedicate this column to him and to all men who lovingly have this role.
June 17, 2016
Students
Ivory Toldson Leaving White House Initiative on HBCUs Post
Dr. Ivory A. Toldson is leaving his post as executive director of the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities at the end of the month.
June 17, 2016
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LGBTQ+
Higher Ed Supports LGBTQ Communities After Orlando Shootings
In the wake of the shooting at the Pulse nightclub in Orlando, where gunman Omar Marteen took the lives of 49 early last Sunday morning, the higher education community is offering its support.
June 17, 2016
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Students
South Carolina State University Off Accreditation Probation
South Carolina State won a significant vote of confidence Thursday when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges removed the institution from probation, ending nearly a decade of troubles with the college peer accrediting group.
June 16, 2016
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Disparities
Building On Obamacare To Battle Health Disparities
The Affordable Care Act (ACA) represents a landmark action toward reducing health disparities in a long and ongoing struggle to ensure that everyone in this country has an equal opportunity to be healthy. But much work needs to be done to ensure that access to quality health care in America is not only for the […]
June 16, 2016
Disparities
The Challenges in Uncovering and Addressing Health Disparities Among Asian-Americans
Though they make up 5.6 percent of the US population, discussions about Asian-American health appear to be few and far between. According to the Asian-American Health Initiative, a variety of medical and public health scourges disproportionately affect the Asian-American community. Read More
June 16, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
The health disparities of being gay
The club Pulse, site of the biggest mass gun shooting in U.S. history, was named to honor one of the co-owner’s brothers, who succumbed to AIDS in 1991. In today’s Health Populi, I soberly ponder the lost lives in the Orlando massacre of people who joyfully convened in a safe haven to celebrate life, liberty, […]
June 16, 2016
Students
Experts Say Internships Getting Tougher to Work Out
Recruiters and college career officers are expressing concern that internships may be in trouble for a variety of reasons, not all of which are fully understood.
June 16, 2016
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Students
Experts Say Internships Getting Tougher to Work Out
Recruiters and college career officers are expressing concern that internships may be in trouble for a variety of reasons, not all of which are fully understood.
June 16, 2016
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Orlando Massacre Fuels Call to End Federal Roadblock of Gun Violence Research
In the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre, researchers are making appeals anew for Congress to lift restrictions that prohibit two health-oriented federal agencies from studying gun violence.
June 16, 2016
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