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NSSE Survey Reveals Key Insights on Students’ Career Preparation

With new questions about career preparation and purpose, this year’s National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) results reveal key insights around empowering students to connect their field of study to career aspirations and the real world throughout their collegiate matriculation.

November 29, 2018

Forum Dissects Millennials’ Disconnection from School and Work

Alarming numbers of America’s largest demographic group – millennials – are disconnected from education and employment, and the causes must be identified and addressed to save trillions of dollars in untapped potential and related social outlays, according to presenters and guests brought together Wednesday afternoon by the Educational Testing Service to discuss its two new reports on the subject.

November 28, 2018

VANYA QUIÑONES

VANYA QUIÑONES was appointed provost of Pace University. Prior to her new role, she was an associate provost at Hunter College. Quiñones received a bachelor’s degree in biology and a master’s in cell biology from the Universidad de Puerto Rico and a Ph.D. in neurobiology and physiology from Rutgers University.

November 28, 2018

CLAUDIA MARIN ANDRADE

CLAUDIA MARIN ANDRADE was appointed dean of students at State University of New York (SUNY) College at Old Westbury. She previously was the assistant dean of students and director of student advocacy and prevention awareness at Hofstra University. Andrade earned a bachelor’s in graphic design from Manhattanville College and a master’s in social work from Fordham University.

November 28, 2018

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MYRON ANDERSON

MYRON ANDERSON was named vice president for inclusive excellence at The University of Texas San Antonio. Currently he serves as the associate to the president for diversity at Metropolitan State University of Denver. Anderson received a bachelor’s in political science from Virginia Tech, a master’s from Radford University and a Ph.D. from Virginia Tech.

November 28, 2018

CHING-HUA WANG

CHING-HUA WANG was named president of Samuel Merritt University. She previously was provost and vice president for academic affairs at California State University at Sacramento. Wang earned a medical degree from Beijing Medical College, a master’s in immunology from Beijing University and a Ph.D. in immunology from Cornell University.

November 28, 2018

THELATHIA “NIKKI” YOUNG

THELATHIA “NIKKI” YOUNG was named associate professor of women’s and gender studies at Bucknell University. Prior to her new role, she served as an assistant professor of women’s and gender studies and religion at the university. Young earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Asheville and a master’s degree, a master of divinity degree and a Ph.D. from Emory University.

November 28, 2018

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MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT

MAURICE EMMANUEL PARENT has been appointed the Rev. J. Donald Monan, S.J., Professor in Theatre Arts at Boston College. Currently, he serves as an adjunct professor of acting at Tufts University and of music theatre technique at Boston University. Parent received a bachelor’s degree from Carnegie Mellon University and a master’s degree in vocal performance and musical theatre from New York University.

November 28, 2018

LESLIE R. WALKER-HARDING

LESLIE R. WALKER-HARDING has been appointed chair of the University of Washington (UW) School of Medicine Department of Pediatrics and associate dean for its School of Medicine. Walker-Harding received a medical degree from the University of Illinois, completed her pediatric residency training at the University of Chicago and her adolescent medicine fellowship at the University of California, San Francisco.

November 28, 2018

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BAYO HOLSEY

BAYO HOLSEY has been named associate professor of anthropology at Emory University. She previously served as an associate professor of history at Rutgers University. Holsey earned a bachelor’s degree in anthropology from Emory University and a Ph.D. from Columbia University.

November 28, 2018

CAROLYN WILLIAMSON

CAROLYN WILLIAMSON was appointed interim dean of the Faculty of Health Sciences at University of Cape Town in South Africa. Currently, she serves as the head of the university’s Division of Medical Virology and professor in the Department of Clinical Laboratory Sciences. Williamson received her bachelors of science, bachelors of science honours and Ph.D. degrees all from the University of Cape Town.

November 28, 2018

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Why inclusive leaders care about mental health and stress at work

Inclusive leadership is recognized as a robust approach to successfully managing teams, and increasingly senior leaders are asking for practical ways to build this into their leadership training. But let’s strip away the jargon, what exactly do we mean by being an inclusive leader? An inclusive leader is responsible for managing a team and with […]

November 28, 2018

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Only 12 percent of American adults are metabolically healthy, study finds

The prevalence of metabolic health in American adults is ‘alarmingly low,’ even among people who are normal weight, according to a new study from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s Gillings School of Global Public Health. Only one in eight Americans is achieving optimal metabolic health. This carries serious implications for public health […]

November 28, 2018

WTAMU nursing students to apply skills at Potter County Detention Center

“In a hospital setting, you have a lot of resources. You have doctors, you have co-workers who are other nurses, you have radiology technicians, you have respiratory,” said Medical Supervisor and RN at the jail Mary Ferguson. “In a community setting like this, unfortunately we don’t have the benefits of having a doctor on staff […]

November 28, 2018

Racial Disparities in Healthcare Treatment

When I heard about the death of Kim Porter, I was shocked. Porter passed away at only 43 years old. She had been a model and actress, best known for her relationship with P. Diddy. With her cause of death still unknown, I have read reports which claim Porter was suffering from pneumonia at the […]

November 28, 2018

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UP Adds new Nursing Major and Engineering Minor

Starting next year, a new major, a bachelor of science in integrative health and wellness studies, and a new minor, innovation, will be offered to students at UP. Over the last several years, a major in integrative health and wellness studies and a minor in innovation were proposed by both professors and students on campus. […]

November 28, 2018

Health Equity and Accountability Act Introduced

Sen. Mazie K. Hirono (D-Hawai‘i) introduced S.3630, the Health Equity and Accountability Act (HEAA) of 2018 on Wednesday, Nov. 28, 2018. HEAA lays out a comprehensive roadmap to address health disparities among racial and ethnic minorities, the LGBTQ community, rural populations and socioeconomically disadvantaged communities. Read More

November 28, 2018

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Penn Nursing Prof. Launches NowIKnow app to Promote Women’s Health and Cancer Prevention

Penn Nursing professor Anne Teitelman designed a new app to bring cervical cancer awareness and prevention to the daily lives of young women. The app, titled “NowIKnow,” encourages women to complete the three dose vaccine series for human papilloma virus (HPV), which causes cervical cancer. Despite the effectiveness of the vaccine, Teitelman said many women […]

November 28, 2018