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CCPH deals with a changing mental health landscape on college campuses

Discussions of mental health diagnoses and treatment have increased in recent years, particularly on college campuses. At the University of Massachusetts, this upward trend has increased scrutiny of the campus’ Center for Counseling and Psychological Health. In a press release from the American Psychiatric Association, more than one-third of students reported a diagnosed condition in […]

December 10, 2018

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Top 100 Associate Degree Producers

Diverse presents the Top 100 Associate Degree Producers.

December 10, 2018

PGCC’s Academy of Health Sciences Receives Highest Rating on MD School Report Card

The Academy of Health Sciences (AHS) at Prince George’s Community College (PGCC) recently received a five-star rating on the Maryland State Department of Education 2018-19 Maryland School Report Card, making it the only high school in the county to do so. AHS was established seven years ago as a partnership between PGCC and Prince George’s […]

December 10, 2018

Senegal Opens Museum of Black Civilizations, Devoted to ‘Decolonizing African Knowledge’

After being first proposed by former Senegal president Léopold Sédar Senghor 52 years ago, the country has opened the Museum of Black Civilizations, one of the largest museums of its kind in the world. The building is similar in size to the National Museum of African American History in Washington, D.C., with 14,000 square meters […]

December 10, 2018

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Chicago Historian Timuel Black Turns 100

Timuel “Tim” D. Black, a Chicago historian who survived the Great Depression and worked on the front lines during World War II, turned 100 years old over the weekend. Black has lived in Chicago since he was an infant, growing up in a neighborhood that was then called the “Black Belt”, according to ABC7. Black’s […]

December 10, 2018

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The Removal of ‘Individual 1’?

The political climate is changing. After Friday, temperatures are rising higher and the leading denier, of course, is Donald Trump, who after last week’s bombshells could only turn to social media.

December 10, 2018

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Naming Rights

I’ve thought a lot about this seemingly simple act of reading names at Commencement. Mostly I’ve thought that this ritual is far from simple: it punctuates one of the most complex learning experiences of college — figuring out who you are and what that who will be called. The 1989 United Nations Convention on the Rights of the Child recognizes this powerful marker of human identity and human dignity. By signing on to this agreement (as have nearly 200 countries have) states must act in the best interests of children by complying with basic rights, including, vitally, the right to their own name and identity from birth.

December 10, 2018

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Documentary Explores “Driving While Black”

“Driving While Black,” a documentary in the works by a Cooperstown, N.Y., academic, a longtime documentary maker, The Andrew W. Mellon Foundation and Steeplechase Films is scheduled to be shown on PBS next year.

December 9, 2018

CUNY’s ‘Single Stop’ Program Provides Holistic Support

With more than 46 million Americans living in poverty, the City University of New York (CUNY) has continued a nearly decade-long effort to holistically support student success through its Single Stop Program initiative.

December 9, 2018

Panel to CGS: Holistic Admissions Strategy Aids Grad Student Diversity

WASHINGTON – An intentional and campuswide approach and a holistic evaluation of underrepresented students in the admissions process can help graduate schools cultivate a diverse and inclusive student body and produce degree-holders who are culturally competent.

December 8, 2018

Lewis University Winter Commencement Rescheduled Due to Mumps Outbreak

According to Lewis University officials, the institution has rescheduled its winter commencement, originally scheduled for Dec. 15-16 to May 17-19 due to a mumps outbreak. The rescheduling will not delay the customary timeline for graduates to obtain their diplomas and have access to transcripts, according to the Chicago Tribune. Courses and final exams will continue […]

December 7, 2018

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U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran presses VA for proper housing payment to veterans

U.S. Sen. Jerry Moran joined Republican and Democratic colleagues Thursday requesting an inspector general investigation into the Department of Veterans Affairs’ failure to properly pay student veterans the housing allowances mandated by the new GI Bill. Moran, a Kansas Republican, said the inquiry should address allegations the VA declined to reimburse veterans for unpaid or […]

December 7, 2018

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A special relationship: The US military and Swiss universities

From aerial surveillance cameras to autonomous reconnaissance drones: Swiss universities are participating in projects funded by the US military. What are the guidelines when it comes to such sensitive collaboration? Argus Panoptes is a giant in Greek mythology who has a hundred eyes. He was tasked by the Goddess Hera to guard her priestess Io […]

December 7, 2018

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Book covers long military career of Penn Yan native

PENN YAN — About eight years ago, Terry Mitchell’s wife told him about a writing group at Syracuse University for war veterans. Started a couple of years earlier by two SU professors, its name, simply, was the Syracuse Veterans Writing Group. Mitchell was intrigued. Read more

December 7, 2018

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Military veteran, ASU Online student, graduates with honors after 20-year journey

Johnathon Orrell took his first college class in 1998. After 20 years of juggling military service, working full-time and being a single father, he is now completing his degree and graduating from Arizona State University with honors. This month, he will earn a Bachelor of Arts in Mass Communication and Media Studies After a chance […]

December 7, 2018

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Grant Will Provide Low-Income Central Piedmont Students With Laptops

With a $875,000 grant from the Gambrell Foundation of Charlotte, as many as 700 first-year, full-time students at Central Piedmont Community College will receive laptop computers, and approximately 3,500 students will receive laptops throughout the grant’s five-year period. Central Piedmont and the Gambrell Foundation have partnered in order to tackle the divide that makes it […]

December 7, 2018

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CEO of University Hospital in Newark Resigns

John N. Kastanis, CEO at University Hospital in Newark has resigned amid requests for his ouster following a New Jersey Health Department investigation of an outbreak that might have caused the death of three infants in the hospital’s neonatal intensive care unit. Kastanis announced his last day will be on Dec. 14 after serving as […]

December 7, 2018

After College Closure, Staff and Faculty Search for New Jobs

Virginia College staff and faculty are now searching for new jobs after it was announced that the for-profit institution would close indefinitely after losing its accreditation. Virginia faculty and staff received an email from the school’s parent company, Education Corporation of America (ECA), confirming the school closure. According to CBS-affiliate WRDW, the college’s CEO Stu Reed […]

December 7, 2018

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