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Community Colleges
Poll: Students Grade High School Down, College Up
Young adults say high schools are failing to give students a solid footing for the working world or strong guidance toward college, at a time when many fear graduation means tumbling into an economic black hole.
April 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Online Education Made Possible With College, Management Firm Partnerships
For schools and the online learning management companies that serve them, offering full-degree online programs is more than just an academic pursuit.
April 19, 2011
Home
S.C. Gov. Nikki Haley Angers Black Legislators over Medical School Board Removal
COLUMBIA, S.C. – South Carolina Gov. Nikki Haley has angered Black legislators by replacing the only Black member on the Medical University of South Carolina board with a White man.
April 18, 2011
Students
Californians Join Hands to Help Community Colleges
Community college supporters across California joined hands Sunday to raise awareness and scholarship money for students struggling to pay for college.
April 18, 2011
African-American
PBS Series Explores Black Culture in Latin America
Dr. Henry Louis Gates’ “Black in Latin America” documentary series, spanning four episodes, was filmed in six Caribbean and Latin American countries.
April 18, 2011
Recruitment & Retention
Perspectives: Desegregating the Legal Community
The lack of diversity in the legal field is grounded within America’s law schools.
April 18, 2011
Students
UNCF Study Shows HBCUs Chosen for Small Faculty-Student Ratio, Sense of Belonging
Study authors report that attending HBCUs allows students to “benefit from positive cultural experiences around being Black that they may not have received during their formal elementary and secondary education experiences.”
April 18, 2011
Home
Drew University gains strength after near-collapse
Broad-based professional support, a new board and financial aid may end a decade of upheaval at Charles R. Drew University School of Medicine.
April 17, 2011
Home
UVM College of Medicine Hosts African American Surgeons Exhibit April 11 – June 5
Collaboratively developed and produced by the National Library of Medicine and the Reginald F. Lewis Museum of Maryland African American History and Culture in Baltimore, the Opening Doors: Contemporary African American Academic Surgeons exhibition celebrates the contributions of African American academic surgeons and educators to medicine and medical education.
April 17, 2011
Health
Summit promotes minority health
After more than 2,000 people attending the fifth annual Minority Health Summit on Saturday were urged to find a family physician, fitness and motivational expert Donna Richardson Joyner got them all up on moving around.
April 17, 2011
Health
Interview with Kimberly Garrison: Doctor wrote the book on African-American health
MICHELLE GOURDINE is on a mission to educate, engage and empower African-Americans to exceptional health and well-being.
April 17, 2011
Health
Vitamin D may Counteract High Risk of Cardiovascular Disease Among African-Americans
Supplementation with Vitamin D may be particularly beneficial for overweight African-American adults.
April 17, 2011
Health
Minorities born with heart defects at higher risk of dying in early childhood than whites
Non-Hispanic black infants born with heart defects are more likely to die within the first five years of life than their non-Hispanic white and Hispanic peers.
April 17, 2011
Health
Making Health Care Disparities Worse
Existing disparities in health care based on social status, income, and race can only become worse with budget cuts to social programs.
April 17, 2011
Health
Racial Disparities Remain for Health Care for Vets
Despite reduced gaps in care provided to black and white US Veterans, major disparities persist in control of cholesterol, diabetes and hypertension.
April 17, 2011
Health
Grant helps attract underprivileged students to nursing careers
High school students in Washington State’s poorest legislative district get introduced to nursing careers, thanks to a new diversity grant from the federal Health Resources Service Administration.
April 17, 2011
Health
SLU Alum leads nursing school to diversity
Under Dean Teri A. Murray’s leadership, the School of Nursing recently received a $1 million grant to increase the student minority population, currently at 16 percent.
April 17, 2011
Leadership & Policy
University of the West Indies Team Triumphs at HBCU Business Plan Competition
More than 300 students from 21 historically or predominantly Black colleges competed, presenting business proposals that ranged from construction and land surveying improvements to the mass production of Jamaican ginger.
April 17, 2011
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