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News Roundup
Lonnie Bunch III named First African American secretary at the Smithsonian
Dr. Lonnie G. Bunch III has been appointed secretary of the Smithsonian Institution, making him the first African American leader in the Smithsonian’s 173-year history. Bunch, the founding director of the Smithsonian’s National Museum of African American History and Culture, succeeds David Skorton, who will step down on June 15. The new secretary will start […]
May 28, 2019
Opinion
Myths America Lives By: White Supremacy and the Stories That Give Us Meaning
In this era of emboldened and undeniably racist discourse, Richard Hughes’s Myths America Lives By is a breath of fresh air. Although the examination of the “mythical history” of America may initially seem familiar to readers, Hughes’s thought-provoking historical analysis reveals the primal myth of White supremacy as one that fuels all other American myths.
May 28, 2019
Leadership & Policy
New Morris Brown College President Looks to Connect, Restore HBCU
Dr. Kevin James — the newly appointed interim president of Morris Brown College — is on a mission to restore the historically Black college to its glory days.
May 28, 2019
Nursing
Carthage Honors First Class of Nursing Students
Carthage College honored a group of pioneers with a symbolic ceremony on Saturday. The school’s inaugural graduating class of nursing students received the school’s first nursing pins in front of college officials, local health-care professionals and proud family and friends at the Todd Wehr Center. The 13 seniors receiving their pins will graduate today with […]
May 28, 2019
Policies
Guest Commentary: High School Education Explains Our Shortage of Health Care Providers
Like a lot of teens then and now, I didn’t know what I wanted to be when I was in high school. Fortunately, I figured it out quickly in college — getting my undergraduate degree in exercise physiology and a master’s in education that set me up to work as a health and PE teacher […]
May 28, 2019
Disparities
University of Dubuque Unveils Plans For New Health Center
DUBUQUE, Iowa (KWWL) – College students across the country are struggling to find access to adequate healthcare. Now, the University of Dubuque is hoping to change that for their students. Plans and sketches for a $1.1 million health care center were revealed on Tuesday. It would be the first center on the University of Dubuque’s […]
May 28, 2019
Disparities
Students From The Medical College of Wisconsin Open a New Free Mental Health Clinic
GREEN BAY (WLUK) — A new resource is now available for those struggling with mental illness in Northeast Wisconsin. “This is really important. There’s actually a shortage of psychiatrists around the country, but especially in Wisconsin,” said Nicole Petcka from the Medical College of Wisconsin-Green Bay. Read More
May 28, 2019
Disparities
College Students Work to Boost Access to Morning After Pill
WASHINGTON (AP) — The calls and text messages arrive directly to Michyah Thomas’s iPhone. They come from other students at Hampton University in need of the morning-after pill or in search of a ride to a health center or a hand to hold. They reach Thomas, a 21-year-old at Hampton, through a hotline she and […]
May 28, 2019
Policies
Emory University Fires 2 Neuroscientists Accused of Hiding Chinese Ties
Emory University fired two neuroscientists after they were accused of failing to disclose foreign research funding and connections with China. Li Xiao-Jiang told Science magazine that the university fired him and his wife, Li Shihua––with whom he led a laboratory at the Atlanta university’s medical school. The university also shut down their laboratory. Four Chinese postdoctoral students working […]
May 28, 2019
Other News
CEO From University of Maryland Medical System’s Capital Region to Step Down
The president and chief executive of the University of Maryland Medical System’s troubled Capital Region Health plans to step down from the post early next month. Sherry B. Perkins plans to leave for a health care position in Delaware, according to a statement from the system, which serves Prince George’s County and the surrounding area. […]
May 28, 2019
News Roundup
CUNY Students Train for Puerto Rico Post-Maria Rebuilding
In preparation for traveling to hurricane-ravaged Puerto Rico to help with rebuilding efforts, student volunteers across the City University of New York system are invited to attend training sessions and interviews. CUNY is partnering with the New York Stands with Puerto Rico Recovery and Rebuilding Initiative, which is planning four deployments this summer. The first […]
May 28, 2019
News Roundup
Wisconsin Assistant Coach’s Wife, Daughter Die in Crash
MILWAUKEE — The University of Wisconsin said Sunday the wife and daughter of men’s basketball assistant coach Howard Moore were killed in a Michigan automobile accident. Moore’s wife, Jennifer, and daughter Jaidyn were killed early Saturday in the crash on the M-14 highway in Washtenaw County’s Superior Township, the department said. “There are no words […]
May 27, 2019
Opinion
Has The TA Run Its Course?
Like most doctoral students, I served as a TA (teaching assistant) during my time in graduate school. The experience was important, not only for financial reasons, but it gave me the opportunity to apply five years of teaching experience and pedagogical strategy in a university setting and that was exciting for me.
May 27, 2019
Home
At Catholic Institutions, Tradition Propels a Commitment to Social Justice
Catholic colleges and universities have long promoted principles of social justice, inclusion, compassion and dialogue, even in the face of fierce protest.
May 26, 2019
News Roundup
Brown University Implements New Measures to Improve Food Security
Brown University will provide meals to students during spring break at no additional cost starting in the 2019-20 academic year, and require all sophomores to enroll in a meal plan in order to strengthen food security across the campus. The new measures at Brown – developed from recommendations of a working group launched by provost […]
May 24, 2019
Latest News
Social Media Impact on Citizen Identity Discussed at ICA Gathering
Social media plays a major role in how individuals, groups and cultures recognize themselves and each other, an emerging area of study that begs more academic research, according to speakers on a panel at the 69th annual conference of the International Communication Association.
May 24, 2019
Students
GlobalMindEd Conference Promotes Collaboration for Student Career Success
First-generation college students, educators, business leaders and policymakers will convene for this year’s annual GlobalMindEd conference to explore innovative approaches to preparing students for a changing workforce. The conference will feature several plenary sessions addressing topics such as the future of work; how to empower women in science, technology, engineering, the arts and mathematics; social […]
May 24, 2019
News Roundup
Report: First-Quarter Black-White Jobless Disparity Same or Worse
In the first quarter of 2019, the gap between White and Black unemployment widened or remained the same in 14 of the 22 states for which data were available, according to a new report by the Economic Policy Institute. The Trump administration has touted recent record-low levels of Black, Hispanic and female unemployment nationally since […]
May 24, 2019
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