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Leadership & Policy
Board of Metropolitan Community College Asks Chairman to Quit
OMAHA, Neb. ― The board of a community college in Omaha has voted to ask its chairman to resign. The Metropolitan Community College Board of Governors voted 6-4 Tuesday night to ask Fred Conley to resign from his position as chairman of the board, the Omaha World-Herald reported. “His resignation is absolutely necessary to protect […]
July 27, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Arkansas Baptist College Names Joseph L. Jones President
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, a political scientist, has been tapped as the next president of Arkansas Baptist College — a small, private historically Black college located in Little Rock.
July 27, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Professor’s Bias Suit Against John Jay College Rejected
A federal judge has rejected a race discrimination and retaliation suit by an African-American assistant professor of economics who failed to win tenure and promotion at John Jay College of Criminal Justice.
July 27, 2016
Students
Open Educational Resources Paying Off for Some Colleges
A growing number of colleges are turning to open educational resources (OER) in an effort to relieve some financial stress for students.
July 27, 2016
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STEM stakeholders work to reach students early
July 27, 2016
Students
Illinois Making Strides Toward Reforming Remedial Education
The community college system in Illinois is making progress toward reducing the number of students going into remedial education.
July 26, 2016
Students
Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.
July 26, 2016
Students
Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters
On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.
July 26, 2016
Students
ED Cuts off Financial Aid to Three MedTech College Campuses
The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it’s cutting financial aid for three MedTech College campuses due to misrepresentation about job placement rates.
July 26, 2016
Opinion
Skills of a 21st Century Leader
It seems as though challenges, uncertainty, tragedies and economic downturns are taking hold of the world on a daily basis.
July 26, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Ghostbusters needed to show that black women can be scientists too
When the Ghostbusters reboot was announced, it was hailed as a victory for feminism. The film stars Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy as four women who save the world from an onslaught of ghosts, and I enjoyed it when I saw it. But it bothered me that while all the white […]
July 26, 2016
Other News
Medical schools must play a role in addressing racial disparities
In the wake of the brutal killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castille, Delrawn Small, and police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, America is confronting how its long history of racial injustice continues into the present. We must all address these wounds, including those of us in medicine. As medical students soon to be entrusted […]
July 26, 2016
Other News
Working long hours raises women’s risk of cancer, heart disease: study
Columbus, OH – Women who work long hours for most of their career are at a higher risk of developing cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases, according to a study from Ohio State University. As part of the study, researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 to examine 7,500 people […]
July 26, 2016
Other News
News from research organizations Increased prevalence of lupus in Non-Europeans has a genetic basis
Non-Europeans have a higher frequency of the gene variants that increase the risk of lupus as compared to the European population, a new study from researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London, has confirmed. The findings, which are published today in […]
July 26, 2016
Policies
Why Black Men Fear Any Police Encounter
Charles Kinsey held his hands in the air and shouted to police that the autistic man sitting on the street next to him wasn’t dangerous. A few seconds later, he felt a bullet rip into his leg. The therapist, who is black and works with people with disabilities, was rounding up a patient who had […]
July 26, 2016
Policies
Jailed, Mentally Ill Rape Victim Sues Houston
HOUSTON —The 25-year-old rape victim, frightened and long-suffering from mental illness, agreed in December to testify against the Houston man who brutally assaulted her in 2013. She hoped to put him behind bars for life. But that decision to testify landed her in the Harris County jail for more than a month over the Christmas […]
July 26, 2016
Nursing
Ohio Institutions Get $4.8M for Training
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eighteen universities, medical schools and hospitals in Ohio have been awarded almost $4.8 million in federal funds as part of an effort to boost access to primary care. The workforce grants were recently announced by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.Agency officials say the money will help fund education and training […]
July 26, 2016
Disparities
Legislators Knew Pot Law Had Flaws, Senator Says
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some apparently unconstitutional portions of Ohio’s medical marijuana law, which set aside a percentage of the state’s pot licenses for minorities, were spotted during legislative debate but left in the bill to gain needed votes, a key lawmaker says. State Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said legally prickly provisions exposed by […]
July 26, 2016
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