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Disparities
Professor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health Care
WASHINGTON — When it comes to eliminating the racial disparities that plague America’s health care system and cause Blacks to “live sicker and die quicker” than Whites, University of Colorado law professor Dayna Matthew believes the cure is to be found in the law. “Law changes social norms and the social norm needs to be […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
Steve Fund Challenging Views of Mental Health in Minority Communities
To the outside observer, Stephen Rose was both an accomplished and purposeful young man. He was a graduate of Harvard College and recently earned a master’s in psychology; he was also in the process of choosing among his law school acceptances. His path forward, however, was complicated by the fact that he had been battling […]
May 11, 2016
Disparities
How Racism on College Campuses Affects Black Students’ Mental Health
“Amid a surge in student-led protests around the country, many colleges have been struggling to make their campuses more accommodating for minorities. Last semester, student-activist groups nationwide issued demands to their universities seeking everything from mandatory sensitivity-and-racial-bias training to the development of safe spaces on campus for people of color. During a protest at Princeton […]
May 11, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Jenkins Named West Virginia State President
INSTITUTE, W.Va. ― Anthony L. Jenkins has been named the 11th president of West Virginia State University. The university Board of Governors announced his selection Tuesday. He’ll take over for Brian Hemphill on July 1. Hemphill is leaving to become president of Radford University in July. Jenkins is an Army veteran and native of Washington, […]
May 10, 2016
Women
Paid Parental Leave But No Union for Columbia Grad Students
NEW YORK ― Graduate students who teach and conduct research at Columbia University will get paid parental leave and child-care subsidies starting next fall. Organizers of a drive to unionize Columbia graduate students said they welcomed the new benefits but urged the university to recognize their union. Provost John H. Coatsworth announced new benefits policy […]
May 10, 2016
Sports
Knight Commission: Divvy Up March Madness Millions Fairly
The perennial issue of how to equitably allocate and distribute the large sums of money generated by intercollegiate sports again took center stage at a meeting of the Knight Commission.
May 10, 2016
Sports
New Montana State Athletic Director Backs Out of Job
BOZEMAN, Mont. ― The deputy athletic director at the University of Utah, who last week was named athletic director at Montana State University, has backed out of the job. MSU President Waded Cruzado said Kyle Brennan told her Monday that taking the job “didn’t feel right.” Brennan issued a statement Tuesday saying that soon after […]
May 10, 2016
Leadership & Policy
UW System President: Tenure Shouldn’t Guarantee Lifetime Job
MADISON, Wis. ― University of Wisconsin System president praised the decision to remove faculty tenure protections from state law in a recently released email to another university official. The Capital Times reported Monday that President Ray Cross sent an email to John Behling, the regent who led the process to write new tenure policies that […]
May 10, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diversity Lacking Among Professoriate’s Elite Positions
A new study examines the importance of diversifying chairs and professorships in academia.
May 10, 2016
LGBTQ+
ACA Nixes Nashville Over ‘Discriminatory’ Law
The American Counseling Association has canceled its annual conference scheduled for 2017 in Nashville in protest of a state law Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam put into effect two weeks ago that allows counselors to cite principles to reject patients. “Of all the state legislation impacting counseling during my 30 years with ACA, the new Tennessee […]
May 10, 2016
African-American
The Citadel Won’t Allow Incoming Cadet to Wear Hijab
As The Citadel drew a line in the sand Tuesday in the name of “uniformity,” the U.S. Military Academy stood down and headed off a potentially controversial situation of its own.
May 10, 2016
LGBTQ+
Philippines Elects First Transgender Woman
Voters have made history in the Philippines, electing their first ever transgender politician to the House of Representatives. Liberal Party candidate Geraldine Roman trounced her closest rival in the congressional district of Bataan, winning 62% of the unofficial vote count with 99% of precincts reporting. Read the full story via CNN.
May 10, 2016
Home
Colleges Addressing Needs of Muslim Students
Muslim students provide individuality for campuses, which should not be ignored.
May 10, 2016
LGBTQ+
Battle Heating Up Between Federal, State Governments Over LGBT Issues
The showdown between North Carolina Gov. Pat McCrory’s administration and the federal government escalated Monday and the state’s public university system is caught squarely in the middle.
May 10, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian Students Not Standing on Protest Sidelines
Asian American students have been active participants and outspoken leaders in recent campus protests, including actions supporting the concerns of other racial groups.
May 9, 2016
News Roundup
How to Make Summer School Great Again? Give a Class on Trump
SAVANNAH, Ga. ― Professor Robert Smith covers a lot of ground teaching American government, yet recent class discussions ranging from the electoral college to minority rights have kept returning to the same subject: Donald Trump. So this summer, Smith plans to cede the spotlight to the billionaire who’s shaken up presidential politics. He’s created a […]
May 9, 2016
International
Notre Dame, Vatican Library Sign Agreement to Collaborate
SOUTH BEND, Ind. ― The Vatican Library and the University of Notre Dame have entered an agreement aimed at making the books and manuscripts from one of the world’s most important research libraries more accessible to American scholars. The five-year agreement calls for the library and the university to collaborate in organizing joint conferences, to […]
May 9, 2016
Students
Virginia Tech to Present Honorary Degree to First African American Student
Virginia Tech will be handing out a lot of degrees during their commencement ceremonies on May 13th, however, one is especially dear to the Virginia Tech community. Irving Peddrew III will be presented with an honorary Bachelor of Science degree in electrical engineering at the ceremony in Lane Stadium. Peddrew is the first African American […]
May 9, 2016
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