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Women
Report Shows Continued Discrimination for Women, People of Color in U.S. Businesses
A recent research report by Bentley University’s Gloria Cordes Larson Center for Women and Business (CWB) details the reasons why women and women of color are disappearing from the career pipeline. Such factors include structural barriers and unconscious bias against working mothers. Using research and media coverage, the CWB found that entry-level women make 20 […]
November 28, 2018
Women
Michigan State University Police Department Appoints First Female Chief
Deputy Chief Kelly Roudebush, a 24-year veteran of the Michigan State University Police Department will make history and become the first woman to be the chief of the department, effective Jan. 1, 2019. Roudebush has previously served in the department as a field training officer, canine handler, threat assessment team commander, and uniform division captain, […]
November 28, 2018
HBCUs
HBCU Advocates Prepare for Oral Arguments in Maryland Inequality Case
The Fourth District Circuit U.S. Court of Appeals will hear oral arguments next month in a 12-year-old education inequality lawsuit between the state of Maryland and a coalition from the state’s four public historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
November 27, 2018
Home
Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor
While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and is pledging to continue correcting its deficiencies, some observers say the decision prioritizes the interests of schools over the well-being of students.
November 27, 2018
Academics
GMC Prep art student put a face to sacrifice, patriotism on display
The show, “Portraits of Courage: The Veterans at the Georgia War Veterans Home,” is the result of GMC senior visual art students, and a select few of gifted underclassman, conducting interviews with veterans home residents about their personal lives and military service. They took information gleaned from the veterans and used it to create portraits […]
November 27, 2018
Other News
Schriever senior enlisted leader died while hiking Colorado peak
A senior master sergeant with the National Space Defense Center at Schriever Air Force Base east of Colorado Springs died while hiking a peak in Park County, the military said Saturday. Harold Mosley II was rock climbing Friday on Badger Mountain, an 11,295-foot peak northwest of Lake George when he died after falling an unspecified […]
November 27, 2018
Academics
Fort Bragg School that Trains Special Operations Troops Gets Upgrade
Maj. Gen. Kurt Sonntag has watched and listened to the construction work outside his Fort Bragg office for as long as he has been in command of the John F. Kennedy Special Warfare Center and School. Glancing out the window of Bryant Hall, the sight of hard hats and fluorescent vests brings a smile to […]
November 27, 2018
Academics
Cherokee NJROTC cadets learn about military life, history during trip to Charleston
ROGERSVILLE — Twenty-six Cherokee High School NJROTC students toured Charleston’s Patriots Point and The Citadel on November 16-17. The trip started with a visit to The Citadel, a four-year public military college established in 1842. Graduates of The Citadel are not required to serve in the military; however, about 35 percent of each class commission […]
November 27, 2018
News Roundup
Mt. Ida College Sued by Three Former Students
Three former Mt. Ida College students have filed a lawsuit against the college, former administrators and trustees, claiming they were victims of misrepresentation, fraud and invasion of privacy. Mt. Ida College students were forced to find another institution to attend after the school closed in May as a result of merger discussions with Lasell College. […]
November 27, 2018
News Roundup
University of Maryland Faced with Adenovirus Outbreak
One week after a freshman at the University of Maryland died from complications related to the adenovirus, the university reported the disease has affected three more students. Eighteen-year-old Olivia Paregol died on Nov. 18 at Johns Hopkins Hospital after being in and out of the hospital after developing a cough and then pneumonia earlier in […]
November 27, 2018
News Roundup
Small-Scale Model of Booker T. Washington Monument to be Restored
After Tuskegee University (TU)’s most well-known campus landmark, the Booker T. Washington Monument was renovated in April, the small-scale model of the sculpture is now being remodeled. Since the monument was placed on the campus in 1922, the statue had gathered tons of layers of grime, tree sap and other impurities, according to a Tuskegee release. […]
November 27, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Medical Experts Push for Cultural Competency Awareness
Dr. Francis Lu is a medical messenger. He travels to medical schools around the country spreading the importance of “cultural competence.”
November 27, 2018
News Roundup
Chick-fil-A No Longer an Option at Rider University
After polling its student body about what restaurant they wanted on campus, Rider University, a private institution located in central New Jersey, removed Chick-fil-A as an option based on the restaurant being “widely perceived to be in opposition to the LGBTQ+ community.” Rider administrators sent a letter to the campus community stating that they intended […]
November 27, 2018
Disparities
Exposure to Police Violence May Be Associated With Mental Health Disparities
The main findings are that police violence is relatively widespread in Baltimore and New York City, is disproportionately directed toward people of color and sexual or gender minorities, and is associated with psychological distress, suicidal behavior, and psychosis-like symptoms. Read More
November 26, 2018
Nursing
Survey of school nurses reveals lack of bathroom policies and bladder health education
In an online survey developed by the Society for Women’s Health Research, a majority of school nurses reported that the pre-K-12 schools they work for do not have written policies on student bathroom use and do not have education for students and teachers on bladder health. Read More
November 26, 2018
Policies
NYS set to unveil doula program to help women during childbirth
A pilot program attempted in 2011, now re-introduced by Gov. Andrew Cuomo, would cover doula services under Medicaid in Brooklyn. A doula, which in Greek translates to female servant, is non-medical care for women before, during and after childbirth. “A doula is someone that offers emotional and physical support and as well as what we […]
November 26, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
The new cholesterol guidelines: What you Need to Know
The new cholesterol guidelines from the American College of Cardiology and American Heart Association are out! These guidelines — last updated in 2013 — have been highly anticipated by the cardiology and broader medical community. They have been approved by a variety of additional professional societies, including the American Diabetes Association. Thus, the majority of […]
November 26, 2018
Disparities
The Color of Justice: Racial and Ethnic Disparity in State Prisons
Our November topic is “Minority Issues.” I conducted some additional research on this topic and came away with three very good articles. I strongly suggest you take time to review and then see if information contained in the articles coincides with your thoughts, or perhaps you may learn something new. Read More
November 26, 2018
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