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How to Respond to Negative Peer Reviews
The young junior faculty member desperately needs to break through what can look like a brick wall guarding every peer-reviewed journal, and it can be tough.
June 14, 2016
Students
Restructuring Student Loans May Prove Problematic
While income-based repayment systems for student loans have evidently worked in other countries, implementing such a system on a broad basis here in the United States could prove problematic.
June 14, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
When “life” gets in the way of good health
A few years ago, I saw a lovely patient who had gained a surprising amount of weight between visits. Surprised, because usually she takes great care of herself, I said, “Wow. You’ve gained 10 pounds since I saw you last. What’s going on? She looked at me and told me that her finances were in […]
June 13, 2016
Disparities
CDC Says 4 in 10 Women Are Obese
NEW YORK —The nation’s obesity epidemic continues to grow, led by an alarming increase among women. For the first time, more than 4 in 10 U.S. women are obese, according to new government health statistics. Obesity rates for men and women in the U.S. had been roughly the same for about a decade, but in […]
June 13, 2016
Disparities
Victims Consider Options After Racial Tirade at Hospital
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — Two families targeted by a North Carolina hospital volunteer’s expletive-laced, racially tinged tirade said they were are pursuing justice but had not yet taken legal action against the hospital. The families of Isaiah Baskins and Katie Thomas are represented by Justin Bamberg, an Orangeburg, South Carolina attorney. He is also representing the […]
June 13, 2016
Policies
Blacks & Latinos Raise Concerns About Aided-Death Law
SAN DIEGO — California became the latest state to allow the terminally ill to legally choose to end their lives on June 9, raising worries among some people in the state’s large Latino and African-American communities that poor people with serious illnesses could be pressured to take lethal drugs as a cheaper option to long-term […]
June 13, 2016
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The Prince Is Gone
As we celebrate African-American Music Appreciation Month this June, another black legend has left the scene. Last year, we noted the passing of “the King of Blues” – B.B. King. This year, it is Prince, the master of many genres, who is gone. Prince Rogers Nelson died April 21, leaving a huge legacy and a vault full of music yet unreleased.
June 13, 2016
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Number of Blacks Lagging in Computer Science Field
The National Society of Blacks in Computing held its inaugural conference this weekend in Atlanta, with the goal of increasing the numbers of Blacks in the computer science field within the academy.
June 13, 2016
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Orlando Shooting Deadliest Massacre Since Virginia Tech
A gunman referencing ISIS opened fire inside a gay nightclub early Sunday morning in Orlando, Florida, killing at least 50 people.
June 13, 2016
Opinion
College Administrators, Students Need to Know Ins and Outs of DACA
How many colleges have administrators who simply don’t know all the ins and outs of the law when it comes to the federal policy known as Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, aka DACA?
June 13, 2016
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Black Lives Matter Focuses on Long-term Sustainability
Black Lives Matter activists and education leaders convened to discuss future challenges to the BLM movement at a panel at the annual American Association for Access, Equity, and Diversity (AAAED) conference Friday.
June 13, 2016
Students
The Realization of What You are Teaching
How many of us actively question this point to ourselves, “What am I teaching students and what are they learning when I may not realize this is occurring?”
June 10, 2016
Students
PwC’s $1.35M Gift to Bryant University May Spur Greater Investment in Diversity
A recent $1.35 million gift to Bryant University from PwC, the world’s largest accounting firm, to support diversity initiatives focused on student scholarships and leadership development, has redefined philanthropic giving.
June 10, 2016
Students
Proposed University of California System Tuition Hike Ignites Firestorm
The State Assembly voted to significantly raise tuition costs for out-of-state students at UC schools and cap the enrollment number of those students at 10 percent in a bid to expand access to low-income California students.
June 9, 2016
Students
Vanderbilt Adds Transgender Surgeries to Student Insurance
NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Vanderbilt University officials say the school’s student insurance will start covering transgender-related surgeries in order to make the campus a more inclusive environment for students who previously had gone without necessary care. Vanderbilt Vice Provost for Learning and Residential Affairs Cynthia Cyrus tells The Tennessean that the change was made after a […]
June 9, 2016
Students
Judge Dismisses Fordham Suit Over Mental Health Records
ALBANY, N.Y. ― A federal judge has dismissed a graduate student’s discrimination lawsuit against Fordham University over demands for mental health records before she could be readmitted following a medical leave. Judge Jesse Furman says Emily Pierce’s complaint fails to show she was treated differently than other students due to her disability. Pierce, who was […]
June 9, 2016
Students
Former Yale Basketball Captain Sues School Over Expulsion
NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Former Yale basketball captain Jack Montague filed a lawsuit Thursday accusing the Ivy League university of wrongfully expelling him over a sexual assault allegation. The lawsuit, filed in federal court in Connecticut, says Montague was punished over what he believes was consensual sex. It says Montague had a relationship with the […]
June 9, 2016
African-American
Scholars: Turning Potential into Participation Key after Restoration of Ex-felons’ Voting Rights
Political observers say that the state of Virginia likely will play a major role in November’s presidential election, particularly after Gov. Terry McAuliffe restored voting rights to more than 200,000 of the state’s convicted felons.
June 8, 2016
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