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Disparities
Health Care Educator Focuses On Closing Health Disparities
The University of New Mexico (UNM) has named clinician and public health researcher Dr. Tracie Collins as the dean of its newly established College of Population Health, effective July 2019. Collins joins the UNM faculty after serving as the Kansas Health Foundation Distinguished Professor and chair of the Department of Preventive Medicine and Public health […]
March 6, 2019
Other News
Eastern Nazarene, Regis Colleges Partner to Provide More Health Degree Programs to Students
Eastern Nazarene College (ENC) and Regis College have formed a new partnership that will allow Eastern Nazarene students to complete their bachelor’s and master’s degrees in health services disciplines at the other institution. Under the agreement, a total of five bachelor’s and master’s programs were established that students can participate in – one accelerated 16-month […]
March 6, 2019
Latinx
Queer Latinx … Yep We’re Here
Today, as a Queer, college educated, person of color I carry marginalization in some university spaces, while holding the privilege of being a Ph.D. student in others. My privilege provides an opportunity to act as a visual to college students, staff and faculty towards these two points: that I was meant to be in this space and that my community will continue to be here after I am gone.
March 6, 2019
Community Colleges
Pablo Avila: Empowering Professors in the Classroom
For Pablo Avila, working in higher education wasn’t something that he thought he’d ever be doing professionally. In fact, up until a few years ago, he was thinking about pursuing a Ph.D. in social psychology.
March 6, 2019
Home
Howard University President Dr. Wayne A.I. Frederick Runs for Sickle Cell Cure
Running an institution of higher learning is one challenge after another. But that hasn’t stopped Howard University president Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick from taking on another challenge.
March 6, 2019
Latest News
Study: States Lagging in Black Enrollment, Graduation at Public Colleges
Racial disparities and inequities persist in the enrollment and graduation of Black students at two-year and four-year public colleges and universities relative to their state populations, according to a research report released Wednesday by The Education Trust.
March 6, 2019
Latest News
Diverse ‘Changemakers’ Share Insights in Campus Conversation
Four leaders from different walks of life talked about purpose, resilience and navigating life as a person of color at a community conversation Tuesday at American University.
March 5, 2019
Students
UNCF Issues First Ever State of HBCUs Address, Launches HBCU Congressional Honor Roll
Institutional leaders, elected officials, advocates and other supporters of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) were in attendance Tuesday for the United Negro College Fund’s (UNCF) inaugural State of the HBCU Address, which put forth a comprehensive legislative agenda for Congressional members to further support HBCUs and their capacity to be engines of socioeconomic mobility for the students they serve.
March 5, 2019
Latest News
Arne Duncan Discusses the ‘Politics of Radical Inclusion’
Until Americans care about all children in addition to their own, the country will continue to have “massive inequalities.” That was the overarching message former U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan shared with an audience of students, faculty and community members during the Politics of Radical Inclusion Presidential Dialogue Series hosted by Montgomery College president Dr. DeRionne Pollard on Tuesday.
March 5, 2019
Latinx
MSU Denver Obtains HSI Status
Metropolitan State University (MSU) Denver has recently earned Hispanic-serving institution (HSI) status. This new designation provides MSU Denver with access to grant funding opportunities and upholds the university’s decade-long effort to better reflect and serve Colorado. MSU Denver administrators received a letter from the U.S. Department of Education in February confirming that the school fulfilled […]
March 5, 2019
News Roundup
AKA Sorority Gives $100K Pledge to West Virginia State University
In partnership with the Educational Advancement Foundation, Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc. (AKA) has given a $100,000 pledge to West Virginia State University (WVSU) as part of the AKA-HBCU Endowment Fund. Along with the presidents of 31 other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), WVSU president Dr. Anthony L. Jenkins gathered at AKA International Headquarters […]
March 5, 2019
Women
Study: Women Principal Investigators Receive Less Funding Than Men
On average, first-time women principal investigators scientists receive $41,000 less than men, according to a new study from Northwestern Medicine and the Kellogg School of Management. This study is the first of its kind that shows that women receive less money when they submit grants to the federal government. When women receive less grant support from […]
March 5, 2019
Policy
Mark A. Brown Appointed Chief Operating Officer of Federal Student Aid
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos has announced the appointment of Mark A. Brown as chief operating officer of Federal Student Aid (FSA). Brown spent more than 32 years as a military service member and is a retired major general in the U.S. Air Force. Prior to his new role, Brown was the deputy commander […]
March 5, 2019
Academics
Citadel Yearbook Photo of Cadets in KKK Robes Creates Lifetime of Justifications, Regret
*The Disclaimer New bookmarks have been inserted into the old Sphinx yearbooks in The Citadel’s Daniel Library. This is what they say: “The Citadel yearbook The Sphinx, has depicted campus life since it was first published in 1900. Some of the images and language reflect racist and sexist stereotypes that are offensive. These items do […]
March 5, 2019
Policy
Gov. Wolf Seeks New College Perk For Pa. National Guard
Gov. Tom Wolf visited Fort Indiantown Gap on Wednesday to tout a proposed PA GI Bill that would allow members of the Pennsylvania National Guard to earn college benefits for their family members. The measure, called the Military Family Education Program, would be the first of its kind in the nation. While Minnesota has a […]
March 5, 2019
Academics
Valley Forge Military College, Albright Make Dual Admission Deal
Valley Forge Military College (VFMC) and Albright College recently signed an agreement to officially partner for dual admission. This allows VFMC cadets who complete their associate’s degrees at the two-year private college to transfer to Albright, where they can finish the remaining coursework needed to earn bachelor’s degrees. The program is now available to prospective […]
March 5, 2019
Opinion
Moving from Ally to Accomplice: How Far Are You Willing to Go to Disrupt Racism in the Workplace?
Regardless of your profession, we have all been there – having a conversation with a White colleague about the daily microagressions or blatant racism that we endure as people of color in the workplace. From having our credentials constantly questioned and diminished, being overlooked for promotion, and ignored in meetings; to enduring comments such as “You’re a credit to your race,” “You speak English really well,” and “You’re so articulate” – people of color receive more than their fair share of daily microaggressive comments and blatant insults when on the job.
March 4, 2019
Disparities
Researchers Plan to Use Artificial Intelligence to Improve Health Care
Researchers at the University of Iowa are working on developing algorithms in artificial intelligence to learn from sample data and ultimately attempt to predict disease outcomes. Graduate research assistant Zhihui Guo, who has worked with the team for two years, is very interested in the potential it has for health care. Read More
March 4, 2019
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