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New Study Analyzes Impact of Exercise Program in Elementary Schools

A new study at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill (UNC) analyzed the impact of the Walking Classroom, a program that intertwines exercise into the school day, on elementary student’s health. Currently, the program is used in all 50 states. It aims to combat childhood obesity and helps students with ADHD, dyslexia or […]

January 6, 2020

Former President of Southern Vermont College Files Lawsuit Against Trustees

After the closure of Southern Vermont College, former president Dr. David Evans has filed a lawsuit against four of the college trustees. The lawsuit was introduced in federal court on Dec. 30. After disagreements occurred during the process of shutting down the school, Evans alleged that the trustees and the chief restructuring officer denied him […]

January 6, 2020

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UC Health Names First Chief Diversity Officer

UC Health has hired Jeanetta Darno as the first chief diversity officer for the hospital system. The founder and CEO of Strategic HR Advisors of Columbus, Darno will begin work Jan. 6 at the health system affiliated with the University of Cincinnati. She will report directly to Dr. Rick Lofgren, CEO of UC Health. Read […]

January 6, 2020

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Improving Lung Health in Underserved Communities: Case Western Reserve University Leads $2.75 Million Initiative

CLEVELAND, Ohio — A new regional collaborative led by Case Western Reserve University researchers is increasing access to lung health screenings and information in Northeast Ohio’s underserved communities. Funded by a $2.75 million, three-year grant from the Bristol-Myers Squibb Foundation, a group of 11 organizations will help Northeast Ohioans decide whether they need to be […]

January 6, 2020

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Jefferson Said it Would Acquire Einstein Healthcare Over a Year Ago. Why is it Still Pending?

Thomas Jefferson University signed on the dotted line to buy Fox Chase Cancer Center from Temple University a few weeks ago. But another piece of the vast network Jefferson chief executive Stephen K. Klasko is trying to assemble has not yet fallen firmly into place. Jefferson’s acquisition of the Einstein Healthcare Network, first announced in […]

January 6, 2020

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Amidst The Vaping Public Health Crisis, Bergen Community College Vows To Become Smoke- And Tobacco-Free By June 2020

PARAMUS, N.J. — With the dangers of vaping a hot topic in current headlines as the death toll from the harmful activity — which is linked to lung disease — continues to climb among young people, one Paramus college is joining in the national movement to encourage smoking cessation. In recognition of the American Cancer Society’s national […]

January 6, 2020

How MSU Helped Reduce High-Risk Drinking Among Students

A university-wide social norms marketing campaign has reduced high-risk drinking and adverse outcomes of drinking, according to a new study from Michigan State University in the Journal of American College Health. MSU’s social norms campaign was created to educate MSU students about actual drinking behavior on campus. When misperceptions are corrected, behavior will change to […]

January 6, 2020

New Task Force to Recommend College Mental Health Policies

A Connecticut task force has been charged with recommending a statewide policy for mental health services offered for college students across the state. The group was created by the General Assembly during the 2019 legislative session. Task force members, who include mental health experts, college mental health counselors and others, are expected to issue a […]

January 6, 2020

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African-American

Wake Forest University Confronts Slavery Past Through New Project

Over the past three years, Wake Forest University has focused on uncovering their connection and history with slavery through several initiatives.In addition to joining the Universities Studying Slavery (USS) consortium, Wake Forest launched the Slavery, Race and Memory project last spring. The project consists of a lecture series and offers professors course enhancement grants.

January 6, 2020

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Study: College Football Players’ Hearts Take a Beating

Collegiate football can be demanding on the body, but typically, research has focused on the impact of concussions on football players. One study looks at how changes in weight and blood pressure for college football players may impact their heart health over time. The study looked at 126 college football players over a three-year period. […]

January 6, 2020

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Riverside Military Academy Hires Former Georgia Gwinnett College Dean

Riverside Military Academy in Gainesville announced former Georgia Gwinnett College dean Cathy Moore as the school’s the new academic dean. She recently retired from GGC where she served for 13 years as the college’s first Dean of the School of Education. She was instrumental in developing academic programs that prepared future teachers for careers in […]

January 6, 2020

IHEP Study, Top 100 Rankings Highlight Student Diversity Record of Flagship Institutions

Minority students are achieving academic success, but all too often not at the public flagship institutions entrusted with serving them.

January 6, 2020

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Schatz Secures $1.1 Mil for New ROTC Program at UH-Mānoa

US Sen. Brian Schatz helped secure $1.1 million for a first-ever Navy Reserve Officer Training Corps program at the University of Hawai‘i at Mānoa. The funding was included in the bipartisan spending deal signed into law by the president this month. Read More

January 6, 2020

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Caldwell University Agrees to Pay More Than $4.8 Million to Resolve Allegations of Violating False Claims Act

NEWARK, N.J. – Caldwell University has agreed to pay the United States more than $4.8 million to resolve allegations that it engaged in a fraudulent scheme to defraud a federal education benefit program, U.S. Attorney Craig Carpenito announced. “Caldwell University tried to hoodwink the Department of Veterans Affairs and, worse, veterans themselves, by claiming to […]

January 6, 2020

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College Students Panic Over FAFSA’s Fine Print About Registering for the Draft

After a U.S. airstrike killed Qassem Soleimani, the head of Iran’s Quds military force, in Baghdad on Thursday, Iran vowed “crushing revenge” against all responsible. Now, with #NoWarinIran, #TrumpsWar and #WorldWarIII trending on Twitter, users are looking into the draft — and how the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) could play into their […]

January 6, 2020

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African-American

Dr. Billy C. Hawkins Revives Ailing HBCU Amid Cheers and Controversy

As president of Talladega College, Dr. Billy C. Hawkins is known as a turnaround expert among higher education leaders. Now, as chair of the 37 presidents of United Negro College Fund (UNCF) institutions, Hawkins is sharing his turnaround skills with others.

January 6, 2020

Film Producer Gifts $2 Million to Northwestern University, Establishes Dramatic Writing Professorship

A $2 million gift from the Berlanti Family Foundation will establish a dramatic writing professorship titled the Barbara Berlanti Professorship in Writing for the Screen and Stage at Northwestern University’s School of Communications. The endowed professorship intends to “significantly expand” the school’s writing programs by boosting teaching capacity and creating a curriculum that trains students […]

January 6, 2020

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Faculty & Staff

Study on Black Youth and Racism Should Alarm Us All and Push Us to Action

On the last day of 2019, I had to purge and get my thoughts out by writing on what is the most troubling study I’ve read on Black youth and racism in quite a while. It has nagged me for over a week, but I could not find the words to express or capture my deep-to-the-heart rage.

January 2, 2020