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Students
XULA Senior Named Recipient of Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship
Xavier University of Louisiana (XULA) senior Sydney Green has been selected as the inaugural recipient of the Frederick Douglass Bicentennial Scholarship Program, the United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced. Established by the Signore family, the scholarship program honors and celebrates one of the most transformative figures in American history. The program is currently administered and […]
February 26, 2019
News Roundup
Clarke University Taps Dr. Thom Chesney As Next President
Clarke University officials has named Dr. Thom Chesney as the school’s 16th president. Currently, Chesney is the president of Brookhaven College, a school that is part of the Dallas County Community College District and annually serves over 13,000 students. He also served as associate provost for student success and assessment for the University of Texas […]
February 26, 2019
STEM
Tufts University Names Dr. Ellise LaMotte Director of the Center for STEM Diversity
Tufts University has named Dr. Ellise LaMotte as the new director of the Center for STEM diversity. Prior to her new role, LaMotte was the director of academic services at Olin College of Engineering and, before that, served in several leadership roles at Babson College. LaMotte earned a bachelor’s degree in electrical engineering technology and […]
February 26, 2019
Disabilties
Disability Rights Attorney Carrie Ann Lucas Dies at 47
Nationally known disability rights attorney Carrie Ann Lucas, has died. She was 47 years old. “[Lucas] died after an arbitrary denial from an insurance company caused a plethora of health problems, exacerbating her disabilities and eventually leading to her premature death,” her family and friends wrote in a Facebook post on Lucas’ page. The ultimate […]
February 26, 2019
Opinion
70 Years of Integration, a Journey Still Unfolding at the University of Kentucky
One man. One courageous step. Seventy years of a journey that is still unfolding and evolving. That is the story the University of Kentucky community is celebrating with particular reverence this month and throughout the next year.
February 26, 2019
Opinion
Theft, Shame and Guilt in Order to Get By
Over the past few years there has been increasing exposure to the harsh reality of what it is like to be in college while facing financial hardship.
February 26, 2019
Policy
VA’s Stone: ‘We Are Not Privatizing’
Talk of the possible privatization of the Department of Veterans Affairs is a hot topic in the veterans community. But as far as Dr. Richard Stone – VA’s Executive in Charge of the Veterans Health Administration – is concerned, the department’s recent efforts are counter to any efforts at privatizing the health-care system. Stone said […]
February 25, 2019
Veterans
Comcast and Bunker Labs Launch Digital Boot Camps for Military Veteran Entrepreneurs in Seattle
Comcast Washington and Bunker Labs Seattle have launched a new pilot program for increasing digital business skills and aptitude for military Veteran entrepreneurs and military spouses – Bunker Labs Digital Boot Camps. The new program will empower these individuals by teaching them how to use digital tools and technology to start, run and grow a […]
February 25, 2019
Policy
Federal Judge Finds Male-Only Military Draft Unconstitutional
More than 45 years after the military draft ended, a federal judge has ruled that a law requiring men but not women to register for it is unconstitutional. In a ruling issued late Friday in Houston, U.S. District Judge Gray Miller denied the government’s motion to stay a lawsuit originally brought by the National Coalition […]
February 25, 2019
Academics
Plan to Reduce Ranks of Military Doctors Concerns Head of Uniformed Services Medical School
Like many military physician colleagues, Dr. Richard W. Thomas, a retired Army major general, ear-nose-throat surgeon and current president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences (USUHS), is worried about tentative Defense Department plans to eliminate more than 17,000 uniformed medical billets across the military health system starting in October 2020. Thomas is […]
February 25, 2019
News Roundup
Hampton University Alumna Ruth E. Carter Wins Oscar for Best Costume Design
Ruth E. Carter, an alumna of Hampton University, won the Oscar for Best Costume Design on Sunday night for her creative work in the movie “Black Panther”. “I can’t say enough about how the pageantry of the film has connected with people in such a beautiful way,” Carter, 57, told NBC News a month after […]
February 25, 2019
Health
Nursing Leader and Researcher Keeps Patients First
What excites Dr. Cindy L. Munro about health care and the field of nursing today is not only the caliber of people who are choosing to enter health care professions, but also the shift in practitioners’ approach that emphasizes health and the prevention of problems, she says.
February 25, 2019
Home
College of New Rochelle ‘Unlikely’ To Stay Open, Citing Financial Struggles
Officials from the College of New Rochelle (CNR) have announced that the college will likely shut down by the end of the summer after experiencing years of financial struggle since a budget crisis surfaced in 2016. The private Catholic college was reportedly in discussion with an anonymous educational institution over a potential partnership, however a […]
February 25, 2019
Women
R. Kelly: We All Knew That He Was Coming to the Other Side of the Tracks
For most of us women, R. Kelly is not and will never be our perpetrator. Our perpetrators are police officers, soldiers, politicians, doctors, clergy, coaches, schoolteachers, counselors and even our own brothers, uncles, grandfathers and fathers. Men who claimed to love us. Men we trusted. We, African-American and Black women, want the same thorough, unrelenting and ruthless pursuit of justice that R. Kelly currently faces from the media and public for those of our perpetrators who are not as famous, rich and Black.
February 25, 2019
News Roundup
The College of New Jersey Opens Food Pantry for Food Insecure Students
The College of New Jersey (TCNJ) has launched the opening of a food pantry for students who may be experiencing food insecurity. Colleges and universities across the country have previously launched similar food pantries in the past few years to help combat the epidemic. TCNJ’s new food pantry will also open to the surrounding community. […]
February 25, 2019
News Roundup
Dr. Suresh Garimella Named Next President of University of Vermont
The University of Vermont (UVM) has named Dr. Suresh Garimella, executive vice president for research and partnerships at Purdue University, as its 27th president, effective July 1. “I am deeply honored to be selected the University of Vermont’s next president,” said Garimella, who is also the Goodson Distinguished Professor of Mechanical Engineering at Purdue. “I […]
February 25, 2019
LGBTQ+
Thoughts on Jussie Smollett for My Diversity and Media Class
When you teach a course called “Diversity in Media”, Jussie Smollett provided one heck of a teachable moment.
February 25, 2019
Disparities
Adolescent Researcher Named a Duke Health Scholar
Adolescent development researcher Dr. Sherika Hill has been named a Translating Duke Health Scholar in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Science at Duke University School of Medicine. In addition to her new role, Hill currently serves as a senior research associate at the School of Medicine where she works on studies that look at […]
February 25, 2019
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