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College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Margot Porter was diagnosed with Type 1 diabetes during her third year of college at Brigham Young University. Leading up to her diagnosis and for months after, she found herself struggling to focus on her schoolwork. Read More

November 25, 2019

University Stops Accepting Medicaid as Health Insurance

An Idaho university has stopped accepting Medicaid as health insurance coverage for full-time students amid concerns they said they received from local health care providers. Brigham Young University-Idaho officials have required students to buy a university-backed health plan, which can cost at least $81 a month for single students and up to $678 a month […]

November 25, 2019

MICA Receives $510,000 Grant

Maryland Institute College of Art (MICA) has been awarded a $510,000 grant from ArtPlace America to advance its work in expanding the field of “creative placemaking.” According to ArtPlace America, creative placemaking is “the intentional integration of arts, culture, and community-engaged design strategies into the process of equitable community planning and development.” With the new […]

November 25, 2019

Calm Under Pressure

Dr. Wayne A. I. Frederick stays true to calling as a surgeon amid demands of Howard University presidency.

November 25, 2019

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Dr. Johnna Frierson Supports New Generation of Biomedical Science Students of Color

Dr. Johnna Frierson leads a new office at Duke University School of Medicine called IDEALS or Inclusion, Diversity, Equity, Advancement, and Leadership in the Sciences, created to serve graduate and postdoctoral students doing research in biomedical sciences.

November 25, 2019

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Syracuse University Struggles to Respond to Slew of Racist Incidents

Syracuse University faced a slew of racist and anti-Semitic incidents this month – at least 12 instances of slurs and threats on campus – leading to a spike in student unrest.

November 24, 2019

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College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Many students with chronic or invisible illnesses are left to self-advocate during throughout their college experience. To change that, the College Diabetes Network (CDN) launched an initiative that aims to reduce both physical and mental health risks that students with diabetes face by working directly with and educating campus professionals.

November 24, 2019

Experts: Collaboration Essential to Advance Remedial Education

While the landscape for developmental/remedial education can look discouraging, by being thoughtful and working together it can become more effective in narrowing educational disparities.

November 24, 2019

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IU Professor Keeps Job After Racist, Sexist and Homophobic Tweets Revealed

Despite using his social media account to express racist, sexist and homophobic opinions, Indiana University (IU) professor of business economics and public policy Dr. Eric B. Rasmusen will not be fired. In a letter to the Kelley School of Business, Dr. Lauren Robel, executive vice president and provost at IU wrote, “we cannot, nor would […]

November 22, 2019

Thousands Gather to Celebrate Life of Late Toni Morrison

Thousands gathered at the Cathedral Church of St. John the Divine Nov. 21 to pay tribute to the life of the late American literary writer Toni Morrison. Television host Oprah Winfrey, political activist Dr. Angela Davis, author Fran Lebowitz, novelist Edwidge Danticat and author Ta-Nehisi Coates were among the speakers at the celebration who shared […]

November 22, 2019

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Prescott College Opens MFA Program at the Intersection of Art and Social Justice

Prescott College in Arizona announced a new Social and Environmental Arts Practice MFA program this week. The program’s curriculum will focus on the intersection of art, social justice and community organizing. The 48-credit online program will be led by Patrisse Cullors, co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network and founder and chairperson of Reform […]

November 22, 2019

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Beyoncé’s Father Teaches Entertainment Marketing at Prairie View A&M University

Founder, president and CEO of Music World Entertainment Dr. Mathew Knowles – also known as Beyoncé’s father – is teaching a business class at Prairie View A&M University this fall. Knowles earned an MBA and a Ph.D. in business administration at Cornerstone Christian University. In the course – Sports, Event and Entertainment Marketing – he […]

November 22, 2019

Are You One of These 200,000 Taking Part in a Military and Veteran Health Study? DoD Wants Your Input

If you’re among the more than 200,000 service members and veterans participating in the long-term health study, researchers are calling on you to fill out a follow-up survey, as they track health risks of deployment, military occupations and general military service. This Department of Defense Millennium Cohort Study began in 2001, with 77,047 participants invited […]

November 22, 2019

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An Ivy League Protest Stirs Emotions Among Military Students

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Veterans Day protest in which a student dressed in black placed red-painted latex gloves around a display of small American flags at Yale University has stirred some controversy at the Ivy League school, which has been working to improve its image among military students. Senior Casey Odesser says her act, […]

November 22, 2019

Bill Approved for Military Family In-State Tuition Rates

A bill that aims to close a loophole to guarantee in-state tuition rates for military families in Pennsylvania was unanimously approved in the state Senate Veterans Affairs and Emergency Preparedness Committee this week. State Rep. Frank Burns, said his bill would guarantee in-state tuition rates for military families as soon as a student enrolls in […]

November 22, 2019

Officials Warn Pentagon Cuts Could Force Closing of Bethesda Military Medical University

WASHINGTON — The Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences, the military’s medical school in Bethesda, Maryland, has been targeted by the Defense Department for significant budget cuts that could force its closure, officials said. As a part of a Pentagon-wide review of “time, money, and manpower that can be reallocated to our highest priorities,” […]

November 22, 2019

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Celebrities Rally for Educational Equity at WISE Summit

Grammy award-winning sensation Shakira Mebarak, whose known simply by her first name, told the more than 3,000 delegates at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) here that her charity—The Barefoot Foundation— has built schools in rural areas of her native Colombia, to provide learning opportunities to poor children.

November 21, 2019

Booker Proposes Bill to Support Student Parents at Community Colleges and Minority Serving Institutions

New legislation – introduced by U.S. Sen. Cory Booker on Wednesday – could improve student life for struggling parents. The Preparing and Resourcing Our Student Parents and Early Childhood Teachers Act, or the PROSPECT Act, would offer competitive grants to community colleges and minority serving institutions to create free childcare options for student parents. Institutions could apply for up to $20 million in funding.

November 21, 2019