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News Roundup
George Mason Renames Building for ‘Hidden Figures’ Mathematician
The largest building on the Science and Technology Campus of George Mason University in Manassas, Va., has been renamed in honor of former NASA mathematician Katherine G. Johnson, an African-American woman who overcame sexism and racism to help lead the United States into a new era of space exploration. The renaming was celebrated at a […]
June 19, 2019
Students
Why Does Harvard Have a Police Force?
In April and May, student protesters at Johns Hopkins University engaged in a civil protest against the establishment of a police department on their campus. As the university moved towards rolling out the police force, they quashed the students’ protest with the help of the Baltimore Police Department. While Johns Hopkins may have won the battle against the student protestors, the students’ activism has opened the door for other students around the country to attempt to preempt the establishment of police forces at their own universities.
June 19, 2019
Latest News
IHEP Brief Continues Conversation on Need for Data Privacy and Security in Higher Ed
The Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) has released the third paper in its “Protecting Students, Advancing Data” series that promotes the safeguarding of student data all while ensuring that students and their families have transparent and relevant information to make informed college decisions.
June 19, 2019
News Roundup
Israeli Education Council Directs $40M for Ethiopian Students
Encouraging leadership and academic excellence among students of Ethiopian descent is the aim of a $40.4-million initiative launched by the Council for Higher Education in Israel. The multiyear plan stemmed from Israel’s 2015 Government Policy for Advancing the Integration of Israel Citizens of Ethiopian Descent into Israeli Society. The steering committee for Making Higher Education […]
June 18, 2019
Home
Panel: Speaker Disinvitations Seldom Best for Students
At a time when speaker disinvitations are making headlines, colleges and universities would serve the interests of intellectual discourse and robust discussion by helping students understand the value of engaging political and other perspectives different from their own on campus, panelists said Tuesday at a Bipartisan Policy Center forum dedicated to the topic.
June 18, 2019
Latest News
TIDES Report Shows NBA Outpaces All Other Pro Leagues in Diversity
The National Basketball Association received an overall grade of “A” in the 2019 Racial and Gender Report Card just issued by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport.
June 18, 2019
News Roundup
NACAC Launches ‘College Admissions Decoded’ Podcast
A new podcast series from the National Association for College Admission Counseling (NACAC) aims to help students, their families and education professionals better understand the college admissions process. Titled “College Admissions Decoded,” NACAC’s series sheds light on the admissions process and its challenges, and will explore the ways in which “college admission in the U.S. […]
June 18, 2019
Opinion
How Do We Persuade People About Casual Racism and Sexism?
As a teacher of advocacy, I wonder what is the most effective means of persuading people they should not engage in offensive speech and objectionable expression. I mean that sincerely, not rhetorically: what will prompt people to choose not to use racial slurs or sexist images, not because they felt coerced but from a change of heart? For me, the issue is not whether they possess the right to utter the word or display the picture — for I would not hesitate to support them against censorship. The issue is whether it is right to do so.
June 18, 2019
Disparities
Summit Focuses On Improving Health Outcomes
Nurses are an integral part of addressing the nation’s substance abuse epidemic and it all starts with changing the conversation, according to Marla T. Oros, MS, BSN ’84, RN, president of the Mosaic Group, a management consulting firm with expertise in community health. Oros shared her vision for the tremendous impact nurses can make on combating […]
June 17, 2019
Disparities
New UNG-Gainesville Health Clinic to Serve Students In Former Lanier Tech Space
The University of North Georgia plans to open a new health clinic for students on its Gainesville campus in spring 2020, expanding services to match what is provided on the Dahlonega campus. “We have students who live in Gainesville but take classes in Dahlonega and vice versa,” Dr. Alyson Paul, dean of students on the Gainesville […]
June 17, 2019
Policies
Indiana University Health Deal Will Fund Projects, Diversify Debt Portfolio
Indiana University Health plans to sell $637 million of revenue bonds Tuesday to fund expansion and upgrade projects and diversify its debt portfolio. The Indianapolis-based academic health system affiliated with the Indiana University School of Medicine will sell a mix of new money and refunding bonds through the Indiana Finance Authority. Read More
June 17, 2019
Nursing
Texas Tech Celebrates Funding, School of Veterinary Medicine
Texas Tech University System officials today (June 17) recognized all who played a part in helping secure funding from the Texas Legislature that will help establish the Texas Tech University School of Veterinary Medicine, a first for the State of Texas in more than a century. On Saturday (June 15), Gov. Greg Abbott signed into law the […]
June 17, 2019
Policies
For George Tyndall’s Victims Like Me, Proposed USC Settlement Is a Slap In The Face
I have always wanted to help others and be a force for social change. What I didn’t know is that my path to this would involve experiencing assault from a medical professional in a space I presumed was safe — the University of Southern California’s Engemann Student Health Center. Last year, I joined the approximately 500 women accusing George Tyndall, […]
June 17, 2019
Other News
New Director Shares Vision For University Health Services
Alex Langhart, the new director of the University of Mississippi Health Services, aims to increase access, promote wellness and find solutions to ensure all faculty, staff and students receive excellent on-campus care. Langhart received his master’s degree in health services administration from UM in 2015. The Tylertown native, who also has a bachelor’s degree from […]
June 17, 2019
Nursing
Alabama State University Lands $1.5M Grant From National Institutes of Health
Alabama State University was awarded a five-year grant from the National Institutes of Health that will help the school provide training to minority students in the biomedical sciences fields. The $1.47 million grant will be used by the university’s Center for Nanobiotechnology to diversify its pool of Ph.D. students, a news release stated. The grant comes […]
June 17, 2019
Students
TICAS Report Sheds Light on Student Loan Defaults
A report from The Institute for College Access and Success (TICAS) finds that, of the nearly seven million borrowers who take out student loans, more than a million Direct Loan borrowers have entered default in just the last 12 months.
June 17, 2019
Latinx
Pioneering PBI-HSI President Discusses Priorities
Setting priorities and a strategic plan, developing campuswide buy-in and telling Bloomfield College’s story are the biggest challenges facing Dr. Marcheta P. Evans, she said in her first news conference since becoming the school’s first African-American and woman president June 1.
June 17, 2019
Opinion
What if Western Illinois’ Jack Thomas Were White or Asian?
As a lonely adjunct, a Filipino American teaching at a state school, I am but a wee voice in higher ed. But what if I were Jack Thomas at Western Illinois University, the school’s very first Black president?
June 17, 2019
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