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PVAMU, Terra Dotta Work to Expand Study Abroad Participation

Since partnering with the technology-based higher education travel platform Terra Dotta last year, Prairie View A&M University (PVAMU) has streamlined its study abroad application and enrollment process in order to expose more students to international travel.

January 7, 2019

Nominations for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award now Open

Online nominations are now open for GlobalMindED’s 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award. The 2019 Inclusive Leadership Award honors leaders for their innovative ideas and actions in order to promote access and equity for people of color, women, LGBTQ and underrepresented groups in their recruiting, development and in their education to employment pipeline strategies. Some of the […]

January 7, 2019

HBCU Websites Must Adhere to American with Disabilities Act Guidelines

Over the next few years schools that fail to address whether their websites and other tools are consistent with ADA guidelines will encounter additional challenges. This is important considering that HBCUs are traditionally underfunded.

January 7, 2019

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Teaching Through Trauma

Trauma nestles in the crevices of our memories. It burrows in our shoulders, lies dormant in our muscles, and creeps in via a smell, a word, or even an unrecognizable reminder of the pain of the past. For our students, those triggers can be class discussions on controversial topics like the Department of Education’s retreat from addressing sexual assault or debates about sexual misconduct during judicial confirmation hearings.

January 7, 2019

Florida State Alumna Named Director of University Health Services

Florida State University (FSU) has named Dr. Amy B. Magnuson, a three-time alumna of the institution, as its next director of University Health Sciences (UHS), effective immediately. Prior to this appointment, Magnuson has served as interim director of the UHS since May 2017 and has been a part of the FSU faculty for 20 years. […]

January 7, 2019

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CU Boulder student selected by American Heart Association to represent women’s health initiative

Sofia Montoya has been telling her story for as long as she can remember: She was born with Holt-Oram, a syndrome that meant her heart was on the wrong side of her chest, her right hand was missing a thumb and her intestines were jumbled. Now a sophomore at the University of Colorado, Montoya was […]

January 7, 2019

Piedmont Tech to offer dual enrollment healthcare courses

In an attempt to address the region’s growing need for health care professionals, Piedmont Technical College will begin offering dual enrollment courses at the Russell Technology Center that will prepare students for the competitive entry programs within its health care division. Read More

January 7, 2019

In need of care: Nursing shortage already being felt across the state

The state’s nursing workforce is in a unique predicament as it deals with its aging workforce. The “Silver Tsunami” brought on by baby boomers leaving the workforce is well documented, and employers in most sectors are struggling to fill resulting vacancies. Read More

January 7, 2019

AAC&U 2019 Annual Meeting Gains Momentum With 1,800 Registrations

With just two weeks left until the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U)’s 2019 Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia, the gathering has gained a lot of attention as 1,800 participants have registered to attend. The event titled “Raising Our Voices: Reclaiming the Narrative on the Value of Higher Education” will take place from Jan. […]

January 7, 2019

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Rural Health Clinics in Tennessee Holds Payments

Several recently opened rural health clinics in Tennessee are struggling to stay open after a state program didn’t give them all promised funds. Servolution Health Services began offering services in March to citizens living in the small town of Speedwell where one-fifth of the population lives below the poverty line and experiences high rates of […]

January 7, 2019

Guest Opinion: Arming teachers isn’t viable response to public health crisis

I had the opportunity to read a recent Dec. 14 guest opinion written by Craig T. Edwards and feel compelled to respond. I emphatically believe that legislative solutions involving the safety of our children must be the byproduct of a thoughtful, informed and bipartisan discourse, and I am here to offer an antithetical perspective to the solution […]

January 7, 2019

Florida State Alumna Named Director of University Health Services

Florida State University (FSU) has named Dr. Amy B. Magnuson, a three-time alumna of the institution, as its next director of University Health Sciences (UHS), effective immediately. Prior to this appointment, Magnuson has served as interim director of the UHS since May 2017 and has been a part of the FSU faculty for 20 years. […]

January 7, 2019

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Study Finds Fathers Who Experience Post-Natal Depression Links to Future Depression Among Daughters

A new study of more than 3,000 families in the Bristol, England area found that fathers and mothers can experience post-natal depression, which could negatively affect their daughter’s future mental health. The study also found that sons were not affected by this risk. The study titled, “Association of Maternal and Paternal Depression in the Post-natal […]

January 7, 2019

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Report Evaluates Mental Health Leave of Absence Policies at all Ivy League Schools

A new report from the Ruderman Family Foundation has analyzed mental health leave of absence policies for students at all eight Ivy League institution, giving each one a failing grade. Each Ivy League was graded on 15 indicators that include the details of the leave of absence and the process of returning back to school […]

January 7, 2019

Cleveland State Community College Launches new Campus Veterans Resource Center

Cleveland State Community College has announced the establishment of a Veterans Resource Center in the campus’s George L. Mathis Student Center. The creation of the center was made possible because of a Tennessee Board of Regents Student Engagement, Retention and Success (SERS) grant. The new center, located on the college’s main campus, will act as […]

January 6, 2019

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Veterans, Community Members Help Habitat for Humanity Build House for Veteran

Community volunteers and Veterans in the Naples, Florida area came together this past weekend through Habitat for Humanity of Collier County to build a home for a veteran. The 30 to 40 volunteers represented local organizations including the Ave Maria School of Law, Trinity by-the-Cove Episcopal Church and the Veterans Council of Collier County to […]

January 6, 2019

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Number of Service Members, Veterans Using Military Education Benefits Decreases

The number of active-duty service members and veterans utilizing the benefits of attending college on the government’s dime has decreased, according to recent federal fiscal-year data. Tuition assistance benefits, which is typically a hard-selling military recruitment and retention tool, has not been used by members from all service branches as much as it has in […]

January 6, 2019

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Nisei Veterans Memorial Center Appoints Former Hawaii Senator as Executive Director

Jill N. Tokuda, a former senator from Hawaii, was recently appointed executive director of the Nisei Veterans Memorial Center. The term Nisei refers to second-generation Japanese-Americans. Several Nisei who lived in Maui fought during World War II in Europe and the Pacific, according to Maui News. The memorial center is a “living” memorial that was […]

January 6, 2019