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Program Nudging Hispanic Students Toward Elite Levels
ARLINGTON, Va. — When Sergio Hernandez reached various milestones in his educational career, he always wondered why his father never showed up at the ceremonies to celebrate.
August 6, 2015
Disparities
Heart Association Calls for Action on Social Concerns
While deaths from heart attacks, strokes and other heart diseases have been declining, that trend could reverse if social factors, including race, income, environment and education are not addressed, the American Heart Association said in a “first of its kind scientific statement” published in the association’s journal Circulation and released Aug. 3. AHA said that […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
10 Years After Katrina, New Orleans Replaces Charity Hospital
NEW ORLEANS — Ten years after the levees and floodwalls broke during Hurricane Katrina and flooded New Orleans, the Big Easy finally has a full-scale hospital again — a new Charity hospital. At 6 a.m. Saturday (AUG. 1), the new 2.3 million-square-foot University Medical Center New Orleans, built with $1.1 billion of federal, state and […]
August 6, 2015
Research
Myanmar Factions Bond to Fight Malaria
WASHINGTON — Setting aside decades of animosity and suspicion, senior Myanmar government and military officials have held unprecedented discussions with representatives of the main opposition party and ethnic minorities in Washington on fighting a common enemy — malaria. In a meeting, Monday (Aug. 3), also attended by the U.S. government and military, scientific researchers and […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
More Black Men in Med School in 1978 Than in 2014
DETROIT, Mich. — The number of black males applying to and attending medical school in this country has declined since 1978, according to a new publication recently released the Association of American Medical Colleges. AAMC said that despite an overall increase in the number of black male college graduates over the past three decades, the […]
August 6, 2015
Disparities
Police Injured Sister Protecting Her Mentally Ill Son, NAACP Leader Says
PORTLAND, Ore. — An NAACP chapter president says police in Eugene, Oregon, used excessive force on his sister after she tried to stop an officer from deploying a Taser stun gun on her 19-year-old son. Eric Richardson, president of the Eugene-Springfield NAACP chapter, said Ayisha Brown called a mental health service early July 16 because […]
August 6, 2015
Home
Obama Spends His Birthday With Startup Innovators
President Barack Obama spent his 54th birthday talking to a robotic teddy bear that teaches children how to manage their diabetes and watching a radio waves demonstration used to detect senior falls.
August 6, 2015
Latinx
More Hispanics Apply to Little Rock Police Department
The Little Rock Police Department said 34 people of Hispanic descent have applied to join the force amid a push for a more-diverse agency.
August 6, 2015
Students
Couple Alleges Racial Harassment on a Kansas Campus
A black couple who have been working for a small university in eastern Kansas says the school is retaliating against them for complaining about a racial incident.
August 6, 2015
Students
Pennsylvania Police Nominee Wants More Diversity
Gov. Tom Wolf’s new nominee to lead the Pennsylvania State Police said Tuesday that he sees room for improvement in the diversity of troopers and that better recruiting practices could help.
August 6, 2015
African-American
India’s Priyanka Chopra Brings Diversity to “Quantico” TV Set
Indian film star Priyanka Chopra says she was eager to add a U.S. TV series to her resume.
August 6, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Symbols Shape What We Think and Believe in America
Now that the exhilaration of the removal of the Confederate battle flag has subsided a bit, let’s reflect upon it and pose a question or two.
August 5, 2015
Students
UConn Expands Tuition Benefits for Veterans
STORRS, Conn. ― The University of Connecticut’s Board of Trustees has voted to expand a program that gives tuition breaks to some veterans and their dependents.
August 5, 2015
Faculty & Staff
E. Illinois University Union Skips Pay Raise to Save 29 Jobs
CHARLESTON, Ill. ― Eastern Illinois University President David Glassman says the members of a union that represents faculty and others on campus have agreed to postpone a pay raise to keep 29 instructors employed.
August 5, 2015
Students
Senate Seeks Ways to Take Income Out of Graduation Rate Equation
A Senate committee is pondering structural reforms that would improve student graduation rates.
August 5, 2015
Community Colleges
Dearth of Blacks Males in Med Schools Has Experts Scrambling for Solutions
Health care educators and presidents of some of the nation’s historically Black medical colleges spent the week strategizing over how best to increase the applicant pool as well as boost admittance
August 5, 2015
Students
Admissions Pro Advises Opting to Write Essay
Even though some colleges may not require an essay under the new version of the Common Application, students should consider writing an essay anyway in order to distinguish themselves.
August 5, 2015
Opinion
GOP has had an Ongoing Rendezvous with Racial Politics
Over the past few several weeks, well-known businessman, TV celebrity and presidential candidate, Donald Trump has sent the Republican Party in a political whirlwind. His ascendance to the top of the 2016 Republican presidential polls has proven to be a real dilemma for the GOP establishment.
August 5, 2015
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