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Disparities
Georgia College Workers Push for Lower Health Care Costs
Employees at five University System of Georgia schools hit the streets on their campuses Wednesday and called colleagues to seek support for their demands that the system rescind its plan to increase worker health care costs next year. The state’s Board of Regents, which oversees University System operations, voted in September to raise employee health […]
October 7, 2019
Disparities
Wayne State University Pediatrician and Professor Helps Develop Policy Recognizing Racism as a Health Factor
A Wayne State University pediatrician played a critical role in developing a national policy statement that recognizes for the first time the impact racism has on the health of American children and teens. Lynn Smitherman, M.D., FAAP, assistant professor of WSU Pediatrics, is a member of the American Academy of Pediatrics’ Task Force Addressing Bias […]
October 7, 2019
Latest News
Daughter of Malcolm X Headlines Southern Nevada Diversity Summit
The Nevada System of Higher Education convened nearly 500 educators at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas on Friday for its 8th annual Southern Nevada Diversity Summit under the theme, “Nurturing Equity, Diversity and Inclusion.”
October 7, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
Scholars, Students Share Best Practices at HACU Annual Conference
College administrators, faculty and students convened at the 33rd annual Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) conference to share best practices and strategize on how best to serve Hispanic students.
October 6, 2019
News Roundup
Former UVA President Appointed Interim Provost at MSU
Dr. Teresa Sullivan, the former president of the University of Virginia, has been appointed interim provost and vice president for academic affairs at Michigan State University. The appointment comes in the wake of Dr. June Youatt’s resignation last month amid a federal investigation into MSU’s handling of the Larry Nassar and William Strampel case. “Terry […]
October 6, 2019
News Roundup
South Carolina Hosts African American History Conference
Last week, over a thousand academics, activists and students gathered in Charleston, South Carolina for the 104th Conference of the Association for the Study of African American Life and History. This year, the conference theme was Black Migrations, primarily focused on African-American history from the 20th century through modern day. The five-day conference featured over […]
October 6, 2019
Other News
$6 Million Military Grant Seeks to Help Those With Spinal Cord Injuries Through ‘Intelligent’ Interface
A $6.3 million federal grant will be given to researchers who are looking to help people with spinal cord injuries. The U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency is giving the money for a project that involves Brown University, Rhode Island Hospital, Intel and Micro-Leads Medical. “This is truly a transformational effort that has the potential […]
October 6, 2019
Other News
USM Wants to Build a New $2.4 Million Center for Military Students and Veterans
When the University of Southern Mississippi’s Center for Military Veterans, Service Members and Families opened in October 2014, it served less than 600 students. Five years later, with more than 1,700 students with military ties, the center has outgrown its original facility in a renovated house on the university’s west end. The university on Friday […]
October 6, 2019
Academics
Military Trains Students for School and Army
By the time the clock hits 5:45 a.m., John Arrieta, accounting senior, is up and moving. Forming up for physical training, held in the early hours of the morning three times a week outside the Tulane University gymnasium, Arrieta prepares for the various workouts that the training brings. Arrieta is a member of the Orleans […]
October 6, 2019
Other News
Navy Ends Instructor-Led ‘Afloat’ College Program
On Sept. 30, 2019, the Navy ended its decades-old NCPACE program, which provided classroom-based college courses to sailors and Marines at sea. The Program for Afloat College Education, or PACE as it was known then, began in 1974 as classroom instruction in basic college courses, usually taught by a civilian instructor. Through the years, the […]
October 6, 2019
Sports
Fair Pay To Play Hailed As Game-Changer
The Fair Pay To Play Act that California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law on Sept 30. is being hailed as a game-changer for collegiate athletics.
October 6, 2019
Asian American Pacific Islander
Harvard Affirmative Action Decision Exposes Asian American Divide
The Harvard decision last week makes me cheer. And cry. It solves nothing. It only furthers an Asian American stereotype as well as expose a crack in the Asian American community.
October 5, 2019
Latest News
Teagle Foundation Forum Explores What Liberal Arts Can Offer Underrepresented Students
At a forum marking the Teagle Foundation’s 75th anniversary, humanities faculty explored what their disciplines offer underrepresented students – and whether liberal arts schools are the institutions best serving them.
October 5, 2019
News Roundup
Ohio University Suspends All Fraternities Amid Hazing Allegations
Ohio University has suspended all 15 of its fraternities amid allegations of hazing, according to NBC News. All of the suspensions are indefinite and it comes just months after the expulsion of Sigma Pi fraternity after a freshman died from allegedly being forced to participate in hazing-related events. “These troubling allegations, which will be thoroughly […]
October 5, 2019
News Roundup
Brown University Removes GRE Requirement for 24 Doctoral Programs
Next year, Brown University applicants won’t need to provide Graduate Records Examination (GRE) scores for 24 of the school’s doctoral programs. The aim is to increase the number of underrepresented graduate students, who sometimes struggle to afford GRE prep courses, tutoring and exam fees. “The future success of graduate education at Brown depends on the […]
October 4, 2019
News Roundup
New Bill Aims to Stop School Closures
On Thursday, Rep. Dr. Donna Shalala, Peter King and Sean Casten introduced the Stop College Closures Act, a bipartisan bill that would require accreditors to play a bigger role in preventing sudden school closures. If passed, accreditors would need to track student complaints and if need be, submit them to state agencies and the U.S. […]
October 3, 2019
Opinion
The Possible Intersection Between the Elimination of the GRE’s and Interest Convergence
In light of that fact that issues of race and racism are deeply rooted in U.S. society, it is possible for race and racism to be attached to the policies, practices, procedures, and institutionalized systems of higher education. Interest convergence maybe useful for understanding the various ways ivory tower institutions benefit from eliminating the GRE, while concurrently accepting more minoritized students, with a particular focus on Black students.
October 3, 2019
STEM
Scholars Examine Segregation of Latino K-12 Students
As Latino children entered elementary schools this fall, they were likely to encounter fewer White students than they would have a generation ago, based on a recently published academic study. However, the same research found that low-income students of all racial groups were more likely to share classrooms with middle-class pupils than in previous decades.
October 3, 2019
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