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Disparities
Florida’s Universities Get Creative to Meet Demand For New Nurses
With more rehabilitation facilities, urgent cares, walk-in medical clinics and outpatient facilities, it is easier than ever to get medical treatment outside of a hospital or doctor’s office. But will there be enough nurses to provide proper care? Amid a potential nursing shortage that threatens Florida’s healthcare system, the state’s universities and colleges are devising […]
June 3, 2019
News Roundup
APLU Urges House to Pass New Dreamers Act
The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) has thrown its support behind the American Dream and Promise Act of 2019. In a letter Monday to majority and minority leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives, APLU president Peter McPherson strongly urged leaders to approve the legislation. The act “would protect the thousands of Dreamers […]
June 3, 2019
Opinion
An Adjunct’s Thoughts on Shrinking College Enrollments and the State of Diversity
On the final week of Asian American history month, I was invited to speak to the Filipino American history class of Dr. Robyn Magalit Rodriguez, a professor and the chair of the Asian American Studies department at UC Davis and a founder of the Bulosan Center for Filipino Studies.But what I found noteworthy is what I experienced as I walked through campus. I just could not believe the number of Asian Americans at UC Davis.The place seemed to be exploding with diversity.
June 3, 2019
STEM
Louisiana College Prep School Refutes Allegations of Abuse, Academic Fraud
Leaders of a private, predominantly Black college-prep school in southern Louisiana are defending the K-12 institution against allegations of emotionally and physically abusing students and falsifying academic records, saying the accusations are untrue and smear the institution’s good reputation.
June 3, 2019
News Roundup
Spelman Professor to Develop Gender Violence Symposium
Dr. Shanya Cordis, an associate professor of sociology and anthropology at Spelman College, is using a grant from the Wenner-Gren Foundation to bring together scholars in the field of feminist activist anthropology for a symposium exploring gender violence. The $20,000 grant will support the launch of the symposium that has its roots in a research […]
June 3, 2019
News Roundup
Kimberly Hewitt Named VP for Institutional Equity at Duke
Beginning August 5, attorney and higher education executive Kimberly Hewitt will assume the role of vice president for institutional equity at Duke University. Hewitt succeeds Benjamin Reese, Jr., who served in the position for 14 years. The incoming leader arrives from Johns Hopkins University where she is currently vice provost for institutional equity. “I am […]
June 3, 2019
Opinion
College is a Place of Self-Discovery And Reinvention
Thankfully, in America we are not required to have it all figured out by age 17. Our 17-year-old inclinations and test scores do not have to determine our subsequent years. We live in a land of second chances. Students, enrolled in community colleges to elite universities, are encouraged to rediscover and reinvent themselves. That is, to search for what’s “worth wanting.”
June 2, 2019
Opinion
Rethinking Commencement
“What we call the beginning is often the end; and to make an end is to make a beginning. The end is where we start from.” Twenty-five years ago this week, I used those words from T.S. Eliot’s “Little Gidding” to start my high school commencement speech.
June 2, 2019
Veterans
Portage Veteran Awarded Honorary Diploma After Dropping Out For Military Service
PORTAGE, MI — On Robert El Henicky’s 17th birthday on Dec. 1, 1960, he decided to drop out of high school and start a new adventure in military service. El Henicky, 75, received permission from his parents to drop out and join the Air Force before turning 18. The original plan was to go to […]
June 2, 2019
Academics
Here’s How The New SAT Tool Could Affect Military Students
The organization that administers the SAT test will explore ways to address the mobility of military children in the college application process, officials told Military Times. The statement comes in the midst of news coverage of what is being called an “adversity score,”a new tool measuring socioeconomic aspects of a student’s current school and current […]
June 2, 2019
Funding
How to Pay for College While on Active Duty
ACTIVE-DUTY MEMBERS OF the military are frequently enrolled in college either part time or full time, whether at a school on or near their base in the U.S., through online courses or at a university abroad. To advance their career goals and take advantage of educational opportunities, service members have access to unique education benefits and resources to […]
June 2, 2019
Policy
This Report Says Black And Hispanic Service Members Are More Likely to Face Trial
Men in the military are much more likely to go to court-martial than women, according to recently compiled data, and Black or Hispanic service members of either gender are more likely to face a trial than their White counterparts. However, once service members get to trial, the likelihood of a conviction is nearly the same across all demographic […]
June 2, 2019
News Roundup
FAMU, University of Haifa Partner for Study Abroad Opportunities
Florida A&M University students will have another option for study abroad due to a new partnership between the historically Black university and the University of Haifa in Israel. The partnership comes as FAMU president Dr. Larry Robinson and his wife, Florida governor Ron DeSantis and other academic, business and political officials recently embarked on a […]
June 2, 2019
HBCUs
Fire, Water Cause Damage at Morris Brown College.
Morris Brown College, which has been struggling to regain its accreditation, has experienced yet another setback. A fire broke out over the weekend in the administration building, igniting the sprinkler system and causing severe water damage to the building, including the president’s office, according to the school’s interim president, Dr. Kevin James. He said that […]
June 2, 2019
Latest News
New Report Emphasizes the Importance of Research on Higher Ed Prison Programs
With the Second Chance Pell pilot program extended to 2020, a new report released by Ithaka S+R details the need for comprehensive research into higher education for incarcerated individuals.
June 1, 2019
News Roundup
Study: Link Between Treatment Programs and Reduced Jail, Recidivism
A five-year study by the Center for Behavioral Health and Justice at Wayne State University’s School of Social Work found that diverting individuals with mental health disorders into treatment programs rather than simply jailing them significantly reduces the jail population and reduces the chances of recidivism. The two-phase study, recently released by the state of […]
June 1, 2019
HBCUs
Syracuse Law Furthers Commitment to Access, Diversity in Legal Profession
A new agreement between Syracuse University College of Law and Clark Atlanta University, Morehouse College and Spelman College will fulfill a dual objective: diversifying the student body of the law school – and thus the legal profession – while also providing a pipeline for students from the three historically Black institutions to accelerate the time to their bachelor’s and juris doctor degrees.
June 1, 2019
News Roundup
Partnership Aims to Increase Minority Chemistry Doctorates
The University of Wisconsin-Madison and the American Chemical Society are teaming up to train underrepresented minority students in chemical research to increase their numbers in chemistry doctoral programs. Beginning this fall, the ACS Bridge Program will bring talented, underrepresented minority students to the UW-Madison campus to build stronger application portfolios for chemistry doctoral programs. The […]
May 30, 2019
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