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Disparities
ASU Receives $50M Gift to Support College of Nursing, Biodesign Institute
According to an Arizona State University (ASU) announcement, Charlene and J. Orin Edson will donate a gift of $50 million to the school: $25 million to the university’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation and $25 million to the Biodesign Institute. The Edson’s donation is one of the largest received in ASU history. The donation […]
March 25, 2019
Disparities
Lockboxes Available to UM Students for Prescription Medications
University of Mississippi students can pick up a free prescription drug lockbox at the campus Pharmacy Health Services. The lockboxes became available after the Center for Wellness Education conducted a College Prescription Drug Survey on the Ole Miss campus. The results confirmed that students are gaining access to prescription medications – for recreational use or self-medication […]
March 25, 2019
Disparities
Yang Uses Biostatistics, Public Health Data to Solve Environmental Health Issues
When Dr. Wei Yang came to the United States from China in 1991 as an international student after working as a physician and clinical epidemiologist after graduating from medical school, he originally planned to stay a couple of years after earning a Ph.D and gain some experience working in the U.S. “In 1996 right before I […]
March 25, 2019
Nursing
LCU, Texas Tech UHS Sign Agreement to Allow Early Medical School Application
Lubbock Christian University (LCU) and the Texas Tech University Health Sciences Center have signed an agreement that will allow Lubbock Christian honors students to apply to the Health Sciences Center medical school early, permitting pre-admission and exemption from a medical entrance exam. To honor the new partnership, an official signing ceremony was held at LCU’s […]
March 25, 2019
Disparities
MUIH Alumnus Marc Levin Appointed President, CEO
Maryland University of Integrative Health (MUIH) alumnus Marc Levin has been appointed its next president and CEO after serving as the interim in both roles since Feb. 1, 2019. Levin also currently serves as chief financial officer and chief operating officer of the university. “We are thrilled to appoint Marc to be our president and […]
March 25, 2019
News Roundup
Delaware Valley Alumnus Donates $1.57M To Support Financial Aid, Agricultural Program
Delaware Valley University alumnus Jim Harteis has donated $71,000 to the university to support student financial aid opportunities and a $1.5 million estate gift to support Delaware Valley’s agricultural programs. The oldest of 10 siblings, Harteis was raised on a small farm and worked several jobs to put himself through school in addition to relying […]
March 25, 2019
News Roundup
Newberry College Announces New Tuition Promise Program For Incoming Freshmen, Transfer Students
Newberry College has announced the launch of a new program called Tuition Promise, which would freeze tuition for incoming freshmen and transfer students for the next four years while they attend the school. The program does not apply to room and board costs. “Our goal is to ensure that families have a financial aid plan […]
March 25, 2019
News Roundup
USF Names Dr. Steve Currall Next President
Dr. Steve Currall, provost and vice president for academic affairs at Southern Methodist University, has been named the next president of the University of South Florida (USF). He will succeed Dr. Judy Genshaft, who recently announced plans to step down as president after 19 years at the university. “I am thrilled to be selected to […]
March 25, 2019
Students
State Restrictions Impede Developmental Education While Minority-Serving Institutions Find Success
A staggering amount of first year college students enter into institutions of higher education underprepared – research suggests 40 percent annually, and this figure is disproportionately comprised of racial minorities and low-income students. To prepare students for the academic demands of college, institutions endeavor to bridge the “knowledge” gap with developmental or remedial coursework. Recent decades have brought increased restrictions on remediation at public institutions.
March 25, 2019
Latest News
St. Catherine University Explores Octavia Butler’s ‘Parable of the Sower’
Reading African-American science fiction writer Octavia E. Butler’s Parable of the Sower instilled in Ashley Chavez an understanding that “anyone and everyone” can make a change.
March 25, 2019
Students
March Madness? It’s Not Just Basketball
March Madness — higher ed’s Springtime PR-fest known as the NCAA men’s basketball tournament — usually refers to when the spotlight catches underdogs like the University of California Irvine (UCI) Anteaters.
March 25, 2019
News Roundup
UGA Tau Kappa Epsilon Chapter Suspended Following Racist Video
University of Georgia (UGA)’s Tau Kappa Epsilon chapter has been suspended by the national fraternity organization following the emergence of a video where several members used racist slurs and laughed about “beating Black people.” UGA officials have also begun an investigation regarding the students featured in the video, university spokesperson Greg Trevor told The Hill. […]
March 24, 2019
Latest News
Remembering Joan Carol Morgan Matthews
Hundreds of family and friends gathered on Saturday to honor the life of Joan Carol Morgan Matthews, a seasoned reporter and editor who interviewed some of the nation’s top newsmakers including former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice and Nobel laureate and Pulitzer Prize winner Toni Morrison.
March 24, 2019
Health
Legal Scholars of Color Convene at AU
The intersection of race, law and democracy drew more than 550 law professors and scholars from around the world to American University’s Washington College of Law for the 4th National People of Color Legal Scholarship Conference.
March 23, 2019
Community Colleges
Roscoe Helps Students Figure Out Academics and Life
Around 80 percent of students in the United States end up changing their major at least once, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. Those stats resonate with Jason Roscoe who didn’t know what career he wanted to pursue either, when he enrolled as an undergraduate at Mansfield University located in Pennsylvania.
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
School Announces Efforts to Help Argosy Students After Closure
Following the announcement that Argosy University is closing its campuses across the nation, online graduate school Claremont Lincoln University, based in Claremont, California, has announced it will work to accept as many Argosy University graduate students as possible. The school focuses on civic engagement, social justice and organizational leadership. “I can’t imagine how disheartening it […]
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
College of St. Joseph to Close At End of Current Semester
College of St. Joseph president Dr. Jennifer Scott has announced that the school will close its doors at the end of the current semester, citing issues with financial stability. The small, independent college located in Rutland, Vermont currently serves around 200 students and employs a little over 90 people. The first priority of college officials, Scott […]
March 22, 2019
News Roundup
Duke Begins Auditing Years of Admissions Processes Amid National Scandal
Amid the national college admissions scandal, Duke University has begun auditing the last several years of its admissions. No Duke coaches or administrators were mentioned in the scandal. The FBI charged over 40 people, from university officials, coaches and parents, in an alleged plan to illegal purchase a student’s admission into college, by either claiming […]
March 22, 2019
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