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Higher Ed Groups Make Urgent Call for Greater Use of Data Analytics
Representatives of three higher education associations, after gathering early this year to discuss ways to promote the use of data analytics at the nation’s colleges and universities, have issued a multi-point “collective call-to-action” that urges institutions to quickly increase use of the strategic asset.
August 30, 2019
Home
Debate Surrounds College Board’s Adversity Score Replacement
The College Board reversed its controversial decision to give students an adversity score, a number meant to put SAT results in the context of students’ life challenges. The score will be replaced with Landscape, a new tool that includes multiple metrics as opposed to a single value. But critics question whether it’s a better alternative.
August 30, 2019
News Roundup
Possible Whooping Cough Cases at Georgia University
Students and employees at Brenau University’s Gainesville, Ga. campus may have been exposed to pertussis, also known as whooping cough. News outlets have reported a news release on Wednesday from Brenau saying that potential cases began the week of Aug. 16, according to an Associated Press story. Georgia Department of Public Health District 2 spokesman […]
August 30, 2019
MSIs
Alabama Governor Apologizes for Blackface Incident in College
Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey has apologized for wearing blackface during her senior year of college at Auburn University, after the incident surfaced in an old college radio show. “I offer my heartfelt apologies for the pain and embarrassment this causes, and I will do all I can – going forward — to help show the […]
August 30, 2019
Community Colleges
Two Students Hospitalized After Dorm Fire in Iowa
Two students were injured at Ellsworth Community College in Iowa after an electric outlet shortage started a fire in a men’s dorm on campus. The students were sent to the hospital from smoke inhalation but were released on the same day, the Des Moines Register reported. The dorm, Thompson Hall, will remain closed for two weeks. […]
August 30, 2019
African-American
Blackness in the Academy: Who Owns the Truth?
Blackness, who owns it? Perhaps a better question to ponder is, can Blackness be owned? As I reflect on this complex question, I am very aware that my positionality as a Black male is always going to be an intersecting identity vector that I will never be able to erase.
August 30, 2019
Other News
Post-Secondary Institutions Work to Address Student Anxiety, Offer Support
For Jenna Kaplan, the thought of taking a day off from university to manage her anxiety disorder only made her feel worse. The now-23-year-old graduate student remembers grappling with panic attacks and sky-high stress levels during her undergraduate degree at Concordia University while trying to shine in a highly competitive theatre program. Tests and social events — cornerstones […]
August 30, 2019
Other News
Ohio State Seeks Trustee Approval on Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center
The Ohio State University is taking the next step on a proposed Interdisciplinary Health Sciences Center that will blend innovative technology and hands-on learning in conjunction with the university’s strategic plan. Ohio State will seek approval for the $155.9 million health sciences center during next week’s Board of Trustees meeting. Funding sources are to be […]
August 30, 2019
Disparities
United Health Foundation and The Health Wagon Announce $1 Million Multiyear Partnership to Expand Access to Quality Care in Southwest Virginia
The United Health Foundation and The Health Wagon today announced a new partnership to expand access to vital health care services for thousands of people in communities throughout southwest Virginia. A three-year, $1 million grant from the United Health Foundation will enable The Health Wagon to provide new, no-cost diagnostic and specialty services, such as […]
August 30, 2019
Other News
Former Molina Healthcare CEO to Lead Claremont Colleges Medical School
A planned medical school at the Claremont Colleges has named Mario Molina, former longtime chief executive of Molina Healthcare Inc., as its founding dean, according to an announcement from the Keck Graduate Institute. The medical school, which will be part of the Keck Graduate Institute for the study of life sciences at the Claremont Colleges, […]
August 30, 2019
Other News
Here’s What Happened When Maryland Students Forced Colleges to Confront Sexual Assault
In a decisive move, Johns Hopkins University drove out two professors this summer for violating sexual misconduct policies — and did not let them go quietly. An email sent to their departments named both men and and made clear why they were leaving. Hopkins ensured the allegations would not go unnoticed, a rare occurrence in […]
August 30, 2019
Disparities
Saint Peter’s Partners with Medical School to Increase Diversity
Saint Peter’s University has signed an agreement with Ross University School of Medicine with the goal of increasing diversity in the U.S. physician workforce. Over the past decade, the Jesuit institution in New Jersey has seen the enrollment of Hispanic students go from approximately 25 percent of the undergraduate student population to nearly 50 percent. […]
August 30, 2019
Disparities
TSU is First HBCU to Open Student-Run Physical, Occupational Therapy Clinic
This week marks a historic first for Tennessee State University as it becomes the first historically Black college or university to open a student-run physical and occupational therapy clinic. The clinic, which is part of the College of Health Sciences, opens Aug. 30 and is located in the basement of Clement Hall on the main […]
August 30, 2019
Sports
More HBCUs Selling Alcohol in Athletic Arenas
North Carolina A&T State University will join a growing list of HBCUs selling alcohol inside their football stadiums when the defending MEAC and Black College Football champions host backyard rival Elon University on Saturday.
August 29, 2019
Recruitment & Retention
NSF Awards Morgan State $1.25M STEM Grant
The National Science Foundation has awarded Morgan State University a $1,248,895 grant for its School of Computer, Mathematical and Natural Sciences (SCMNS). The funds will go toward the school’s PERSIST Program, or “Pathways to Enhance Retention of Students in Science to Transition.” PERSIST aims to inspire first-year students to pursue STEM majors at Morgan State […]
August 29, 2019
Sports
Athletics is Educational, Theory Says So
Many faculty and administrators in the academy view athletics as a distraction to the mission of higher education, and athletes as second-tier students. However, the majority of college athletes not only earn their college education in their lectures and labs, but also earn it on the field, in the pool or on the court.
August 29, 2019
News Roundup
Craven CC Offers Students Aviation Career Opportunity
This fall, students will be able to pursue a career in aviation through Craven Community College’s (Craven CC) new program. The Aviation Management and Career Pilot program allows students to test their skills on an FAA-approved flight simulator, which can imitate weather patterns, time of day and other obstacles. Students will also learn about flight […]
August 29, 2019
News Roundup
New Statue Celebrates Florida A&M Alum Althea Gibson
Florida A&M University is celebrating the unveiling of a statue of tennis player and alumna Althea Gibson in New York, overlooking Arthur Ashe Stadium. The ceremony took place at the National Tennis Center in Flushing Meadow. The school’s president, Dr. Larry Robinson, called the event a “special day” for Florida A&M University. “It’s a very […]
August 29, 2019
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