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Exploring the Connection Between Residential Segregation and Health
Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.
November 8, 2010
Harvard sociologist David R. Williams argues that residential segregation by race is the fundamental cause of racial disparities in health in the United States.
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With $30 Million Gift, Pa. College Seeks to be University
In the high-pressure world of educational fundraising, tiny Delaware Valley College has seemingly hit the lottery: A local philanthropic group is giving the school an estimated $30 million in property and cash.
November 7, 2010
Delaware Valley College
African-American
Medical School Association Diversity Chief Talks Health Care Reform
Dr. Marc Nivet, the Association of American Medical Colleges chief diversity officer, says the emphasis on prevention and wellness in the health care reform law will benefit minorities.
November 7, 2010
Health Care
Latinx
CareerWISE Web Resource Offers Ph.D. Guidance for Women in Science
Arizona State University researchers have created and launched an online, personal resilience training resource for women in science, technology, engineering and math fields that aims to increase their persistence in STEM doctoral programs.
November 7, 2010
Amy Petros
International
University of New Hampshire Aims to Boost Revenue, Diversity With Program
The University of New Hampshire is hoping to boost both revenue and the diversity of its student body by partnering with an outside company to recruit and support international students.
November 4, 2010
The University of New Hampshire campus
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Tennessee Courts Approves Fisk Art Sale With Rigid Conditions That Anger School and State
A Tennessee Judge has decided financially troubled Fisk University can sell half ownership in its prestigious Alfred Stieglitz Collection of photographs and art for $30 million, if two-third of the proceeds are placed in a new endowment whose sole purpose would be to use its income to ensure the collection remains in Nashville, even if Fisk closes.
November 4, 2010
Hazel O’Leary
Students
Critics, Supporters Express Concerns on Proposed Rules Targeting For-profit Colleges
Supporters and opponents of the controversial “gainful employment” rule being directed at for-profit colleges voiced their concerns Thursday at one of a series of public hearings being conducted by the U.S. Department of Education this week as it mulls modifying the rule before putting it into effect.
November 4, 2010
An Everest College counselor advises a student on career options. Everest College is a system of for-profit colleges in the U.S. and Ontario, Canada owned by Corinthian Colleges Inc. (photo courtesy of Everest College)
Opinion
What Can HBCUs Teach all Colleges and Universities?
Note: This blog post is co-authored with Dorsey Spencer Jr., who serves as assistant director of campus activities and programs at Bucknell University.   Harvard and Howard. Smith and Spelman. Wabash and Morehouse. Columbia Law and North Carolina Central Law. One could say that these institutions of higher education are not comparable. In these pairs, one […]
November 3, 2010
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Minorities Ride GOP Wave to Groundbreaking Wins
The Republican wave produced groundbreaking results for minority candidates, from Latina and Indian-American governors to a pair of Black congressmen from the Deep South.
November 3, 2010
In Florida, Allen West (pictured) ousted a two-term Democrat to a House seat. He is the first Black Republican elected to Congress from Florida since a former slave served two terms in the 1870s.
African-American
Surgeon General Benjamin Urges Prescription for Better U.S. Health
America’s top doctor leads effort to focus nation on exercise and other strategies to promote health and wellness.
November 3, 2010
Health Care
Students
Conveying the Black College Experience into Distance Learning
With HBCUsOnline.com, radio personality Tom Joyner ventures into ‘expanding the voice’ of HBCUs by targeting growing contingent of nontraditional students.
November 3, 2010
Launched by radio personality and longtime HBCU booster Tom Joyner, HBCUsOnline.com seeks to tap into the lucrative online adult higher education market (photo by AP/Mary Ann Chastain).
Opinion
Divided We Fall
Last week, the Campaign for College Opportunity (CCO) — a Los Angeles-based nonprofit that has a mission is to ensure 1 million additional college graduates in California by 2025 — released a report by the Institute for Higher Education Leadership & Policy at California State University Sacramento examining four-year transfer rates for Californians who begin […]
November 2, 2010
Students
Future Teachers Must Show, Not Just Tell, Skills
Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.
November 2, 2010
Sharon P. Robinson is president of the American Association of Colleges for Teacher Education, an umbrella group for schools that specialize in training teachers.
Faculty & Staff
UT-Knoxville Chancellor Says Diversity is a Goal
The chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.
November 2, 2010
Dr. Jimmy Cheek, the chancellor at the University of Tennessee-Knoxville, says there is slow progress diversifying the faculty, which is mostly made up of White men.
Leadership & Policy
For-profits Under Increased Scrutiny — This Time From Military
U.S. Defense Department proposes new rules regulating quality of online programs accessed by members of the armed services.
November 2, 2010
Dr. Susan Aldridge is president of the University of Maryland University College.
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A Sign of Peace at Southern University
The faculty senate president at Southern University’s Baton Rouge (SUBR) campus says the SUBR faculty organization recently “accepted an olive branch” from top administration officials after months of conflict over budget cuts and fiscal priorities.
November 2, 2010
Lisa Delpit
Faculty & Staff
Lincoln University President Says He Can’t Fire Professor Over Remarks
The president of Lincoln University said late last week that he cannot fire a tenured professor who has questioned the Holocaust and expressed virulent anti-Israel views because the teacher has kept his opinions out of the classroom.
November 1, 2010
Dr. Ivory Nelson is president of Lincoln University.
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Schools Step Up Efforts to Attract Adult Learners into College Programs
After traditional colleges and universities lost ground in the race to win back minority college dropouts, there is a push across academia to find innovative ways to recruit and retain adult learners.
November 1, 2010
CEO Jamie Merisotis
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