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Trump to Rescind Obama-Era Guidance on Affirmative Action

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is rescinding Obama-era guidance that encouraged schools to take a student’s race into account to encourage diversity in admissions, a U.S. official said Tuesday. The shift would give schools and universities the federal government’s blessing to take a race-neutral approach to the students they consider for admission. Such guidance does […]

July 3, 2018

Supporting International Students in the Age of Trump

“Will I be safe in America?” “Am I welcome?” “Is the U.S. my best option?” These are the unsettling questions we in college admissions now often hear from prospective international students. Concerns over the political climate and uncertain immigration policies have heightened anxieties among foreign students and their families – and chilled a decade-long growth in international student enrollment.

July 3, 2018

Navy Veteran Killed by Campus Police Had Concealed Gun Permit

A Navy veteran who was fatally shot by Portland State University campus police during a fight outside a bar had a permit to carry a concealed handgun, a news organization reported Monday. Sgt. Brent Laizure, a spokesman for the Multnomah County Sheriff’s Office, told Oregon Public Broadcasting that Jason Erik Washington had a valid […]

July 3, 2018

HBCU Alum Promotes Diversity in Tech

A tech strategist and proud alumnus of Tuskegee University, Arif Gürsel made it his purpose to empower communities of color in metropolitan Seattle through science, technology, entrepreneurship, arts and media.

July 3, 2018

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Academics React to UPenn’s Ties to Slavery

The University of Pennsylvania has become the latest in a series of institutions of higher learning that have dug into their past, unearthed significant ties to slavery and begun trying to figure out how to address repercussions of the historical injustice.

July 2, 2018

National Conference Puts Focus on Urban Cities

If the nation is looking for ways to address issues that impact urban areas, they might consider closely examining the city of Detroit, said Dr. Curtis L. Ivery, Chancellor of the Wayne County Community College District.

July 2, 2018

University Of Minnesota to Open New History Museum Facility

PAUL, Minn. – The University of Minnesota will soon open its new $79 million facility for its natural history museum. Minnesota Public Radio reports that the Bell Museum of Natural History has more than 100 displays at its new facility on the university’s St. Paul campus. The museum includes 10 room-sized dioramas and 35 smaller […]

July 2, 2018

University of Minnesota to get new $2M MRI machine

MINNEAPOLIS The University of Minnesota will receive a third magnetic resonance imaging machine to meet high demand and reduce wait times. The Board of Regents approved the $2 million MRI machine this month, Minnesota Daily reported. Construction will begin this summer and the machine will be operational in December. Patients currently may have to wait […]

July 2, 2018

University of Mississippi to Accept Common Application

Oxford, MS – The University of Mississippi will begin accepting the Common Application on Aug. 1, The program allows for students to apply to multiple colleges and universities by filling out a single application. University of Mississippi Vice Chancellor for Student Affairs Brandi Hephner LaBanc said in a statement that the university hopes accepting the […]

July 2, 2018

Stephen R. Morgan: A Versatile and Nontraditional Leader

When Stephen R. Morgan steps down as president of Westminster College this summer, he will leave a legacy of being a versatile and nontraditional leader.

July 2, 2018

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Veteran Suicides

Three years ago, I wrote a somewhat confrontational article about why 22 was not the correct number of how many veterans commit suicide each day in the United States. I argued that if hiring managers and recruiters focused on the number 22 without context, they could severely impair veterans’ ability to find meaningful employment. After all, according […]

July 2, 2018

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Aid in Summer Improved Children’s Nutrition, Food Access

Offering families financial assistance to purchase food in the summer improved school-aged children’s food security by 20 percent and boosted the quality of their diets, according to an April 2018 study published in Pediatrics. Eight percent of households with children in the U.S. were “food insecure” in 2016, according to a U.S. Department of Agriculture report. For these […]

July 2, 2018

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Study: Sleep Problems Raise Heart Risks for Women

We know that not getting enough sleep is already linked to a slew of health concerns, both physical and mental, with cardiovascular health high on the list. Now a new study shows that even mild sleep issues, like difficulty falling and staying asleep, elevates risk of cardiovascular disease in women. The study examined 323 healthy women who wore […]

July 2, 2018

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Scientist Map Socioeconomic Data

The Neighborhood Atlas(link is external), a new tool to help researchers visualize socioeconomic data at the community level is now available. This online platform allows for easily ranking and mapping neighborhoods according to socioeconomic disadvantage. Seeing a neighborhood’s socioeconomic measures, such as income, education, employment and housing quality, may provide clues to the effects of those […]

July 2, 2018

Forecast for Obamacare: More Insurers, Higher Prices

Health insurers are planning to expand in Obamacare amid rising profits, but the trend is coming at the expense of higher premiums for certain customers. Premiums are expected to rise by an average of 15 percent for customers whose incomes aren’t low enough to qualify them for subsidies, according to early estimates from Avalere Health. […]

July 2, 2018

EMTs Fired Over Facebook Comments about Native Americans

YAKIMA, Wash. — A private ambulance company says two Washington state employees accused of making derogatory comments about Native Americans on Facebook are no longer working there. A spokeswoman with American Medical Response, Tawnya Silloway, said in an email Thursday night that two are out. The employees were placed on unpaid leave Tuesday as AMR […]

July 2, 2018

Meharry Lays Off 55

NASHVILLE, Tenn. — One of the largest and oldest historically-black medical colleges in the nation has laid off 55 employees in Tennessee. The Tennesseean reports Meharry Medical College confirmed Thursday that it let go about 6.5 percent of its workforce this week. Meharry President James Hildreth announced the layoffs in a letter Wednesday and said […]

July 2, 2018

Black Woman Becomes President of Medical Association

BLUEFIELD, W.Va. — Dr. Patrice Harris is a Bluefield native, a West Virginia University graduate, and she is now the first African-American woman elected as president of the American Medical Association. Harris will become the 174th president of the AMA in June 2019, and is now serving as president-elect. She was elected to the post […]

July 2, 2018

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