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News Roundup
UNC Asheville’s Agya Boakye-Boaten Receives Fulbright Award
Dr. Agya Boakye-Boaten, chair and associate professor of Africana and interdisciplinary and international studies at the University of North Carolina-Asheville, has received a 10-month Fulbright U.S. Scholar grant to teach and conduct research in Ghana at the University of Cape Coast. A Ghana native and former social worker in the country, Boakye-Boaten aims to research […]
June 11, 2019
News Roundup
Edward M. Kennedy Institute Wins Leonore Annenberg Civics Award
The Boston-based Edward M. Kennedy Institute for the United States Senate has been awarded the inaugural Leonore Annenberg Civics Award (LAIC) from the Annenberg Public Policy Center of the University of Pennsylvania. The institute will use the $200,000 award prize to establish a program to help 8th through 12th grade teachers cultivate skills to lead […]
June 11, 2019
News Roundup
CMSI Releases Guide on Asian American Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions
A new guide on Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving Institutions (AANAPISIs) from the University of Pennsylvania’s Center for Minority Serving Institutions (CMSI) calls for more engagement and research to understand how the institutions uplift and support Asian American and Pacific Islander communities. The guide, “Asian American and Native American Pacific Islander Serving […]
June 11, 2019
Students
Report: Student Loan Debt Thwarts Do-Over for Many Bankruptcy Filers
Millions of Americans have filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy to eliminate crippling debt and get a fresh financial start, but nowadays it isn’t unusual for people to come out of the process still owing much of their debt in the form of student loans, according to a report issued Tuesday by LendEDU.
June 11, 2019
Opinion
Ignoring Race and Privilege: How The College Board’s SAT Adversity Score Missed the Mark
Adverse experiences and social privilege are both life circumstances that can alter a test-taker’s score on standardized tests. However, the College Board, with their recent announcement of an “adversity score,” highlighted the disadvantages of adversity, while ignoring the advantages of privilege. In doing so, the College Board treats adversity as a handicap to be accommodated, while missing an opportunity to address a myriad of noncognitive factors that make SAT scores either lower or higher than they should be for different racial and ethnic groups, and socio-economic statuses.
June 11, 2019
Disparities
Domestic Abuse Victims More Likely To Suffer Mental Illness – Study
Women who have been abused by a partner are three times more likely to suffer depression, anxiety or severe conditions such as schizophrenia or bipolar disorder than other women, according to research. The study is one of the first in the UK to probe the relationship between domestic abuse and mental health. It found that […]
June 10, 2019
Other News
KCU Plans $80M Dental College On Joplin Campus
Kansas City University of Medicine and Biosciences will break ground on an $80 million College of Dental Medicine on its Joplin campus in 2020. The project’s anticipated cost is twice that of KCU’s 2017 medical school expansion in Joplin. The school has committed $40 million toward funding this project, with the remainder coming from philanthropic […]
June 10, 2019
Nursing
Baker Center And College of Nursing To Host Diplomacy Lab This Fall
This fall, a group of UT students will learn more about health-care systems in the Americas thanks to a collaboration between the Howard H. Baker Jr. Center for Public Policy and the College of Nursing to host a Diplomacy Lab. The Diplomacy Lab is a partnership between the US Department of State and a small group of […]
June 10, 2019
Disparities
New College Grad? You Can Get Health Plans Through Covered California
It’s college graduation season, and congrats to the class of 2019! The moment they’ve worked so hard for is finally here! They’re ready to walk across that stage, grab that diploma and begin the rest of their lives. But life can be complicated, and it’s imperative to have the important things — like one’s health […]
June 10, 2019
Disparities
Homeless In College: Students Sleep In Cars, On Couches When They Have Nowhere Else To Go
Three years ago, Kyshawna Johnson, 23, had a lot more than homework on her mind as she pursued an associate’s degree at Citrus College in Glendora, California. She also worried constantly about where to park overnight, since she was living in her car. “That journey was a little traumatic for me,” says Johnson, who lived in […]
June 10, 2019
Other News
ETSU College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences Adding Programs, Students
East Tennessee State University College of Clinical and Rehabilitative Health Sciences said goodbye to 296 graduates — the largest class in the college’s history — at ETSU’s spring commencement last month. However, the college anticipates even larger class sizes in the coming years due to the proposed addition of new degree programs and growth in […]
June 10, 2019
Disparities
Insufficient Sleep Linked To Mental Health In College Students And Athletes
Preliminary results from a new study suggest that there is a dose-response relationship between insufficient sleep and mental health symptoms in collegiate students, including varsity athletes. Results show that in adjusted models, insufficient sleep was associated with all mental health variables, and a dose-response relationship resulted when insufficient sleep was treated as categorical. With every additional night […]
June 10, 2019
Latinx
Not Enough Black Males Qualified to Work in Higher Education – Cliché?
For years, there has been continuous conversation surrounding the scarcity of Black male professionals working in higher education. Often the narrative related to the cause of the shortage refers to the low number of Black males who attain a college degree.
June 10, 2019
HBCUs
Morehouse Takes Bold Step in Admitting Transgender Students
Come next fall, Morehouse College — the nation’s only historically Black all-men’s school in the nation — will begin admitting transgender students who identify as men.
June 10, 2019
HBCUs
Harris-Stowe’s Warmack Named New President of Claflin
As Dr. Henry N. Tisdale prepares to retire June 30 after 25 years as president of a transformed Claflin University, the historically Black institution announced Monday that he will be succeeded by another HBCU president.
June 10, 2019
News Roundup
Newbury College Hosts Closeout Sale
Newbury College, the  private college closing in Massachusetts, is holding a closeout sale in an effort to pay off its remaining debts, according to officials. Launched on Friday, the closeout sale includes the college’s equipment, furniture and other items. The closeout sale is organized by Eaton Hudson, a company that has similarly worked with closing […]
June 10, 2019
News Roundup
Jury: Oberlin College Must Pay Bakery $11M in Defamation Suit
A jury has awarded an Ohio bakery more than $11 million in compensatory damages in a nationally publicized defamation lawsuit against Oberlin College and one of its administrators, and jurists are meeting this week to decide how much the school also will have to pay in punitive damages, according to a report in The New […]
June 10, 2019
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Lavender Graduations Celebrate LGBT Students
More than 500 colleges and universities now hold commencement ceremonies to honor the accomplishments of LGBT students.
June 10, 2019
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