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A Look Inside the New Health Care Center at EMU
YPSILANTI, MI — A new health care center on Eastern Michigan University’s campus is set to open to students and the public Monday, Nov. 4. The ’IHA Health Center @ EMU,’ located at 1065 North Huron River Drive, will assume operations as the university’s primary care facility beginning next week. EMU officials say the facility […]
November 4, 2019
Other News
Widely Used Health Care Prediction Algorithm Biased Against Black People
From predicting who will be a repeat offender to who’s the best candidate for a job, computer algorithms are now making complex decisions in lieu of humans. But increasingly, many of these algorithms are being found to replicate the same racial, socioeconomic or gender-based biases they were built to overcome. This racial bias extends to […]
November 4, 2019
Nursing
Medical Students Take to the Streets to Give Free Care to Detroit’s Homeless
(CNN) Armed with care packages, clothes and clinical supplies, medical students in Detroit are learning outside the classroom. They are putting their knowledge and boots to the pavement, providing free health care to the city’s homeless. Each week, students under the supervision of a registered physician or nurse practitioner get on their bikes and look […]
November 4, 2019
Other News
Virginia Commonwealth University Health System CEO Retiring
RICHMOND, Va. (AP) — The CEO of Virginia Commonwealth University’s health system is retiring. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports Dr. Marsha Rappley announced Tuesday that she plans to retire Jan. 2 from the system she’s led since 2015. VCU President Michael Rao issued a statement praising Rappley and highlighting her work on a new children’s hospital […]
November 4, 2019
Other News
University of North Florida Program Would Place Students in Health Care Jobs
The State University System Board of Governors Strategic Planning Committee approved the University of North Florida’s plan to create a Medical Nexus, or MedNEX, the nation’s first university-based health care network. The committee approved the proposal Oct. 3. Upon approval by the Board of Governors, the Legislature and Gov. Ron DeSantis would need to sign […]
November 4, 2019
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University Health System Breaks Ground on Women’s and Children’s Hospital
Wielding miniature shovels, children in yellow hard hats dug in and broke ground on the construction site that is set to become University Health System’s new freestanding Women’s and Children’s Hospital. The Saturday morning groundbreaking ceremony signifies the beginning of construction for what will be a 12-story, 600,000-square-foot hospital tower that will house two separate emergency […]
November 4, 2019
Disparities
Hampton University Professor Leads Initiative To Bring Health Screenings To Black Barbershops
There is power that lies in the cultural influence of barbershops; especially within the Black community. These establishments have become far more than places where folks come to get their haircut; they’ve evolved into safe spaces where everything from political and social issues to health are discussed. A group of students from Hampton University is […]
November 4, 2019
Latest News
Leadership Program Prepares MSI Leaders to Become College Presidents
A cohort of mid-career college leaders from Minority Serving Institutions (MSI) across the nation gathered over the weekend to participate in the MSI Aspiring Leaders program developed by the Rutgers Center for Minority Serving Institutions.
November 3, 2019
Latest News
Black Cultural Centers Continue to Bridge Gaps Across Generations
Black Culture Centers on college campuses, like the Frank W. Hale, Jr. Black Cultural Center at The Ohio State University, continue to play a critical role in supporting and nourishing its African-American students.
November 3, 2019
HBCUs
Florida State University Creates First College of Entrepreneurship
Florida State University will welcome the Jim Moran School of Entrepreneurship as its newest college, according to an announcement at its Board of Trustees meeting on Friday. Now the Jim Moran College of Entrepreneurship, it will be the university’s 17th college and first stand-alone entrepreneurship college in American higher education. The original school was founded […]
November 1, 2019
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Dr. Daniel Wubah: a Ghanaian Regional King and University President
For Dr. Daniel Wubah, the past two years have been a whirlwind. A year ago, in 2018, Wubah, a microbiologist by training, was named president of Millersville University. And in 2017, he was coronated king of a district in Ghana when his uncle, who was king at the time, passed away.
November 1, 2019
News Roundup
OSU Offers New Diversity, Equity and Inclusion Certificate
Ohio State University is offering a new certificate in diversity, equity and inclusion, The Lantern reported. The 12-hour interdisciplinary program will teach students about institutional inequalities and train them to work in diverse environments. The certificate program, spearheaded by sociology professors Drs. Reanne Frank and Townsand Price-Spralten, has been in the works for a year […]
November 1, 2019
News Roundup
Book About Vietnam War and the Black Freedom Struggle on Campus Wins Award
The Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U) announced it will award its Frederic W. Ness Book Award to Jim Crow Campus: Higher Education and the Struggle for a New Southern Social Order” by Dr. Joy Ann Williamson-Lott, a professor of history of education and dean of the graduate school at the University of Washington […]
November 1, 2019
Other News
Former Citadel Football Coach Charlie Taaffe Dies
CHARLESTON, S.C. (WCBD) – Citadel’s former head football coach Charlie Taaffe has died at age 69. In a post on Facebook, Taaffe’s sister said he passed away after a short battle with widespread cancer. Taaffee served as head football coach for the Citadel between 1987 and 1996 and was arguably the best in the military […]
November 1, 2019
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Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President
The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]
November 1, 2019
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Former Naval Academy Superintendent Could be University of Nebraska President
The University of Nebraska board of regents unanimously voted Friday to make Retired Vice Adm. Walter “Ted” Carter a priority candidate to be the next university president. Carter, 60, was the Naval Academy’s longest-serving superintendent from 2014 until this summer. He directed all aspects of the Naval Academy, including the training and education of 4,400 […]
November 1, 2019
Veterans
Clergy Training Aims to Help Returning Military Veterans
The University of Providence and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs are hosting a free event called Pastors & Counselors Training Program – Military Culture and Wounds of War The event will be for clergy members who want training on how to help veterans overcome abandoning their religious beliefs. They will also learn methods of […]
November 1, 2019
Veterans
In Year Five, University Veteran Services Expands Efforts to Create Community Among Military-Connected Badgers
Mirana Whaley swears she can pick out fellow military veterans on campus simply by the way they walk. “It’s more purposeful,” says Whaley, a UW–Madison freshman. “We’ve got places to go and stuff to do. We don’t walk slowly.” Whaley attributes her quickened pace to the rigid structure of active duty. She spent the past […]
November 1, 2019
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