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Disparities
Why We Need More African-Americans in Medicine
As I reflect on the significance of Black History Month in my life, I can’t help but think of the African-American mentors who blazed the trails before me. These are individuals who didn’t allow their racial makeup to stand in the way of achieving their dreams. More importantly, as a result of their dedication and despite […]
March 2, 2020
Disparities
Women Have Closed Med School Enrollment Gap; Others Remain
In 2017, for the first time, the class of students entering U.S. medical schools was more than 50% female. It wasn’t a fluke. In 2018 and 2019, women matriculants outnumbered men. Now, for the first time, women make up the majority of students in U.S. medical schools. According to the Association of American Medical Colleges’ […]
March 2, 2020
Other News
Colleges Prepare for Coronavirus Outbreaks on Campus
A team from the University of Rochester Medical Center gathered in late February for a drill: What would the hospital do if someone showed up presenting with symptoms of the disease caused by the novel coronavirus? The group went through the steps: Masks on. Get the patient into an isolation room. Rule out other possible […]
March 2, 2020
News Roundup
Na’ilah Suad Nasir Voted President-Elect of the American Educational Research Association
Dr. Na’ilah Suad Nasir was voted president-elect of the American Educational Research Association (AERA). She will assume her new role at the end of the 2021 AERA Annual Meeting. Currently, Nasir is the president of the Spencer Foundation. During the course of her career, she has also worked as the Birgeneau Chair in Educational Disparities […]
March 1, 2020
Latest News
NSSE Report: Student Engagement Has Increased over Time
Marking its 20th year, the National Survey of Student Engagement (NSSE) shows positive trends, notably that the percentage of first-year students engaging with professors about topics other than coursework has increased as much as 10% from 2004 to 2019.
March 1, 2020
Campus Climate
Minority Professors Ask Themselves: To Protest or Not to Protest?
As students confront administrators about campus climate, it poses a dilemma to their professors, particularly faculty of color: to protest or not to protest? Can professors freely support students’ social justice causes, or are there professional risks involved? How do minority faculty decide when and how to show solidarity?
March 1, 2020
Students
CIEE and Boston Latin School Announce Study Abroad Scholarships for High School Students
The Council on International Educational Exchange (CIEE) and Boston Latin School (BLS) recently announced the creation of the Robert and Joanne Fallon Global Scholarship. Through this scholarship program, the full cost of one of CIEE Global Navigator Summer High School programs will be covered for three students. For this upcoming summer, students can choose between various programs in Japan, South Korea or Thailand where topics range from language, culture, pop culture and environmental justice.
March 1, 2020
News Roundup
Govt. Orders Sweeping Changes at USC After its Failure to Investigate Sexual Abuse Cases
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) plans to order sweeping changes to the University of Southern California’s (USC) Title IX practices after the school “failed to protect students” from sexual abuse by former employee Dr. George Tyndall, according to a resolution agreement released Thursday. On May 24, 2018, OCR began an […]
February 28, 2020
News Roundup
Auburn U’s First Black Student to Receive Degree 51 Years Later
Harold Franklin, the first African American student to integrate Auburn University in 1964, will finally receive his master’s degree from the school in May, reported AL.com. Franklin’s master’s thesis was repeatedly rejected by the school, even as late as in 1969. Eventually, he left and attained his master’s degree from the University of Denver instead. […]
February 28, 2020
Students
U of New Mexico to Offer Free Tuition for Qualifying Freshmen
The University of New Mexico (UNM) will begin offering free tuition and fees for first-year students whose families earn less than $50,000 per year, starting this coming fall, reported KRQE news. The program comes after New Mexico Governor Michelle Lujan Grisham’s planned Opportunity Scholarship – which aimed to pay the tuition at public universities for […]
February 28, 2020
Other News
University of Baltimore Receives $5 Million Scholarship Grant for Veterans, Transfer Students
BALTIMORE — The University of Baltimore on Monday announced a $5 million scholarship grant for veterans and students transferring from community colleges. The scholarships come from the Bob & Renee Parsons Foundation and will be handed out over five years, to help students close the financial gap between their federal Pell Grants and the cost […]
February 28, 2020
Other News
Oklahoma Senate Committee Approves Extending Veteran In-State Tuition
A measure to help more veterans pursue their college degree has passed out of the Senate Appropriations Committee. Senate Bill 1379, by Sen. Frank Simpson, R-Springer, will extend in-state tuition status to veterans who are not residents but file a letter of intent to establish residency and reside in the state while attending an Oklahoma […]
February 28, 2020
Other News
Vets Group Sounds the Alarm After VA Greenlights Controversial Ashford University for GI Bill Funds
The Department of Veterans Affairs agreed to preserve Ashford University’s eligibility to receive GI Bill benefits after years of whistleblowers, veterans, and state officials sounding the alarm over the school’s alleged predatory habits aimed at veterans. Ashford, which is based in San Diego, is a primarily online university that has a long history of battling […]
February 28, 2020
Other News
Why Students Join the Military
The military is composed of 2.2 billion men and women, according to the Council of Foreign Relations. The reasons they join the military varies, whether it’s to serve their country, participating in Reserve Officers’ Training Corps since high school or college, or upholding a family legacy. For CSUN students Raquelle “Rocky”’ Holloway and Johnathan Goldenberg, […]
February 28, 2020
News Roundup
Bellevue College Apologizes After VP Alters Mural of Japanese American Internment
Bellevue College has apologized after one of its vice presidents ‘whited out’ part of an artist description that accompanied a mural depicting two Japanese American children in a World War II California incarceration camp, reported The Seattle Times. The erased sentence referenced the connection between Japanese immigrants and Bellevue: “After decades of anti-Japanese agitation, led […]
February 28, 2020
Home
Students Protest at UC System Conference on Free Speech and Student Dissent
The thorny issue of free speech on campus played out in real time at the University of California (UC) National Center for Free Speech and Civic Engagement’s second annual #SpeechMatters Conference on Thursday when student protesters held up signs in front of the UC President Janet Napolitano as she addressed the crowd.
February 27, 2020
African-American
DOJ Files Amicus Brief Saying Harvard’s Admissions Policy Violates Civil Rights Law
The U.S. Department of Justice, in an amicus brief filed on Tuesday to a federal appeals court, is arguing against a ruling from last October, which defended Harvard’s use of affirmative action in its admission process.
February 27, 2020
News Roundup
Syracuse U Students Continue Sit-in But Agree to Negotiate With Administration
#NotAgainSU, a body of students protesting racism and prejudice on campus, hopes to soon hold negotiations with Syracuse University (SU), following an evening of protests yesterday, reported Syracuse.com. In response to more than 20 hate-related incidents last semester, roughly 30-50 of the group’s protesters have continued to occupy an administrative building for 11 days in […]
February 27, 2020
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