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Health Sciences Special Focus

In this edition, Diverse features Dr. Levi Watkins, a pioneer in the medical field, as well as diversity champion for minority enrollment, staffing and programs at Johns Hopkins University. Diverse also reports on the decline in African-American enrollment in medical schools and the impact the cost to attend is having on this trend, the nursing shortage in America and the accelerated programs available to increase the number of nurses entering this profession from diverse backgrounds, and the expansion of services at student health centers to include mental health care and wellness services.

In Case You Missed It

Here are some of the key stories in higher education this week reported by Diverse: Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement Jackson State Makes the Most of a Strange Homecoming NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students Diverse Conversations: Supporting LBGT College Students

College Athletes Come Up as Winners in Grad Rates

The NCAA reveals that more student-athletes are earning their college degrees at an all-time high rate.

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Research Scholars Take Aim at Improving Black Achievement

Group gathers to strategize solutions and share best practices for the second year in a row.

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UConn President Defends Response to Sex Assaults

University of Connecticut President Susan Herbst on Wednesday gave an impassioned defense of the school’s response to alleged sexual assaults on campus, two days after a federal civil rights complaint was filed by seven women who say they were assaulted while attending the school.

WWII-Era Japanese-American Nursing Student Advocate Honored

Henrietta Loughran, former dean of the University of Colorado’s nursing college, was honored posthumously for advocating for Japanese-American nursing students.

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Opportunities, Obstacles Define Higher Education Innovation Landscape

While traditional organizations are well-positioned to drive higher education innovation, new players often face obstacles that hamper their ability to leverage digital technology, according to ETS roundtable discussion.

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Just the Stats: Hikes in Tuition and Cuts to Pell Grants

Data released this week by The College Board’s Trends in Higher Education series, Education Pays 2013, Trends in Student Aid and Trends in College Pricing, reported that despite increases in college costs and decreases in financial support, investment in higher education pays off in the long run. Tuition is on the Rise. Each year colleges […]

NAACP Increases Efforts to Target College Students

Though many have argued that the NAACP no longer resonate with young people of this generation, NAACP college chapters across the country are seeing an upswing in participation among student leaders.

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Grambling Players Have No Regrets about Boycott

After ending their boycott and agreeing to resume practice, Grambling player Naquan Smith says team “took a stance on what we thought was right.”

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Ala. Governor Calls Special Meeting of ASU Board

Alabama Gov. Robert Bentley has called a special meeting of the Alabama State University Board of Trustees to discuss the search for a new school president and an audit critical of the university’s finances.

Veterans Flocking to College as Wars Wind Down

Many veterans face an array of challenges in making the transition to college life, but an increasing number of colleges and universities are taking steps to help.

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