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Valerie Smith, president of Swarthmore College in Pennsylvania, has received a contract extension through June 2027. Dr. Smith assumed her presidency in 2015. Over the past decade, she has led the college through its largest-ever fundraising campaign...
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In 2021, the United States Department of Housing and Urban Development launched the Interagency Task Force on Property Appraisal and Valuation Equity (PAVE), a program aimed at eliminating racial and ethnic bias in home valuations. While there has be...
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Jerry Wallace has been named president of Potomac State College, a community college within the West Virginia University system. He will assume his presidency on December 1. According to the Department of Education’s most recent data, Potomac S...
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In 2023, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention conducted the national Youth Risk Behavior Survey to assess the experiences of racism among high school students in the United States. According to their findings, encountering racism at this ag...
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James-Christian Blockwood, an adjunct professor at Syracuse University, has been named president and chief executive officer of the National Academy of Public Administration. He will assume his new role on January 1. For the past two years, Blockwood...
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Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, one of four historically Black medical schools in the country, has announced a unique learning opportunity aimed at reducing disparities in fertility healthcare for Black women. Through support from Ferring Ph...
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Fort Valley State University, a historically Black educational institution in Georgia, has recently signed an agreement with Imola Automotive USA, Inc., an electric vehicle manufacturer, to collaborate on workforce development opportunities for stude...
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Monic Ductan, associate professor of English at Tennessee Tech University, has been named the inaugural recipient of the Tennessee Book Award in the fiction category for her first book, Daughters of Muscadine: Stories (University of Kentucky Press, 2...
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Albany State University, a historically Black educational institution in Georgia, has recently signed an agreement with Grand Valley State University in Michigan that will open the door for more students at the HBCU to pursue a graduate education. Up...
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De’Onqua Isaac has been named vice president for enrollment management at Morris College, a historically Black institution in Sumter, South Carolina. He has nearly a decade of admissions and enrollment experience with HBCUs, most recently servi...
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The National Academy of Medicine (NAM) has announced the election of 90 regular members and 10 international members. Election to the Academy is considered one of the highest honors in the fields of health and medicine and recognizes individuals who...
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Maxine Mimms, former professor at Evergreen State College, passed away on October 8. She was 96 years old. Dr. Mimms began her career as an elementary teacher at Seattle Public Schools. Throughout the 1950s and 1960s, she served as a teacher and an a...
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The Affordable Care Act eliminated out-of-pocket costs for recommended preventative care for most privately insured patients. However, a new study led by researchers at the University of Toronto has uncovered racial and economic disparities associate...
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Leslie Rodriguez-McClellon has been named the seventeenth president of Arkansas Baptist College, a historically Black institution in Little Rock. According to the Department of Education’s most recent data, Arkansas Baptist College enrolls roug...
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According to a new study from scholars at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science in Los Angeles, Black men are significantly underrepresented in the physician assistant and associate (PA) profession compared to their share of the United S...
