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For the Common Good

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

While North Carolina Agricultural and Technical State University, an HBCU institution, does not have a bachelor’s degree program in public health, it has other programs directly related to public health issues. With health services management they can work as managers in hospitals and in enhancing healthcare access.

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Dominican University VP builds hope for first-gen students

Confessions of a Community College Dean

For example, NowPow helps commuting students tap into community-based resources within walking distance of their homes, such as food pantries and mental health services. This past semester, 95 percent of Dominican’s first-year students received some type of support for basic needs. Around 20 percent enter graduate school.

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