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Transfer Enrollments Increased Fall 2023

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

more students than the previous year were able to successfully transfer to a new institution. That’s according to the latest report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, a nonprofit studying data from a majority of postsecondary institutions in the U.S. In fall of 2023, 5.3%

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Breaking the Silence: Mental Health and Trauma on Campus

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It was coincidental that the American College Health Association’s (ACHA’s) Gun Safety Task Force met shortly after the Michigan State University shooting earlier this month on Feb. 13, said Dr. Keith Williamson, co-chair of the task force and medical director at the Vinson Health Center at Midwestern State University in Wichita Falls, TX.

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HBCU Medical Schools Growing in Number

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Drew University of Medicine and Science (CDU) in Los Angeles, opened in early July with 60 students. Many African American medical students are interested in treating African Americans and in closing the disparities gap — and by opening this new M.D. and Morehouse School of Medicine in Atlanta, Georgia.

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Unapologetic Leadership for Black Learner Success

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Since the beginning of the COVID-19 pandemic, the federal government and higher education institutions have fed the public a steady diet of bad enrollment news. Public health concerns increased responsibilities to care for and educate school-aged children and disrupted jobs and industries. But we need to look closer at the data.

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Help Wanted

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The Ohio State University College of Nursing uses its Summer Institute for Future Nurses as a recruiting tool for high school students. At the conclusion of the strike, Montefiore Medical Center released a statement noting that the new contract includes a wage increase and more than 170 new nursing positions.

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Young Black Men Project, Fitting in for Black Men, Boys Showcased at BMRI’s Symposium

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The convening continued its conversation on the mental health of African American men at the Woodruff Library in the heart of the Atlanta University Center. Morehouse psychology student Steven Riley responded to what he learned from Watkins’ research. “I You see in the news how it’s affected us, and it is different between the two.

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Despite Probation, Saint Augustine's University is Looking Forward

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McPhail said she believes her institution will not only meet SACSCOC’s requirements by the end of the year but will continue to grow, expanding opportunities for students across the nation and the world. McPhail agreed, adding that if SACSCOC could “come back in here today, they’d say, ‘Well done.’” Dr. Michael J.

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