Sarah WoodSarah Wood is a staff writer at Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. She previously was a summer reporting intern at Diverse. A recent graduate of Elon University, Sarah earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and international studies.Latest NewsSeeking Justice: Innocence Project Works to Exonerate the Wrongly ConvictedFounded in 1992 by Peter Neufeld and Barry Scheck at Cardozo School of Law, the Innocence Project aims to “free the staggering numbers of innocent people who remain incarcerated and to bring substantive reform to the system responsible for their unjust imprisonment,” according to their website.April 21, 2020StudentsNew Telehealth Program Launched for Students to Access Health Care During COVID-19 PandemicWith college students forced to return home during the coronavirus pandemic, many lack or have limited access to their on-campus medical or mental health care services.April 16, 2020COVID-19Policy Brief Reveals Inequity in New York’s Diploma Pathways to CollegeWhile analyzing New York’s high school education system, a new policy brief found disparities in the diploma pathways to college among low-income and underrepresented groups of students, compared to their White peers.April 15, 2020StudentsCoronavirus Pandemic Has Impacted College Students’ Mental HealthThe changes in the higher education sector due to the coronavirus pandemic, such as campus-wide closures and the transition to online learning, have forced many college students to juggle their physical well being with possible food insecurity, financial stress, housing concerns and lack of resources to complete their academic work.April 14, 2020STEMMeet the New Dean of Georgia Tech’s Ivan Allen College of Liberal ArtsAround the age of eight, Dr. Kaye Husbands Fealing immigrated to the United States from Barbados with her family. She subsequently became intrigued with understanding and solving problems in the context of developing countries. After studying various trade and industrial policies of countries such as Japan and the United States in graduate school, Husbands Fealing’s […]April 14, 2020DisabiltiesHow Colleges Can Support Students With Disabilities During Remote LearningDue to the COVID-19 pandemic, colleges and universities across the country have rushed to move courses online, potentially overlooking the needs of students with intellectual, physical, emotional and behavioral disabilities.April 13, 2020Latest NewsMeet Frank Wu, A Dr. John Hope Franklin Award RecipientDuring his childhood, Frank Wu planned on being an architect. His parents even bought him a drafting table at a garage sale. But as a teenager, a local hate crime and homicide in Detroit changed his mind. With Detroit being known as the “motor city,” residents depended on the larger automobile companies for employment. After […]April 8, 2020StudentsReport: Congress Needs to do a Lot More to Ensure Educational Equity During the PandemicTo help small businesses, higher education institutions and individuals recover from the economic impact of the coronavirus pandemic, Congress recently passed a $2 trillion stimulus package.April 7, 2020Latest NewsThe Right Fight: San Diego State’s Department of Women’s Studies Celebrates 50 YearsDuring the 1960s, social movements gained momentum across the United States in neighborhoods, cities and on college campuses, many of which focused on racial and gender rights. San Diego State University (SDSU) was one of the many institutions at the forefront of the fight for women’s rights.April 5, 2020Latest NewsWhy Tonya Butler Gave Up the Courtroom for the ClassroomAs a self-described “starving actress” and someone who grew up in Los Angeles, pursuing the film and television industry was an obvious choice for Tonya Butler. She decided to take her interest in the entertainment industry one step further and pursued a law degree. On the first day of law school at California Western School […]April 2, 2020Previous PagePage 33 of 69Next Page
