Jessica Ruf (EDU)Jessica Ruf is a writer and copy editor for the print magazine at Diverse. She can be reached at [email protected].News RoundupWomen Now the Majority of U.S. Medical Students, AAMC Data RevealsFor the first time in history, women comprise the majority of enrolled medical students in the U.S. at 50.5%, according to 2019 data released today by the Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC). With an increase of 2.6% between 2015 and 2018, the number of female medical students has been continually rising in recent years. […]December 10, 2019News RoundupTension Stands Between Students, University of Maryland Diversity ChiefThough Dr. Georgina Dodge is just competing her first full semester as vice president of diversity and inclusion at the University of Maryland (UM), she has experienced tension with Black UM students who feel neglected by the school’s administration. According to The Diamondback, a student-run newspaper, for the second time in four days, Dodge discussed […]December 10, 2019HBCUsSeeking to Diversify Teaching Ranks, N.C. Governor Looks to HBCUsNorth Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper said he wants to expand the Teaching Fellows program to every Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in the state, as part of a larger push to increase teacher diversity, according to a WRAL-TV report. Right now, the program — which provides loan forgiveness for STEM and special education teachers […]December 10, 2019InternationalCritics Question Validity of College-Prep CompanyAfter facing difficulty applying to 25 different colleges in the U.S. and U.K., New Zealander Jamie Beaton launched his own company, Crimson Education, to provide consulting services for international students applying to elite American universities. Beaton, who started the company at age 17 in 2013, hires tutors who help students craft college essays and mentor […]December 9, 2019News RoundupStudy Finds High Graduation Rates for Bard Early Colleges StudentsAn independent study conducted by Ithaka S+R found that, compared to other public school students in New York City, Bard High School Early Colleges (BHSECs) students were significantly more likely to graduate from high school. In addition, BHSEC graduates were more likely to enroll in and graduate from four-year colleges and universities. The BHSECs are […]December 9, 2019HBCUsAchieve3000 Partners with EDU, Inc. to Provide CBCA DiscountsAchieve3000, a provider of differentiated instruction, recently partnered with EDU, Inc. to allow its customers discounted access to EDU, Inc.’s Common Black College Application (CBCA). For a single fee, students can apply to any number of 56 Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs) at the same time after completing their CBCA. “The completion of our […]December 9, 2019StudentsMarymount University Unveils New Scholarship for DREAMersMarymount University (MU) recently announced its creation of a new scholarship available to DREAMers, or recipients of the federal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. Earlier this year, MU began a partnership with TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access program from DREAMers, which enabled incoming MU DREAMers to apply for the organization’s national scholarship. […]December 8, 2019News RoundupSouth Carolina State, Claflin to Share $1.4M Teacher Education GrantThe South Carolina Legislature awarded a $1.4 million grant to South Carolina State University’s (SCSU) Department of Education to fund the Teacher Education Initiative in partnership with Claflin University (CU). As both colleges plan to improve minority access to careers in education, CU will receive $400,000 of SCSU’s gift. The schools plan to recruit high […]December 8, 2019African-AmericanFAMU Professor Serves as Model for Rosa Parks SculptureDr. Kimberly Brown Pellum, a Florida A&M University history professor, served as the model for a Rosa Parks sculpture recently unveiled in Montgomery, Alabama. The sculpture commemorates the 64th anniversary of the day police arrested Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat, then igniting the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott. The sculptor had asked […]December 8, 2019News RoundupVanderbilt University Names New ChancellorFollowing an eight-month search, Vanderbilt University, one of Nashville’s most prominent institutions, has appointed Dr. Daniel Diermeier as its ninth chancellor. Originally from West Berlin, Germany, Diermeier was a first-generation college student who came to the U.S. to pursue his doctorate in the 1990s. He most recently served as provost at the University of Chicago […]December 5, 2019Previous PagePage 40 of 43Next Page
