B. Denise HawkinsHomeSome College Students Facing Homelessness, Hunger Around the HolidaysThis month, home for the holidays will be a much-anticipated destination for many college students as they wrap up finals, look forward to family celebrations and their long winter break. But as the semester grinds to a close and the holiday break nears, for some students, their only concern is finding a place to stay and making sure that they have food to eat.December 11, 2019STEMUniversity of Maryland, Baltimore Creates STEM Pipeline Program, Community Engagement CenterSince it launched in 2015, the University of Maryland’s pipeline program CURE in Baltimore has aimed to diversify the city’s STEM talent pool while engaging students in cancer research and education.November 25, 2019HomeFurious Flower Poetry Center Celebrating 25 YearsIn September 1994, if you were a Black poet or needed assurance that Black poetry and its writers were not extinct but alive, cra¬fting, publishing, teaching and flourishing, then the inaugural Furious Flower Poetry Conference at James Madison University was the place to be. Since that first decade-defining gathering 25 years ago, Furious Flower has grown into an internationally recognized center for the study and preservation of Black poetry.November 8, 2019HomeJohnson C. Smith Foster Care Transition Program Marks a DecadeJohnson C. Smith program helps youth make the transition from foster care to adulthood on a path that leads to college and a bachelor’s degree — and provide them with a safety net.October 15, 2019Latest NewsCampus Mental Health Care Demand On the RiseStress-related anxiety and depression rank as the most common mental health concerns of today’s college students, according to the latest annual reports by the Center for Collegiate Mental Health (CCMH) at Pennsylvania State University. Higher ed institutions are stepping up to respond to increasing demand for mental health care services.September 23, 2019Leadership & PolicyNew Bennett President Suzanne Walsh Optimistic Amid CrisisBennett College, one of only two remaining historically Black colleges for women, has been here before. At the start of a new academic year, it’s a precarious place. For the tuition-driven college, fall enrollment numbers are in flux. And contingency plans are being put in place if a legal battle to stay accredited fails. These are among the challenges confronting the institution — and that now belong to Suzanne Elise Walsh, Bennett’s surprising and unconventional choice for its new president.August 8, 2019StudentsPrograms Focused on Diversifying Medical PipelineSpecial programs dedicate themselves to diversifying the pipeline in the field of medicine.December 8, 2016StudentsOregon Health & Science University Cultivating DiversityOregon Health & Science University is proving that pipeline programs and outreach efforts work.August 4, 2016STEMAdvocates for Diversity in STEM Still Priming Pump for PipelineNational Urban League President Marc Morial, in his keynote address at the STEM Solutions National Leadership Conference, made an impassioned call for change in the STEM fields.May 22, 2016African-AmericanTroubled Howard University Hospital Cutting StaffBy June 30, the financially troubled Howard University Hospital (HUH) will lose 10 percent of its workforce; not even management will be spared, said its CEO James Edwards.May 12, 2016Previous PagePage 4 of 15Next Page
