Monica LevitanNews RoundupAfter Parkland Shooting, VA Youth Voter Registration SkyrocketsAccording to a new TargetSmart analysis, voting registration rates for voters aged 18-29 have increased over the last seven months in Virginia, along with 38 other key battleground states. These results indicate that youth turnout is on the rise just in time for this year’s midterm and state primary elections. This increase in youth voter […]July 19, 2018News RoundupUH Receives Donation for College of Medicine’s First ClassAn anonymous donor has donated a $3 million gift to the University of Houston College of Medicine. The gift will fund the entire tuition for the college’s incoming class of 30 medical students in fall 2020, according to college officials. The funds will also go toward the university’s “Here, We Go” Campaign, the first public […]July 18, 2018HomeColleges Sever Ties with Papa John’sIn the wake of the downfall of John Schnatter—the former CEO and founder of Papa John’s Pizza—amid the use of racist remarks, academics believe that educational institutions and other companies can learn from this organization’s mistake going forward.July 17, 2018Latest NewsProfessor Interrogates the World With StudentsGrowing up, Dr. McKinley E. Melton was fascinated by language, learning, literature and the articulation of ideas, but wasn’t sure what career path to pursue that matched those curiosities. It wasn’t until his time as an undergraduate at Duke University that he became interested in “diversifying the academy.”March 21, 2018Latest NewsBrown Partners with Art Center to Host Rosa Parks’ HouseBrown University’s Center for the Study of Slavery and Justice (CSSJ) and WaterFire Providence have partnered to host civil rights activist Rosa Parks’ former home before residing permanently at another location in the U.S. chosen by artist Ryan Mendoza.February 27, 2018Latest NewsWhitfield-Harris Pushes for Diversity in NursingStudying public health as a college student, Dr. Lisa Whitfield-Harris was hesitant to expand her career to higher education, a field that required her to do more public speaking than she was used to.February 20, 2018StudentsFormer Student Makes Diversity His Business on CampusesJustin L. Brown created the Diversity Awareness Program (D.A.P.) as a sophomore in 2008 to help facilitate difficult conversations around diversity.September 7, 2017StudentsGarcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher EducationAlthough Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is an advocate for equity and diversity, she didn’t always know that she wanted to build a career in higher education. But during her time in college, Garcia decided that she wanted to give people the same “transformative” experience that she had as a student.August 23, 2017StudentsCorrea Helping First-generation Students Find Their WayVanessa Correa thrives on guiding and assisting students transitioning into higher education in her role as the associate director for first-generation initiatives in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME) at George Mason University (GMU).August 3, 2017StudentsMiami University Joins Diversity, Inclusion GroupMiami University is the latest institution to join the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, a coalition of CEOs and presidents of corporations, businesses and nonprofits who share strategies to increase inclusion and diversity in the workplace.July 27, 2017Previous PagePage 4 of 6Next Page