USG VALUE:
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http://www.jbhe.com/2013/04/hbcus-showing-the-biggest-improvements-in-black-student-graduation-rates/
HBCUs Showing the Biggest Improvements in Black Student Graduation Rates
Nationwide, the racial gap in college graduation rates has remained constant at about 20 percentage points over the past 20 years. The huge racial gaps in income and wealth coupled with a lack of sufficient financial aid are undoubtedly a major reason why Black students face a more difficult time in completing their degrees than Whites. Financial factors are undoubtedly a major factor in the low graduation rates at many of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities. Despite these factors that tend to put a drag on graduation rates, many HBCUs have made tremendous progress in recent years in increasing the graduation rates of their African American students. (Fort Valley State mentioned)
www.daily-tribune.com
http://www.daily-tribune.com/view/full_story/22360378/article-Students-receive-key-to-the-future?instance=homefirstleft
Students receive key to the future
by Mark Andrews
On Thursday, proud parents, teachers and administrators gathered at the Cartersville High School auditorium for the Cartersville Schools Foundation’s annual GateKey signing. The GateKey program, established in 2007, awards college scholarships for eligible students beginning as early as the fourth grade and holds recipients accountable for their grades and behavior throughout their academic career. …The scholarships, funded by donations to the foundation, are two-year scholarships awarded for Chattahoochee Technical College or Georgia Highlands College. However, recipients can petition the foundation to use alloted scholarship funds toward other colleges.
USG NEWS:
www.wtoc.com
http://www.wtoc.com/story/22083699/georgia-institute-of-technology-president-speaks-in-savannah
Georgia Institute of Technology president speaks in Savannah
SAVANNAH, GA (WTOC) -The President of Georgia Institute of Technology, Dr. G.P. Bud Peterson, spoke to the Savannah Council on World Affairs Thursday night. Dr. Peterson spoke on the changing expectations on U.S. high education, including steps Georgia Tech is taking as part of an international initiative. “Today, people expect that not only will we educate students for their personal good, but that we will educate students and that they will actually be able to get jobs when they graduate,” said Peterson.
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/education/2013-04-25/police-picked-azzizs-children-school?page=1
University patrol car picked up Azziz’s children from school
By Steve Crawford
Staff Writer
As the state prepares to conduct an inquiry into the use of college resources by Georgia Regents University’s president for a family wedding, other instances of personal use of school vehicles have come to light. GRU officials confirmed Thursday that university police cars have been used in the past to pick up President Ricardo Azziz’s children from school. University spokeswoman Christen Carter said patrol cars were used twice to transport the children from Augusta Preparatory Day School in Martinez.
RESEARCH:
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/a-healthy-conversation/2013/04/uga-finds-eye-pigment-link-between.html
UGA finds eye pigment link between obesity and vision
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
“Eat your veggies” has been an admonition of parents through the ages, but newly published brain research from the University of Georgia provides one of the best reasons why. Lutein, the organic pigment that gives fruits and vegetables their color, is a powerful antioxidant that concentrates highly in the human brain and retina, particularly in the eye’s macular area.
www.news.discovery.com
http://news.discovery.com/tech/robotics/computers-sense-touch-130425.htm
Computers Get a Sense of Touch
GARY MEEK, GEORGIA INSTITUTE OF TECHNOLOGY
Machines can see and hear better than humans, but when it comes to the sense of touch, human skin has the advantage. Now a team of materials scientists from Georgia Institute of Technology has built a flexible, pressure-sensing array of transistors that can be molded to different shapes and is sensitive enough to pick up slight pressures equal to that felt by human fingers.
www.myfoxatlanta.com
http://www.myfoxatlanta.com/story/22073076/ga-tech-students-help-design-transit-apps
Ga. Tech students help design transit apps
By Katie Beasley, Good Day Atlanta transportation reporter
Some civil engineering students at Georgia Tech are working on a few projects to make getting around the city easier. They’re a part of the Georgia Transportation Institute and soon, you could be using their research. The students and faculty members at the school are working to develop two helpful apps — one for cyclists and another for MARTA bus riders. Assistant professor Kari Watkins says studying traffic and transportation is her passion. “Behind all of my research is this goal of making it easier for people to use transit or cycle,” said Watkins.
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http://news.cnet.com/8301-17938_105-57581445-1/watch-beach-walking-flipperbot-inspired-by-baby-turtles/?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-20
Watch: Beach-walking ‘FlipperBot’ inspired by baby turtles
Copying turtle movements, this machine out of the Georgia Institute of Technology teaches how bio-inspired robots can shed light on scientific principles.
by Shoshana Davis
While it might look like a giant robotic pet, scientists at the Georgia Institute of Technology have actually created the “FlipperBot” to generate new data on how organisms move. The robot mimics the movements of sea turtle hatchlings struggling to reach the ocean. These little creatures need to rely on dexterity and flexibility in their wrists to get around without moving a lot of the surrounding sand.
STATE NEEDS/ISSUES:
ww.mdjonline.com
http://mdjonline.com/view/full_story/22361648/article-Common-Core-makes-sense–says-governor?instance=home_top_bullets
Common Core makes sense, says governor
by Jon Gillooly
Gov. Nathan Deal, who was in Cobb County on Thursday for a bill-signing ceremony, was asked to explain his support for the controversial Common Core school curriculum. The Common Core State Standards are a national effort to provide a consistent understanding of what students are expected to learn. But the standards have recently been denounced by the Republican National Committee, and a groundswell of local Republican leaders are now coming out against the program. They say they fear it will lead to the federalization of education and loss of local control. “I think the misconception is that this was federally imposed on the state of Georgia and on the other states, and I think all but maybe one or two actually have subscribed to the Common Core,” Deal said.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/blog/atlantech/2013/04/google-ventures-joins-kleiner-perkins.html?page=all
Google Ventures does first Southeast deal; invests in Ionic Security
Urvaksh Karkaria
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Google Ventures has has joined a $10 million investment round in Atlanta startup, Ionic Security. The investment is Google Ventures’ first in the Southeast. Ionic’s software helps businesses, who need to protect intellectual property or customer data, manage data security on devices and in remote data centers, referred to as the “cloud.”… Ionic’s potential has drawn the attention of some of the biggest information security names in Atlanta. The company is backed by Chris Klaus and Tom Noonan, who together launched Internet Security Systems. Atlanta venture capitalist Sig Mosley and serial infosec industry entrepreneur Paul Judge are also investors in Ionic. The company was part of Flashpoint, a Georgia Tech accelerator program.
Editorials/Columns/Opinions
www.blogs.ajc.com
http://blogs.ajc.com/atlanta-forward/2013/04/25/is-regionalism-the-way-forward/?cxntfid=blogs_atlanta_forward
Atlanta Forward
Is regionalism the way forward?
Moderated by Tom Sabulis
Last summer’s transportation sales tax defeat and a series of divisive political feuds has set back the idea of effective regional solutions for metro Atlanta. Yet proponents say regionalism is an appropriate and necessary approach to solving big problems that local jurisdictions cannot. Opponents remain suspicious of appointed — that is, unelected — regional commission leaders making important decisions for so many. There are three columns today. Commenting is open below.
Rethink government, increase prosperity: Written by Catherine Ross, who is a professor at the School of City and Regional Planning, and deputy director of the National Center for Transportation Productivity and Management, at Georgia Tech. The Atlanta region is a crosscutting confluence of economic, social and environmental challenges and opportunities. Depending upon how “region” is defined (that is, by the Environmental Protection Agency, Atlanta Regional Commission or U.S. Census Bureau), the area may contain as many as 28 counties, 140 municipal governments and 5.5 million residents. This complexity, alongside the mounting fiscal crisis and increasing global competition, means we must rethink our governance structure if the region is to remain competitive.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/views/2013/04/26/colleges-cant-wait-systemic-reform-must-make-changes-now-essay
Higher Education Can’t Wait
By Gene Hickok and Tom Shaver
The world still comes to the United States for higher education. Our elite institutions are the best in the world. Historically, we have done a better job of providing quality education to tens of millions of people than almost any other country on earth. Yet we’re slipping. Simply put, our graduation rates are too low, our costs are too high, and too many students are slipping through the cracks. Reformers — and universities themselves — grasp these realities and want wholesale changes that will fundamentally alter how we think about higher education.
www.washingtonpost.com
http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/04/26/are-famous-dropouts-like-mark-wahlberg-good-advocates-for-staying-in-school/?wpisrc=nl_cuzheads
The Answer Sheet By Valeries Strauss
Why famous dropouts aren’t the best advocates for staying in school
Mark Wahlberg, the wildly successful actor and musician and producer and actor, appeared at T.C. Williams High School in Alexandria to encourage kids to stay in school and get their degree. He dropped out in ninth grade, and now, at 41, he is working through an online credit recovery program to get that diploma. No doubt the students were excited to see him and hear him as he joked about what he would do if his career “goes south” — drive a truck and/or work at McDonalds, he said (unintentionally dissing truck drivers and McDonalds workers). And he said, according to this story by colleague Michael Alison Chandler: If you think about what I accomplished without a diploma, imagine what you can do with an education.
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http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/answer-sheet/wp/2013/04/25/can-computers-really-grade-essay-tests/?wprss=rss_education
The Answer Sheet By Valeries Strauss
Can computers really grade essay tests?
Can computers really grade essay tests? The National Council of Teachers of English say “no,” even if there is new software that says “yes.” New software described in this New York Times story allows teachers to leave essay grading to the computer. It was developed by EdX, the nonprofit organization that was founded jointly by Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology and that will give the software to other schools for free.
Education News
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http://www.walb.com/story/22082951/albany-tech-student-wins-state-award
Albany Tech student wins state award
By Ben Roberts
ATLANTA, GA (WALB) -An Albany Technical College student will represent the face of the Technical College System of Georgia for the next year. At a banquet Thursday night in Atlanta, Aamir Greene was named the state winner of the Georgia Occupational Award of Leadership. Greene is a decorated, retired Marine who served three tours in Iraq. He started his education in Albany Tech’s Telecommunications Engineering Technology program last year.
www.bizjournals.com
http://www.bizjournals.com/atlanta/print-edition/2013/04/26/emory-university-launches-business.html
Emory University launches business and terrorism class
Amy Wenk
Staff Writer-Atlanta Business Chronicle
Emory University wants to help future executives prepare for violent attacks such as the recent Boston Marathon bombing. The college has launched a course to teach students the economic harm that political violence and terrorism can cause companies. “The Business, Economics and Psychology of Organized Violence and Terrorism” maybe the first of its kind, a business course far from the norm.
www.chronicle.augusta.com
http://chronicle.augusta.com/news/health/2013-04-25/university-hospital-hopes-outsource-it-services?v=1366932059
University Hospital hopes to outsource IT services
By Tom Corwin
Staff Writer
Facing a $17 million reduction in Medi¬care payments alone this year, Uni¬ver¬sity Hospital is seeking an alliance with a North Carolina health company to get a better deal on supplies and services. University Health Care System CEO James Davis told the hospital’s boards Thursday about the progress in reaching a deal with Novant Health Inc., of Charlotte, N.C. University has signed a letter of intent for Novant to provide help with purchasing and information technology services. Davis said he hoped to have the contract completed in May and take effect in June.
www.seminolechornicle.com
http://www.seminolechronicle.com/vnews/display.v/ART/2013/04/25/517825c3bae5d
Data show students prepared to rely on parents
By Emon Reiser
Parents helping their teens set up their new dorms may be helping them move back home in four years. According to the 2013 Junior Achievement Teens and Personal Finance Survey, fewer teens feel they will become financially independent by the time they graduate from college. The percentage of teens who believe they won’t be able to support themselves until the ages of 25 to 27 years old has more than doubled since 2011 from 12 percent to 25 percent.
www.businessweek.com
http://www.businessweek.com/ap/2013-04-25/penn-state-applications-down-9-percent-this-year
Penn State applications down 9 percent this year
By By Genaro C. Armas
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. (AP) — Population declines and concerns over how to pay for a college education contributed to a roughly 9 percent decline in applications to Penn State this year, university officials said. There were nearly 54,000 applications for all Penn State campuses from potential first-year undergraduates applying to start this fall, according to figures provided to The Associated Press, down from the more than 59,000 applications received to start last fall.
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/students-avoid-difficult-online-courses-study-finds/43603?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Students Avoid ‘Difficult’ Online Courses, Study Finds
By Ann Schnoebelen
Many students stay away from online courses in subjects they deem especially difficult or interesting, according to a study released this month by the Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College. The finding comes just as many highly selective colleges are embracing online learning and as massive open online courses are gaining popularity and standing. A report on the study, “Choosing Between Online and Face-to-Face Courses: Community College Student Voices,” focuses on why students opt to take some courses online but others face to face.
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http://chronicle.com/blogs/wiredcampus/company-offers-cash-prizes-to-lure-professors-to-teach-moocs/43583?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Company Offers Cash Prizes to Lure Professors to Teach MOOCs
By Goldie Blumenstyk
Scottsdale, Ariz. — A German course-platform company, looking to help kick-start the MOOC movement in Europe, is inviting professors and others interested in creating and offering massive open online courses to compete in its contest for a chance to win one of 10 MOOC Production Fellowships—and with it, a prize of 25,000 euros.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/26/online-courses-are-second-choice-community-college-students-some-subject-areas
Only Sometimes for Online
By Paul Fain
The wholesale replacement of community college curriculums with online courses might not be the best idea, according to new research from the Community College Research Center at Columbia University’s Teachers College. That’s because community college students prefer face-to-face courses over their online equivalents in certain subjects, the study found, particularly courses they consider difficult, interesting or important.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/26/college-newspapers-turn-student-fees-funding
Who Will Pay for the Paper?
By Allie Grasgreen
While declining print readership and advertising revenue started prompting layoffs and paper shrinkage at professional newspapers decades ago, campus publications managed to stave off those financial woes for a while. But in the last couple of years, campus newspapers have been hit – in some cases, hard – and are increasingly turning to their student bodies for help.
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http://chronicle.com/article/Congress-Requests-Public/138827/?cid=at&utm_source=at&utm_medium=en
Congress Requests Public Comment on Renewal of the Higher Education Act
By Kelly Field
Washington
Members of Congress are seeking public input on the next reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, the main law governing federal student aid. In a letter issued on Thursday, the Republican chairman and top Democrat on the U.S. House of Representatives’ education committee requested feedback from students, parents, colleges, and other stakeholders on the coming renewal of the law, due in 2014. The committee has already held a handful of hearings on reauthorization, with recent events focusing on affordability and transparency. The Senate education committee has also begun conducting hearings.
Related article:
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U.S. Lawmakers Ask for Input on Higher Education Act
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/26/us-lawmakers-ask-input-higher-education-act
www.diverseeducation.com
http://diverseeducation.com/article/52926/#
Experts Take a Closer Look at How to Bolster Arts Education
by Eugenia Miranda
Arts educators, college professors, students and higher ed administrators alike gathered Wednesday and Thursday at the City University of New York’s Baruch College for an intensive look at how arts education can be bolstered with outside organizations during the conference, “Museums and Higher Education in the 21st Century: Collaborative Methods and Models for Innovation.”
www.chronicle.com
http://chronicle.com/article/34-Colleges-Underpaid-Federal/138833/?cid=at
34 Colleges Underpaid Federal Taxes by $90-Million, IRS Says
By Eric Kelderman
Washington
Thirty-four colleges audited recently by the Internal Revenue Service underpaid their taxes on unrelated business income by nearly $90-million, and nearly 20 percent of the private colleges in the group violated rules for nonprofit organizations in determining the compensation of their chief executives, according to a final report issued on Thursday by the federal agency. The audits followed up on a 42-page tax questionnaire that the IRS sent nearly five years ago to some 400 public and private colleges.
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http://chronicle.com/article/Tech-Training-May-Provide/138831/?cid=at
Tech Training May Provide Fatter Paychecks Than 4-Year Degrees, Study Finds
By Katherine Mangan
When it comes to getting a job that pays good wages, students in Texas might get more bang for their buck by attending a technical, two-year program than they would by earning a four-year bachelor’s degree, according to a report presented on Thursday to the state’s Higher Education Coordinating Board. The report, which echoes findings released last year by Georgetown University’s Center on Education and the Workforce, was prepared by College Measures, a partnership of two research and consulting groups, the American Institutes for Research, and Matrix Knowledge Group.
www.gainesville.com
http://www.gainesville.com/article/20130425/WIRE/130429753/-1/news?Title=Fla-online-school-target-of-cuts-from-legislators
Fla. online school target of cuts from legislators
The Associated Press
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s highly-successful online school is battling proposed cutbacks at a time when state legislators are bragging about boosting money for schools by more than $1 billion. Supporters of the Florida Virtual School, including U.S. Rep. Dan Webster, R-Winter Garden, warn the cuts could affect the quality of operations at the school, which offers courses to nearly 150,000. By one estimate the legislative changes could result in a 14 percent funding reduction.
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http://www.bnd.com/2013/04/24/2591100/senators-endorse-mo-higher-ed.html
Senators endorse Mo. higher ed funding formula
The Associated Press
JEFFERSON CITY, MO. — Missouri senators gave first-round approval Wednesday to a proposed state higher education funding formula that would tie some state funding for public colleges and universities to performance goals and career placement. Under the Senate legislation, 10 percent of what the Legislature appropriates to colleges and universities would be tied to whether a school meets performance goals. Institutions meeting all five targets would get the full amount, while those meeting at least one would get a portion. The Coordinating Board of Higher Education and each school would collaborate on developing their performance measures by July 2014, and they would be updated every five years.
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http://www.nola.com/politics/index.ssf/2013/04/taskforce_to_recommend_perform.html
Task force on performance-based funding for higher education is approved by Louisiana Senate
By Jeff Adelson
The Times-Picayune
Performance measures such as student retention, graduation and a focus on science and technology would be key factors in determining the state’s funding of public higher education institutions under a bill approved by the Louisiana Senate on Monday. The measure sets up a task force to make recommendations to the Board of Regents on exactly how those factors would play into the distribution of funding between the various public colleges and universities.
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http://www.startribune.com/politics/statelocal/204774361.html?refer=y
House passes higher education bill that funds tuition freezes
Article by: JENNA ROSS , Star Tribune
Lawmakers from both parties praised Rep. Gene Pelowski for his tough look at the two public higher-ed systems.
A budget bill that would freeze undergraduate tuition at the state’s public colleges and universities earned swift passage Thursday in the Minnesota House. Lawmakers from both parties praised the higher education funding bill and its architect, Rep. Gene Pelowski, DFL-Winona, for holding down tuition, banning bonuses and tightening the Legislature’s scrutiny of the two public systems. The bill passed 86-44.
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http://www.kentucky.com/2013/04/18/2606205/tuition-increases-capped-at-3.html
Tuition increases capped at 3 percent for Kentucky colleges
By Linda B. Blackford — lblackford@herald-leader.com
The Council on Postsecondary Education will limit tuition increases at state schools to 3 percent next fall, the smallest uptick in 15 years. The decision was made to help families struggling to pay for college, officials said, but they acknowledged the move will create a nearly $30 million shortfall for schools still reeling from state cutbacks over the past few years.
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http://www.jsonline.com/news/statepolitics/uw-system-to-see-an-expanded-audit-after-648-million-reserve-discovered-j99n7g8-204724351.html
UW System to see an expanded audit after $648 million reserve discovered
Walker rethinks UW hike
By Patrick Marley, Erin Richards and Karen Herzog of the Journal Sentinel
As lawmakers expanded a planned audit of the University of Wisconsin System to look into a surprise $648 million set aside in accounts across campuses, Gov. Scott Walker on Thursday said he may back off on some of the increase in taxpayer support for the system he recommended. After an event promoting school vouchers in Waukesha, Walker told reporters some of the $181 million in recommended increases in state aid over the next two years could be reduced.
www.latimes.com
http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-brown-higher-ed-20130423,0,249490.story
Brown wants to tie some funding of universities to new proposals
The governor’s blueprint includes 10% increases in the number of transfer students from community colleges and the percentage of freshmen graduating within four years.
By Chris Megerian and Larry Gordon, Los Angeles Times
SACRAMENTO — Gov. Jerry Brown wants to tie some state funding for California’s public universities to a host of new requirements, including 10% increases in the number of transfer students from community colleges and the percentage of freshmen graduating within four years. Brown, who has repeatedly said the universities should be leaner and serve more students, is asking for equivalent increases in several other areas as well, according to a copy of his plan obtained by The Times.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/26/wisconsin-systems-budget-reserves-become-target-lawmakers
Reserve Judgment
By Kevin Kiley
Listening to Wisconsin state lawmakers talk this week, one could get the impression that University of Wisconsin System President Kevin Reilly is sitting on a $1 billion pile of cash that he’s been collecting from student tuition revenue over the years and not spending. “There is so much money lying around I feel very uncomfortable moving forward today giving you more authority,” Wisconsin General Assembly Speaker Robin Vos said Tuesday, at a hearing originally scheduled to be about whether the system should be given more authority over personnel decisions.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/26/3-colleges-take-disgraced-politicians-name-buildings
3 Colleges Take Disgraced Politician’s Name Off Buildings
Three Pennsylvania institutions — Marywood University, Keystone College and Lackawanna College — have removed Robert J. Mellow’s name from their buildings, The Times Leader reported. Mellow was previously a powerful state legislator.
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http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/04/26/author-discusses-new-book-strategic-diversity-leadership
‘Strategic Diversity Leadership’
By Scott Jaschik
College and university leaders talk all the time about their commitment to diversity. And, on many campuses, students and faculty question the depth of that commitment. A new book, Strategic Diversity Leadership (Stylus) considers the steps colleges can take to transform their campuses. The author is Damon A. Williams, vice provost and chief diversity officer at the University of Wisconsin at Madison. Williams responded via e-mail to questions about the book.
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http://www.jbhe.com/2013/04/regent-university-launches-new-program-to-further-increase-student-diversity/
Regent University Launches New Program to Further Increase Student Diversity
Regent University in Virginia Beach, Virginia, has announced a new program aimed at further increasing the diversity of its campus. The Christian college now enrolls about 5,600 undergraduate and graduate students. African Americans make up about one quarter of the undergraduate student body. Under the new “Take 2 Through College” initiative, the university will partner with churches and community groups to mentor and sponsor students.
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http://www.jbhe.com/2013/04/study-finds-blacks-are-more-willing-than-whites-to-participate-in-medical-research/
Study Finds Blacks Are More Willing Than Whites to Participate in Medical Research
Historically, African Americans have been vastly underrepresented in clinical trails and other medical research. The conventional wisdom is that African Americans have major trust issues with the American medical establishment due to the Tuskegee Syphilis Study and the huge racial gap in medical professionals. But a new study led by Linda Cottler, chair of the department of epidemiology at the College of Medicine at the University of Florida, finds that a major reason for the low participation of Blacks in medical studies is that they are not recruited or asked to join such studies.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/26/did-college-take-attack-student-seriously-enough
Did College Take Attack on Student Seriously Enough?
St. Louis Community College is facing tough criticism for the way it responded to an incident in which, officials acknowledge, in which a female student was assaulted in a women’s room, and being held in a headlock until her cries for help prompted others to come to her assistance, The St. Louis Post-Dispatch reported.
www.insidehighered.com
http://www.insidehighered.com/quicktakes/2013/04/26/outrage-irvine-over-fraternitys-blackface-video
Outrage at Irvine Over Fraternity’s Blackface Video
A fraternity video in which a student appeared in blackface has sparked outrage at the University of California at Irvine, CBS Los Angeles reported. The student in blackface is portraying the rapper Jay-Z, and the video was made to welcome new members of the Lambda Theta Delta fraternity.
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http://www.jbhe.com/2013/04/four-men-charged-with-hazing-in-virginia-state-university-drowning/
Four Men Charged With Hazing in Virginia State University Drowning
Police have charged four men, including two Virginia State University students, with misdemeanor hazing after two students apparently drowned in an initiation rite for the group “Men of Honor.” Seven VSU students in total were taking part in the initiation when they were swept away by the current in the Appomattox River. Five men were pulled to safety but two apparently drowned, although at this writing only one body has been found. The group Men of Honor is not affiliated with the university.