A graduate student shooting his professor is not model minority behavior. But given the proliferation of gun violence in America, maybe it is. Tailei Qi, 34, a graduate student from China attending the University of North Carolina-Chapel Hill, was charged with first degree murder in the killing of his advisor Zijie Yan, an associate professor […]
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I recently went to a car dealership because I could hear a roaring sound when I pressed on my brakes. I went to the same dealership where I had purchased my car some time back because when I bought the car, I also bought a warranty that I assumed would cover major repairs. When the
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Evidence about the pernicious influence of racism on medical care continues to grow. Recently, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention revealed that higher rates of Black, Hispanic, and multiracial women report feeling mistreated during maternity care compared to white women. Days later, scientists published a paper showing that incorrect blood oxygen readings from pulse oximeters—which
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At the start of 2020, there was robust availability of online higher education, but no one anticipated that a worldwide pandemic called COVID-19 would soon usher in a new world of distance learning. “The pandemic opened the door for many faculty to experience teaching online that hadn’t before,” said Dr. Elizabeth M. Luoma, director of
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From high-contrast window films to reflection-blocking shades, small design details are helping prevent thousands of bird collisions every year. An estimated 25 million birds die in collisions with windows in Canada each year. Residential homes and low-rise buildings are responsible for the majority of such deaths, but many birds also perish on university campuses. As
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Anna Miarka-Grzelak has been named vice president for strategic enrollment and innovation at the State University of New York Cobleskill. Miarka-Grzelak earned a master’s degree in English philology from the University of Warsaw and a master’s in adult education from Indiana University.
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Carleton College has become the latest institution to discontinue its usage of legacy preferences in admissions, the school announced yesterday. In a letter to the Carleton community, the school’s president, Dr. Alison Byerly, explicitly connected the decision to the Supreme Court’s June decision to eliminate race-conscious admissions practices and cited Carleton’s Community Plan for Inclusion,
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The Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) will host its 108th annual meeting in Jacksonville, Florida, from Sep. 19-24.Dr. W. Marvin Dulaney The convening – it will take place with both in-person and virtual offerings – will revolve around the theme of “Black Resistance,” and feature programming supporting the topic,
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Dr. Peter Salovey, president of Yale University, will step down at the conclusion of the academic year. Dr. Peter Salovey, president of Yale University.“I have thought a lot about our university and the most auspicious time to begin a leadership transition. There is no perfect moment for one—there is always more to do. Yet, I
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