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KHE Recent Graduate Earns Volunteer Appreciation Award at Ronald McDonald Family Room
Jun. 07, 2018
This is awarded to one volunteer per location each year and is given to someone who has great communication with the staff, is loyal to their position, connects with families, and is a great example of a volunteer.
Breaking the Cycle with Comprehensive Counseling
Jun. 01, 2018
Divorce. Addiction. Chronic Illness. Jail. These traumas occur in American life at all societal levels, and they affect the lives of both adults and children every day. When kids are affected by traumatic events, they bring the effects of that trauma with them to school. Depression, anxiety and trauma-induced behavioral…
Race-Conscious Admissions Bans Reach Further than the Classroom
May. 26, 2018
M. Yvonne Taylor Medical schools have a long history of using race-conscious admissions practices as a starting point in addressing racial health inequities that are present in the United States. When compared to their white peers, racially and ethnically diverse medical school students are more likely to go on to…
What Do Movies and TV Tell Us about Higher Education?
May. 25, 2018
By M. Yvonne Taylor What is college like? The media, specifically television and movies, are one way we receive messages about college, college-going, and the experiences and value of college. These images and depictions are created by people who have and haven’t experienced college life. Yet, those similar and repeated…
A Holistic Approach to Preventing HIV in Women at Risk
May. 20, 2018
Daniel Magorrian May 20, 2018 The HIV/AIDS epidemic that started in the 1980s devastated populations around the world, reaching its peak in 2005. International awareness and research efforts have made strides to combat HIV, but the battle is far from over. The rate of new HIV infections has…
Jennifer Adair Serves as Guest Editor for Bank Street College of Education Occasional Papers
May. 15, 2018
Issue 39 of the Occasional Paper Series describes practices and policies that can positively impact the early schooling of children of immigrants in the United States through the lens of intersectionality.
