Tag: Montana State University
Why Hospital Desegregation Did Little to Close the Black-White Infant Mortality Rate Gap
In 1966, the Johnson Administration decreed that hospitals that failed to desegregate in compliance with the Civil Rights Act would not be eligible to receive federal funding for Medicare patients. Most hospitals complied with the desegregation order but racial disparities in healthcare persisted.
Higher Education Grants or Gifts of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants or gifts to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
How Altruism Impacts Minority Students’ Academic and Career Paths in STEM Fields
A new university study finds that students from underrepresented minority groups are more likely to pursue courses of study and careers in the biosciences if they believe that pursuing this life path will help them solve problems in their communities.
Higher Education Grants of Interest to African Americans
Here is this week’s news of grants to historically Black colleges and universities or for programs of particular interest to African Americans in higher education.
Gwendolyn Joseph to Lead Montana State University-Great Falls College of Technology
Since 2006, she has been vice president for the Kentucky Community and Technical College System.
Montana State University Honored for Its Clean Water Projects in Kenya
More than 80 students have traveled to Kenya where they built seven deep-water wells and supplied clean drinking water to more than 60 schools.
