New Scholarship Standards Seen Disqualifying Majority Of Black, Hispanic Students

John O'Connor — Tue, 02 Apr 2013 16:35:05 +0000

More than half of Florida’s Hispanic and black students at state universities currently eligible for the state’s Bright Futures college scholarship would no longer qualify when new standards take effect on July 1, according to a University of South Florida analysis obtained by the Florida College Access Network.

By comparison, about 40 percent of white and Asian students at state universities would no longer be eligible for the scholarship.

The minimum SAT and ACT scores required to eligible for the merit-based scholarships is increasing.

Cultural Competency For the Health Professional; Novelist Junot Diaz

Joseph Cooper, Bonnie Berman and Paul Leary — Tue, 11 Dec 2012 18:00:00 +0000

12/11/12 - Tuesday's Topical Currents begins with University of Miami professor Dr. Patti Rose, who specializes in cultural diversity issues which face health professionals -- and interactions with patients and families. And more. Literary contributor Ariel Gonzalez interviews award-winning novelist Junot Diaz. Recently awarded a sizeable “genius grant” from the MacArthur Foundation. His latest book is a collection of themed short-stories called, THIS IS HOW YOU LOSE HER.