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Colleges Trying To Find Ways To Deal With Racial Incidents
December 3, 2015WASHINGTON (AP) — Officials were slow to handle racial incidents at the University of Missouri, and that contributed to protests, a student hunger strike, a threatened boycott by the football team and ultimately, the resignations of two...
The Inheritance of Disaffection
December 2, 2015“Daddy, are you happy?” This is a question my son asks me on a regular basis. It is a beautiful yet sad question. It is beautiful because it is proof that my state of being registers with him, and that fact is the basis of essential virtues like...
Here’s A New Theory On Why Cities Are Gentrifying At A Dizzying Rate
December 1, 2015by Shane Ferro Imagine you start a new job. The pay is better, but the hours are longer. How do you cope? If you live in the suburbs, the answer might be to take the extra money you are bringing in and move closer to work. The shorter commute...
Giving housing to the homeless is three times cheaper than leaving them on the streets
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15 #BlackOnCampus Tweets Describe Why College Racism Is a Nationwide Issue
November 23, 2015by Zak Cheney-Rice Shortly after the ouster of ex-University of Missouri system president Tim Wolfe on Monday, the celebratory mood at Mizzou turned sour. As students basked in their victory — the result of a week-long hunger strike by...
National Collaborative is pleased to be among one of four partners for RWJF’s new National Leadership Program
November 20, 2015New Partners, New Ways of Thinking: Supporting “Change Leadership” to Build a Healthier Nation by Herminia Palacio Building a Culture of Health isn’t easy. It may seem obvious, but think about it: Our nation didn’t develop its current...
Persistent Poverty in Alameda County
November 20, 2015Beginning in the 1930s, the federal government extended guaranteed, low-cost loans to millions of Americans. These were provided by the Federal Housing Administration and the Veteran’s Administration to mostly White Americans and...
Why are bike lanes such heated symbols of gentrification?
November 13, 2015At a tense D.C. meeting over a proposed bike lane last month, one cycling advocate seemingly tried to add legitimacy to her argument by declaring that she had lived in the city for eight years. Bike lane opponents — mainly congregants of a...
MLH Program Center Planning Grant Announcement!
November 1, 2015Big news! We are thrilled to announce that the National Collaborative for Health Equity and CommonHealth ACTION have been selected by the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation to design the Multisector Leaders for Health national program center, a...
Newark Beth Israel Medical Center Hosts Health Equity Leadership and Exchange Network Newark Roundtable
October 30, 2015Newark, NJ, October 30, 2015---- Newark Beth Israel Medical Center and Children’s Hospital of New Jersey recently hosted a roundtable discussion of the Health Equity Leadership and Exchange Network (HELEN), in collaboration with the Kennedy...