UNCG continues to shrink black-white graduation gap
SPECIAL TO THE CHRONICLE
For the second time in
three years, UNCG has
made a short list of
American colleges and uni
versities excelling at shrink
ing the graduation gap
between white and black
students.
In a new report by The
Education Trust, an educa
tion watchdog group,
UNCG was noted among
schools that have main
tained an equitable success
raies ior wtuie and black students. In data
from 2010, less than one percentage point
Brady
separated the six-year graduation rate for
white students, 53.1 percent, from that of
black students, 52.3 percent.
Graduation rates for both student
demographics have increased
from 2004, when the rates were
51 percent and 51.5 percent,
respectively, an indication of the
success of university-wide efforts
to boost the graduation rates of
all students.
"This recognition by The
Education Trust reaffirms the
work of UNCG's faculty and
staff in support of student suc
cess," said UNCG Chancellor
Linda P. Brady. "UNCG is committed to
enhancing the student experience through
learning communities and residential col
leges, mentoring programs, academic
support services, service-learning oppor
tunitiesand other high-impact prac
tices. Student success is the responsibili
ty of every member of the UNCG com
munity."
UNCG is the most diverse institution
in the UNC System, with more than 40
percent of undergraduates identifying as a
racial or ethnic minority. For the 2012-13
academic year, 28 percent of the under
graduate student body identified as
African American. UNC Wilmington,
Appalachian State University and N.C.
State were also recognized in The
Education Trust brief.
Cancer
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Patients are encouraged to be more
proactive in analyzing power and
authority within the health care system.
Patients are also encouraged to work
with a patient navigator, who has com
prehensive training in cancer issues,
health literacy and communication
techniques.
Healthcare providers will be given
ongoing data about patients' treatment
progress according to race to immedi
ately flag any disparity. Also, a real
time electronic registry will be built to
alert caregivers
when a patient has
dropped out of
care so that con
tact can be estab
lished to resume
care before it is
too late.
In addition to
decreasing racial
disparities among
cancer patients,
ACCURE also has
Eng
me potential to
define technologies that, if widely
applied, can help resolve disparities in
cancer and other chronic illnesses along
the lines that the American Association
for Clinical Oncology envisioned (the
Rapid Quality Reporting System) and
create sustainable change within cancer
care systems.
This study is a continuation of the
exploratory research managed by the
Greensboro Health Disparities
Collaborative and conducted from 2006
to 2009. The earlier project sought to
understand more about the reasons for
disparities between African-American
and white breast cancer patients.
Luncheon
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on Seven, an innovative
"one-stop shop" where vic
tims can file for a Domestic
Violence Protective Order
and receive information
about available services.
While awareness and
services have increased, so
have the number of domestic
violence calls in Forsyth
County over the past five
years. The Winston-Salem
Police Department and
Forsyth County Sheriff's
Office responded to more
than 7,000 such calls in
2011. The Children's Law
Center served 32% more
children in 2011 than 2010.
The Shelter admitted 14%
more women and children in
2011 than in 2010, and they
are staying longer.
Most recently, Rivers
played Jack Reese on NBC'S
acclaimed series "Life." He
is best known for such film
classics as "Blood in/Blood
Out," "The Mask of Zoito"
and "The Distinguished
Gentleman."
He played under the leg
endary Coach Bobby
Bowden at Florida State and
was drafted by the Miami
Dolphins in 1978. In 1999,
Rivers became a leading
activist in the cause of pre
venting violence against
women and children. As the
national spokesperson for
the National Network to End
Domestic Violence, he uses
his own harrowing story of
surviving a home where
abuse took place on the level
of torture to raise awareness
about what he considers our
greatest yet most curable
social disease.
To find out more infor
mation or to register for the
Home Free event or any oth
ers during Domestic
Violence Awareness month,
log onto
www.fsifamily.org/events .cf
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Photo by Lavb Gmnns
Dr. Ed Reynolds (center) poses with Wake Forest employees (clockwise, from top left): Wesley Harris, Kevin Smith, Brian
Johnson, Jerry Staples, J. Matthew Williams, Dr. Nate French, Dwight A. Lewis and Harold R. Homes, associate vice
president and dean of Student Services. Law School Dean Blake Morant was also present.
Reynolds
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recalls returning home from
church to find nickels,
dimes and dollar bills that
had been quietly slipped
into his pockets by anony
mous supporters and being
showered with homemade
cookies and treats from
African American employ
ees on campus. Reynolds
said the outpouring of sup
port he received left an
indelible mark on him.
"When you go through
this experience, I think you
are grateful for the commu
nity that supported you and
what you do is you want to
encourage others, you want
to bring others forward with
you," he remarked. "You
recognize the responsibility
you have to other black peo
ple."
Despite the tumultuous
ness of the era, Reynolds
said his time at Wake Forest
was largely uneventful. He
was shepherded by Chaplain
Ed Cristman and Reynolds'
seven suite mates from
Taylor HaHrvwhom he raid
were "very protective" of
him. Reynolds said he
remembers his time at the
university fondly and was
honored to be a part of the
Faces of Courage celebra
tion.
"It's humbling that there
is recognition for the fact
that you came SO years ago
and it's something that is
encouraging that, in a way,
the effort that you made
with the support of many
people has not been in
vain," he declared.
"Together, a group of black
people have had a signifi
cant impact on the integra
tion of Wake Forest."
Faces of Courage will
continue during Family
Weekend with a Sept. 29 talk
on diversity and inclusion
led by Dr. Barbee Myers
Oakes, assistant provost for
Diversity and Inclusion,
who is spearheading the
Faces of Courage events.
For more information, visit
http .//facesofcourage .wfu .e
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