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Trump Education Cuts Undermine Growth Goals
The Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a fresh investment in infrastructure. The White House released details of how it plans to pay for it all in its full budget request for fiscal year 2018: by slashing spending on pretty much everything else, but […]
June 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Cox Appointed to Alabama A&M Board of Trustees
Dr. William E. Cox, president & CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Alabama A&M University.
May 31, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Pogue Retires from Cheyney University, Ready for Next Challenge
A successful veteran higher-education executive who has been characterized by peers as among a group of “presidents-for-rent” has retired for the fifth time, saying he already has plans to continue working in higher ed.
May 31, 2017
Students
NCORE Kicks Off with Call to Activism
The proliferation of racist incidents on college campuses, as well as the spate of police shootings of unarmed Black men and efforts by some states to engage in voter suppression were cited as reasons why NCORE still needs to exist.
May 31, 2017
Women
Daughter of Woman Central to South Korea Scandal Returns to Seoul
SEOUL, South Korea — She is probably the most loathed 20-year-old in South Korea, the privileged daughter of the woman at the center of a political scandal that brought down a president. After several months in detention in Denmark, Chung Yoo-ra returned to her home country in a hoodie and handcuffs Wednesday to be questioned […]
May 31, 2017
Students
State Committee Signs Off on U. of Wisconsin Free Speech Bill
MADISON, Wis. — Assembly Republicans moved closer to creating tougher penalties for University of Wisconsin student protesters Tuesday, advancing a bill that would suspend or expel students who disrupt speakers. The Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities approved the bill on an 8-6 vote. The sends the bill to the Assembly floor, which hopes to […]
May 31, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bynum Named Jackson State President Despite Opposition
JACKSON, Miss. — College Board trustees are naming William Bynum as the next president of Jackson State University despite opposition from some students and alumni. The board had already named Bynum, now president of Mississippi Valley State University, as its preferred candidate last week. Bynum says he can lead Jackson State out of financial difficulties, […]
May 31, 2017
Students
Gender-inclusive Locker Room Planned for UC Berkeley
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley plans to build a gender-inclusive locker room at its campus gym. When the locker room opens next year it will include private changing rooms, showers, lockers and bathrooms stalls. It will also serve as a gender-neutral access point to the campus swim facility. Campus officials say men, […]
May 31, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Minority Populations and Vaccinations
Imagine entire communities filled with men and women whose lives are at risk from disease, and fewer than half are taking the simple steps available to stop the threat in its tracks. This is precisely what’s happening in minority populations in Colorado where about only four in ten senior citizens are being vaccinated against pneumococcal […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
Inmates Learn to Write Braille to Fill Shortage
CONCORD, N.H. — Inside a prison workshop, several inmates tap away at what look like old typewriters. The devices are actually Perkins Braillers, which are used to write the code relied upon by many visually impaired people. In a first for New Hampshire’s prison system, 14 female inmates are spending much of the year learning […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
Suspected Drug Thefts Persist at VA Centers
WASHINGTON — Federal authorities are investigating dozens of new cases of possible opioid and other drug theft by employees at Veterans Affairs hospitals, a sign the problem isn’t going away as more prescriptions disappear. Data obtained by The Associated Press show 36 criminal investigations opened by the VA inspector general’s office from Oct. 1 through […]
May 31, 2017
Other News
In N.C., Deductibles Up 40 Percent
Anyone searching for an example of how the Trump administration could affect future healthcare costs has a prime example in North Carolina. The uncertainty of whether the administration will fund federal cost-sharing payments led Blue Cross Blue Shield of N.C. on Thursday to offer two premium increase scenarios for the 2018 individual marketplace exchange. The […]
May 31, 2017
Policies
Poll: Only 8% Think Senate Should Pass House Health Bill
President Donald Trump has called the House-passed health care bill a “great plan,” but a new poll finds that 3 out of 4 people in the United States do not believe it fulfills most of his promises. The poll out Wednesday from the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation also found a growing share of the public […]
May 31, 2017
Nursing
4 Mississippi Schools Must Improve Nursing Programs
JACKSON, Miss. — Four Mississippi universities and community colleges have been told to make improvements to their nursing programs. The College Board earlier this month granted accreditation renewals in nursing instruction at 23 universities and community colleges. Alcorn State University was placed on warning, with board documents stating the school’s three-year passing rate on the […]
May 31, 2017
Disparities
Lessons Learned from Ebola Survivor
There are new reports of an outbreak of Ebola virus disease in the Democratic Republic of Congo. This news comes just two years after international control efforts eventually contained an Ebola outbreak in West Africa, though before control was achieved, more than 11,000 people died—the largest known Ebola outbreak in human history [1]. While considerable […]
May 31, 2017
Policies
Trump Budget Threatens Children’s Health
The Children’s Health Insurance Program (CHIP) has been a vital part of America’s health care safety net since its creation in the 1990s. Last year, it provided coverage for almost 9 million children. CHIP is traditionally considered a bipartisan success story and has played a critical role—together with Medicaid and the private market reforms in […]
May 31, 2017
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JAMES L. MOORE III
JAMES L. MOORE III has been appointed interim vice provost for diversity and inclusion and interim chief diversity officer at Ohio State University (OSU). He is currently the EHE Distinguished Professor of Urban Education and the Executive Director of the Todd Anthony Bell Center National Resource Center on the African American Male at OSU. He earned a bachelor’s degree in English education from Delaware State University and a master’s degree and doctorate in counselor education from Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University.
May 31, 2017
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VANESSA MOREST
VANESSA MOREST will serve as the Westchester Community College provost and vice president for academic affairs, effective this summer. She is currently dean of institutional effectiveness at Norwalk Community College in Connecticut. She has taught both undergraduate and graduate courses at Teachers College, Columbia University. She earned her B.A. in English from the College of William and Mary and her M.A. and Ph.D. in sociology of education from Teachers College, Columbia University.
May 31, 2017
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