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Following Campus Shooting, Grambling President Assures Safety
Grambling State University’s administration decided to continue classes and homecoming events in the aftermath of two men being shot to death on campus around midnight Tuesday.
October 25, 2017
Students
Lawrence Activist Banned from University Building Hired
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A Lawrence activist who’s banned from one building at the University of Kansas for making students and staff feel unsafe has been hired to teach students on another part of the university’s campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that Caleb Stephens was banned from the university’s School of Social Welfare building after a […]
October 25, 2017
Students
Georgia Appeals Court Rules Against Immigrants Over In-state Tuition
ATLANTA — Immigrants who have been granted temporary status to stay in the U.S. will have to keep paying out-of-state tuition after an appeals court ruled against them, saying state colleges and universities in Georgia aren’t required to let them pay in-state tuition. Georgia’s state colleges and universities require verification of “lawful presence” in the […]
October 25, 2017
Students
Brown University Enrolls Students from Puerto Rico Tuition Free
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University is enrolling up to 50 students from the University of Puerto Rico tuition free following the destruction of Hurricane Maria. The Ivy League school in Providence will help the students find housing, as many still have no power or running water at their homes in Puerto Rico. Brown has already […]
October 25, 2017
Students
Private Missouri College Creates Mandatory Patriotism Class
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — An evangelical Christian college in Missouri is now requiring freshman to take a class aimed at encouraging patriotism. The College of the Ozarks has unveiled a military science class called Patriotic Education and Fitness. The course aims to educate students on modern military customs, U.S. politics and flag protocol and procedures. […]
October 25, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Address Lifestyles
President Trump’s latest actions on health care – his executive order creating “association health plans” and terminating cost-sharing payments under Obamacare – will further destabilize health insurance markets and create chaos for tens of millions of Americans who need health insurance. The Trump administration’s lack of a viable strategy for American health care just magnifies […]
October 25, 2017
Disparities
Hundreds Line Up for Free Clinic in West Virginia
Hundreds of low-wage and poor residents received free dental, vision and other medical care over the weekend at a medical clinic in Charleston, West Virginia sponsored by the Remote Area Medical Volunteer Corps and West Virginia Health Right. The makeshift clinic, held in a local middle school, attracted residents in dire need of health care […]
October 25, 2017
Disparities
Who is Indian Health Service Nominee Robert Weaver?
Directors of the Indian Health Service, which provides health services to many Native Americans and Alaska Natives, have mostly been medical or public health professionals. Robert M. Weaver, nominated October 6, 2017, to lead the organization, is an insurance broker. Weaver is a member of the Quapaw tribe, based in Oklahoma. He graduated from Baxter […]
October 25, 2017
Policies
How to Shop for Health Insurance on November 1
OPEN ENROLLMENT FOR health insurance will begin November 1, and the Trump administration has abdicated its responsibility to help consumers wade their way through it. Former President Barack Obama’s team, meanwhile, in writing the law, abdicated its responsibility to not make shopping for health insurance infuriatingly confusing. Read More
October 25, 2017
Policies
McConnell Won’t Set Health Vote Till He Hears from White House
A bipartisan effort to fix Obamacare could get a vote in the Senate if President Trump makes clear he’ll sign the legislation, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell said Sunday. Trump has given mixed signals whether he supports the new bill by Sens. Lamar Alexander (R-Tenn.) and Patty Murray (D-Wash.) to stabilize the insurance markets after […]
October 25, 2017
Policies
Congress Ramps Up Debate on Veterans’ Care
WASHINGTON – Major reforms to veterans’ health care are moving forward on Capitol Hill, and politically conservative and liberal groups are attempting to influence what could be an intense debate over balancing private-sector care. The House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs will meet Tuesday morning to discuss options for overhauling Veterans Choice, a program created in […]
October 25, 2017
Other News
Trump Says He Will Declare Opioid Crisis a National Emergency
When President Trump told reporters that the opioid crisis is a “national emergency” and he would be officially declaring it as such, he raised a point experts have echoed for months. The opioid epidemic is a critical emergency on a national scale, the experts agree, but does a proper solution involve a declaration from the […]
October 25, 2017
Other News
Disparities in Healthcare are Detrimental to Women
The United States is one of the only developed countries in the world that doesn’t provide universal health coverage for its citizens. Healthcare is seen not as a right, but as a privilege enjoyed by those fortunate enough to be able to afford it. The ability to afford healthcare is heavily dependent on factors outside […]
October 25, 2017
Opinion
Double Agents in Journalism
A number of purportedly “liberal/progressive” journalists were actively involved in assisting the Breitbart machine, in particular, serving as a conduit of sorts to right wing provocateur Milo Yiannopolous.
October 24, 2017
Students
TMCF Names Harry Williams President/CEO
At its 30th Anniversary Awards Gala on Monday evening, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund named Dr. Harry Williams as its new president and CEO.
October 24, 2017
Students
Experts: Colleges Have Role in Battling Opioid Epidemic
Experts say combatting this public health crisis will take concerted initiatives at the federal level, through public and private partnerships, and in schools, colleges and communities across the nation.
October 24, 2017
Students
Colleges Urged to Ramp Up to Fill Cybersecurity Workforce Void
The United States will remain vulnerable to cyberattacks unless the nation’s education system is better aligned to produce greater numbers of cybersecurity professionals, a leading industry expert testified Tuesday at a Congressional hearing.
October 24, 2017
Students
DeVos Further Freezes Obama’s For-profit Fraud Protections
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is further delaying Obama-era protections for students defrauded by for-profit colleges, saying it needs more time to write new regulations. Tuesday’s announcement renewed criticism by Democrats and advocacy groups that the administration favors the interests of for-profit universities over students. The Education Department posted a notice in the Federal Register […]
October 24, 2017
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