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Report Examines Impact of Last-Dollar Financial Aid

A new study looks at how the Bridging the Gap program at Rutgers University-Camden improved affordability and reduced financial stress for eligible first-year students.

May 31, 2018

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Chinese College Enrollment—Prominent in Texas—May Decline After US Visa Policy Shift, Groups Warn

Changes to U.S. policy on Chinese visas may trickle down to college enrollment, officials warned, and Texas’ schools may feel some impact. The Trump administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. […]

May 31, 2018

University Student’s Death Was Suicide; Roommate Takes Plea

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A former roommate of a University of Missouri student who committed suicide has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the case. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 21-year-old Deandre Winters pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of evidence tampering and will service two years of unsupervised probation. The plea came after […]

May 31, 2018

Harvard Teaming With Google to Reduce Harmful Chemical Use

BOSTON – Harvard University is teaming up with Google to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in building products and materials. Organizers say the initiative announced Wednesday targets chemicals used in consumer products like furniture and carpets that science has shown have potential negative health effects. The goal is to create a set of tools […]

May 31, 2018

At NCORE, Symone Sanders Calls for Civility in Discourse

NEW ORLEANS – More than 3,500 students, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the nation are gathering here this week to engage in critical discussions about race relations on their college campus in particular, and in society in general.

May 30, 2018

University of Memphis to Waive Tuition for Fallen Soldiers’ Families

Starting this fall, students whose parents or spouses were killed or disabled in military service can attend the University of Memphis without paying tuition, university officials announced Wednesday.

May 30, 2018

Education’s Challenge: Culture of Criticism or Compassion?

When I read recently in Stanford Magazine that the Stanford Graduate School of Business had a course on compassion and that it regularly carried a waiting list, I was intrigued. My interest was mostly due to the uniquely personal challenges I continue to face as I practice my own commitment to greater compassion for myself and others.

May 30, 2018

The Consequences of the Roseanne Fiasco

Roseanne Barr engaged in the most racially primitive language possible. Comparing Black people to apes, monkeys, animals and other non-human or less-than-human species is classic, primitive, racist rhetoric straight out of the pages of regressive, old-fashioned, eugenics-minded, racial stereotypes.

May 30, 2018

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Risk for Women

President Donald Trump’s plan to withhold federal funds for organizations that perform abortions or make referrals for them will endanger women’s access to a wide range of health care, such as birth control, Pap tests for cervical cancer and testing for breast cancer and sexually transmitted infections. Trump’s effort is designed to placate a group […]

May 30, 2018

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Sudden Closing of Hospital Problematic for Expectant Mothers

KENNETT, Mo. — The sudden closure of a hospital has left some expectant mothers in the Missouri Bootheel region scrambling for care in an area that already has one of the highest infant mortality rates in the U.S. St. Louis Public Radio reports that Twin Rivers Regional Medical Center in Kennett recently announced that it […]

May 30, 2018

Professor: Ebola Could Spread to Europe

Dr. Ashish Jah said the spread of the disease to the urban city of Mbandaka last week poses serious concerns as to how far it spreads. The World Health Organisation said today there have been 22 confirmed, probable or suspected deaths from Ebola since April 4. But Dr. Jah warned it could spread to Europe and the […]

May 30, 2018

San Franciscans to Vote on Ban of Flavored Tobacco

SAN FRANCISCO — A major tobacco company is pumping millions of dollars into a campaign to persuade San Francisco voters to reject a ban on selling flavored tobacco products, including menthol cigarettes, certain chewing tobaccos and vaping liquids with flavors like cotton candy, mango and cool cucumber. R.J. Reynolds Tobacco Co. has contributed nearly $12 […]

May 30, 2018

Disease Could Kill Millions, Bill Gates Warns

He’s one of the most highly-regarded figures in the technology industry, and now Bill Gates has warned that a deadly disease could be on its way. Speaking at a conference last month, Gates claimed that the disease could spread in as little as six months, wiping out up to 30 million people in the process. He said: “There’s one […]

May 30, 2018

Judge Blocks Trump Cuts to Teen-Pregnancy Program

A fourth federal judge has ruled against the Trump administration’s decision to prematurely end grants aimed at cutting teen pregnancy rates. Judge John Coughenour in Washington state ruled Tuesday afternoon that the administration unlawfully ended grants two years early for the King County Health Department in Seattle, which participated in the Teen Pregnancy Prevention (TPP) Program. […]

May 30, 2018

GOP Senators Offer Plan to Cut Health Costs

Republican Sen. Bill Cassidy of Louisiana released a multi-part proposal Tuesday morning that he hopes will catalyze a debate in Congress about how lawmakers can go about lowering health care costs while delivering value to patients. “Families and patients have seen their health insurance premiums and the cost of care go up year after year. […]

May 30, 2018

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Supreme Court Declines Challenge to Abortion Pill Law

The Supreme Court on Tuesday turned down a challenge to a restrictive Arkansas law that for now will end the use of medication abortions in the state and could close two of the state’s three abortion clinics. The law requires doctors who provide medication abortions to have a contract with a second doctor who has […]

May 30, 2018

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Study Shows UMass Admission Tougher for In-State Applicants

BOSTON – Gaining admission to the University of Massachusetts’ flagship campus in Amherst is, on average, more difficult for Massachusetts residents than for those who live outside the state, a new report suggests. The Pioneer Institute, a Boston-based think tank which released the study on Tuesday, said it challenges the widely-accepted belief that nonresident applicants […]

May 30, 2018

Colorado Mesa University Plans Teaching Hotel for Campus

GRAND JUNCTION — Colorado Mesa University officials are planning to construct a $15.7 million campus hotel that will serve as a training facility for the hospitality and culinary programs. The Daily Sentinel reports the university’s board approved the teaching hotel Thursday that’s slated for a spot on the Grand Junction campus. Officials plan for the […]

May 30, 2018