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Thomas Ellis: Tuskegee Airman Dead at 97

SAN ANTONIO (Tribune News Service) — Former Sgt. Maj. Thomas Ellis, one of six surviving Tuskegee Airmen in San Antonio, died Jan. 2 of a stroke in a local hospital. He was 97. A draftee, he served as a top administrator with the first all-black Army Air Forces unit and was proud of the unit’s […]

January 11, 2018

Microtutoring for Online Study Changes the Game

Education is changing. From the setting of traditional classrooms to the way that things are documented, the entire process has become redefined as a result of the growing interconnectedness of the world. Online learning is reported to be a shockingly large industry with a value of about $107 billion dollars. Distance learning and online courses […]

January 11, 2018

15 Best Online Bachelor’s Programs from U.S.News

Harvard Business School professor Clayton Christensen says that half of American colleges will be bankrupt in 10 to 15 years because low-cost online education will effectively undermine the business models of traditional institutions and run them out of business. Online education also has the power to dramatically improve the lives of working Americans who have […]

January 11, 2018

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N.H. House Passes Bill to Create Department for Military and Veterans Affairs

The New Hampshire House has passed a bill that would create a state Department of Veterans and Military Affairs. The goal of the bill is to bring all the state’s resources for veterans and military personnel under one roof. Right now veterans’ resources for education, housing and homelessness, benefits, and medical care are handled by […]

January 11, 2018

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Partners Will Help Transition from Military to Management

In an effort to help veterans excel in civilian life, Bayer and VETTED today unveiled a new partnership in which Bayer will serve as title sponsor of VETTED’s inaugural Veteran Accelerated Management Program (VAMP) at the University of Texas and Texas A&M University. The intensive, eight-week program, which is specifically designed for experienced military leaders […]

January 11, 2018

Obamacare Lives

Congressional Republicans tried in vain to repeal it. President Donald Trump said he would simply let it die of its own flaws. Americans complained about it. But nearly eight years after President Barack Obama’s signature health care law was approved, the Affordable Care Act appears here to stay – and perhaps even flourish, experts say. […]

January 11, 2018

Woman Dies of Disease from Raw Oysters

A 55-year-old Texas woman is dead after contracting a flesh-eating disease from raw oysters she ate on a trip to Louisiana. KLFY reported that Jeanette LeBlanc fell ill after consuming the oysters on a crabbing trip with family and friends. Both LeBlanc and her friend, Karen Bowers, consumed nearly two dozen oysters, but only LeBlanc […]

January 11, 2018

Book: To Avoid “Obese” BMI, Trump Exaggerates Height

A new book claims that President Trump has been lying about his height in order to avoid being categorized as obese. “An overweight seventy-year-old man with various physical phobias (for instance, he lied about his height to keep from having a body mass index that would label him as obese), he personally found healthcare and […]

January 11, 2018

Trump to Act on Medicaid Work Rules

The Trump administration is preparing to release guidelines soon for requiring Medicaid recipients to work, according to sources familiar with the plans, a major shift in the 50-year-old program. The guidelines will set the conditions for allowing states to add work requirements to their Medicaid programs for the first time, putting a conservative twist on […]

January 11, 2018

What Happens When a Grocery Opens in a Food Desert?

Pittsburgh’s Hill District hasn’t had a full-service grocery store in 30 years. Nestled in the heart of the city, the Hill was once a vital center of jazz, black culture, and civic life, earning it the nickname “Little Harlem.” The neighborhood had its own newspaper and radio station. Thoroughfares were lined with black-owned clubs, restaurants, […]

January 11, 2018

3 Tribes Sue Opioid Industry for Damages

Three Native American tribes from the Dakotas filed a federal lawsuit on Monday against major opioid manufacturers and distributors, seeking monetary damages for an epidemic that has had devastating impacts for tribal members. The Rosebud Sioux Tribe, Flandreau Santee Sioux Tribe and the Sisseton Wahpeton Oyate filed suit in U.S. District Court in South Dakota […]

January 11, 2018

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Deportation Fears Fuel Heart Health Risks for Latinas

A recent study conducted by researchers at UC San Francisco and UC Berkeley’s Center for Environmental Research and Children’s Health (CERCH) found that worry about deportations was associated with multiple cardiovascular health risk factors in Latinas from California’s Salinas Valley, an area with a large immigrant community. The study was published in the journal, Annals […]

January 11, 2018

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For the Poor, Stress Brings Worse Health

MONDAY, Jan. 8, 2018 (HealthDay News) — In a finding that will surprise few, new research shows that minorities and the poor suffer more stress than their wealthy, white peers. That additional psychic burden may translate into poorer mental and physical well-being, and longevity is ultimately affected, the American Psychological Association report suggests. Read More

January 11, 2018

After DACA Decision and Negotiations, Experts are Cautiously Hopeful

A federal judge in California on Tuesday ruled against the Trump administration’s repeal of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, or DACA. On the same day, the White House hosted a televised bipartisan roundtable to negotiate legal protections for DACA recipients.

January 10, 2018

Scholars Hold Mixed Reactions About an Oprah Presidential Run

While Oprah Winfrey has had a successful career as a businesswoman, philanthropist and an advocate for numerous social and political causes, political scientists and women’s studies scholars have mixed reactions about a potential presidential run for the talk-show host and billionaire.

January 10, 2018

What If the MLK Holiday Were April 4?

Since its first observance in 1986, the Martin Luther King federal holiday has become an important moment for the nation to reflect on King’s historical importance and the broader significance of the Civil Rights Movement. The observance of the MLK holiday on the third Monday of January has become an almost taken for granted memorial tradition for classrooms and government offices. The decision to establish a federal holiday for King was far from inevitable. It was the subject of heated debated within the U.S. Senate. Passage of the holiday came 15 years after Representative John Conyers first proposed the idea in legislation and 13 years after Congress received an unprecedented 6 million signatures in support.

January 10, 2018

Iowa State’s Push to Ban Marijuana Shirt Leads to Huge Costs

IOWA CITY — Iowa State University’s unconstitutional crackdown on a pro-marijuana student group’s T-shirts will cost taxpayers hundreds of thousands of dollars in legal costs, according to a partial settlement approved Tuesday. The State Appeal Board voted to pay $150,000 in damages to two leaders of the university chapter of the National Organization for the […]

January 10, 2018

Modeling Student Success

Dr. Michelle Rosemond is the new executive director of retention and student success at Indiana University South Bend (IUSB).

January 10, 2018