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Community Colleges Higher Education’s Backbone

Increased student borrowing, more generous financial aid and the increased value of a college degree have all conspired to drive up tuition, two economics professors argue in a new paper released Tuesday.

December 11, 2017

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Ryan: GOP Targets Benefits for Poor and Aged

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that congressional Republicans will aim next year to reduce spending on both federal health care and anti-poverty programs, citing the need to reduce America’s deficit. “We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,” […]

December 11, 2017

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What Deadline?

I’ll never forget the relief in his voice as we drove home from a session of radiation treatment back in December of 2013. Andrew, a 26-year-old transgender man who would soon become my husband, had been diagnosed with cancer three months earlier. While he was one of the fortunate Americans able to access health insurance […]

December 11, 2017

Ex-Postman Helps Debut Alzheimer’s Stamp

A former mailman, who had to stop the job he loved when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, helped debut a USPS stamp Friday that will help fight the disease. Doug Peterson was a mail carrier in Escondido for 27 years before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease — a brain disorder that destroys a […]

December 11, 2017

Past Injustices Cause Minorities to Avoid Clinical Trials

Clinical research’s sordid past has “left a stain” on the medical community as it tries to gain trust among minority populations and increase clinical trial participation, which remains staggeringly low, says Northwell Health senior VP. Read More

December 11, 2017

Dentists: Trump’s Slurring Could Be Teeth Issue

President Donald Trump’s speech seemed thick and slurry during his speech about Jerusalem on Wednesday, causing some to question whether his dentures were slipping. In video posted on Twitter, the president’s lower teeth certainly seem to be doing their own way-out thing during the speech, particularly during the last 90 seconds and on the words […]

December 11, 2017

Forecast: 6 Million People Have Alzheimer’s; Number Will Double

Using new methodology, scientists calculate that approximately 6 million American adults have Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment, which can sometimes be a precursor to the disease. The estimate, funded by the National Institutes of Health, also forecasts that these numbers will more than double to 15 million by 2060, as the population ages. The […]

December 11, 2017

It’s Deadline Week for ACA Sign-Ups

WASHINGTON — The Trump administration came into office looking to dismantle Barack Obama’s health care law, but the Affordable Care Act survived. Now the administration is on the hook to deliver a smooth ending to sign-up season, with a crush of customers expected this week. For millions of eligible consumers time runs out on Friday. […]

December 11, 2017

Doctors Find Brain Abnormalities in Cuba Victims

WASHINGTON — Doctors treating the U.S. embassy victims of suspected attacks in Cuba have discovered brain abnormalities as they search for clues to explain hearing, vision, balance and memory damage, The Associated Press has learned. It’s the most specific finding to date about physical damage, showing that whatever it was that harmed the Americans, it […]

December 11, 2017

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Seasoned Administrator to Take Helm at Wilberforce University

Dr. Elfred Anthony Pinkard—a seasoned college administrator who has spent most of his career working at historically Black colleges and universities, has been selected to serve as the 22nd President of Wilberforce University.

December 11, 2017

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TMCF and Koch Collaboration Looks to Former Education Official to Lead Research Organization

A new research initiative created to support HBCUs and research fragile communities that lack access to education and economic opportunities has named Gerard Robinson, an education scholar and former school official, as its new executive director.

December 11, 2017

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Dr. Ajay Nair Selected as Next President of Arcadia University

Arcadia University’s Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Ajay Nair has been named the 22nd president of the university. He will be the first person of color to lead the private, liberal arts university in its 164-year history.

December 10, 2017

Higher Education Devalued Under Trump/GOP Tax Bill

The truth is anything connected to higher ed got the shaft in this massive legislation that the GOP is jamming through Congress.

December 10, 2017

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University of Georgia, Army Cyber Command Eye Partnerships

ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army’s Cybersecurity Command could soon be exchanging students and workers. A civilian Army official, Ronald Pontius, says the command would take up University of Georgia Vice President for Research David Lee’s offer during a UGA conference on informatics, or big data. Pontius is deputy […]

December 10, 2017

Trump Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Heroes Amid Protests

President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country, though protests surrounding his visit to Mississippi laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy. As Trump gazed at an […]

December 10, 2017

Fund Higher Ed

Congress is poised to give the HEA a much-needed update. The House of Representatives have introduced legislation and discussions are picking up in the Senate, but questions remain as to the scope and timing for completing action. The Higher Education Act (HEA), the foundation law for the financing of American higher education, was enacted in […]

December 8, 2017

Company Raises $1.5 M to Support Online Students

UP AND UP: Do online-only college students receive less support than their on-campus peers? That’s a theory held by Melvin Hines, co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Upswing, an online tutoring and support company for students, advisors, instructors and others that work in online education. Originally a video platform for online coaching, Upswing’s pivot into academic […]

December 8, 2017

10 Free “Deep Learning” MOOCS

To compile this list, we explored deep learning MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) published by top universities, colleges, and leading tech companies. Dedicated to beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners, and covering most concepts of Deep Learning, from the most basic to the cutting-edge, all of these courses are free and self-paced, and some of them […]

December 8, 2017