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Fact Check: Law Already Blocks Immigrants from Benefits

President Donald Trump recently told supporters that he wanted to reduce the number of people receiving public assistance, and he wants to put in place new rules barring immigrants from receiving government benefits for at least five years. “We want to get our people off of welfare and back to work. We also want to […]

June 28, 2017

Black Medicare Patents More Likely to Be Readmitted

Black Medicare patients are being readmitted to hospitals at a much higher rate than are white patients, according to a recent study. The study, which surveyed New York state residents age 65 and older, is the latest in a series of reports that suggest minorities are getting shortchanged on quality care. Read More

June 28, 2017

When You Show Up in E.R. with Sickle Cell

“You’re too pretty to have a disease,” declared the nurse in the emergency department (ED) dismissing Constance Benson’s reports of unbearable pain, a byproduct of her sickle cell disease (SCD). Constance, who is in her late twenties, is a professional actress and model living in Kennesaw, GA. It wasn’t until Constance’s blood tests came back […]

June 28, 2017

Poll: Only 12% of Americans Back Senate Health Plan

Just 12% of Americans support the Senate Republican health care plan, a new USA TODAY/Suffolk University Poll finds, amid a roiling debate over whether the GOP will deliver on its signature promise to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Act. In the survey, taken Saturday through Tuesday, a 53% majority say Congress should either leave […]

June 28, 2017

Obamacare Experts: Just Fix What’s Broken

As Senate Republicans struggle to find the votes to repeal the Affordable Care Act, the architects of Obamacare have an idea to try if they fail. Just fix it. Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell on Tuesday delayed the vote planned for this week on the Republican health care plan as complaints from competing wings of […]

June 28, 2017

SERGIO GONZALEZ

SERGIO GONZALEZ, a leader of two successful fundraising campaigns at the University of Miami, which raised $3 billion, has been named senior vice president for university advancement at Brown University, effective August 1. He previously served as chief of staff for the Miami-Dade County executive mayor. He earned a bachelor’s degree in Foreign Service from Georgetown University and a law degree from Columbia Law School.

June 28, 2017

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ARLETHIA PERRY-JOHNSON

ARLETHIA PERRY-JOHNSON has been named chair of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities’ Advisory Council for Communications and Public Affairs. She currently serves as Kennesaw State University’s vice president for marketing. She earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism and communications from Point Park University (formerly Point Park College).

June 28, 2017

CAROLYNN BERRY

CAROLYNN BERRY has been appointed interim provost at Winston-Salem State University. She has been serving as associate provost for assessment, research and curriculum and a professor of exercise science at the school. She has Bachelor of Science and Master of Science degrees from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. from Texas A&M University in College Station.

June 28, 2017

CARLLOS LASSITER

CARLLOS LASSITER will take over as Westminster College’s next vice president of student affairs and dean of students in July. He currently serves as vice president for student affairs and dean of students at Rust College. He holds a bachelor’s degree in Africana studies from Vassar College and master’s and doctoral degrees in higher education administration from the University of Mississippi.

June 28, 2017

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VELMARIE ALBERTINI

VELMARIE ALBERTINI will become the new dean of curriculum at Palm Beach State College. She previously worked at Barry University as associate dean of academic and student affairs. She received a bachelor’s degree in psychology from the College of New Rochelle in New York and a master’s degree and Ph.D. in comparative sociology from Florida International University.

June 28, 2017

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TRACEY HUCKS

TRACEY HUCKS has been named provost and dean of the faculty at Colgate University in Hamilton, New York. Hucks is a professor at Davidson College in North Carolina. She earned a bachelor’s degree and a master’s degree at Colgate University. She also received a second master’s degree and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.

June 28, 2017

RICKY SHABAZZ

RICKY SHABAZZ has been named the next president of San Diego City College, beginning July 11. He previously served as the vice president of student services at San Bernardino Valley College. He earned his bachelor’s degree in Native American studies at the University of California at Davis and a master’s degree in educational administration and supervision and a doctoral degree in educational leadership from California State University at San Bernardino.

June 28, 2017

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LISA KASPER has been named director of admissions and outreach at Borough of Manhattan Community College. She is the director of admissions at Montclair State University. Kasper received her bachelor’s degree at Montclair State University and a master’s degree at Dickinson University

June 28, 2017

DARNELL HUNT

DARNELL HUNT has been appointed dean of social sciences at University of California Los Angeles (UCLA). Hunt is currently a professor of sociology and African-American studies at UCLA. He earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism at University of Southern California, an M.B.A. from Georgetown University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. in sociology from UCLA.

June 28, 2017

Honoring Leadership and Experience

Five retiring college presidents reflect on their tenures and offer advice to future leaders.

June 28, 2017

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Frozen Place University

I wrote in March about the concept of “The Sunken Place” as portrayed in the movie “Get Out.” This piece will lay out some of the characteristics of a “Frozen Place,” where a person feels stuck in a certain position or station and is unable to progress.

June 27, 2017

Experts: Colleges’ Media Messages Need Diverse Appeal

As the U.S. looks ahead to a “majority-minority” future, colleges and universities ought to make an effort to broaden their outreach to diverse audiences, according to Alberto Avendano, Washington bureau chief of the National Association of Hispanic Publications.

June 27, 2017

This College Media Conference panel took on the issue of “Sharpening the News Focus with Specialized Media.”

Homeless College Students a New Group Among the Invisible

I didn’t realize the broad definition of homeless also includes a segment I didn’t expect: college students. A new national survey taken at 70 community colleges across 24 states is now part of a growing data that shows college students are not immune.

June 27, 2017