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Policies
Efforts to Revive Mandate Stall
Congress approved zeroing out the individual mandate penalty in December after a year of failed efforts to repeal the ACA. The individual mandate was considered one of the most unpopular part of the ACA. Some Americans were upset at the idea of being told what to do, and they especially don’t like getting whacked with […]
March 7, 2018
Policies
Washington State Requires Insurers to Cover Abortion
The Washington state Senate passed a bill Saturday mandating that insurance companies pay for abortions and contraceptive drugs and procedures for maternity care plans. The state legislature passed Senate Bill 6219 in a 27 to 22 vote Saturday, according to KIRO7. The measure insists that any company who provides maternity care must also provide coverage for women who seek […]
March 7, 2018
Policies
U.S. Approves Medicaid Work Rule for Arkansas
On Monday, the nation’s top Medicaid official traveled to Little Rock to announce federal approval of a measure long sought by Governor Hutchinson: a work requirement for beneficiaries of Arkansas Works, the program providing health insurance to 285,000 low-income Arkansans under the Affordable Care Act’s Medicaid expansion. Seema Verma, the administrator of the Centers for […]
March 7, 2018
Disparities
Heavy Drinkers at Greatest Risk for Dementia
Hot on the heels of headlines linking alcohol consumption with longer life comes new research that casts a much more sobering light on drinking. According to an analysis of more than 1 million people—the largest study of its kind to date—scientists say that heavy alcohol use is the biggest modifiable risk factor for dementia, especially early-onset forms […]
March 7, 2018
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Nevertheless, She Persisted
This year, the National Women’s History Project has chosen the theme of “Nevertheless, She Persisted: Honoring Women Who Fight All Forms of Discrimination Against Women” for National Women’s History Month, which begins March 1.
March 7, 2018
Opinion
The Man Who Yells Outside My Window
It’s 4:38 a.m. One to three times a week, I am awakened by a man yelling outside my window. While my first reaction is to yell back, “Please be quiet!” I stop myself. This man of color, living with mental illness, has two things in common with my brother.
March 6, 2018
HBCUs
HBCUs’ Relevance in Diversifying the STEM Workforce
Global scientific competitiveness of the United States depends on the nation’s ability to sustain and grow the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) workforce. An important approach to this goal is ensuring that groups historically underrepresented (HU) in STEM fields play larger roles.
March 6, 2018
Students
Selecting Commencement Speakers: A Political Minefield
In this hyper-polarized environment, students in the class of 2018 may find themselves without a commencement speaker who has strong views on political or social issues. Many administrators are struggling to identify orators who will be welcomed by the campus community without provoking protests.
March 6, 2018
News Roundup
Grand Canyon University Moves Back Toward Nonprofit Status
PHOENIX – Grand Canyon University says the Higher Learning Commission has approved its application to regain its nonprofit status. Officials for the Arizona school said Tuesday that the move will help return the university to its roots. Brian Mueller, the university’s president and CEO, says that nonprofit status will put the private Christian school on […]
March 6, 2018
News Roundup
Baltimore University Settles Pregnancy Discrimination Suit
BALTIMORE — The University of Baltimore has settled a lawsuit alleging it discriminated against a pregnant employee. The U.S. Department of Justice announced in a release Monday that the university will pay $115,000 to Sarah Dechowitz and review its anti-discrimination policies. According to the federal complaint, a high-ranking official made comments that indicated Dechowitz’s pregnancy […]
March 6, 2018
News Roundup
College Student Arraigned in Parents’ Deaths
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — A 19-year-old student accused of killing his parents inside a Central Michigan University dorm room made his first court appearance Tuesday. James Eric Davis, Jr. was hospitalized but appeared in court via video for an arraignment hearing. Judge Paul Chamberlain set bond at $1.25 million cash surety. Bond originally was set […]
March 6, 2018
African-American
Pioneering Historian Mines Black Women’s History
As a young professor at Purdue University in the early 1970s, Dr. Darlene Clark Hine was confronted with a challenge that would ultimately change her career trajectory and position her as one of the nation’s most prominent historians.
March 6, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Civilian Arms Race
The Second Amendment is a remarkable piece of the Constitution. “A well regulated Militia, being necessary to the security of a free State, the right of the people to keep and bear Arms, shall not be infringed,” it reads. Set aside for the moment questions about its practical interpretations today and its usefulness as a […]
March 6, 2018
Academics
Action Needed to Address Gaps in Physician Specialties
The Department of Defense (DOD) has experienced gaps between its physician authorizations (i.e., funded positions) and end strengths (i.e., number of physicians). Its overall approach to address these gaps focuses on the individual service components relying on the scholarship program, University, and other programs to recruit and retain physicians. However, this approach does not include […]
March 6, 2018
Academics
Teachers Go to Boot Camp to Learn About Marines
A group of educators from the Twin Cities and surrounding states stepped off a bus at the Marine Corps Recruiting Depot in San Diego and tried to keep up as a drill instructor barked orders. They stood on the infamous yellow footprints — the footprints that every Marine stands on when he or she first […]
March 6, 2018
Academics
Western Governors Growing Despite Dispute
Last September, Western Governors University was told that it may owe up to $712 million to the federal government. The fine was recommended after an auditor’s report concluded the school was offering what amount to “correspondence courses” rather than courses that meet all the specific criteria needed to qualify for financial aid eligibility under Title IV of […]
March 6, 2018
Academics
Competency-Based Learning Has Precedence
The notion of competency-based learning is nothing new. It has been adopted by several online colleges, charter schools, districts and for-profit educators. As a measure of how mainstream the concept is, even some states have implemented competency-based learning standards for their high school students. In 2010, Michigan passed seat-time waiver legislation, allowing districts that would […]
March 6, 2018
Academics
Combat to Classroom: Navigating the Transition
Since the Iraq and Afghanistan invasions in 2003, more than 500,000 service members have entered into post-secondary education. While the military offers financial support to veterans transitioning from combat to classroom, it doesn’t address one recurring issue that student vets face: Self-esteem while in the classroom. “I did feel a bit nervous competing with people […]
March 6, 2018
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