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Eastern Tennessee Gets Grant for Military, Veteran Education
East Tennessee State University is one of 13 colleges and universities in Tennessee to receive additional funding and program support to serve veterans and service members and to help them earn postsecondary degrees as part of Gov. Bill Haslam’s Drive to 55 initiative. The university will use the $80,000 Veterans Reconnect grant funded by the […]
July 25, 2017
Other News
National University Launches Effort to Help Diverse Learners
San Diego, Calif. – Aiming to address some of the most challenging issues confronting higher education today, National University, which serves more than 28,000 primarily-adult learners on campuses and online, is launching today the Precision Institute at National University. The Institute will lead a four-year, $20 million initiative, called Precision Education, that is piloting new […]
July 25, 2017
Academics
Are MOOCs and Bootcamps Effective?
The House has passed one bill, and is likely to pass another, that would provide funding for people to enroll in certificate programs, apprenticeships, bootcamps and other technical education programs. But a new study questions the quality of these programs, as well as the evidence that demonstrates their efficacy. The courses, many of them online, […]
July 25, 2017
Other News
75,000 Apply for Free Tuition in New York
BUFFALO — About 75,000 people who applied for New York’s first-in-the-nation tuition-free college program are finding out whether they will start the fall semester without a tuition bill to pay, state officials said Thursday. “It feels absolutely terrific,” Binghamton University student Natan Nassir, of Great Neck, said after learning Thursday that the state will pick […]
July 25, 2017
Academics
International Visitors at Ft. Leavenworth Learn about Life
Leavenworth Mayor Nancy Bauder welcomed 119 international students from the incoming Command and General Staff Officer Course with an official proclamation of July 18 as “International Military Students’ Honorary Citizens Day” at Riverfront Community Center in Leavenworth. The CGSOC international students, representing 91 countries, received honorary citizen certificates from Bauder. Read More
July 25, 2017
Academics
Resource Helps Returning Military Find Future in Agriculture
What if there was an organization in Iowa working with people who want to transition from their military service to the agricultural sector? That question describes the mission of Veterans In Agriculture, whose leadership has an interest and a passion for agriculture and helping veterans make that transition. The need for this type of organization […]
July 25, 2017
Veterans
House Passes ’Forever’ GI Bill
Without a single vote in opposition, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday night to expand the post-9/11 GI Bill and eliminate the 15-year time limit on the use of education benefits for new recruits. The vote was 405-0 in a rare display of bipartisanship in Congress on behalf of veterans seeking higher […]
July 25, 2017
Students
Indian River State College Breaks Down Math as Barrier to STEM Success
Indian River State College (IRSC), a community college in Florida, created a new approach to help minority and low-income students overcome the math barrier for entry into selective enrollment programs across the country.
July 24, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Women Breaking Through as Leaders in Theology Programs
Dr. Keri Day, Dr. Margaret Aymer, and Dr. Kelly Brown Douglas are among the African American women advancing in the field of theology, and creating an example for their communities.
July 24, 2017
Students
Scholars’ Research Challenges College ‘Mismatch’ Theory
Low-income students could have a better shot at upward mobility if they had greater access to more colleges with a record of good student outcomes, but “income segregation” is getting in the way, several scholars argue in a new study.
July 24, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
‘I Didn’t Come to Washington to Hurt People’
I must start this column with the powerful statement that Sen. Shelly Moore Capito (R-W.Va.) made in explaining why she would not go along with her party leadership and vote to repeal ObamaCare without a replacement. She simply said, “I did not come to Washington to hurt people.” Read More
July 24, 2017
Disparities
Latinos Sue California Over Healthcare Gaps
California is harming medical care for more than 13 million lower-income residents, more than half of them Latinos, by failing to pay doctors enough to provide proper care, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday. The lawsuit alleges the state violates Latinos’ civil rights because poorly paid health care providers balk at providing treatment. Read More
July 24, 2017
Disparities
Research: Blood Tests Could Predict Alzheimer’s
Researchers from Missouri reveal that blood test screening may identify markers of Alzheimer’s disease before individuals begin to experience memory loss and confusion. This finding is a significant step toward predicting disease risk. Read More
July 24, 2017
Policies
Bill Would Expand Care for Veterans
Republican Georgia Sen. Johnny Isakson has proposed legislation to increase access to privatized medical coverage for American veterans paid for by the federal government. Georgia Senator Johnny Isakson, who chairs the committee, looks to accomplish this by way of expanding the existing Veterans Choice Program. Read More
July 24, 2017
Disparities
CDC: 100 Million Have Diabetes or Prediabetes
More than 100 million U.S. adults are now living with diabetes or prediabetes, according to a new report released today by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). The report finds that as of 2015, 30.3 million Americans – 9.4 percent of the U.S. population –have diabetes. Another 84.1 million have prediabetes, a condition […]
July 24, 2017
Disparities
Textbook Teaches Native American Healing Concepts
Laughter can combat trauma. Spiritual cleansings could be used to fight an opioid addiction. Cactus extract may battle diabetes and obesity. These insights are from curanderismo — traditional Native American healing from the American Southwest and Latin America. Read More
July 24, 2017
Other News
Trump Thinks Health Insurance Costs Young $12 a Year
President Donald Trump has an…interesting conception of how health insurance works. In a new interview with the New York Times, Trump defended his knowledge of health care and the Senate’s chaotic attempts to pass a Republican health care bill to repeal (and, perhaps, replace) Obamacare. (On that front, the situation has been changing almost hourly […]
July 24, 2017
Other News
Republicans Press Forward on Repeal Efforts
Republican Party leaders are trying furiously to find 50 votes for some kind of legislation that would, one way or another, repeal the Affordable Care Act. The big focus of their efforts are a handful of relatively moderate senators from states where Obamacare has had a particularly strong impact on coverage. And although the campaign […]
July 24, 2017
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