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Senator Wants Some Bases Closed
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said he wants Congress to authorize a new round of military base closings. The Rhode Island Democrat filed an amendment with Arizona Republican Sen. John McCain to the Senate’s defense authorization bill for fiscal 2018 on Monday to authorize a round of base closures and realignments, starting in […]
September 14, 2017
Other News
MOOCS — Harbingers of Major Change in Learning
Technology has long been used to improve how we learn, but today’s digital advances, particularly with social media, have taken learning in powerful new — and for some — entirely unexpected directions. The vast co-created commons of the Internet have long been seen as a way for the connected and motivated to learn on their […]
September 14, 2017
Students
West Virginia State Working to Add New Engineering Degrees
West Virginia State University is likely to be one step closer to starting its stand-alone engineering program.
September 13, 2017
Students
Haddon Helps Rutgers-Camden Bring Out the Best Across the Board
With a family history that ties her to four generations of educators and lawyers, Rutgers University–Camden Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon exemplifies what it means to bring access to higher education to historically underserved students.
September 13, 2017
Students
Swift Congressional Action on Gangs, Slow Response on Dreamers
A growing chorus of criticism is being levied at Congress for failing to pass legislation that would bring stability to Dreamers but moving swiftly to act on legislation that would make it easier to kick out immigrants suspected of illegal gang activity.
September 13, 2017
Students
Autopsy Set for College Student; Official Blames Head Injury
EASTON, Pa. — An autopsy was scheduled Wednesday for a freshman lacrosse recruit at a private Pennsylvania college who died after being found unconscious near a dorm over the weekend. Police in Easton have only said that 19-year-old McCrae Williams was involved in a “chain of events” that began Saturday at Lafayette College and ended […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Judge Judy Funds Debate Space at Southern Cal
LOS ANGELES — Judy Sheindlin, better known as Judge Judy, is funding a space for public debate at the University of Southern California. The forum, which was to be unveiled Tuesday night, will host the USC Annenberg Debate Series. The university said the series will bring together people with different perspectives, including leaders and students. […]
September 13, 2017
Students
UVA Removes Black Shroud from Jefferson Statue After Protest
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. — The University of Virginia has removed a black shroud protesters used to cover up a statue of Thomas Jefferson during a demonstration on campus. UVA President Teresa Sullivan sent a statement to the university community Wednesday about the protest the night before. She says one person was arrested for public intoxication. The […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Berkeley Braces for Visit by Right-wing Speaker Ben Shapiro
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California, Berkeley will seal off large parts of its campus like a fortress with a closed perimeter and a “very large” visible police presence Thursday, when the birthplace of America’s free speech movement faces its next potential clashes. City and campus authorities anticipate demonstrations at a speech by conservative […]
September 13, 2017
Students
Action on Student Loan Forgiveness Delayed as Rules Revised
WASHINGTON — Tens of thousands of former students who say they were swindled by for-profit colleges are being left in limbo as the Trump administration delays action on requests for loan forgiveness, according to court documents obtained by The Associated Press. The Education Department is sitting on more than 65,000 unapproved claims as it rewrites […]
September 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Time for a Plan
Republican candidates got a boost on the eve of last fall’s election when insurers announced big increases in Obamacare premiums for 2017. Unfortunately, the GOP seems intent on making next year’s premium increases even larger. According to the nonpartisan Kaiser Family Foundation, the combination of decisions by President Donald Trump and uncertainty about what action […]
September 13, 2017
Nursing
Student Who Questioned Training Wins Settlement
FLINT, Mich. — A Michigan college has been ordered to pay a woman’s nursing school tuition after she was dismissed for questioning lessons she says taught students to scare patients into vaccinations. Nichole Rolfe, 35, was awarded about $15,000 on September 11 in a lawsuit against Baker College, the Flint Journal reported. Rolfe sued the […]
September 13, 2017
Policies
Feds Rewriting Rule on Health Care for Transgendered
LOS ANGELES — Jyn Dao is scared. His bottom surgery — needed to realign the female genitalia he was born with to his male identity — is scheduled. But it’s not happening until January. And like many trans men and women, he’s afraid President Trump will soon revoke protections in federal law that ensure his […]
September 13, 2017
Policies
Industry Groups Press Congress on Payments
Payers and ACA supporters view CSR payments as critical to stabilizing the ACA market. Without those payments, insurance companies will flee the individual insurance market or ask for large premium increases. Already, the average individual insurance premiums are expected to increase by about 20% next year. Without those subsidies, the Congressional Budget Office predicted ACA premiums would skyrocket another 20%. […]
September 13, 2017
Disparities
Report: Online Ratings of Doctors Are Inadequate
Online physician ratings are a key part of consumer-driven healthcare that is supposed to put individuals in charge of their own care. The idea is that educated consumers will choose the physicians and services that are least expensive and offer the highest quality as possible. The new study found that there was no “significant association […]
September 13, 2017
Disparities
Journal Reports Rise in Low Weight and Premature Births
The rate of preterm births and low birth weight have increased and are the leading cause of newborn deaths in the United States. The authors caution that cuts to Medicaid would seriously jeopardize infant lives. Preterm birth refers to a birth that occurs more than three weeks before the baby is due, or more specifically, […]
September 13, 2017
Other News
Social Media Provides a Lifeline After Irma
ATLANTA — Worried relatives, generous volunteers, frantic neighbors, even medical providers are turning to social media now that Hurricane Irma wiped out electricity and cell service to communities across Florida, cutting off most contact with remote islands in the Keys. “We all sort of scattered around the country when we evacuated, so we’re trying to […]
September 13, 2017
Other News
Texans Report Illnesses from Harvey Pollution
GALENA PARK, Texas — Cindy Sanchez began to feel ill while barbecuing just before Harvey’s torrents started pelting this city just east of Houston, along a corridor with the nation’s highest concentration of petrochemical plants. “I started getting really, really bad headaches,” said Sanchez, a 32-year-old housewife. “I never get headaches.” “My husband’s eyes were […]
September 13, 2017
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