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Panel Drops Opposition to Prostate Screening
CHICAGO — An influential U.S. government health panel is dropping its opposition to routine prostate cancer screening in favor of letting men decide for themselves after talking with their doctor. The new draft guidelines echo those of several leading medical groups, but they don’t make the decision any easier for men: With their doctor’s help, […]
April 12, 2017
Policies
HSAs Will be Big in Trump Era
Although the American Health Care Act’s defeat has led to uncertainty on the specifics of healthcare reform, there is relative consensus in one area: the use of health savings accounts. House Republican leaders and the White House have already restarted their efforts to repeal the Affordable Care Act. Republicans know any transformation will need to […]
April 12, 2017
Policies
Universal Care Faction Seizes the Day
It was a cold, misty, gray, early spring day in Albany, New York – the kind of bone-chilling, turn-up-the-heat weather that encourages residents to flee to Florida. But 500 New Yorkers were still out on the sidewalk lobbying for healthcare reform that has long seemed like a pipe dream: government-provided universal health insurance. “I wanna […]
April 12, 2017
Other News
Horse Riding Helps Girl Strengthen Core
JASPER, Ind. — Charlotte Bradley of Ferdinand, 6, stood in the stirrups on Cowgirl’s back and reached to place a black magnet on a metal frame on the barn wall at Freedom Reins Therapeutic Riding Center’s facility. When she sat back down, she road Cowgirl to the other side of the arena, stood and stretched […]
April 12, 2017
Sports
Ashe Sports Scholars Honored
Leland Melvin, who knows a thing or two about travel, told a group of young student athletes Tuesday that “life is not about the destination, but about the journey.”
April 11, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Conference Helps AAPI Attendees Work Through Frustrations
The Asian Pacific Americans in Higher Education conference has increasingly become a venue for undergraduate and graduate students to find common ground in their educational and life journeys.
April 11, 2017
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Education Summit Highlights Challenging Climate on Campuses
Issues in higher education figured prominently at the summit, which touched on topics that ranged from diversity and inclusion to free speech on campus.
April 11, 2017
Students
Rollins College: Student Suspended Over Post, not Professor Fight
WINTER PARK, Fla. — Officials at a Florida university say a Christian student who got into an argument with his Muslim professor was suspended for social media comments made to another student, not because of the confrontation with the professor. Rollins College President Grant Cornwell told the Orlando Sentinel on Monday that someone had complained […]
April 11, 2017
Students
Washington State U. Being Investigated by Feds Over Handling of Assault Case
PULLMAN, Wash. — The federal government is investigating how Washington State University handled a female student’s allegations of sexual assault and harassment to determine whether the school violated federal gender-equity law. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights filed a complaint on March 20 and gave the university two weeks to turn over […]
April 11, 2017
News Roundup
Trump Taps Lawyer Involved with Trump U Case for Federal Job
WASHINGTON — As a top aide to Florida’s attorney general, Carlos G. Muniz helped defend the office’s decision to sit out legal action against Trump University. Now the president is naming him to be the top lawyer in the U.S. Education Department. President Donald Trump has announced his intent to nominate Muniz to serve as […]
April 11, 2017
International
U.S. official: Hungary Should Talk with Soros-founded School
BUDAPEST, Hungary — The Hungarian government should engage in “serious, urgent and good-faith talks” with Central European University about legal changes seen to be targeting the school founded by billionaire George Soros, a U.S. diplomat said Tuesday. A bill signed Monday by President Janos Ader sets new conditions for foreign universities in Hungary, some of […]
April 11, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Not So “Free”
It’s been interesting to listen to the debate over Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give students from middle-class families free tuition at SUNY schools. As is the case with many discussions these days, people tend to spout off about it without really educating themselves as to the issues at play. Many seemed to think it […]
April 11, 2017
Veterans
Online Plan Could Be Cash Cow for U. of Phoenix
ORANGEBURG — South Carolina State University’s plan to offer online courses via the for-profit University of Phoenix is supposed to help college dropouts return to school and complete their degrees. It remains to be seen whether the program will work. University of Phoenix has a track record of low graduation rates and high student debt […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
Lawmaker Seeks to Restore Veterans’ Aid
CONCORD, N.H. (AP) – Veterans who lost their GI Bill benefits due to the closure of for-profit colleges would get help under a bill co-sponsored by Democratic U.S. Rep. Carol Shea-Porter. The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides help to veterans to pursue education and successfully transition to civilian life. After a number of for-profit colleges closed […]
April 11, 2017
Veterans
Bill Would Secure Benefits for Vets, Families
WASHINGTON – U.S. Sen.Sherrod Brown, D-Ohio, has introduced bipartisan legislation to ensure that veterans, service members, and surviving spouses and children of service members who have died in the line of duty take full advantage of their education benefits. Brown, who serves on the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, outlined The Veterans Priority Enrollment Act […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
American Legion Asks Congress to Protect Vets
WASHINGTON — For-profit trade school Westech College abruptly closed its three southern California locations Sunday, leaving hundreds of students – including 31 veterans – scrambling to receive refunds or transfer their credits. The school closing highlights a problem facing thousands of student veterans across the country, the Amercian Legion said, and underscores the need to […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
Warren: Senators Question DOD Oversight
Washington, D.C. – Today, Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Patty Murray (D-Wash.), Richard J. Durbin (D-Ill.) and Richard Blumenthal (D.-Conn.) sent a letter to Secretary of Defense James Mattis raising concerns with the Department of Defense’s (DoD) recently announced policy to ensure regulatory compliance by educational institutions that receive DoD Tuition Assistance (TA) […]
April 11, 2017
Other News
“Free College” Grads Must Stay in State or Pay
ALBANY, N.Y. — There’s a big string attached to New York’s free middle-class college tuition initiative: Students must stay in the state after graduation or else pay back the benefit. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the requirement was added to protect the state’s investment in a student’s education by ensuring they don’t take […]
April 11, 2017
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