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Policies
Trump Signs ‘Right-to-Try’ Law
In a ceremony at the White House on Wednesday, President Donald Trump signed Right to Try legislation into law. The law will allow patients with life-threatening conditions to ask drugmakers for medicines that have not yet been FDA-approved but that have at least completed phase 1 testing. The patient must have run out of approved treatment options and must […]
June 4, 2018
Policies
Democratic Governors Threaten to Sue over Planned Parenthood Funds
The nation’s 14 Democratic governors are threatening to sue the Trump administration if it follows through on a proposal that would partially defund Planned Parenthood. “If this reckless policy is finalized as written, we will have no choice but to explore all possible avenues, including legal options, to block it from harming the women in our states,” […]
June 4, 2018
Policies
Why Hurricane Maria Killed Thousands, Not Dozens
On its own, Hurricane Maria doesn’t seem to have killed a large segment of Puerto Rico’s population. The real culprit, it seems, was the loss of electricity, water and cellphone service in the following weeks and months after the hurricane’s impact, which fatally deprived thousands of the island’s residents of the medical care they desperately needed. Puerto […]
June 4, 2018
News Roundup
NASA Mathematician Katherine Johnson Being Honored in Bronze
INSTITUTE, W.VA. Katherine Johnson, the NASA mathematician whose calculations helped bring Apollo astronauts back to Earth, is being honored at her alma mater with a bronze statue and a scholarship in her time. West Virginia State University says a dedication ceremony is planned for Aug. 25, the day before Johnson’s 100th birthday. Long before the […]
June 4, 2018
News Roundup
Koch Foundation Keeps Giving to Universities
The Charles Koch Foundation is increasing its donations to colleges and universities. The Associated Press examined the foundation’s most recent tax records. The study found that the organization gave almost $49 million to more than 250 colleges across the U.S. in 2016. That is almost double its 2015 gift amount. John Hardin is director of […]
June 4, 2018
News Roundup
Ohio State University to Expand Aid Initiative to Regionals
COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University plans to expand a financial aid program from its main campus to include regional campuses. The university expects to spend some $3 million a year starting in spring 2019 to extend the program aiming to close the aid gap for low- and moderate-income students. The aid package begins this […]
June 4, 2018
Students
Health Insurance Remains an Issue for Students and Recent Grads
A nationwide poll revealed that more than 70 percent of college students and recent graduates reported having difficulty finding affordable insurance coverage. Many students cited expensive premiums and high out-of-pocket costs as impediments to affordability.
June 2, 2018
Home
Retail Giant to Offer Online Degrees for Employees
Walmart, one of America’s largest employers, is offering its workers a college education for $1 a day, the company recently announced.
June 2, 2018
Students
Writing Groups as Counterspaces for Black Women Graduate Students at PWIs
It is no secret that Black women graduate students are severely underrepresented at Predominantly White Institutions (PWIs). As a result, counterspaces that serve Black women specifically are needed now more than ever.
June 2, 2018
Academics
Agreement Provides Housing for Transitioning Military in Training
The Georgia veterans training center in Warner Robins now has a student dormitory. An agreement with Robins Air Force Base will allow the center, which serves veterans from around the state, to house students at the base who are military members about to leave the service. Read More
June 1, 2018
Academics
Coast Guard Academy Official Demoted for Bullying
NEW LONDON, Conn. — The U.S. Coast Guard Academy has demoted the head of its business school following an investigation that found that he had bullied a subordinate. An academy spokesman said that Capt. Kevin Lopes was removed as head of the Management Department in April “due to a loss of confidence in his ability […]
June 1, 2018
Policy
House Bill Includes $31 B loss for Students
Last December, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce rushed through a partisan rewrite of the Higher Education Act less than two weeks after introducing it. Since then, the bill has languished without a vote scheduled in the House. Yet, there are signs that might be changing. Last week the House majority whip convened […]
June 1, 2018
Veterans
Virginia Hosts Summit for Women Veterans
RICHMOND, Va – Virginia is home to more than 100,000 women veterans. To help these women transition from active servicewomen to civilian, the Virginia Department of Veteran’s Services is hosting its 5th annual event, “Virginia Women Veterans Summit Change Makers & Trailblazers: The Power of Being a Woman – The Strength of Being a Veteran.” […]
June 1, 2018
Veterans
University’s “Paws for Patriots” Calms Transitioning Students
Gary Crispell often feels anxious. The University of Southern Mississippi Ph.D. student said it started when he was a Navy Seabee, with deployments to Iraq in 2008 and Okinawa in 2009-10. Crispell, who is studying molecular biology, calls his feelings generalized anxiety disorder. Read More
June 1, 2018
Academics
Fort Hood to Host Huge Job Fair
Fort Hood Soldier for Life–Transition Assistance Program will bring together employers looking to hire soldiers, veterans and military family members at the semi-annual Summer Mega Career Fair at Club Hood from 10 a.m. to 3 p.m. on June 19. The job fair is free and open to all job seekers — to include Army civilian […]
June 1, 2018
Academics
“Taps”? Bring a Boombox; Buglers Are Scarce
DUBUQUE, Iowa — After Richard Cowart’s father died in 1999, he expected a dignified military funeral for the military veteran. The service was “superb,” he said, “until somebody turned on the boombox.” Since a live bugler was unavailable to play “Taps,” the honor guard overseeing the service used a recording. “It was scratchy with the […]
June 1, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
DeVos Dystopia
With Trump Education Secretary Betsy DeVos having turned over her Department’s policies to lobbyists for the very predatory colleges that have ripped off students and taxpayers for billions of dollars, many of the bad actors in the for-profit college industry have accelerated a wave of conversions to non-profit status, aimed at freeing them from the […]
June 1, 2018
News Roundup
Security: Spokane Falls College Newspapers Weren’t Stolen
SPOKANE, Wash. – Spokane Falls Community College security has determined hundreds of copies of the student newspaper were not stolen in April, as student journalists suspected. The Spokesman-Review reported recently that about 400 copies of the March 8 issue of the Communicator disappeared from the racks at a rapid pace on April 2 and April […]
June 1, 2018
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