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Leadership & Policy
UC President ‘Sorry’ for Office’s Handling of Audit Probe
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — After a state audit found University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public while tuition increased, university system President Janet Napolitano apologized Tuesday for the way her office handled the investigation but disputed several of the audit’s findings. In an unusual show of bipartisan agreement, lawmakers from both parties said […]
May 3, 2017
Students
Baylor University the Focus of 2nd Federal Investigation
WACO, Texas — Baylor University is at the center of a second federal investigation, this one focusing on how the university compiles and reports crimes that occur on campus. The Waco Tribune-Herald reports that a Baylor vice president, Brian Nicholson, sent an email notifying staff that the probe also will include other areas, such as […]
May 3, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Why Not Try Trump’s Campaign Plan?
The sentiment behind the slogan “drain the swamp” was part of President Andrew Jackson’s effort to rid Washington of cronyism and corruption in 1828. This call has new meaning in 2017, intensified by the saga of House Speaker Paul Ryan’s failed American Health Care Act (AHCA). Obamacare, ironically called Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act […]
May 3, 2017
Disparities
Marshall U. Students Learn About Stigmas
HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — A diagnosis of HIV/AIDS comes with new medications (hopefully) and a change of lifestyle, but it also comes with a new stigma attached to a person. “As a physician, you really see the clinical aspect of treating a patient,” said Abbie Short, third-year Marshall University Honors College student. “You just see them […]
May 3, 2017
Other News
Budget Deal Defies Trump on Medical Research
The budget agreement Congress reached tonight would give the National Institutes of Health a $2 billion increase for the second year in a row, a Senate GOP aide confirms. That means congressional negotiators basically told the Trump administration to take a hike. The administration wanted to slash the agency’s funding by $1.2 billion in the […]
May 3, 2017
Policies
N.Y. Drops Request for Prison Care
A year ago, the Cuomo administration announced it would seek a waiver from the feds to provide Medicaid coverage 30 days before release to prisoners with significant mental or physical health issues. But a day before President Donald Trump’s inauguration, the state withdrew its request. With a new administration and new leaders at the Department […]
May 3, 2017
Disparities
Hospitals Seek Alternatives to Opioids
BALTIMORE — A car crash shattered Stuart Anders’ thigh, leaving pieces of bone sticking through his skin. Yet Anders begged emergency room doctors not to give him powerful opioid painkillers — he’d been addicted once before and panicked at the thought of relapsing. “I can’t lose what I worked for,” he said. The nation’s opioid […]
May 3, 2017
Disparities
Death Rate for Blacks Drops 25 Percent
The death rate for African-Americans (blacks) declined 25 percent from 1999 to 2015, according to a new CDC Vital Signs report released, but disparities persist between blacks and whites. Although blacks as a group are living longer, their life expectancy is still four years less than that of whites. Disparities in all age groups are […]
May 3, 2017
Other News
V.A. Doctor Suspended Over Prescriptions
CINCINNATI — Officials have indefinitely suspended the deputy chief of staff at the Cincinnati Veterans Affairs Medical Center in a move her lawyers call a “publicity stunt.” The Cincinnati Enquirer reports Dr. Barbara Temeck was suspended for writing three prescriptions for a private patient between December 2012 and May 2013. Her lawyer, Ken Hawley, says […]
May 3, 2017
Other News
Kimmel: Pre-Existing Conditions Are No Joke
With the US in the throes of another contentious debate over healthcare, comedian Jimmy Kimmel used his late-night TV stage to put a very personal spin on an issue that is a matter of life and death for millions of Americans. On yesterday’s Jimmy Kimmel Live!, the host fought back tears to reveal that his […]
May 3, 2017
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For Our Mothers
Our thoughts turn to mothers and grandmothers at this time of year, as Mother’s Day rolls around on the second Sunday of May. We looked through our collections to select some giftable titles for the moms on your list or your own pleasure. Some of these titles from DiverseBooks.net remind us that motherhood has sorrows as well as joys.
May 3, 2017
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NAVEED ZAMAN
NAVEED ZAMAN has been named dean of West Virginia State University. Zaman had been serving as interim dean of the college since 2015. Zaman earned a bachelor’s from the University of the Punjab in Lahore, Pakistan, a master’s from Quaidi-Azam University and a Ph.D. from the University of Kentucky.
May 3, 2017
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MILTON S. F. CURRY
MILTON S. F. CURRY has been named dean of the University of South Carolina School of Architecture. He is currently associate dean for academic affairs and strategic initiatives at the University of Michigan. Curry obtained a bachelor’s from Cornell University and a master’s from Harvard Graduate School of Design.
May 3, 2017
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NICHOLE LUOMA
NICHOL LUOMA has been named senior vice president of The National Association of Educational Procurement (NAEP). Luoma is associate vice president of University Business Services, sustainability officer and chief procurement officer at Arizona State University (ASU). She has a bachelor’s from ASU and a master’s from Duke University.
May 3, 2017
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Problem Solver
Dr. Meredith Woo is planning to turn Sweet Briar College around after it was almost forced to close its doors.
May 3, 2017
African-American
NASA Recognizing Veteran Science Writer Warren Leary
Leary is set to be formally inducted Friday into the elite “Chroniclers,” a program at NASA’s Kennedy Space Center that recognizes people who “helped spread the news of America’s space exploration.”
May 2, 2017
Latinx
Rodriguez: Teaching, Selling or Consuming Cinco de Mayo
It is a time when we are bombarded by messages to drink and party and wear big sombreros and put on mustaches and emit wimpy shrieks that attempt to pass for genuine celebratory gritos.
May 2, 2017
African-American
Urban League: Blacks Must Remain ‘Vigilant’ to Protect Gains
African-Americans must fight to protect the socioeconomic and political gains made under the Obama administration and vigorously oppose imminent threats from the Trump administration to turn back the clock, the leader of the National Urban League said.
May 2, 2017
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