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End the War Against the Poor
In an age when we are supposed to be a society that cares enough to see that all of us receive the health care that we need, we still have those among us who insist that people with no assets — often homeless and frequently missing meals — are supposed to exercise “personal responsibility” by […]
June 7, 2017
Policies
Scientist: Trumpcare Presents Threat to Research
A facet of the Republican-led American Health Care Act would “cripple” the advances made in using genomic and big data sets to bolster medicine, the nation’s first federal chief data scientist says. DJ Patil, U.S. chief data scientist in the latter years of Barack Obama’s presidency, wrote on Medium that Trumpcare, as the AHCA is […]
June 7, 2017
Policies
Lawmakers Approve UNLV Med School
CARSON CITY, Nev. — In the works for years, a new medical school is finally going to become a reality at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas. The Nevada Legislature gave final approval Monday night to a bill that includes $25 million in state money to build the UNLV School of Medicine. It’s been a […]
June 7, 2017
Nursing
Idaho Faces Severe Nursing Shortage
BOISE, Idaho — Idaho continues to experience pockets of severe nursing shortages while better paying jobs in surrounding states are attracting Idaho’s nursing graduates, according to a recently released report from the Idaho Department of Labor. The report, issued late last month, found that southwestern Idaho faces the biggest challenge of finding enough nurses because […]
June 7, 2017
Disparities
Rural America Braces for Alzheimer’s Crisis
June Aman no longer laughs when her husband teases her, which he does fairly often. When she complains about how long it takes Dave to fix something, he says she never told him she was in a hurry. When she says he has no one else to pick on, he responds, “You poor thing.” Sometimes, […]
June 7, 2017
Alzheimers
Other News
Trump Plans Overhaul of VA Records
The Trump administration announced Monday that it is taking a multibillion-dollar step to overhaul the Department of Veterans Affairs’ electronic medical records system to make it compatible with the Defense Department’s records. “This is one of the biggest wins for our veterans in decades,” President Trump said at the White House. Read More
June 7, 2017
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Other News
Single-Payer Healthcare Advances in California
A proposal to adopt a single-payer healthcare system for California took an initial step forward Thursday when the state Senate approved a bare-bones bill that lacks a method for paying the $400-billion cost of the plan. The proposal was made by legislators led by Sen. Ricardo Lara (D-Bell Gardens) at the same time President Trump […]
June 7, 2017
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Other News
Children’s Hospitals Caught in Crosshairs by Funding Cuts
Republican plans targeting federal funding for health coverage have drawn ire from Americans in all corners of the country, but some of the loudest voices are coming from parents. They have cornered members of Congress at town halls to ask how the slashed budgets will affect some of society’s most vulnerable. Suggested cuts to Medicaid […]
June 7, 2017
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Students
Senators Take DeVos to Task Over Proposed Budget
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appeared before a Senate education subcommittee Tuesday to defend a proposed 2018 budget amid charges that it would make college less affordable and increase student debt.
June 6, 2017
Trump Education Secretary
African-American
Uncomfort Zone: Time for Higher Ed to Address Race and Class
Many higher education institutions have made tremendous strides in addressing disparities in the area of race and class. There is, however, a long way to go.
June 6, 2017
Dr. Marcus Bright
Students
University of Puerto Rico Reopening as Students End Protest
After more than 50 days of a sustained strike that suspended campus activities altogether, students at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus voted to end the protest on Monday. Classes are expected to begin again next week.
June 6, 2017
Ana Matanzo Vicens is a professor at the UPR School of Law.
Students
Ambar Sees Her Achievements as Paths to Empowering Others
Dr. Carmen Ambar, named last week as the first African American president in Oberlin College’s 184 years of existence, said that making history is affirming to African American children that they can do anything.
June 6, 2017
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Students
Excellence Does Not Shield Black Students from Racism
Excellence does not shield Black students from the challenges of being Black in America.
June 6, 2017
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Women
Krebs Named Executive Director of Modern Language Association
Paula Krebs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, has been named the new executive director of the Modern Language Association. Krebs, who starts on Aug. 1, was on the MLA Executive Council from January 2013 to January 2017. She was also a member of the association’s […]
June 6, 2017
Students
Campus ‘Free Speech’ Bill Backed by Louisianan Lawmakers
BATON ROUGE, La. — Legislation seeking to protect controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has won final passage from lawmakers, but only after its punishment provisions were watered down. Rep. Lance Harris, chairman of the House Republican Delegation, has said his bill is a response […]
June 6, 2017
LGBTQ+
Campus Minister No Longer Faces Discipline for Same-sex Wedding
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A United Methodist Church organization has decided not to discipline a University of Iowa campus minister who performed a same-sex wedding. The Appointive Cabinet of the Iowa Conference had filed a complaint against the Rev. Anna Blaedel, charging her with practices considered “to be incompatible with Christian teaching.” She’s executive director […]
June 6, 2017
Students
3 Things Your Student Loan Servicer Might Not Tell You
Student loan servicers, the companies that manage $1.4 trillion in federal and private loans, haven’t been earning much trust among borrowers. Sixty-four percent of the 44,400 student loan complaints the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau collected between July 2011 and March 2017 involved problems borrowers had with their lenders or servicers, including not informing them about […]
June 6, 2017
Other News
Firm Launches College of Military Studies
RAPID CITY, S.D., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National American University Holdings, Inc.(the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NAUH), which through its wholly owned subsidiary operates National American University (“NAU” or the “University”), a regionally accredited, proprietary, multi-campus institution of higher learning, today announced the launch of the University’s College of Military Studies. NAU has proudly served military […]
June 6, 2017
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