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JERRY BLAKEMORE
JERRY BLAKEMORE has been named chair elect of the board of directors of the National Association of College and University Attorneys. His term of service begins June 2018, and he will automatically become chair in June 2019. Blakemore currently serves on the finance and audit committee and is the chair of the NACUA advisory council on diversity and inclusivity.
July 11, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Kavanaugh & Health Care
President Trump’s nomination of Judge Brett Kavanaugh to fill the seat on the Supreme Court vacated by Justice Anthony Kennedy have left many to wonder: What will replacing an often swing vote with a more conservative one mean for health care? There are many pending cases in lower courts that, if they make it a […]
July 11, 2018
Disparities
Neighborhood May Determine Breast Cancer Outcomes
In 2008, South Shore resident Cheryl King found a lump in her right breast. When she told a health professional at a South Side facility, he dismissed it, saying many African-Americans have lumps in their breasts. In the three months it took to get appointments and tests with other professionals to verify it was cancer, […]
July 11, 2018
Disparities
Teen with Rare Kidney Disease Waits for Donor
A Duluth teen with a rare kidney disease is in need of a life-saving transplant donor. At 16-years-old, Ramonie Smith’s schedule revolves around her 11 different medications. “I take them every day, three times a day,” she said. And her 15 hours of kidney dialysis. “Dialysis is in one word, uncomfortable. But I’ve been on […]
July 11, 2018
Policies
Trump Choice for Family Planning Offers Odd Views
The Trump administration’s pick to run the federal family planning program known as Title X compared abortion to slavery and the Holocaust, according to a memo shared exclusively with Tonic by Washington Senator Patty Murray. The memo outlines the ways in which Diane Foley, a political appointee with extreme and medically inaccurate views on women’s health, could reshape the nation’s […]
July 11, 2018
Policies
Insurers Struggle with Freeze on A.C.A. Payments
Chad Terhune, a senior correspondent at California Healthline and Kaiser Health News, discussed the latest move by the Trump administration and the potential impact in California with A Martinez, host of the “Take Two” show on Southern California Public Radio. Health insurers and Covered California officials are facing another curveball from the Trump administration on the Affordable […]
July 11, 2018
Policies
Health and Safety in the Megacity: The Challenges
The rise of cities around the globe has ushered in great challenges and great opportunities for citizens and businesses. As the share of city dwellers increases in almost every region of the world, questions about health and safety in these dense environments becomes paramount. By 2050, 68 percent of the world’s population will be urban. […]
July 11, 2018
Policies
Trump Blasts Pfizer for Price Hikes
President Donald Trump is trying to shame the largest U.S. drugmaker for hiking prices after he earlier said industry players were planning “massive” price reductions. He said Pfizer and others “should be ashamed that they have raised drug prices for no reason” while suggesting some unspecified retaliation. A Pfizer spokesperson said the company markets more than 400 […]
July 11, 2018
Disparities
Boys Rescued in Thailand Being Treated at Hospital
The first video has emerged showing some of the 12 boys receiving treatment in a hospital after surviving more than two weeks inside a partly flooded cave in northern Thailand. The footage, released by Thai officials Wednesday, shows eight of the boys sitting up in their hospital beds, clad in hospital gowns and face masks. […]
July 11, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Academy Preps Leaders for Top Campus Roles
BERKELEY, Calif. – Dr. Abdelharim Deifalla was almost too late. After being nominated to attend the Executive Leadership Academy at the University of California at Berkeley after the deadline and less than a week before the event, he was granted acceptance and a few days later made the 18-hour journey from Bahrain, Saudi Arabia to this renowned Northern California college town.
July 10, 2018
African-American
New Dean Makes Her Mark at Webster University
Dr. Simone Cummings, who was recently named the new dean of the Walker School of Business and Technology at Webster University, became intrigued with business at a young age, as she watched her father go to work as a marketing executive for Anheuser Busch.
July 10, 2018
Students
Sisters, Other-Mothers and Aunties: The Importance of Informal Mentors for Black Women Graduate Students at Predominantly White Institutions
Mentoring is paramount to the success of Black women pursuing graduate degrees. Unfortunately, mentors at predominantly White institutions who provide formal mentoring for Black women graduate students are few and far between.
July 10, 2018
News Roundup
Roger Williams University Names Provost as Interim President
BRISTOL, R.I. — Roger Williams University has named an interim president following the death of its president. The university said Tuesday that its board of trustees chose Provost Andrew Workman. Donald Farish died on Thursday after what the university called a “sudden and serious illness.” He was 75. Farish served at the helm of the […]
July 10, 2018
News Roundup
Temple Business School Dean Forced Out Over Falsified Data
PHILADELPHIA — The dean of Temple University’s business school has been forced out over falsified data submitted to rankings organizations about its online master’s program. Temple President Richard Englert said in an email to the university community that Moshe Porat was asked to resign on Monday. Porat refused, but the university said he no longer […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Gulf War Veteran Grateful for Education in the Navy
MARTINSBURG–For two-tour Gulf War veteran Travis Bishop, the military was the best education he ever had and he recommends any branch to others, especially those who may need some structure. Bishop, who said he believes he was born to serve in the military, served in the United States Navy for six years–from 1989 to 1995– […]
July 10, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Education for Adults
All across Ohio, employers are having trouble filling positions essential to our economy. While Ohio is second among the states in job creation, more than 150,000 good jobs have gone unfilled because too few people in the state have the necessary knowledge and skills for those careers. To address this challenge, Ohio has set a […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
How to Find Grants for College
Financial aid comes in several forms, and if you’re applying to college or have a child who is applying, you’ll end up needing to know at least something about all of them in order to get the maximum possible financial aid. Grants for school are one of the best forms of financial aid; not only […]
July 10, 2018
Academics
Military Steps Up Summer Recruitment Efforts
Zach Majeski always knew he wanted to enlist in one of the five branches of the U.S. military. Majeski, 17, of Springboro, joined a nuclear engineering program in the U.S. Navy months before he graduated from high school in May and became a sailor quickly following his graduation. “All the way up to the day […]
July 10, 2018
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