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News Roundup
Sacred Heart University Creates New Doctoral Program
The Isabelle Farrington College of Education at Sacred Heart University will soon add a new doctoral program in educational leadership that will provide school leaders with social, emotional and academic leadership (SEAL) skills. The Doctor of Education degree is the first doctoral program that the College will offer its students and is the first of its […]
January 30, 2019
Academics
University of New Orleans to Soon Offer Professional Pilot Bachelor’s Degree Program
The Louisiana Board of Regents have recently approved a new professional pilot bachelor of science degree program at the University of New Orleans (UNO). Upon approval by its accreditor, the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges, UNO will begin to accept applications for the program. The professional pilot program will reside within […]
January 29, 2019
Veterans
Proposed Tennessee Bill Would Give Veterans With 20 Years of Service a Special Bachelor’s Degree
A new Tennessee bill filed by Rep. Jason Hodges, D-Clarksville, would permit veterans who served 20 or more years in the military to receive a special bachelor’s degree. The bill amends TCA Title 49, Chapter 7 and if approved, the bill, House Bill 126, would require the Tennessee Higher Education Commission establish a unique bachelor’s […]
January 29, 2019
Funding
Collision Organizations Continue Partnership for 3M Hire Our Heroes Scholarship Program
The Collision Repair Education Foundation (CREF) and the 3M Automotive Aftermarket Division have announced they will continue to offer the popular 3M Hire Our Heroes scholarship and tool grant awards program in 2019 to assist military servicemembers and their families pursue careers in the collision repair industry. The two organizations have partnered to offer this […]
January 29, 2019
STEM
Dr. Brian A. Burt: A Focused Future
From the moment that he catapulted into the academy, Dr. Brian A. Burt has distinguished himself as an exceptional researcher, teacher and thinker.
January 29, 2019
News Roundup
West Virginia Presidents Sign Entrepreneurship NACCE Pledge During Higher Education Day
In celebration of Higher Education Day, nine presidents from West Virginia’s community and technical colleges (CTC) signed the “Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge” of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) at the state capitol. Pledge signers commit their institutions to undertake entrepreneurial practices that increase economic vitality in their communities. Dr. Sarah Tucker, chancellor […]
January 29, 2019
News Roundup
Study: Students Using English Language Learning Software Experienced Greater Gains in Proficiency
Community college students who used the app Voxy had more proficiency gains in the English language than their peers in the same group who used a different software. That’s the findings of a new study conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). The study, conducted at Miami Dade College, was created to analyze the impact […]
January 29, 2019
Academics
Department of Defense Changes GI Bill Transfer Policy
The U.S. Department of Defense has altered policy rules on who can transfer Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to dependents, reverting back to a rule that allowed transfers for some who are prohibited from serving an additional four years. Service members who have completed a minimum of 10 years in the military and are prohibited from […]
January 29, 2019
Health
“WELL-thy” New Year Resolutions
For many, the beginning of a new year is a time-honored tradition of fresh starts and new resolutions to change behaviors. Although I typically create a formal New Year’s plan in my professional life, I am much less formal when it comes to plans or resolutions as it relates to my personal life.
January 29, 2019
Health
Loyola University Medical Center Names New President
Loyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]
January 29, 2019
International
Spontaneous Synergy Happens in a Diverse Classroom
A kind of magical synergy can break out in a university classroom that is diverse when unlikely circumstances coalesce. Where else would a 21-year-old Pakistani man and a 37-year-old U.S. Army Ranger from Ohio find themselves together in rural southeastern North Carolina?
January 29, 2019
Latest News
Dr. Melanee C. Harvey: A Drum Major in Art History
Dr. Melanee C. Harvey envisions the role of the Black art educator today as one who develops students who are critically examining the museum and providing “groundbreaking, provocative cultural interpretation” of images they see in the world around them.
January 29, 2019
Students
House Education and Workforce Chair Discusses Priorities
In a half-hour session Monday afternoon that seemed to pass faster than a New York minute, U.S. Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., spoke and fielded a range of questions about education from about 40 media professionals attending a two-day Education Writers Association seminar titled “Covering Higher Education’s New Political landscape.”
January 28, 2019
Other News
Health Equity Advocate Appointed to New Roles at Vanderbilt University
Dr. Consuelo Wilkins, associate professor of medicine and executive director of the Meharry-Vanderbilt Alliance, has been appointed vice president for health equity at Vanderbilt University Medical Center (VUMC) and associate dean for health equity at Vanderbilt University School of Medicine (VUSM). Wilkins, a health equity advocate with expertise on how socioeconomic disparities impact health, first […]
January 28, 2019
Leadership & Policy
HACU Launches La Academia de Liderazgo
The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) has announced the launch of a new fellowship program that seeks to increase the number of Hispanic leaders in presidential positions across higher education.
January 28, 2019
Policies
AdventHealth Orlando names new CEO
Brett Spenst will be the new CEO of AdventHealth’s Orlando campus starting in March. The former CEO of Littleton Adventist Hospital in Littleton, Colo., will take over the health care system’s 1,368-bed acute care medical campus in downtown Orlando. Spenst previously worked for over 20 years with Adventist Health in California, following that with a […]
January 28, 2019
Disparities
Is there harm in hospitals targeting rich patients for donations?
Nonprofit hospitals across the United States are seeking donations from the people who rely on them most: their patients. Many hospitals conduct nightly wealth screenings — using software that culls public data such as property records, contributions to political campaigns and other charities — to gauge which patients are most likely to be the source […]
January 28, 2019
Policies
$91 million case against nation’s largest insurer is a ‘clear win’ for patients
If you’ve ever been wrongfully denied health insurance coverage, a recent court decision should give you hope in fighting your insurer and holding them accountable. That’s the key takeaway, experts say, after a California Supreme Court decision in early January paved the way for the state to collect $91 million in fines from the UnitedHealthcare […]
January 28, 2019
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