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Elon University President to Step Down When Successor Picked
ELON, N.C. — The president of Elon University plans to leave the post when a replacement is found. The school said in a news release Monday that Leo Lambert has decided to step down and will take a year off. He will serve as president emeritus and a professor after the sabbatical. Lambert has been […]
February 13, 2017
News Roundup
Fake News 101: The New Civics Course in U.S. Schools?
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news – and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news on its influential network, teachers […]
February 13, 2017
Students
Iowa State University Loses Appeal in Marijuana T-shirt Case
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University has lost an appeal in a federal free speech lawsuit that affirms student rights regardless of political viewpoint. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that ISU administrators including President Steven Leath violated First Amendment rights of two students who were top officers of the ISU […]
February 13, 2017
Policies
“Affordable” Lingo Stripped from Healthcare.gov
The Trump administration has stripped the Obamacare marketplace of positive references to the healthcare law, including removing the words “Affordable Care Act” from federal websites. The pared-down insurance website now links to fewer details about the healthcare law’s insurance reforms and coverage expansions. Entire sections praising the law’s impact on costs, coverage and care have […]
February 13, 2017
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Policies
12.2 Million Sign Up for “Obamacare”
WASHINGTON — More than 12.2 million people have signed up for coverage nationwide this year under the Obama-era health care law even with the uncertainty created by President Donald Trump’s vow to repeal and replace it. A count by The Associated Press shows that many consumers returned to the program despite its problems. Aside from […]
February 13, 2017
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Policies
What Tom Price’s Confirmation Means for Healthcare
Rep. Tom Price (R-GA) was confirmed as the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Secretary at 2:11 a.m. on Friday after several contentious debates, including the debate before his confirmation, which lasted about 16 hours. Concerns about whether Price would be a good fit for the position revolved around his vision for the U.S. […]
February 13, 2017
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Students
The Continued Undermining of Black History
President Trump in his awkward and ill-informed efforts to salute the accomplishments of Black Americans actually managed to marginalize and obscure the important contributions that were made by these individuals and their contemporaries.
February 12, 2017
Students
Yale Removes Slave Proponent’s Name from Residence Hall
After a wave of student protests, Yale University announced over the weekend that it would remove the name of John C. Calhoun—a Yale alumnus—who was a proponent of slavery, from an undergraduate residence hall.
February 12, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Under Trump, Education Loses Out to Distractions
After just three weeks, you’ve got to hand it to Trump 45. He’s terrorized us all and shaken up politics in America.
February 12, 2017
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Offspring Ensure Civil Rights Icons’ Work Lives On
The children of 1960s civil rights icons pay homage to their parents’ legacies by tackling social justice issues.
February 12, 2017
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Policies
Senator: VA Retaliating Against Whistleblower
KANSAS CITY, Mo.— A Wisconsin senator has accused the Department of Veterans of Affairs of firing a doctor for speaking out about alleged shortcomings at a Missouri VA hospital and then thwarting his efforts to get hired at another VA site. Republican Sen. Ron Johnson, who heads the Senate’s Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental […]
February 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
St. Joseph’s College Alumni Try to Save Their Alma Mater
RENSSELAER, Ind. — St. Joseph’s College alumni are trying to figure out how they can keep their alma mater open despite plans to temporarily suspend operations due to financial trouble. Alumni say they knew little about the college’s financial standing before the board of trustees decided Feb. 3 to close for at least the 2017-18 […]
February 12, 2017
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Digital Archives Gives Access to African American History
MINNEAPOLIS — A University of Minnesota-led digital archive of African American historical materials is now free and accessible online to the public. The university’s Umbra search includes handwritten 17th-century letters, underground hip hop albums from the 1970s and a whole of other artifacts, the Minnesota Daily reported. Cecily Marcus, curator of the Archie Givens, Sr., […]
February 12, 2017
Students
Appellate Court Overturns College Tuition-payment Order
CAMDEN, N.J. — A divorced couple cannot be forced to pay college tuition for their estranged daughter, a state appellate court ruled. Caitlyn Ricci has argued that her parents should pay portions of the costs she incurred while attending the former Gloucester County College and later, Temple University, where she enrolled without her parents’ blessings. […]
February 12, 2017
Students
Central Michigan U. Says Hitler Card Wasn’t Made by Student
MOUNT PLEASANT, Mich. — Central Michigan University says a Valentine’s Day card that mocked Jews who died in the Holocaust was created by a woman who doesn’t attend the school. The university released a statement Friday saying the woman apparently knew members of the College Republicans, which unwittingly distributed the valentine in a gift bag […]
February 12, 2017
News Roundup
Yale Renames Calhoun College Over Slavery Ties
“Yale University will change the name of Calhoun College, a residential college named for an ardent supporter of slavery, and replace that moniker with one honoring computer scientist Grace Murray Hopper. University trustees, known as the Yale Corporation, voted in favor of the renaming on Friday, reversing a decision last year to keep the name. Keeping the […]
February 11, 2017
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Other News
Healing Invisible Wounds
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — I’m an ambassador for the Air Force Wounded Warrior Program. As an ambassador, I’m an advocate for the program and I work in my local area to plan events which bring our wounded together. It’s a concept of family helping family. We are all in this great big Air Force […]
February 10, 2017
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Academics
Military Spouse Wins Full Scholarship
Career Step, an online provider of career-focused education and professional training, and the National Military Family Association, a nonprofit that works to strengthen and protect military families, are pleased to announce military wife and mother Kathleen Brown as the third recipient of Career Step’s full-tuition scholarship in 2016. “I am excited that as my husband […]
February 10, 2017
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