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Disparities
UA Panel Asks for Transgender Coverage
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — A University of Arkansas benefits committee that advocates for faculty and staff is asking that gender-transition treatments be reinstated in the employee health care plan. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the request in a March 7 letter comes after the university suspended the coverage offered briefly earlier this year. The university oversees a […]
March 21, 2017
Disparities
Asthma Study Yields Data Using Smartphones
A research team at Mount Sinai Hospital showed its possible to produce reliable health data using smartphones, The Verge reported. In the study, published Monday in Nature Biotechnology, the researchers used Apple ResearchKit to create an iOS app to assess asthmatics’ symptoms, presumed triggers and medication adherence and compared the results with existing patient studies. […]
March 21, 2017
Policies
Healthcare Tally: Which Side Are They On?
WASHINGTON — A look at opposing sides as Congress considers proposed Republican changes to the Obama administration health law. SUPPORTING THE BILL: President Donald Trump: “We’re going to do something that’s great and I’m proud to support the replacement plan released by the House of Representatives.” Vice President Mike Pence: “I really do believe this […]
March 21, 2017
Policies
Conservatives Amp Up Healthcare Fight
Conservative Republican lawmakers and political groups blasted President Trump’s health care plan Sunday, insisting they wouldn’t support it without major changes. Sen. Rand Paul (R-Ky.), a constant critic of the proposal, predicted the plan would never get through Congress. “There’s enough conservatives that do not want ‘Obamacare lite,’” Paul said on ABC’s “This Week.” Read […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
N.M. Dems Push Assisted Suicide Plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Democrats are pushing a proposal that would allow terminally ill patients in New Mexico to end their lives with help from doctors. The measure — opposed by the Catholic Church and New Mexico Gov. Susana Martinez — would prevent New Mexico doctors from facing prosecution in such cases. In June, the New […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
Disabled Children Will Get Special Park
DUBUQUE, Iowa— Dubuque officials have approved plans for an all-inclusive field at a city park, supporting an effort to build a leveled, rubberized surface that could be used by children who have disabilities. Volunteers plan to raise $3.5 million in private donations for the project at Veterans Memorial Park, The Telegraph Herald reported. “This is […]
March 21, 2017
Native Americans
Ponca Tribe’s History Played Key Role at Conference
Educators and stakeholders of two-year institutions shared best practices, along with new and different ways to teach, stimulate learning and enhance the community college experience at last week’s League for Innovation.
March 20, 2017
Students
Paul Quinn Becomes 1st HBCU to Gain Work College Designation
Two years after embracing the work college model, Paul Quinn College officially will join the ranks of schools such as Berea College that have earned federal recognition as a work college.
March 20, 2017
Home
Experts: Tread Lightly Searching Social Media in Hiring Process
One of the biggest dilemmas that human resources officials face in the digital age, as they seek to hire candidates, is deciding what — if anything — they should consider from an applicant’s online profile and activities on social media.
March 20, 2017
Leadership & Policy
University of Oklahoma President David Boren Recovering After Heart Surgery
OKLAHOMA CITY — University of Oklahoma President David Boren is hospitalized after undergoing heart surgery. OU issued a press release Monday saying Boren underwent bypass surgery Monday morning and is “resting comfortably.” The 75-year-old Boren is expected to remain hospitalized for about a week and then plans to take a few more days off recuperating […]
March 20, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Iowa State’s Steven Leath Named President at Auburn
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University hired Iowa State University president Steven Leath on Monday after a six-month presidential search process that some criticized as too opaque since no finalists were named publicly. Trustees unanimously selected the 59-year-old Leath to replace Jay Gogue, who is retiring. Leath, who has recently been under fire for his use […]
March 20, 2017
Students
California Lawmaker Wants Tax to Fund Tuition-free College
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Some California Democrats want to make college tuition free for in-state students by taxing very wealthy residents. Assemblywoman Susan Talamantes Eggman said Monday she’s introducing a bill to create a 1 percent tax on Californians earning more than $1 million per year. The Stockton Democrat says the tax would provide an estimated […]
March 20, 2017
Students
Baylor Draws Record Number of Applications Despite Scandal
WACO, Texas — Baylor University has drawn a record number of freshmen applications despite a lingering sexual assault scandal that’s led to lawsuits and the departure of top administrators. The Houston Chronicle reports the Baptist university has received about 36,000 applications. Students have until May 1 to make a final admission decision. University officials attribute […]
March 20, 2017
Students
Republicans Press Professors to Spend More Time Teaching
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin chemistry professor Robert Hamers has a jam-packed day ahead: an hourlong lecture, a conference call with colleagues about nanotechnology, meetings and plans to check on students in the lab. With a workweek that he estimates often extends to 65 hours, Hamers is hardly lazy, but Gov. Scott Walker wants […]
March 20, 2017
News Roundup
Johns Hopkins Welcomes Its First Black Female Neurosurgeon Resident
The news was announced on Friday, March 17, which is known nationwide as “Match Day.” The day is significant in that it indicates the moment when medical students around the country find out at which hospitals they’ll practice their residency. Nana, who’s graduating from John Hopkins and will go on to work in their neurosurgery department, […]
March 20, 2017
News Roundup
How Colleges Can Admit Better Students
“As colleges nationwide prepare to announce this month which applicants they have decided to accept, it’s worth asking why so many admissions offices pass up easy opportunities to admit higher-quality students. Nearly all colleges, for example, make use of two metrics to gauge student quality: cumulative high school grade point average and composite score on […]
March 20, 2017
African-American
Persistence Puts Turner on Path to Education, Politics
Her mother’s sudden death, left Turner, who was then a 22-year-old sophomore at Cuyahoga Community College, and her police officer husband Jeffery, the task of caring for her six siblings and their own child.
March 19, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Guillermo: Asian American Professors Speak on Suit Against U. of Michigan
What is the situation like for professors of color at major universities, particularly the ones teaching the story of ethnic diversity?
March 19, 2017
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