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National Study Shows Freshmen Better Off Taking 15 Credits
Students who took 15 credits during their first year of college did better academically and were retained at higher rates than those who took fewer credits, a new EAB analysis has found.
August 21, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Not Such Good News
We recently used this space to praise Santa Ynez Valley Cottage Hospital, which received an award for delivering outstanding patient services. The national Press Ganey Guardian of Excellence Award was no big surprise for local residents — Valley Cottage Hospital is known for its top-quality patient services — but the Press Ganey honor puts the […]
August 21, 2017
Disparities
Environmental Groups Sue Trump Over Lax Rules
Earthjustice — on behalf of the Environmental Working Group and organizations representing consumers, people from low-income communities of color, Alaska Natives, parents and teachers of children with learning disabilities, workers, and scientists — has brought two suits against the Trump administration for weakening key rules establishing how the Environmental Protection Agency will regulate toxic chemicals […]
August 21, 2017
Disparities
Federal Panel Studying Illnesses, Link to Strip Mining
A panel studying the potential link between surface mining and health problems in Appalachia plans meetings in Kentucky to gather information. The committee of the National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine will hold a town hall meeting in Hazard on Aug. 21 to gain “insights and information” from people in the area, according to […]
August 21, 2017
Disparities
A Drink a Day Is Healthy. More? Not So Much
Having a glass of wine or beer with dinner tonight may be good for you, according to a new study. Researchers found women who had up to one drink a day and men who averaged up to two a day had a lower risk of dying from cardiovascular disease. Dr. Jon LaPook explains. Read More
August 21, 2017
Disparities
Study Links Noise Pollution, Social Inequity
Like air pollutants and exposure to hazardous waste, noise pollution is not distributed evenly, a new study led by campus researchers found. The study is the first to assess social inequalities, such as racial disparities, in noise pollution across the United States. The research, published in the Environmental Health Perspectives journal July 25, was supported […]
August 21, 2017
Other News
Deadline Extended for Insurers
The Trump administration is giving insurance companies an extra three weeks to decide whether to offer insurance plans through the Affordable Care Act markets, and how much to charge. The extension comes as insurance companies wait for President Trump to decide whether he will continue to make payments to insurance companies that are called for […]
August 21, 2017
Other News
ACA Repeal Would Harm Women of Color the Most
Women of color have benefited immensely from the Affordable Care Act (ACA). Through the ACA, coverage for women of color grew at more than twice the rate of women overall between 2013 and 2015. Of particular importance is the ACA’s role in addressing women of color’s reproductive health needs, both through its requirement for insurers […]
August 21, 2017
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Critics Again Accuse DeVos of Aiding For-profit Schools at Students’ Expense
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos is under fire from student advocates once again for her recent decision to delay certain aspects of the Obama-era gainful employment regulation.
August 20, 2017
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UVA President Creates Committee to Lead Recovery
At UVA we saw what happens when you mix White supremacy with matters of town-and-gown. A campus community’s safety can be significantly compromised.
August 20, 2017
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The Rise and Fall of Confederate Statues
Last Thursday Duke University officials reported that a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Duke Chapel had been defaced. After the photo surfaced of a stone face of Lee with his nose broken off and his forehead and eye chipped away and punctured, Duke’s president ordered that the statue be hauled away.
August 20, 2017
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Dick Gregory Dead at 84, Leaving Behind Timeless Legacy
Comedian and activist Dick Gregory who committed his life to social justice through both satire and sincerity, died on Saturday at the age of 84.
August 20, 2017
News Roundup
College is Moving Confederate Memorial Plaque
Bowdoin College is moving a Confederate memorial plaque from a school lobby to the archives and special collections of its library in the wake of deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bowdoin President Clayton Rose announced Saturday that the school has concluded that historical artifacts “directly tied to the leadership of a horrible ideology are […]
August 20, 2017
News Roundup
Citing Trump Remarks, Entire President’s Arts Council Quits
NEW YORK — Another presidential advisory committee is breaking up. Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and the entire membership of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities have announced their resignation. A letter dated Friday, and signed by 16 of 17 committee members, cited the “false equivalence” of President Donald Trump’s comments […]
August 20, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Invest in Education
I recently traveled from Greensboro to Asheville for a debate on education between a Democratic senator and a Republican Party chairman. The Republican stance was we should not invest more money in public education. The debate gave me a lot to think about. Last week I was in Wilmington to take my daughter on a […]
August 18, 2017
Veterans
Custodian Returns as a Teacher
Lowell Outland was a custodian at Tates Creek High School for seven years, a high school dropout who dreamed of becoming a teacher. The 59-year-old Air Force veteran made it happen. On Wednesday, the start of the school year for Fayette County Public Schools, Outland stepped to the front of his classroom as the new […]
August 18, 2017
Veterans
What Today’s College Students Look Like
When most people think of a college student they likely imagine an 18- to 22-year-old coed bounding through the quad on the way to her dorm from a lecture hall. But these days, the typical college student actually looks more like Erin Jones. Jones, 37, is a veteran and single mom who drives to her […]
August 18, 2017
Academics
Degree-Completion Effort Launches Website
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi officials have launched a new website to encourage people to complete partially finished college degrees. Gov. Phil Bryant and higher education officials announced the site’s launch August 15. The Complete 2 Compete initiative is targeting more than 130,000 former students, including more than 30,000 who have enough credits to earn a […]
August 18, 2017
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