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Policy
Report: Ronny Jackson Confirmation Hearing Postponed
Ronny Jackson, the White House physician and rear admiral, who has been tapped to replace fired Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin, was scheduled to testify before the Senate Committee Wednesday, but the top politicians have postponed the hearing, according to The Washington Post. Most of the concern comes from Jackson’s ability to lead the troubled […]
April 24, 2018
Policy
DeVos Presses for Military Family Vouchers
Federal education officials are exploring a new benefit that would give military families additional resources for their children’s schooling – despite the fact that the proposal faces significant opposition from within the military community itself, where it is largely seen as costly and ineffective. Discussions about the proposal are taking place at the highest levels […]
April 24, 2018
Opinion
Service Learning Could Strengthen Long-Term Student Outcomes
A case study of the early professional success of a former student suggests that service learning holds potential for strengthening long-term outcomes in the journalism discipline.
April 24, 2018
Latest News
Four Finalists Named for St. Cloud State University Presidency
Two African-Americans are among the four finalists under consideration to become the next president of St. Cloud State University in Minnesota.
April 23, 2018
African-American
The Hate U Give
It takes only one person to change the trajectory of youth of color and invest in them when they are at the brink of falling into a system that was designed to disadvantage them.
April 23, 2018
African-American
Three HBCUs Partner in DC Entrepreneur Scholarship Program
Morgan State University, Bowie State University and University of the District of Columbia have announced a $1-million program to develop the entrepreneurial aspirations of students from the District of Columbia enrolled in their universities.
April 23, 2018
Sports
Football and Academics: Tough Balancing Act at Some Schools
NEW YORK — Football is complicated. Life is more so. The charge for universities is to prepare students for whatever comes after they graduate. At least that is the mission statement. At places such as Northwestern and Stanford, it certainly rings true. When those students are football players, the challenges are exacerbated. Balancing classroom obligations […]
April 23, 2018
Students
Police Remove Students from Occupied Paris University Site
PARIS — French police removed students from a Paris university building Friday that had been occupied for a month to protest admission changes that also are causing turmoil at other campuses. Paris police said the clearing of the Tolbiac Center, a 22-story tower in southern Paris affiliated with Paris 1 University, went “without incident.” Interior […]
April 23, 2018
News Roundup
Norovirus Confirmed After 100 College Students Fall Ill
DANBURY, Conn. — Health officials have confirmed that norovirus sickened about 100 students at Western Connecticut State University and prompted the school to close for the day for disinfecting. State Department of Public Health officials said Monday that testing confirmed norovirus, which is a highly contagious bug that causes diarrhea, nausea, muscle pain, vomiting and […]
April 23, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Improve Obamacare
The Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, has endured attack after attack, yet it has not collapsed. Instead, it proves repeatedly that it fills a substantial gap in the U.S. health-care system. This should finally cause some reflection among those who have been trying to kill it. President Donald Trump’s Health and Human Services […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
Lower Blood Pressure Guidelines Carry Risks, Say Experts
A new report in JAMA Internal Medicine by University of Sydney and Bond University scholars weighs the risks and benefits of a recent change to blood pressure guidelines in the US. The recent recommendations from American College of Cardiology and the American Heart Association are as follows: – lowering the threshold for diagnosing hypertension in adults from […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
Transgender Youth Diagnosed More Often as Mentally Ill
We know that transgender and gender non-conforming people are at an increased risk of many things, including discrimination and violence. And the same is true for transgender and gender non-conforming young people. Past research has shown that this bias can lead to higher rates of mental illness among transgender students compared to their cisgender peers. A new Kaiser Permanente study takes […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
As Opioid Deaths Spike, Minority Faith Leaders Issue Call to Action
The Rev. L.C. Ray admittedly knew little of the region’s opioid crisis before his WNC Baptist Fellowship Church congregation asked him last year how they could raise awareness about of an epidemic killing an average of four people a day in North Carolina. The Rev. L.C. Ray admittedly knew little of the region’s opioid crisis before his WNC Baptist Fellowship Church congregation asked him […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
Some Regions Lag in Preparedness
An annual assessment of the nation’s day-to-day readiness for managing health emergencies improved significantly over the past five years, though deep regional differences remain. The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation (RWJF) released the 2018 National Health Security Preparedness Index, which found the United States scored a 7.1 on a 10-point scale for preparedness—nearly a 3 percent […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
Dr. Keith C. Ferdinand: Eliminating Cardiac Disparities
Keith C. Ferdinand, MD, professor of medicine at Tulane University School of Medicine, Tulane Heart and Vascular Institute in New Orleans. He focuses largely on cardiac risk factor evaluation and control, especially hypertension and hyperlipidemia, including communities of racial and ethnic minorities. I move medicine by a combination of direct patient care and teaching the […]
April 23, 2018
Disparities
Med Center’s Approach Improves Blood Pressure Results for Blacks, Hispanics
Serving a population made up largely of African-American and Hispanic patients, a Miami primary care and multispecialty group saw the same racial and ethnic health disparities in hypertension that are rampant in the American population at large. But the team at Doctor’s Medical Center (DMC) was able to secure a 16 percent improvement in its […]
April 23, 2018
Policies
Judge Rules Against HHS on Ending Teen Pregnancy Program
A federal judge in D.C. ruled Thursday that the Trump administration’s cut to the Teen Pregnancy Prevention Program were unlawful. Last summer, the administration notified 81 organizations that their five-year grants through the program would end in 2018, rather than in 2020, prompting multiple lawsuits. Judge Ketanji Brown Jackson ruled in one of those cases […]
April 23, 2018
News Roundup
Lawrence University Fundraising for Full Scholarships
APPLETON, Wis. – Lawrence University is close to reaching a level of endowment that would allow it to cover tuition and fees for students who can’t afford the school’s tuition. Tuition for the 2018-19 academic year at the Appleton university will cost almost $58,000, Wisconsin Public Radio reported. The university started a fundraising campaign in […]
April 22, 2018
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