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Keys to Redefining Student Success
While society widely accepts the importance and value of higher education as a public good, fewer than 40 percent of our nation’s undergraduates complete a college degree within six years.
December 14, 2016
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Educator Warns of Pitfalls of Training to Workforce Needs
St. Mary’s College President Tuajuanda Jordan says policymakers and educational leaders must make sure the system is sustainable and that workers can get retrained without unwieldy additional costs.
December 14, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
How Trump Threatens Women’s Health
Organizations dedicated to women’s health and reproductive rights say they are ready to fight President-elect Donald Trump in order to preserve and protect women’s rights. Trump poses several dangers to women’s health, advocates say: the promised repeal of the Affordable Care Act, the appointment of one or more Supreme Court Justices, and the threat of […]
December 14, 2016
Other News
Report: Teen Substance Abuse Declines
The 2016 Monitoring the Future (MTF) annual survey results released today from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) reflect changing teen behaviors and choices in a social media-infused world. The results show a continued long-term decline in the use of many illicit substances, including marijuana, as well as alcohol, tobacco, and misuse of some prescription […]
December 14, 2016
Other News
Montana Foundation Invests in Native American Healthcare
BILLINGS – The Montana Healthcare Foundation has announced a more than $500,000 investment to improve American Indian health challenges involving substance abuse. The organization said in a news release that more than $600,000 in grants would benefit Native Americans, who are at an elevated risk of heart disease, cancer, and other illnesses. The median age […]
December 14, 2016
Disparities
Study: Veterans Suffer Most Severe Pain
American veterans experience higher prevalence of pain and more severe pain than nonveterans, with young and middle-aged veterans suffering the most, according to a new analysis of the National Health Interview Survey (NHIS) by the lead epidemiologist at the National Center for Complementary and Integrative Health (NCCIH) at the National Institutes of Health. This survey […]
December 14, 2016
Disparities
Mumps Outbreak Catches Colleges Off Guard
CBS News reports on a resurgence in mumps infections throughout the United States, with more than 2,800 cases reported this year — nearly double the number of confirmed illnesses in 2015. The University of Missouri, which has reported nearly 200 cases of mumps infection this academic year, has asked students to refrain from throwing social […]
December 14, 2016
Policies
Medical Schools Urge Caution on Obamacare Repeal
The President and CEO of the Association of American Medical Colleges sent letters to President-elect Donald Trump and members of Congress last week urging against an all out repeal of Obamacare without protections for consumers. Dr. Darrell G. Kirch warned that repealing the law could be very disruptive if there are not mechanisms put in […]
December 14, 2016
Policies
Ohio Governor Signs 20-Week Abortion Law
COLUMBUS, Ohio (AP) — Republican Gov. John Kasich signed a bill Tuesday imposing a 20-week abortion ban while vetoing stricter provisions in a separate measure that would have barred the procedure at the first detectable fetal heartbeat. Kasich acted on both proposals the same day they landed on this desk. The so-called heartbeat bill would […]
December 14, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Appeals Court Backs Lamar Institute of Technology
Lamar Institute of Technology reasonably accommodated a former student with memory problems caused by an anoxic brain injury, a federal appeals court has ruled.
December 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Initiative Launched to Develop Aspiring Presidents of Minority-Serving Institutions
In an effort to groom the next generation of college presidents who will preside over MSIs, The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is launching a new pipeline initiative to develop budding talent.
December 13, 2016
Students
Survey: Career Services of Greater Benefit to Minority Students
An expert, however, cautions that students of color often don’t see themselves modeled among career services personnel, or services may not be delivered in a “culturally responsive way.”
December 13, 2016
Students
University of Kansas Elected Leaders Oppose Guns on Campus
LAWRENCE, Kan. — Elected leaders at the University of Kansas are voicing opposition to guns on campus. The Lawrence Journal-World reports that the University Senate said it is opposed “in the strongest possible terms” to campus carry in a resolution approved this month. The University Senate is made up of the Faculty Senate, Student Senate […]
December 13, 2016
Students
Lawyer Demands Babson College Apologize after Ban Lifted on Client
WELLESLEY, Mass. — A lawyer for one of two college students barred from their campus for taunting students at Hillary Clinton’s alma mater in Massachusetts is demanding an apology after the ban was removed. Babson College students Edward Tomasso and Parker Rand-Ricciardi were accused of driving around the nearby all-women’s Wellesley College the day after […]
December 13, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Hartford Names Gregory Woodward as President
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. — The University of Hartford has appointed Gregory Woodward as the school’s sixth president in its 59-year history. The composer and musician has been president of Carthage College in Kenosha, Wisconsin, since 2012. In July he will take the place of Walter Harrison, who will be retiring after 19 years as president. […]
December 13, 2016
Students
Lawsuit: Man Treated Unfairly in Drake University Sex Assault Case
DES MOINES, Iowa — A former Drake University student has sued the university claiming it discriminated against him by failing to consider his allegations of sexual assault by a female student but believing her allegations against him. The case centers on a night of drinking in October 2015. The university determined the male student made […]
December 13, 2016
Students
Judge Throws Out Hazing Lawsuit Claims Against Penn State
HARRISBURG, Pa. — A county judge is dismissing a former Penn State student’s claims against the university over allegations of hazing and sharply narrowing his lawsuit against a fraternity. The Legal Intelligencer reported Friday the judge left in place a negligence claim against the Kappa Delta Rho fraternity and gave James Vivenzio 30 days to […]
December 13, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Reviewing Obama’s Higher Education Legacy
For eight years as president, Barack Obama showed an unusual interest in reforming higher education when compared with any other U.S. president in history. Most concerned themselves with primary and secondary education. The only possible exception is Abraham Lincoln, under whose administration the land grant university system was created. One reason for his interest in […]
December 13, 2016
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