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Rodriguez: Do All Lives Matter?
It was a great forum and a great dialogue, but in a sense, it was the wrong question. The reason is that each time the answer will invariably mischaracterize, misdirect, or at best, deflect.
April 10, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Lessons for Administrators from the NBA’s MVP Race
This year’s race for the Most Valuable Player award of the National Basketball Association contains some insight and lessons for higher education administrators.
April 10, 2017
Students
Experts: NY Free-College Model Positive, Not Perfect
Advocates and policy experts say the Excelsior Scholarship program — being included in New York state’s fiscal 2018 budget agreement — represents an important first step toward making college more affordable.
April 10, 2017
Students
New York Made Tuition Free, but Students Must Stay After College
ALBANY, N.Y. — There’s a big string attached to New York’s free middle-class college tuition initiative: Students must stay in the state after graduation or else pay back the benefit. Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo said Monday that the requirement was added to protect the state’s investment in a student’s education by ensuring they don’t take […]
April 10, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Hungary’s President Signs Bill Aimed at Soros-founded School
BUDAPEST, Hungary — Hungary’s president on Monday signed amendments to the country’s higher education law that could force a Budapest university founded by billionaire American philanthropist George Soros to close or move. Central European University has vowed to challenge the legislation and to remain in Budapest despite invitations to possibly relocate from cities in Lithuania […]
April 10, 2017
Students
Maine Bill Would Give Parents Money for Home Schooling, Tuition
AUGUSTA, Maine — Legislators will consider a bill to give parents state money they can use for their children’s education outside of the public school system. Republican Rep. Jeffrey Hanley’s bill is set for a public hearing Monday. His bill would have the Treasurer of State direct 90 percent of a state subsidy for a […]
April 10, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Ohio State Trustees Extend President’s Contract by 2 Years
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio State University trustees have extended the contract of university president Michael Drake by two years. Trustees voted Friday to extend Drake’s contract until June 30, 2021, two years after his five-year contract was set to expire. The move was a first for the university, which typically looks at contract extensions in […]
April 10, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Virginia Wesleyan Moving to University Status
VIRGINIA BEACH, Va.—The president of Virginia Wesleyan College says it will soon become a university. The Virginian-Pilot reports that the Virginia Beach-based school will make the change later this year. Its Board of Trustees had asked the State Council of Higher Education of Virginia in February to consider the change. The council has approved the […]
April 10, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Apps to Overcome Fertility “Gag Rule”
If ever there was a moment to challenge U.S. government overreach into women’s healthcare, this is it. Under President Donald Trump, the White House looks set to implement policies that will negatively impact women’s reproductive rights around the world. The overreach began on January 23, when Trump reinstated and expanded the Mexico City Policy, often […]
April 10, 2017
Other News
Executives Optimistic About Future of Telehealth
If your healthcare organization is planning to invest in telehealth systems and services, you’re not alone—a new study finds that 83% of respondents say they are likely or very likely to open their checkbook this year. Only 1% said they were not likely at all to invest in telehealth. The overwhelming reason: competitive advantage over […]
April 10, 2017
Nursing
Minnesota to Expand Mental Health Services
MINNEAPOLIS — The University of Minnesota’s School of Nursing is using a $2.1 million grant to expand mental health services to underserved parts of the state. The nursing school will partner with the Amherst H. Wilder Foundation, Touchstone Mental Health and Northern Pines Mental Health Center to train students, as well as provide mental health […]
April 10, 2017
Other News
Healthcare Reform Expert Joins HHS
John R. Graham has been appointed as a Principal Deputy Assistant Secretary at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, according to sources with direct knowledge of the situation. Graham’s appointment, which is expected to be announced Wednesday afternoon fills a vacancy in the Division of Planning and Evaluation, which HHS says is “responsible […]
April 10, 2017
Policies
Obamacare Costs Still Problematic
Far from the national debate about health insurance swirling in the halls of government and corporate boardrooms, Bob Isaacson works in his office in Holdrege, Nebraska, to help people get health plans they can afford. And it’s getting harder every year. Seven years since President Barack Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, forever tied to […]
April 10, 2017
Policies
FDA Nominee: I Would Challenge Trump on Vaccines
Washington – Scott Gottlieb, a Westport doctor, on Wednesday calmly defused tough questions from Democrats during the confirmation hearing on his nomination to head the Food and Drug Administration, promising to safeguard the agency’s rigorous review of drugs and medical devices. He also said he would keep his independence from the White House and oppose […]
April 10, 2017
Disparities
W.Va. Mayor Takes on Drug Distributors
WELCH, W.Va. — In this once prosperous West Virginia coal town of 1,900 people, residents say it’s not just the decades-long demise of mining that hurt the community — it’s the scourge of drug use that came with it. Here, almost everyone knows someone who became addicted. And the Appalachian town is fighting back by […]
April 10, 2017
Policies
Suit Seeks to Ban Pesticide Linked to Autism
Three environmental groups asked a federal appeals court on Wednesday to order the EPA to ban the pesticide chlorpyrifos. EarthJustice, which is representing the Pesticide Action Network and the Natural Resources Defense Council, was responding to the EPA’s recent announcement that it would not be following through on its own decision to ban the pesticide, […]
April 10, 2017
Students
Board of Trustees Making a Mess at Morehouse
Morehouse College will inevitably lose its national stature if the board of trustees continues to micromanage the day-to-day function of the college and refuses to allow their presidents to lead.
April 9, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Guillermo: Does Your Diversity Look Like Latest White House War Room?
When there’s a crisis on campus what does your institution’s “war room” look like? Is it even close to a perfect mirror of your campus community?
April 9, 2017
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