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News Roundup
Dean of Troubled Charlotte School of Law Steps Down
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — The dean of the troubled Charlotte School of Law is stepping down. The Charlotte Observer reports that Jay Conison led the for-profit school for almost four years. The school announced his departure Monday afternoon. The statement said Conison will remain on the faculty. A longtime faculty member, Scott Broyles, will serve as […]
March 21, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
A Warrior’s Mind
You can learn more by reading ‘Sharpening the Warrior’s Edge’ which is the first text which examines survival and combat performance from a scientific perspective. Author Bruce K. Siddle methodically brings together one hundred years of research which identifies the relationship between survival stress, the heart rate and combat performance. Read More
March 21, 2017
Other News
Budget Cuts Aid for “Most Needy”
President Donald Trump’s budget blueprint calls for cutting $9 billion from the U.S. Department of Education budget while adding $1.4 billion investments in public and private school choice programs. Proposed cuts to the department include eliminating the $2.4 billion Supporting Effective Instruction State Grants program, eliminating the $1.2 billion 21st Century Community Learning Centers program, […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
N.Y. Assembly Proposes Changes to Scholarship
If the state Assembly has its way, Gov. Andrew M. Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship would undergo major changes to the way it’s funded and dispersed. The changes, part of the Assembly’s one-house budget, focus on what critics had called the most restricting factors in the governor’s tuition-free public college plan. Read More
March 21, 2017
Veterans
Art Helps Vets “Soldier On”
SHELBURNE FALLS, Mass. — An unusual exhibit of artwork by U.S. military veterans is now on display through April 30 at the Salmon Falls Gallery. Some of it is unabashedly patriotic, some depicts the natural environment and some is definitely abstract — different perspectives by veterans living in western Massachusetts, who have all struggled with […]
March 21, 2017
Veterans
Fresno Program Helps Veterans Go Back to School
FRESNO, Calif. (KFSN) — In one classroom at Fresno State you will find papers and patriotism. “So now being in a smaller class you get the direct one-on-one attention that you really need in that transition, because going back to a classroom in a regular university with 300 kids in a hall, it would be […]
March 21, 2017
Academics
Marines’ New Ads Target Millennials
SAN DIEGO — The Marine Corps no longer needs just a “Few Good Men” as it looks to diversify. The elite force — embroiled in a scandal of online nude photo sharing — is highlighting how its warriors are also good citizens in an ad campaign aimed at millennials. In one scene of the TV […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
Sen. Warren Questions Hiring of For-Profit Officials
Updated with response from Education Department. Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.) is asking Education Secretary Betsy DeVos to explain the hiring of two officials with ties to the for-profit-college industry, questioning their roles and potential conflicts of interest. Warren, a member of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, sent a letter to DeVos […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
DeVos Decision Benefits Firm Tied to Aide Who Quit
Americans who default on some of their federal student loans are likely to pay more after Education Secretary Betsy DeVos reversed an Obama administration directive limiting some fees. But it turns out the Trump administration decision has some beneficiaries—including the father of a key DeVos lieutenant who just quit. DeVos’s decision, announced Thursday in a […]
March 21, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Single-Payer Possible in California
Could California have its own single-payer health insurance system providing coverage for all residents? A bill has been introduced in the state Legislature that would do just that — and its chances of success could be vastly improved by President Trump and the Republican-controlled Congress. Thanks, guys! First, a little history lesson. Stick with me […]
March 21, 2017
Other News
Md. Lawmakers Offer Bills on Marijuana
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — After Carey Tilghman’s 6-year-old daughter, Paisley, suffered from a stroke, doctors drafted a plan to use a round of Botox injections and muscle relaxers to treat her condition. Searching for an alternative for her daughter, Tilghman found that a transdermal patch filled with cannabis, which has been linked to shielding the brain […]
March 21, 2017
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
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