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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
Students
Colleges, Universities Officially Cite Potential Harm of Travel Ban
With the second travel ban issued by President Donald J. Trump being held in abeyance, colleges and universities are urging a federal court that will hear the case to consider how the ban will undermine diversity in higher education.
April 9, 2017
Students
A Critical View of College Admissions
The entire admissions processes (barely changed over the decades apart from the introduction of technology) is troubling on so many levels that it is hard to describe the key levers for possible change.
April 9, 2017
Students
Morehouse College Overhauls Leadership
Morehouse College replaced its president and the chairman of its board of trustees late on Friday afternoon, after several months of turmoil at the historically Black institution.
April 9, 2017
News Roundup
Grad Sues Yale, Says Rights Violated Because He’s Male
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale University graduate has sued the Ivy League school, saying university officials reprimanded him when he mentioned rape in a philosophy paper and the incident influenced Yale’s response when two women wrongfully accused him of sexual misconduct. The New Haven Register reports the lawsuit alleges the 2015 graduate was denied […]
April 9, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Former Chancellor Says No Personal Gain in Foundation Deals
MADISON, Wis. — A former University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh chancellor accused of illegally transferring millions of dollars in public money from the university to its foundation says he didn’t personally benefit. The Board of Regents sued former Chancellor Richard Wells and a former vice chancellor earlier this year, alleging they illegally transferred $11.3 million to cover […]
April 9, 2017
News Roundup
Navy Group at Iowa State Cancels Dinner After Photo Incident
IOWA CITY, Iowa — The commander of a military training program at Iowa State University cancelled an annual formal dinner Friday after news broke that explicit photographs of some male cadets had been posted on Facebook. Capt. Scott Curtis sent an email to the Naval Reserve Officer Training Corps saying he was calling off Saturday’s […]
April 9, 2017
LGBTQ+
Transgender University Employees Sue Over Insurance Cuts
MADISON, Wis. — Two transgender University of Wisconsin employees are suing the state’s insurance board and the UW System after it stopped covering sex reassignment procedures. The American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Wisconsin on Friday filed a federal lawsuit on behalf of anthropology graduate student Alina Boyden and cancer researcher Shannon Andrews. […]
April 9, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Ex-public Schools Chief, Dean Picked for Chicago State Posts
CHICAGO — Board members tapped former Chicago Public Schools chief Paul Vallas Friday for an interim administrator post at Chicago State University, an appointment recommended by Gov. Bruce Rauner. The university’s Board of Trustees also named arts and sciences dean Rachel Lindsey as interim president. Neither Vallas nor Lindsey commented after their appointments. However, the […]
April 9, 2017
Health
University of 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 9, 2017
Students
New York Set to Make State College Tuition Free for Middle Class
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York would be the first state to make tuition at public colleges and universities free for middle-class students under a state budget poised for passage in Albany. The plan crafted by Democratic Gov. Andrew Cuomo would apply to any New York student whose family has an annual income of $125,000 or […]
April 9, 2017
Students
Utah University Launches Program for Black Doctoral Students
SALT LAKE CITY — The University of Utah is launching a support network and stipend program for Black students pursuing its highest degrees. The African-American Doctoral Scholars Initiative will launch this fall. It will provide eligible students with scholarships of up to $5,000 each year and access to a host of other resources, The Deseret […]
April 9, 2017
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