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Military Restores Coverage for Transgender Care

ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Like many transgender teens, Jenn Brewer faced bullying when she came out. Some classmates called her “tranny,” and a few teachers refused to address the 13-year-old by anything other than her male birth name, she said. But she and her family found that the biggest difficulty came from her father’s employer: the […]

October 5, 2016

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Could “Drug Checking” Have Prevented Prince’s Death?

As the investigation into Prince’s death homes in on the source of the fatal fentanyl, some observers are suggesting that the United States explore a lifesaving strategy used in Europe: services that check addicts’ drug supplies to see if they are safe. In Spain, the Netherlands and a handful of other countries, users voluntarily turn […]

October 5, 2016

JOSE LUIS MORENO

JOSE LUIS MORENO has been named director of student diversity and inclusion at McDaniel College. He was most recently the assistant dean of students for student conduct and multicultural student affairs at Shepherd University in West Virginia. Moreno earned a bachelor’s from Framingham State University and a master’s from Shepherd University.

October 5, 2016

LINDA Y. JACKSON

LINDA Y. JACKSON has been named senior development officer at Huston-Tillotson University. She was director of university relations at Huston-Tillotson. Jackson received a bachelor’s from the University of Arkansas and earned an MBA from LeTourneau University.

October 5, 2016

YARIV FADLON

YARIV FADLON has been named an assistant professor of economics at Muhlenberg College. He was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Claremont Graduate University. Fadlon received a bachelor’s and a master’s from Ben-Gurion University, and a doctorate from Vanderbilt University.

October 5, 2016

CARL GOODMAN

CARL GOODMAN has been named associate provost for undergraduate education and student success at Florida A&M University (FAMU). He was assistant dean for research and graduate studies and director of the Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, where he also served as a professor of pharmacology, at FAMU. Goodman earned two bachelor’s from Jacksonville University and a doctorate from FAMU.

October 5, 2016

EVA GRAHAM

EVA GRAHAM has been appointed institute diversity officer and Title IX coordinator at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She was director of the Center for Diversity at the California Institute of Technology. Graham received a bachelor’s from Xavier University of Louisiana, a master’s from Tuskegee University and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.

October 5, 2016

SONCIA REAGINS-LILLY

SONCIA REAGINS-LILLY has been appointed vice president for student affairs and dean of students at The University of Texas at Austin. She was interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students at UT-Austin. Reagins-Lilly earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Irvine; a master’s from California State University, San Bernardino; and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.

October 5, 2016

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ALECIA WEBB

ALECIA WEBB has been named director of Brenau University in Florida. She was assistant director of the campus at the U.S. Navy’s Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia. Webb holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Brenau University.

October 5, 2016

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DARRYL C. WILSON

DARRYL C. WILSON has been named associate dean for faculty and strategic initiatives at Stetson University College of Law. He is director of the Intellectual Property Law Internship Program, the American-Caribbean Law Initiative, and co-director of the Institute for Caribbean Law and Policy at Stetson. Wilson earned two bachelor’s from Southern Methodist University, a juris doctor from the University of Florida and a master’s from John Marshall Law School.

October 5, 2016

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UBOLRAT PIAMJARIYAKUL

UBOLRAT PIAMJARIYAKUL has been named associate dean for research and scholarship at West Virginia University. She was a professor of nursing at West Virginia University. Piamjariyakul earned a bachelor’s from Saraburi Nursing College in Thailand, a master’s from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.

October 5, 2016

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Experts See Colleges of Future Run as ‘Benefit Corporations’

Administrators say colleges structured as benefit corporations would not be in business solely for profit and would have the latitude to be more mission driven.

October 4, 2016

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East Carolina University Now Prohibits Band’s National Anthem Protest

East Carolina University found itself continuing to deal with the ramifications Tuesday of a protest last Saturday during which 19 members of its marching band took a knee while the national anthem was played at a home football game. The action follows the lead of NFL quarterback Colin Kaepernick, who is protesting racial injustice and […]

October 4, 2016

Mississippi’s LGBT Community, Objectors Locked in Rights Struggle

Mississippi laws targeting the LGBT community in the name of religious liberty.

October 4, 2016

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Scholars: Take Global Approach to Black Male Crisis

Scholars say that the crisis that Black males face has to be viewed and confronted from a global and international perspective.

October 4, 2016

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China Concerned About Death of Syracuse Student from Beijing

BEIJING ― The Chinese government expressed concern Tuesday about the death of a Syracuse University student from Beijing whose body was found behind an apartment complex near the campus. Yuan Xiaopeng, 23, was found dead after residents nearby reported hearing gunshots Friday. The local sheriff’s office said Saturday that no suspects had been identified. Syracuse […]

October 4, 2016

Trump-inspired Mural Causes Controversy at University of Minnesota

ST. PAUL, Minn. ― A Donald Trump-inspired mural on the University of Minnesota campus has created a controversy. The university’s College Republicans group painted “Build The Wall” on a campus bridge last week. Student groups paint signs and messages on the Washington Avenue pedestrian bridge every fall. But WCCO-TV reports the mural was soon defaced, […]

October 4, 2016

South African Police Fight Students Demanding Free Education

JOHANNESBURG ― South African students protesting for free education disrupted lectures at one of the country’s leading universities on Tuesday, clashing with police who tried to disperse crowds with tear gas, rubber bullets and stun grenades. The violence at the University of the Witwatersrand, or Wits, in Johannesburg erupted despite an appeal from the vice-chancellor, […]

October 4, 2016