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GED Put Veteran on Path to Higher Education

Pursuing a college education was the farthest thing from James Kurth’s mind back in 1990. After the death of his mother, Kurth moved from Corpus Christi to live with family in Victoria where he was thrust into a new high school setting in an unfamiliar city. Kurth was already struggling to graduate on time after […]

August 16, 2016

Washington State Officials Want to Aid Military Transition

For many service members, the military is their first nonpart-time job. As such, many service members don’t have much experience in writing resumes, nor do they have a large network of professional associates outside their military peers. The Service Member For Life-Transition Assistance Program and the Washington State Military Transition Council are striving to change […]

August 16, 2016

CEO Addresses Senators’ Concerns About Wounded Warrior

The Senate Judiciary Committee chairman’s staff met Wednesday with the new chief executive hired to steady the Wounded Warrior Project after investigations by the News4Jax I-TEAM, other media and the committee reported how the nonprofit spent millions of dollars in contributions. The staff of Sen. Chuck Grassley (R-Iowa) met with the CEO, retired Army Lt. […]

August 16, 2016

Medical Education Growth Driven by Technology

Expanding at a 4.3% CAGR over the course of the forecast period, the global medical education market is poised to rise from a value of US$25.9 bn in 2015 to US$38.4 bn by 2024. By mode of education, the medical education market is led by on-campus training. Changing student preferences will restrict the demand for […]

August 16, 2016

Growing Trend: Internet of Things expands into college and university curricula

Higher education leaders and policymakers are urging institutions to take steps to prepare for the IoT’s expansion. The Internet of Things (IoT) is coming (well, actually, it’s here), and with it, a demand for skilled graduates who know the ins and outs of connected devices. As colleges and universities work to address the challenges the […]

August 16, 2016

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U.S. Orders Ashford U. to Pay for Aid Violations

An Education Department review of Ashford University’s compliance with federal financial aid rules has resulted in a fine of $137,695 for a handful of violations, Bridgepoint Education, which owns Ashford, announced Tuesday. The review, initiated in 2014, found that Ashford had awarded financial aid in excess of some students’ need, and disbursed more loan funds […]

August 16, 2016

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DOE Denies College Chain’s Request to Become Nonprofit

The U.S. Education Department has denied a request from the Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a chain of for-profit colleges, to convert to nonprofit status, the department announced on Thursday. The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based nonprofit company, owns four for-profit colleges that it acquired from the Carl Barney Living Trust. […]

August 16, 2016

Marines Recruit from Women’s Sports Teams

MARINE CORPS BASE QUANTICO, Va. — The U.S. Marine Corps is looking for a few more good women. And this time the campaign is a bit different. Marine recruiters are turning to girls’ high school sports teams to find candidates who may be able to meet the Corps’ rigorous physical standards, including for the front-line […]

August 16, 2016

Wakeup Call on Mental Health

More than 30 years ago I published a paper that examined violent incidents involving African-American and white patients in an inpatient psychiatric facility. To the surprise of nearly everyone at the time, the study found African-Americans patients were less violent than whites. The study has been replicated multiple times, and the explanation was that African-American […]

August 16, 2016

Could Start-Up Change How Nurses Are Hired?

A startup is hoping that its new website —still in beta — can bust open the world of recruiting and placing nurses. “We want to bring transparency to this space and give power back to the nurses,” said Jason Ayachi, co-founder of RampUp Nursing, a site that went online just a couple of months ago […]

August 16, 2016

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Researcher Wants to Improve Cancer Outcomes for Minority Men

The Medical University of South Carolina’s (MUSC) Hollings Cancer Center and Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences were awarded an $8 million grant from the National Institute of Minority Health and Health Disparities and the National Cancer Institute to establish the Transdisciplinary Collaborative Center in Precision Medicine and Minority Men’s Health at the Medical University […]

August 16, 2016

No Degree? Veteran Nurse Learns She Didn’t Get one

ANDERSON COUNTY, S.C. —Tara Jordan said she’s been practicing as a registered nurse since graduating with an associate’s degree and passing the registered nursing exam. The problem is that she never actually got a degree. In 2009, Tri-County Technical College sent the South Carolina Department of Labor, Licensing and Regulation a certificate of endorsement for […]

August 16, 2016

Vanderbilt Pays $1.2M to Remove ‘Confederate’ from Dorm Name

NASHVILLE, Tenn. ― Vanderbilt University announced Monday that it will pay more than a million dollars to remove an inscription containing the word “Confederate” from one of its campus dorms. The private university has referred to the Confederate Memorial Hall simply as “Memorial Hall” since 2002, but was blocked in court from changing the name […]

August 15, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: Professoriate Still Lacking in Diversity

According to the National Center for Educational Statistics, only 16 percent of full-time professors at postsecondary institutions are minorities.

August 15, 2016

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Race Plays a Role in Pain Treatment

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — Roslyn Lewis was at work at a dollar store here, pushing a heavy cart of dog food, when something popped in her back: an explosion of pain. At the emergency room the next day, doctors gave her Motrin and sent her home. Her employer paid for a nerve block that helped temporarily, […]

August 15, 2016

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Did Obamacare Make People Healthier?

Obamacare has provided health insurance to some 20 million people. But are they any better off? This has been the central question as we’ve been watching the complex and expensive health law unfurl. We knew the law was giving people coverage, but information about whether it’s protecting people from debt or helping them become more […]

August 15, 2016

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Illinois Centers Get $245,000

CHICAGO — Seven community health centers across Illinois will split a $245,000 federal grant to help improve patient care. U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin announced that the centers will each receive $35,000 from the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. The facilities include Chestnut Health Systems Inc. in Bloomington, Southern Illinois University in Springfield, the […]

August 15, 2016

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Oregon Confronts Shortage of Psychiatrists

BEND, Ore. — Mental health parity laws passed in 2008 require insurance companies to treat mental illness the same way they treat medical conditions. But a dwindling supply of psychiatrists — both nationwide and in Oregon —-is leaving many patients with complex mental health issues without timely access to psychiatric care. Last month in the […]

August 15, 2016