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Open Educational Resources Paying Off for Some Colleges

A growing number of colleges are turning to open educational resources (OER) in an effort to relieve some financial stress for students.

July 27, 2016

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STEM

STEM stakeholders work to reach students early

July 27, 2016

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Illinois Making Strides Toward Reforming Remedial Education

The community college system in Illinois is making progress toward reducing the number of students going into remedial education.

July 26, 2016

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Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters

On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.

July 26, 2016

Campus Climate, Job Security Priority Among Many Young Voters

On the second day of the Democratic National Convention, strained race relations on college campuses are high on young voters’ list of concerns.

July 26, 2016

ED Cuts off Financial Aid to Three MedTech College Campuses

The U.S. Department of Education announced Tuesday that it’s cutting financial aid for three MedTech College campuses due to misrepresentation about job placement rates.

July 26, 2016

Skills of a 21st Century Leader

It seems as though challenges, uncertainty, tragedies and economic downturns are taking hold of the world on a daily basis.

July 26, 2016

Ghostbusters needed to show that black women can be scientists too

When the Ghostbusters reboot was announced, it was hailed as a victory for feminism. The film stars Leslie Jones, Kate McKinnon, Kristen Wiig and Melissa McCarthy as four women who save the world from an onslaught of ghosts, and I enjoyed it when I saw it. But it bothered me that while all the white […]

July 26, 2016

Medical schools must play a role in addressing racial disparities

In the wake of the brutal killings of Alton Sterling, Philando Castille, Delrawn Small, and police officers in Dallas and Baton Rouge, America is confronting how its long history of racial injustice continues into the present. We must all address these wounds, including those of us in medicine. As medical students soon to be entrusted […]

July 26, 2016

Working long hours raises women’s risk of cancer, heart disease: study

Columbus, OH – Women who work long hours for most of their career are at a higher risk of developing cancer, heart disease and other chronic diseases, according to a study from Ohio State University. As part of the study, researchers used data from the National Longitudinal Survey of Youth 1979 to examine 7,500 people […]

July 26, 2016

News from research organizations Increased prevalence of lupus in Non-Europeans has a genetic basis

Non-Europeans have a higher frequency of the gene variants that increase the risk of lupus as compared to the European population, a new study from researchers at the National Institute for Health Research (NIHR) Biomedical Research Centre at Guy’s and St Thomas’ and King’s College London, has confirmed. The findings, which are published today in […]

July 26, 2016

Why Black Men Fear Any Police Encounter

Charles Kinsey held his hands in the air and shouted to police that the autistic man sitting on the street next to him wasn’t dangerous. A few seconds later, he felt a bullet rip into his leg. The therapist, who is black and works with people with disabilities, was rounding up a patient who had […]

July 26, 2016

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Jailed, Mentally Ill Rape Victim Sues Houston

HOUSTON —The 25-year-old rape victim, frightened and long-suffering from mental illness, agreed in December to testify against the Houston man who brutally assaulted her in 2013. She hoped to put him behind bars for life. But that decision to testify landed her in the Harris County jail for more than a month over the Christmas […]

July 26, 2016

Ohio Institutions Get $4.8M for Training

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Eighteen universities, medical schools and hospitals in Ohio have been awarded almost $4.8 million in federal funds as part of an effort to boost access to primary care. The workforce grants were recently announced by the federal Health Resources and Services Administration.Agency officials say the money will help fund education and training […]

July 26, 2016

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Legislators Knew Pot Law Had Flaws, Senator Says

COLUMBUS, Ohio — Some apparently unconstitutional portions of Ohio’s medical marijuana law, which set aside a percentage of the state’s pot licenses for minorities, were spotted during legislative debate but left in the bill to gain needed votes, a key lawmaker says. State Sen. Bill Seitz, a Cincinnati Republican, said legally prickly provisions exposed by […]

July 26, 2016

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CHEA Workshop: More Transparency Needed in Accreditation Process

A need for more transparency and accountability in the accreditation process was just one of the major takeaways from the Council for Higher Education Accreditation Summer Workshop.

July 25, 2016

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Experts: Education Not Likely to be Priority at Democratic National Convention

As more than 50,000 Democrats converge in Philadelphia this week to formally nominate Hillary Clinton as their presidential nominee, experts say education isn’t likely to take center stage at the Democratic National Convention.

July 25, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Thomas A. Walker Selected as Wayne Community College President

Dr. Thomas A. Walker Jr. officially will be approved as the sixth president of Wayne Community College on Tuesday in a meeting of the Goldsboro, N.C., school’s board of trustees, according to a statement released by the college Monday. Walker, nominated by the board on June 17, has been approved by the State Board of […]

July 25, 2016