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Veterans
Exodus Place Serves Homeless Veterans in Michigan
Today, Exodus Place, an organization created to rehabilitate and develop homeless military veterans announced the project to end veteran homelessness in Michigan by Christmas 2017. The organization is not just providing housing and three hot meals, but a complete support in education, vocational training, medical health, mental health, transportation, clothing and substance abuse assessment for […]
December 1, 2016
Veterans
Veterans Discuss Struggle to Obtain Education
After being deployed three times and receiving honorable discharge, the last thing Air Force veteran Ashley Bonner said she expected was to be forgotten by the nation she proudly served. Bonner is a senior at East Carolina University working towards a degree in university studies, which is a program that allows students to create their […]
December 1, 2016
Other News
For-Profits Expect Brighter Future Under Trump
BOSTON — After nearing collapse under the Obama administration, the for-profit college industry is celebrating Donald Trump’s election as a chance for a rebound. As stock prices for some of the nation’s largest college chains have surged, industry lobbyists say they have received a warm welcome from Trump’s transition team and already have launched a […]
December 1, 2016
Students
Men to Live on Campus at Mary Baldwin for 1st Time
STAUNTON, Va. — Men will get to live on campus at Mary Baldwin University for the first time beginning next year. Local news media outlets report that the school in Staunton is creating a new unit called University College that will include three residential programs for women and men. The three-year degree programs will be […]
November 30, 2016
Students
Oregonian Analysis: State College Enrollment Diversifies
PORTLAND, Ore. — The number of Latino and multiracial students attending Oregon’s public universities has more than doubled in the past seven years, according to an analysis of enrollment records by a Portland newspaper. The state’s public universities collectively saw enrollment rise 5 percent from 2010 to 2016, largely because of an influx of minority […]
November 30, 2016
Students
FBI: Islamic State Group Might Have Inspired Ohio State Attacker
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A Somali-born student who carried out a car-and-knife attack at Ohio State University may have been inspired by the Islamic State group and a former al-Qaida leader, investigators said Wednesday. Law enforcement officials said it’s too soon to say the rampage that hurt 11 people on Monday was terrorism and that they […]
November 30, 2016
Students
Report: Education Key to Middle East Stability
America’s interests are at stake as students leaving Syria and other countries have had their educations interrupted — educations needed for those nations to eventually rebuild.
November 30, 2016
Students
Diverse Conversations: Addressing Needs of Students from Different Backgrounds
It is important for every campus to do more than simply represent the racial and cultural campus majority.
November 30, 2016
Students
Pharmacy Schools See Emerging Opportunities in Field
While demand for pharmacy school graduates has waned slightly, new opportunities beyond the traditional community pharmacy continue to grow.
November 30, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
A “Connection Maker” Helps Apache Community
My name is Joaquin Ray Gallegos and I am from the Jicarilla Apache Nation and the Pueblo of Santa Ana. I was raised to be a connection-maker. Each American Indian and Alaska Native student and youth is a rare solution to the unrest and problems that grip society today. Read More
November 30, 2016
Policies
Md. Marijuana Panel Seeks Diversity Consultant
ELLICOTT CITY, Md. — Maryland’s medical marijuana commission is taking steps toward evaluating minority participation in the state’s nascent cannabis industry, the panel’s executive director said after critics complained of a lack of minority-owned businesses among finalists to grow and process the drug. Patrick Jameson said key factors are still evolving and changing by the […]
November 30, 2016
Other News
Ailing Floridians Fear Obamacare Repeal Under Trump
FORT LAUDERDALE, Fla. — Sherry Riggs didn’t stay awake to find out who the next president would be. Her heart literally couldn’t take it. Riggs, a 55-year-old barber, has been ordered to avoid stress after a heart attack and bypass surgery last month. Last year, she had a stent put in, paid for by insurance […]
November 30, 2016
Policies
Elizabeth Warren Blasts Bill to Speed Drug Approval
WASHINGTON—Sen. Elizabeth Warren has delivered a ferocious attack on congressional Republicans and Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell over a medical research bill, putting fellow Democrats on the spot by pushing them to oppose a measure she said “is corrupt, and it is very, very dangerous.” As Congress began the final stretch of its post-election session, […]
November 30, 2016
Disparities
Study of Promising HIV Vaccine Begins
The first HIV vaccine efficacy study to launch anywhere in seven years is now testing whether an experimental vaccine regimen safely prevents HIV infection among South African adults. The study, called HVTN 702, involves a new version of the only HIV vaccine candidate ever shown to provide some protection against the virus. HVTN 702 aims […]
November 30, 2016
Disparities
World AIDS Day: Positive Spin
In his 2013 Executive Order establishing the HIV Care Continuum Initiative, President Obama called upon Federal agencies implementing the National HIV/AIDS Strategy to prioritize addressing the HIV care continuum, including by accelerating efforts to increase HIV testing, services, and treatment along the continuum. In 2013, AIDS.gov developed two videos to help educate Americans about the […]
November 30, 2016
Policies
Trump Names Top Obamacare Critic to Lead HHS
U.S. President-elect Donald Trump chose a former Goldman Sachs banker and a billionaire investor on Tuesday to steer economic policy in his administration and a fierce Obamacare critic to dismantle President Barack Obama’s signature healthcare program. Republican Trump is expected to name Steven Mnuchin, a former Goldman Sachs partner and Hollywood financier, as his nominee […]
November 30, 2016
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ZULMA R. TORO
ZULMA R. TORO has been named president of Central Connecticut State University, effective January 3. She is executive vice chancellor and provost at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Toro earned a bachelor’s from the University of Puerto Rico, a master’s from the University of Michigan and a doctorate from the Georgia Institute of Technology.
November 30, 2016
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MARIA V. DELA CRUZ
MARIA V. DELA CRUZ has been named associate dean of counseling at Santa Ana College. She was project director for the (STEM)2 five-year $6 million Title III Hispanic Serving Institution Science, Technology, Engineering Math (STEM) grant at California State University, Fullerton. Dela Cruz earned a bachelor’s from Pepperdine University, a master’s from California State University, Long Beach, and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.
November 30, 2016
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