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Kansas State University Gets 5th Sex Assault Investigation
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The federal government is opening another investigation on how Kansas State University handles reports of off-campus sexual assaults. The Manhattan Mercury reports the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened the recent investigation in late March. The office hasn’t released any information pertaining to the new investigation. The university’s policy […]
April 19, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Fresno State Professor on Paid Leave for Anti-Trump Tweet
SAN FRANCISCO — Fresno State University in California says an American history professor who tweeted that President Donald Trump “must hang” will be on paid leave for the rest of the semester. The university says in a statement Tuesday that professor Lars Maischak has taken a voluntary leave of absence for the remainder of the […]
April 19, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
GOP: Fake vs. Real
The most interesting policy argument in America right now is the debate between conservatives’ real position on health care and their fake position. The fake, but popular, position goes something like this: Conservatives think everyone deserves affordable health insurance, but they disagree with Democrats about how to get everyone covered at the best price. This […]
April 19, 2017
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Disparities
“Standards of Care” Can Help Diabetes Patients
POLSON — People diagnosed with diabetes can achieve a normal life if they adopt “Standards of care,” as promoted at Tribal Health Department’s annual Diabetes Care Day. Interactive booth displays featuring topics in healthy eating, exercise, foot care, and prescription management educated guests on health care standards required to prevent or manage diabetes. “Taking care […]
April 19, 2017
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W.Va. Allows Opioid Antidotes at Schools
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — Schools in West Virginia will be able to give drugs to students who overdose on opioids without having to first contact parents under a new law approved this week. The measure passed unanimously by the state Legislature and signed by Gov. Jim Justice comes as West Virginia recorded 844 overdose deaths last […]
April 19, 2017
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Other News
Colleges Can Get Free Narcan
LOWELL — As the United States continues to grapple with the opioid crisis, a new program is targeting college campuses with an effort to deliver 40,000 doses of Narcan in an effort to save more lives. The program was initiated by the Clinton Foundation and Adapt Pharma, the maker of Narcan nasal spray. And the […]
April 19, 2017
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U.K. Gets $11M for Research on Obesity and Cancer
LEXINGTON, Ky. (AP) — The University of Kentucky says it has received an $11.2 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to fund a center to study links between obesity and cancer. Leaders at the school in Lexington announced details of the grant on Monday, saying it will fund the UK Center for Cancer […]
April 19, 2017
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Disparities
Data Show Disparities in Medicare Advantage
Significant gender, racial and ethnic differences exist in care received by beneficiaries of Medicare Advantage, according to two reports released by the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services. One report compared quality of care for women and men while the other report looked at racial and ethnic differences in healthcare experiences and clinical care in […]
April 19, 2017
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Study: Mental Health Care System Is Broken
The state of health care in the US may arguably be improving – partly thanks to the imperfect addition of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), and partly due to the deserved collapse of the catastrophic American Health Care Act (AHCA) of 2017 – but it is still rife with problems. Mental health care, in particular, […]
April 19, 2017
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Policies
Health Insurers Respond to Threat
President Donald Trump is trying to bring the Democrats to their knees with respect to the Affordable Care Act through devious means. He has recently issued threats to health insurers, suggesting that his government would not reimburse the companies for their coverage of low-income individuals. Meanwhile, a representative body of the health insurers has sent […]
April 19, 2017
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ANGELIA MILLENDER
ANGELIA MILLENDER has been appointed president of Century College. She has served since 2014 as president of Olive-Harvey College. She earned her bachelor’s from Chicago State University. Millender also was district vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Broward College.
April 19, 2017
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RODERICK FERGUSON
RODERICK FERGUSON, professor of African American studies and gender and women’s studies at the University of Illinois at Chicago, has been named president-elect of the American Studies Association. Ferguson earned a bachelor’s from Howard University and master’s and doctoral degrees from the University of California, San Diego.
April 19, 2017
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JACQUELINE A. TRAVISANO
JACQUELINE A. TRAVISANO has been named executive vice president for business and finance and chief operating officer of the University of Miami. Travisano has served as Norfolk State University’s Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer since 2011. She has a Ph.D. in Higher Education Leadership from NSU, a master’s from Chatham University and a bachelor’s from Robert Morris University.
April 19, 2017
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Progressive Leader
Saluting community college advocate Dr. Kay McClenney, the 2017 recipient of the Diverse Champions Award.
April 19, 2017
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Students
Report: Community College Full-time Students More Likely to Graduate
Attending even just one semester of community college full-time, however, gives students a better chance of completing college, according to a report out on Wednesday.
April 19, 2017
Dr. Evelyn Waiwaiole is director of the Center for Community College Student Engagement.
Faculty & Staff
For USF Professor, Diversity Key for Best Public Policy
Dr. Richard Greggory Johnson III brings to the classroom an exemplary academic, professional and personal history that has shaped his passion for public policy, social equity and human rights.
April 18, 2017
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African-American
Rights Advocates: Jackson a Troubling Choice for Acting Head of Office of Civil Rights
The person that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently put in charge of her agency’s Office of Civil Rights is drawing a chorus of criticism from civil rights advocates and scholars over her historical hostility to racial preferences and other ideological stances.
April 18, 2017
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Faculty & Staff
Pakistan Professor from Minority Ahmadi Sect Fatally Stabbed
LAHORE, Pakistan — Pakistani police say a university professor from the Ahmadi sect was found stabbed to death in what may be the latest in Islamic militant attack on members of the minority group. Officer Mohammad Ali says the 61-year-old microbiology professor Tahira Malik was found slain in the eastern city of Lahore, with several […]
April 18, 2017
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