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Louisiana Expands Medicaid; First in Deep South
BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana is becoming the first state in the Republican-dominated Deep South to expand its Medicaid program, with more than 233,000 people already enrolled in the government-financed insurance coverage that began July 1. Medicaid expansion fulfills one of Democratic Gov. John Bel Edwards’ main campaign promises, embracing the health law championed by […]
July 5, 2016
Policies
Abortions Totals Fell Under Overturned Texas Law
AUSTIN, Texas — Abortions in Texas plummeted about 15 percent during the first year after approval of tough restrictions that the U.S. Supreme Court has since struck down — a decline that activists say shows how hard it had become to get an abortion in America’s second-largest state. The health department released the statistics June […]
July 5, 2016
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Policies
New Mexico Will Cut Less from Medicaid Fees
SANTA FE, N.M. — New Mexico is cutting Medicaid payments by less than originally planned in response to concerns raised by Native American tribal leaders, hospitals and other health care providers. The Human Service Department that oversees Medicaid health care for the poor and disabled also is easing cuts to dentists and the University of […]
July 5, 2016
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Disparities
Nursing Homes: Better Care Replaces Alarms
MADISON, Wis. — Alarms no longer go off when a resident shifts in bed or rises from a wheelchair at Oakwood Village Prairie Ridge in Madison. Nurses no longer place fall mats next to beds or lower beds to the floor when residents sleep. The changes, which took effect at the nursing facility in June, […]
July 5, 2016
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Campus Climate
Photographer Tim Tai Honored for His Work During University of Missouri Protests
Photographer Tim Tai was on hand to capture images from the student protesters last fall at the University of Missouri, found himself in the middle of controversy and recently was honored by the National Press Club for his professionalism.
July 4, 2016
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How to Make College Diversity Work Without Division
The purpose of diversity efforts on college campuses is to enhance the population ― but in drawing so much attention to people’s differences, are we actually deepening divides?
July 4, 2016
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International
Bangladesh Attack Underscores that It’s No Summer of Freedom for U.S. College Students
From Orlando, to Turkey, to Bangladesh, the news of another violent outburst has marred the season those in higher ed usually associate with down time.
July 4, 2016
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African-American
Study Links Black Men’s Lower Life Expectancy to Tuskegee Syphilis Experiment
Marcella Alsan and Marianne Wanamaker examined healthcare utilization and outcomes across demographic groups before and after 1972 and found that the closer Black men lived to Tuskegee, Ala., the less likely they were to visit a doctor.
June 30, 2016
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Montclair State University Hones In on Minority Journalists Early
For the past three days, aspiring minority high school journalists from two urban cities in North Jersey got a first-hand account of what it feels like to be a reporter.
June 30, 2016
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African-American
Mentoring Pluses for Underrepresented Faculty
Much has been written about the demands from mentoring students, but much less has been written about the benefits to underrepresented faculty from mentoring students.
June 30, 2016
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Community Colleges
Panel: Free Community College Plans Need More Focus on Adult Learners
As the concept of free community college continues to take root throughout the country, policymakers need to give more thought to the role that such plans can play in the lives of adult learners.
June 30, 2016
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Leadership & Policy
UMass Chief Marty Meehan Giving $4M Campaign Fund to Education Foundation
BOSTON ― Former U.S. Rep. Marty Meehan is closing his congressional campaign committee and donating its remaining $4 million to an educational foundation. Meehan, who is now president of the University of Massachusetts system, started the committee when he first ran for Congress and was elected in 1992. He represented Massachusetts as a Democrat until […]
June 30, 2016
Sports
NCAA: Baruch College Gave Players More Than $255K in Improper Benefits
NEW YORK ― Baruch College gave 30 student-athletes more than $255,000 in improper benefits over the course of five years, NCAA officials said in a decision issued Thursday. The NCAA Division III Committee on Infractions said the school’s former vice president for student affairs and enrollment management and its former head women’s basketball coach both […]
June 30, 2016
Faculty & Staff
University of Washington Virus Researcher Faces Discipline
SEATTLE ― The University of Washington says a microbiology professor faces possible discipline for violating sexual harassment policies. As detailed in a report on BuzzFeed this week, university investigations found Dr. Michael Katze demanded and received sexual favors from an employee in his lab. Investigators found that the woman, who had little prior job experience […]
June 30, 2016
Military
38% Female: Coast Guard Academy Sets Record
Forty years after military service academies opened their doors to women, the U.S. Coast Guard Academy marked the milestone at a ceremony June 27 as it welcomed a class with a record 38 percent of female cadets. The enrollment rate for women has not been matched at the Naval Academy, the Military Academy at West […]
June 30, 2016
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Park Service Gives $250,000 to Preserve Early NY Battle Sites
Two municipalities, a veterans’ group, a college and an Indian tribe are splitting more than $250,000 in federal grants to study and protect battlefields in upstate New York.
June 30, 2016
Military
Indiana Veterans Bond to Help Others Readjust
As a calvary scout, Dustin Everhart was the “eyes and ears” of the U.S. Army, keeping his comrades up to date on battlefield conditions.
June 30, 2016
Latinx
University of New Mexico Starts Chicano Studies Online Plan
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. ― Facing a growing Latino student population and pressure to increase its graduation rates, the University of New Mexico is launching an online degree program in Chicana and Chicano Studies beginning this fall just as ethnic studies programs are facing challenges in neighboring Arizona. Officials say the online classes will allow nontraditional students […]
June 29, 2016
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