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Bowling Green State University President Won’t Support ‘Sanctuary Campus’
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio — The president of a northwest Ohio college says she won’t support making it a so-called “sanctuary campus” to help protect immigrant students potentially facing deportation because she’s worried about jeopardizing the school’s federal funding. The Blade reports Bowling Green State University President Mary Ellen Mazey announced Tuesday she wouldn’t go against […]
January 19, 2017
Students
Outgoing U.S. Treasury Secretary to Join Columbia University Faculty
NEW YORK — Columbia University says outgoing Treasury Secretary Jacob Lew will join its School of International and Public Affairs faculty as a visiting professor. Columbia said Thursday that Lew will lecture, teach graduate students and work with faculty on the subjects of international economics, fiscal and trade policy, and other public policy issues. Lew […]
January 19, 2017
Students
Lumina Foundation Awards $716,700 Grant to Morgan State
In an effort to bolster retention and increase graduation rates at Black colleges, the Lumina Foundation has awarded a grant of $716,700 to Morgan State University to implement initiatives that will increase completion rates and improve outcomes for historically underserved students. The Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCU) Student Success Project, is a three-year $1.5 […]
January 19, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Betsy Devos Flunked Her First Test
If confirmed as secretary of education, would Betsy DeVos promise not to strip funding from public schools? “I look forward, if confirmed, to working with you to talk about how we address the needs of all parents and all students,” the Republican donor and activist told a Senate committee in response. What are her proposals […]
January 19, 2017
Other News
Accreditors: Kentucky Actions Should Help U of L
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]
January 19, 2017
Academics
Demand for Digital Courseware Outstrips Demand
Now, more than ever, higher education stakeholders believe digital course materials are the key to solving systemwide problems. A recent Pearson Education survey called “Digital appetite vs. what’s on the table,” found that at least 84 percent of students, teachers and administrators said a shift to digital could help with challenges they face. About 82 […]
January 19, 2017
Other News
Historian Seeks Help on WWI Stories
WORCESTER, Mass. — A century after Worcester soldiers marched off to France to fight in World War I, a new call has gone out for volunteers. The summons is for local people with a love of history. They’re being asked to uncover stories of the men and women from Worcester who gave their lives in […]
January 19, 2017
Veterans
Naval Wounded Warriors Complete Training Camp
PORT HEUNEME, Calif. (NNS) — Athletes learned new skills and enhanced their knowledge of archery, air-rifle shooting, and track and field at the Navy Wounded Warrior-Safe Harbor Warrior Games Training Camp onboard Naval Base Ventura County (NBVC), Jan. 8-14. The training camp was for new and accomplished athletes and provided a chance to strengthen their […]
January 19, 2017
Veterans
ROTC: Imposter Posing as Army Vet at Cincinnati
CINCINNATI — The commander of the University of Cincinnati’s military training program issued a warning to the school community regarding a man posing as a U.S. Army staff sergeant on campus. Lt. Col. Jason Bender tells WOIO-TV the impostor claims to be part of the university’s Reserve Officers’ Training Corps in a scam for cash […]
January 19, 2017
Other News
Senator Warren Rakes Nominee Over Student Loans
(CNN) — In a tense exchange, Sen. Elizabeth Warren repeatedly questioned Donald Trump’s education secretary nominee Betsy DeVos on Tuesday over her commitment to protecting taxpayers from student loan abuse. But the Massachusetts Democrat isn’t convinced she got the answers she wanted. “As Education Secretary, Betsy DeVos would be in charge of running a $1 […]
January 19, 2017
Students
Portland CC Supports Students Who’ve Been in Foster Care
At Portland Community College (PCC), administrators and faculty are looking for ways to meet the needs of some of the most vulnerable students on campus, including students who have previously been in the foster care system.
January 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Expert: HBCUs’ Leadership Instability Unnerving for Potential Benefactors
The announcement this week by Morehouse College that it was parting ways with its president after four years on the job adds additional grief for the larger community of HBCUs in America, say higher education advocates.
January 18, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
“Risk Pools” Will Be Buzzword for Obama Repeal
In the national health insurance debate, repeal is the word on everyone’s lips, as in “the repeal of Obamacare.” But soon enough, “risk pools” will be the new buzzword. And there are some very potent reasons why. For all of the GOP’s and Donald Trump’s bashing of Obamacare, there are two provisions of the ACA […]
January 18, 2017
Other News
Study: Home Visit Program for Infants Cuts Costs
ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. — Newborns enrolled in New Mexico’s home visiting program are less likely to use costly medical services than other children in their first year. According to a new Rand Corp. study, children enrolled in the New Mexico First Born program were a third less likely to visit an emergency room than newborns in […]
January 18, 2017
Disparities
N.M. Exports Video Mentoring Model for Physicians
ESPANOLA, N.M. — The heart of an unborn child beat strong and steady through an amplified monitor, as physician Leslie Hayes examined a pregnant 40-year-old who recently was weaned from heroin with help from anti-craving medication. Hayes and her colleagues treat more than 200 patients for drug-use disorders involving heroin and prescription opioid pain medication […]
January 18, 2017
Other News
$10K Grant Goes to LSU Project for Homeless
NEW ORLEANS — A New Orleans human services nonprofit is giving $10,000 to a program run by medical students to help homeless women and children get health care and education. LSU Health New Orleans says the grant comes from La Societe des Dames Hospitalieres. Students from five of the six schools at LSU Health New […]
January 18, 2017
Disparities
Healthcare Repeal Would Burden Native Americans
A repeal of the Affordable Care Act — now in the offing in Congress — could deal a body blow to healthcare for at least 33% of all Native Americans. The federal government promised free healthcare to tribes in treaties more than a century ago. The legislation that protects and modernizes those treaty promises was […]
January 18, 2017
Policies
Study: Health Coverage Has Other Economic Benefits
House and Senate lawmakers took the first step last week toward repeal of the Affordable Care Act (ACA), better known as Obamacare. While there is no doubt of a major fight ahead over what happens next, researchers from the Brown School and Olin Business School at Washington University in St. Louis have given lawmakers something […]
January 18, 2017
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