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Minority Men— Take Control of Your Health Needs
Disparities in health care often are thought to be the result of poverty and a related lack of access to quality health care. But clinical experience and research show that this is overly simplistic. In truth, the cause is a mix of issues that include genetics, living and working conditions, cultural obstacles with caregivers and […]
October 10, 2016
Disparities
Youth With Disabilities Get Internships
EAST LANSING, Mich. — A new on-campus internship program at Michigan State University aims to help young adults with intellectual and developmental disabilities prepare for the workplace. Under the program, Spartan Project SEARCH, 10 students get on-the-job support as interns in offices, residence halls, cafes, doctor’s offices and animal clinics. Each of the interns, who […]
October 10, 2016
Other News
Report Blames Agency in Neglect of Toddler
HARTFORD, Conn.— The state’s child advocate blames “the utter collapse of all safeguards” for the abuse and near-starvation of a toddler who was under the care of the Department of Children and Families. A scathing report by the Office of the Child Advocate, released October 4, outlines how the child welfare agency last year placed […]
October 10, 2016
Other News
Maryland Nursing Home Patients at Risk
BALTIMORE — In December, a 59-year-old woman who cannot speak after throat cancer surgery was left outside of a Baltimore homeless center with no money and no phone — in a city where she had no family and no close friends. Vonda Wagner of Rowlesburg, West Virginia, had fallen into a black hole in the […]
October 10, 2016
Disparities
Family Demands Charges in Shooting of Unstable Man
SACRAMENTO, Calif. —The family of a man killed in July by Sacramento police after 911 callers reported he was waving a knife and acting erratically demanded that two officers face murder charges after dash-cam video revealed they talked inside their police cruiser about running him down. Joseph Mann, who was mentally unstable and homeless, dodged […]
October 10, 2016
Other News
Tribe Lays Off 100 Health Care Workers
OKMULGEE,Okla. — Officials say the Muscogee (Creek) Nation has laid off more than 100 health care workers since October began. KTUL-TV reports that the workers are from the tribe’s six clinics and the home health program is slated to be phased out over time. In addition to the layoffs, 55 workers were transferred to other […]
October 10, 2016
Other News
Phoenix VA Health Care System Improves
PHOENIX —Despite a new report raising serious questions about the quality of care within the Phoenix VA Health Care System, a top official in the U.S. Department of Veteran Affairs says significant progress has been made. VA Undersecretary for Health David Shulkin addressed the VA Inspector General’s report while introducing a newly appointed director for […]
October 10, 2016
Students
UVa Lecturer Takes Leave of Absence Following Anti-Black Lives Matter Post
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― A lecturer at the University of Virginia “has agreed to take leave” after comparing the Black Lives Matter movement to the Ku Klux Klan on social media. Media outlets report the comment was posted last week by Douglas Muir, an adjunct lecturer at both the engineering and business schools. On Tuesday, Charlottesville […]
October 10, 2016
Students
Protests Hamper South African University’s Effort to Reopen
JOHANNESBURG ― Tear gas and water cannon were fired as hundreds of students protested at a top South African university Monday amid a bitter national dispute with university managers and the government over demonstrators’ demands for free education. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg, or Wits, had said it was re-opening Monday after being […]
October 10, 2016
African-American
Our Voices will be Heard When We Vote in November
America is the home of the brave and the land of the free. One of the greatest privileges that we have is our right to vote.
October 9, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Guillermo: Asian American Info Available, But Fox News Plays Dumb
Political polls usually include assessments of African Americans and Latinos. But when it comes to Asian Americans? Nothing. And not because we don’t have an opinion.
October 9, 2016
African-American
Infighting Persists Over Iconic Journal for African American History
An internal battle has been brewing within the Association for the Study of African American Life and History (ASALH) over who should publish the association’s journal that was founded by Dr. Carter G. Woodson.
October 9, 2016
Students
HACU Conference Hones in on Latino Graduation, Retention
At the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities conference, University of Northern Colorado educators shared some successful strategy in assisting one of the fastest growing college-going demographics.
October 9, 2016
Students
College Campus Sexual Assault Reports Stay Even on Utah Campuses
SALT LAKE CITY ― Sexual assaults reported at the campuses of Utah’s largest colleges in 2015 are about the same as the year before at 58 and still unlikely to accurately represent how many assaults actually occur. Underreporting and a lack of off-campus assault data are factors that some say misrepresent the actual number of […]
October 9, 2016
Students
Inmates, Parolees can take Advantage of Pilot Program
TULSA, Okla. ― Hundreds of Arkansas inmates and parolees are participating in a three-year federal pilot program that lets state and federal prisoners use financial aid to pay for college. The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports the program reverses a 1994 congressional ban on students in federal and state prisons from being eligible for Pell grants. Pell […]
October 9, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Who Has Veterans’ Backs?
If it weren’t for individual schools stepping up to fill the gap, Illinois’ abandonment of the Illinois Veterans Grant would leave many who served our country without the education they earned. While schools are managing to keep up with the payments, it’s up in the air how long that can that last. So what exactly […]
October 7, 2016
Veterans
Florida Partnership Supports Veterans
MCLEAN, Va., Sept. 20, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — Military.com and Veterans Florida announced today that they have joined forces to provide employment tools and resources for veterans and transitioning military members who want to live in Florida. Veterans Florida is a non-profit organization funded by the State of Florida to help promote the state as a […]
October 7, 2016
Academics
Alliance Delivers Online Education for Caregivers
WASHINGTON–(BUSINESS WIRE)–USAA and PsychArmor Institute today unveiled a first-of-its-kind online “School for Military and Veteran Caregivers and Families.” This educational and proactive support program provides free educational content for military and veteran caregivers, who consist of family and friends who voluntarily care for wounded, ill or injured military service members or veterans. The courses in […]
October 7, 2016
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