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Ann Coulter’s Backers at UC Berkeley File Lawsuit
BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus have filed a lawsuit against the university, saying it is discriminating against conservative speakers and violating students’ rights to free speech. Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco attorney who represents the Berkeley College Republicans, filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. […]
April 24, 2017
Students
FAMU’s Potential Freshman Class Up by a Third
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials at Florida A&M University credit an intensive recruitment drive with increasing by more than a third the number of potential freshmen in next fall’s incoming class. University officials at the historically Black school said Monday that more than 2,000 potential freshmen have been admitted for next fall’s class, an increase of […]
April 24, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Engineer Set to Take Over New York State University System
ALBANY, N.Y. — An entrepreneur and engineer who has worked in government and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame was confirmed Monday as leader of one of the nation’s largest public university systems. The State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved Kristina M. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor of the 64-campus […]
April 24, 2017
Sports
Athletic Director: Complaints, Not Bias, Led to Iowa Coach’s Firing
DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Monday that three rounds of complaints from parents and field hockey players prompted an investigation into the program that ultimately led to the firing of coach Tracey Griesbaum in 2014. Griesbaum’s termination is a central piece of a lawsuit filed by former top […]
April 24, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Fix the Healthcare System
Empathy for customers is perhaps the most powerful engine for success, but it is missing from many industries. When we experience the empathy gap in industries like air travel, it’s frustrating — but in other scenarios, like getting health care, it can be life threatening. Many Americans, including those with health insurance, cannot see the […]
April 24, 2017
Other News
Program to Prepare Detroit Residents for Healthcare Jobs
DETROIT— Three health systems will work with the city to train Detroit residents for entry-level healthcare jobs. Mayor Mike Duggan announced the partnership with the Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System and St. John Providence. Training for patient care associates and patient sitters will be provided by Focus: HOPE and Oakland University’s School of […]
April 24, 2017
Disparities
Rare, Deadly Mouse-Borne Virus Increases
As the weather warms and people turn to spring cleaning and outdoor activities such as camping and hiking, they need to beware of a rare but deadly virus that is spread through mouse droppings and kills up to 40 percent of people who become infected, public health officials said. The severe respiratory illness is known […]
April 24, 2017
Nursing
N.D. Nursing School Gets Reprieve
BISMARCK, N.D. — Dakotas-based Sanford Health has renegotiated a contract with state and higher education officials to keep a nursing program open in Bismarck. The action comes after legislators introduced an amendment in the higher education budget that would not allow any state money or private funds to be spent on the program. North Dakota […]
April 24, 2017
Disparities
Police Handling in Seizure Case Probed
LARAMIE, Wyo. — A University of Wyoming student claims campus police mistreated him, breaking his wrist and bruising him, by forcibly removing him from class while he was recovering from a seizure. Police removed senior petroleum engineering student Garret VonKrosigk from class and hospitalized him for the protection of himself and others, university spokesman Chad […]
April 24, 2017
Disparities
Connecticut Doctor Makes House Calls
STONINGTON, Conn. — For 87-year-old Bob Livermore and 88-year-old Malcolm Wheeler, having “Dr. Mike” come to their apartments in the StoneRidge Retirement Community has made the infirmities of old age easier to bear. “The last thing you want to do when you’re sick is get out of bed and get in a car and go […]
April 24, 2017
Policies
Trump Signs Healthcare Bill Vets
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump signed a bill April 19 to temporarily extend a program that lets some veterans seek medical care in the private sector, part of an effort by the president to deliver on a campaign promise. The extension will give Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin time to develop a more comprehensive plan […]
April 24, 2017
Other News
Congress Returns to Healthcare Issue
WASHINGTON — Lawmakers returning to Washington this coming week will find a familiar quagmire on healthcare legislation and a budget deadline dramatized by the prospect of a protracted battle between President Donald Trump and Democrats over his border wall. Trump’s GOP allies control Congress, but they’ve been unable to send him a single major bill […]
April 24, 2017
Opinion
O’Reilly and Floundering at FOX
An unimaginable, or rather highly unlikely, situation transpired last week with the firing of Bill O’Reilly, host of the popular FOX News program The O’Reilly Factor.
April 23, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Ann Coulter No Free Speech Saint
I believe in free speech, the First Amendment and all that. That’s our starting point on campus, and in America. It’s free speech for me and thee, as the saying goes, in a healthy democracy. So let’s not make Ann Coulter into a free speech martyr just yet because the University of California, Berkeley switched […]
April 23, 2017
Women
McClenney Kicks Off AACC Convention
Dr. Kay McClenney, senior adviser to the president and CEO of the American Association of Community Colleges, delivers remarks at the opening session of the 97th AACC Annual Convention in New Orleans. McClenney, right, is the recipient of the 2017 Diverse Champions Award presented by Diverse: Issues In Higher Education. AACC also presented the Harry S. Truman […]
April 23, 2017
African-American
Hobart and William Smith Colleges Name Vincent President
Hobart and William Smith Colleges has tapped Dr. Gregory J. Vincent, a prominent diversity officer and one of their alumni, to lead their institution as the next college president.
April 23, 2017
Health
Huntsman Slams University Officials Over Researcher’s Firing
SALT LAKE CITY — Wealthy philanthropist Jon Huntsman Sr. escalated his public protests Friday over the firing of the chief executive officer at the cancer institute at the University of Utah that bears his name, taking out full-page newspaper ads that call university officials “inept and uncaring.” Huntsman’s ads in the Deseret News and Salt […]
April 23, 2017
Students
Michigan State Player Charged with Criminal Sexual Conduct
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Michigan State defensive end Auston Robertson was dismissed from the team Friday hours after being charged with third-degree criminal sexual conduct in an alleged rape earlier this month. Robertson, 19, is accused of forcing a woman to have sex with him at her apartment the night of April 8 in Meridian […]
April 23, 2017
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