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Policies
Study Confirms Abstinence Only Ed Doesn’t Work
With a man like Donald Trump serving as President of the United States, it should come as no surprise that major policy decisions are often turned into spectacles ripe with suspense or shock value (see: the build-up to his decision to leave the Paris climate accord and his surprise Twitter storm banning transgender men and […]
August 28, 2017
Policies
McConnell’s State Loses Bigtime Under Repeal
Tricia Petrucci hasn’t quite reached the point where she regrets her vote for President Donald Trump. It would be understandable if she did, because Trump — and her senator, Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) — are trying to curb the medical services that sustain her 11-year-old stepson, who battles severe cerebral palsy. She is […]
August 28, 2017
Policies
Iraq Amputee Senator Blasts Transgender Ban
Sen. Tammy Duckworth (D-Ill.) has assessed the problem with President Donald Trump’s ban on transgender servicemen and women in a sharply clarifying way. “When I was bleeding to death in my Black Hawk helicopter after I was shot down, I didn’t care if the American troops risking their lives to help save me were gay, […]
August 28, 2017
Policies
5 State Commissioners to Testify on Healthcare Bill
Five state insurance commissioners will testify in front of the Senate Health Committee next month on ways to stabilize ObamaCare exchanges. Commissioners from Tennessee, Washington, Pennsylvania, Alaska and Oklahoma will testify at the Sept. 6 hearing. Five Democratic and Republican governors will testify Sept. 7. Read More
August 28, 2017
Disparities
Drones Bring Miracles to Tanzania
LAST MONTH IN Rwanda, a young woman started bleeding after giving birth by C-section. Try as they might, her doctors couldn’t stop it. They’d already transfused the two units of matching blood that they had on-hand. They could have called the national blood bank in the capital of Kigali to request more, but ordering it, […]
August 28, 2017
Other News
Gene Editing May Cure Sickle Cell
Approximately 100,000 people in the US have sickle-cell disease. Most sufferers are African-Americans, but there are also many Latino patients as well as people of Mediterranean, Middle Eastern, Asian, and Southeast Asian descent who have sickle-cell disease. The disease is painful, and shortens the lifespan of sufferers to about 40 to 60 years. Although its […]
August 28, 2017
Other News
Obamacare Narrows Disparities for Blacks, Latinos
Health care disparities among blacks and Latinos compared to whites have narrowed because of the Affordable Care Act, also known as Obamacare, according to a study published by the The Commonwealth Fund Thursday. The report found that the number of blacks and Latinos without health care coverage dropped during the first two years of the […]
August 28, 2017
Women
Experts: True Equality for Women Still not a Reality
Despite 97 years of progress fighting for gender equality in political offices, in the workplace, and in civil rights movements for women starting with the passing of the 19th Amendment, AAUW and political experts say there is still work to be done in the fight for women’s equality.
August 27, 2017
Students
Hurricane Harvey Shuts Down Colleges in SE Texas
Universities across Houston, Galveston, and Corpus Christi have kept their students and staff updated regarding operating status and the physical condition of their campuses.
August 27, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Social Media Harassment Targets Academics of Color
The psychological and professional consequences of social media engagement can be particularly consequential for academics of color, especially those whose work includes issues of race and gender.
August 27, 2017
Students
Youth Advocates Warily Await DACA Fate
Advocates for immigrant youth spent the weekend speaking out against rumored plans by President Donald J. Trump to kill DACA — an Obama-era program that allows certain undocumented young people to live and work in the country without fear of deportation.
August 27, 2017
Students
Yale Students Arrested During Protests Have Charges Dropped
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — Nearly two dozen Yale University graduate students arrested during a protest about alleged sexual harassment have had their charges dismissed after they performed community service. The New Haven Register reports that 23 students were arrested in May for blocking streets in downtown New Haven during the protests. All were charged with […]
August 27, 2017
Students
Police Identify ‘Person of Interest’ in University of Maryland Noose Case
COLLEGE PARK, Md. — Police at the University of Maryland have alerted College Park campus officials about a “person of interest” involved in hanging a noose in a fraternity house kitchen earlier this year. University of Maryland Police Chief David Mitchell said in a statement Friday the department is committed to creating a safe campus […]
August 27, 2017
Students
New Jersey’s Stockton University Removes Bust of Namesake
GALLOWAY, N.J. — Stockton University has temporarily removed a bust of its namesake, who signed the Declaration of Independence and owned slaves. The bust of Richard Stockton was removed from the New Jersey school’s library on Wednesday. University President Harvey Kesselman told The Press of Atlantic City the discussion about the school’s namesake has been […]
August 27, 2017
Students
University of Texas Sued for Removing Confederate Statues
AUSTIN, Texas — The University of Texas is being sued for removing four Confederate statues from the main area of campus in Austin. The Sons of Confederate Veterans filed the lawsuit Wednesday, three days after the statues were quickly taken down following a late-night order from University President Greg Fenves. Three of the statues are […]
August 27, 2017
News Roundup
Mizzou Warns of Extremists Recruiting on Campus
COLUMBIA, Mo. — The University of Missouri is warning students, staff and faculty that a White supremacist group appears to be recruiting on and near the Columbia campus. Chancellor Alexander Cartwright and Provost Garnett Stokes sent a message Wednesday saying the recruiting is part of a national push to gain members by supremacist groups. “We […]
August 27, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Learn a Language Online
My wife is one of those people who can chat away in several different languages. I can do that, too. It sounds fine to me. But no one knows what the heck I’m saying. They do with her. So when we go to Italy, Mary often strikes up conversations with people and has a great […]
August 25, 2017
Other News
A Change in New G.I. Bill Results from by Family’s Tragedy
EAGLE – A bill with a provision prompted by the passing of an Eagle High School student was signed into law by President Trump last week, turning a devastating tragedy into hope for grieving military families across the nation. The law closes a loophole in veterans’ education benefits – an oversight Rep. Raul Labrador (R […]
August 25, 2017
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