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VA Admits Problems with Forever GI Bill

In Congressional hearings this week the VA has said it is facing problems implementing some parts of the Harry J Colmery GI Bill, better known as the “Forever GI Bill”. The law, signed in August removes the 15 year time limitation that newer veterans have to use their GI Bill. It also gives back GI […]

December 21, 2017

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Senators Ask to See Contracts Between Military, For-Profits

Two U.S. senators have asked the Pentagon to hand over five years of sponsorship contracts between military bases and for-profit colleges, citing an exposé by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Records obtained by Reveal show the senators are on the right track. In September, Reveal wrote about an agreement between the for-profit University […]

December 21, 2017

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Repeal and Stabilize

As President Trump and Congressional Republicans move toward passing a critical tax cut and reform package to boost the economy, they also have the opportunity to start repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Repealing the individual mandate in the tax bill is a good first step toward a better market for health insurance that […]

December 21, 2017

The Price of Hope: $750,000

It would have been just another midsummer day of activities and camaraderie at church camp, except that Colin English hadn’t felt right since he rolled out of his bunk bed. His legs had felt weak, and at first he couldn’t move them. Only with the help of campmates did the 12-year-old make his way to […]

December 21, 2017

Chinatown Hospital in L.A. Closes After 157 Years

LOS ANGELES —The oldest hospital in Los Angeles has shut down and laid off all its employees after more than 150 years, sending shockwaves through the Chinatown neighborhood that it served in recent decades. Pacific Alliance Medical Center – better known as the French Hospital — quietly closed its doors Nov. 30, the Los Angeles […]

December 21, 2017

Abortion Activists Send H.H.S. Officials Condoms for Holidays

WASHINGTON, D.C., December 18, 2017 (LifeSiteNews) – A pro-abortion and population control environmentalist group lobbied Trump appointees in the Department of Health and Human Services to “protect reproductive rights” and “address population growth” last week by sending them “Endangered Species Condoms for the Holidays.” Six Trump HHS appointees were sent “a colorful package” of the […]

December 21, 2017

Author of Bill Would Welcome State Mandates

Sen. Bill Cassidy said he welcomes the possibility that blue states could voluntarily create their own individual mandates or enact other measures in response to Congress repealing the penalties from Obamacare. “Our big thing about federalism is that states are quite capable of doing that,” said Cassidy, a Louisiana Republican who has pressed for Congress […]

December 21, 2017

How Tax Plan Could Affect Health Care

Companies should brace for change. The 30-plus-year drought since the last tax code overhaul may be over as Congress sets out to vote on and place a now-finalized tax bill on President Donald Trump’s desk. The bill slashes the corporate tax rate from 35% to 21%, and also includes massive changes to how income earned […]

December 21, 2017

HHS Withholds Public Comments on Ruling

HHS is defending its decision to withhold more than 10,000 public comments on a proposal that could affect access to abortion and care for transgender patients. “There has been a voluminous response to the [request for information], and the center’s team is working through a review of the submissions,” Shannon Royce, who leads the agency’s […]

December 21, 2017

Judge Allows Abortions for 2 Detained Teens

WASHINGTON — Trump administration officials must allow two pregnant teenage immigrants being held in a detention facility to see a doctor about having abortions, a federal judge ruled Monday. U.S. District Judge Tanya Chutkan in Washington issued a temporary restraining order that bars administration officials from preventing the two 17-year-olds from leaving the shelter where […]

December 21, 2017

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Report: Challenges Persist for Latino Students

A report, titled “A Look at Latino Student Success: Identifying Top- and Bottom-Performing Institutions,” lists the colleges and universities that have been able to address this gap as well as those where the disparity is still strong

December 20, 2017

Kennesaw State University President to Leave Early Next Year

A university president who faced intense criticism from students, faculty and alumni for his response to cheerleaders who knelt during the national anthem will resign early next year, Georgia education officials announced.

December 20, 2017

Sam Olens is the president of Kennesaw State University.

Lakin Institute Prepares Fellows for Leadership Opportunities

The Institute is committed to preparing Black senior-level community college executives for positions as chief executive officers.

December 20, 2017

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Agent Arrested, Accused of Taking Photos in Women’s Bathroom at University of Wisconsin

University of Wisconsin police say they’ve arrested a federal agent for taking photos in a women’s restroom at a residence hall. Authorities say the 27-year-old man went into the bathroom at Witte Hall on Friday and put his cell phone under an occupied stall and took pictures. The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives […]

December 20, 2017

Another Case Of Meningococcal Disease at Oregon State University

PORTLAND, Ore. — The Oregon Health Authority says another Oregon State University student has been diagnosed with meningococcal disease. The patient only identified as an undergraduate is the sixth OSU student to be treated for meningococcal disease in the past year, which qualifies as an outbreak. The university has responded by holding mass vaccination clinics. […]

December 20, 2017

Slain Bowie State University Student Granted Degree Posthumously From University of Maryland

The University of Maryland celebrated its 2017 winter graduates on Dec. 19, 2017, at a campus-wide ceremony at the XFINITY Center. At the ceremony, students, family and friends received a commencement address by Congressman Elijah E. Cummings, as well as this year’s student speaker, Rachel Smith, who graduated with a degree in immigration and ethnic […]

December 20, 2017

House to Revote on Tax Plan, as Bill Heads to Senate

Republicans in Congress approved a controversial $1.5 trillion tax overhaul, with the Senate voting early Wednesday to move the measure forward.

December 20, 2017

Report: Most Institutions Restrict Speech Protected by First Amendment

A new Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) report on the climate of free speech on college and university campuses reveals that despite 10 years of free speech victories in higher education, a majority of American institutions still restrict protected speech to a certain degree.

December 19, 2017