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Disparities
Even With More Markets, Food Deserts Persist in Chicago
Improving food access in “food desert” communities is a stated priority of the City of Chicago. Over the past few years, City-led initiatives promoted new store openings in high need areas, such as the Whole Foods in Englewood. Most, but not all, of the Dominick’s stores that closed in 2013 have reopened under new banners. […]
October 10, 2018
Policies
Immigrants’ Health Premiums Far Exceed Costs for Their Care
President Donald Trump has repeatedly condemned U.S. immigration policy, arguing that many immigrants pose a threat to the nation and drain U.S. resources. But a study released Monday about health insurance challenges the president’s portrayal. The study in the journal Health Affairs found that immigrants covered by private health insurance and their employers contributed nearly […]
October 10, 2018
Policies
Administration Overhauls Medicare Website
The Trump administration is rolling out new online tools to help seniors compare the differences between traditional Medicare plans and those offered by private health insurance. The latest installment to the Medicare.gov website, called eMedicare, has a new feature allowing beneficiaries to chat online with government staffers to ask questions as they are looking at […]
October 10, 2018
Other News
Healthcare Law Takes Center Stage in Midterms
WASHINGTON—Missouri Democratic senator Claire McCaskill is taking an approach in her fight for re-election that would have been unthinkable in her race six years ago — she’s defending the health care law. The two-term, red-state senator has attacked her opponent, Missouri Attorney General Josh Hawley, for joining a suit brought by conservative state officials seeking […]
October 10, 2018
Other News
6 Minnesota Children Contract ‘Polio-Like’ Disease
Six Minnesota children under the age of 10 have been diagnosed with a rare disease described as “polio-like” since mid-September, according to state officials. The Minnesota Department of Health said it is investigating six cases of acute flaccid myelitis (AFM), a serious condition that affects the spinal cord and nervous system and causes muscles to […]
October 10, 2018
Opinion
What Does Equal Educational Opportunity for All Students Really Mean?
Three of the top ranked universities in the country are (or were) all the subject of investigation by the Department of Education Office of Civil Rights. The complaints allege that the schools’ attempts to ensure racial and ethnic diversity among admitted students unfairly discriminate against White and Asian students. Are these schools’ diversity efforts violating the Office of Civil Rights’ mandate to ensure equal access to educational opportunities for all? It is an important question, with far-reaching consequences.
October 10, 2018
News Roundup
Dillard’s College of Nursing Honors 75 Years of Producing Nurses
Dillard University College of Nursing will be honored for 75 years of instructing and producing some of the nation’s first African-American nurses, with an open celebration scholarship gala in the Marriott New Orleans Downtown Convention Center. The event will take place on Friday, Oct. 18 at 7:00 p.m. “We are proud to be at this […]
October 10, 2018
Students
California Community Colleges Declares Undocumented Students Week of Action
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has announced that Oct. 15-19 will be Undocumented Student Week of Action, encouraging its campuses and surrounding communities to participate in events that support undocumented students and asking Congress to establish a way for the group to obtain citizenship. “It is imperative that the California Community Colleges, the […]
October 10, 2018
Latest News
New Johns Hopkins University Building Named after Henrietta Lacks
Johns Hopkins University will honor Henrietta Lacks, a Black woman who was the source of the HeLa cell line that has been critical to numerous advances in medicine, including the development of the polio vaccine, studies of leukemia and AIDS, and chemotherapy.
October 9, 2018
Students
A Call for Multiculturalism in Higher Education
Higher education is at a crucial juncture. With the advent of a social climate that questions the validity of facts, scientific evidence and critical thinking, higher education has come under attack from a myriad of stakeholders.
October 9, 2018
Home
Executive Leadership Academy Fellows Prepped for Top Campus Roles
At first, Krystal Lyons thought she was headed to another one of those conferences where you frequently check your cell phone under the table because you’ve heard it all before. But she was delighted to find that assumption wrong within the first few hours of the Executive Leadership Academy (ELA) at the University of California – Berkeley.
October 9, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Getting Release Forms
If you’re a servicemember who is returning to civilian life, one of the critical administrative jobs you need to complete is obtaining a copy of your DD-214 (Certificate of Release or Discharge). What you probably don’t know, however, is how difficult it can be to access this document. Most DD-214s are kept at the National […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
3 Nontraditional Ways to Get a Bachelor’s Degree
In 2013, 20-year-old Carmel Wright, who had worked as a nanny and tutor after graduating from high school, was ready to consider college. Then she mysteriously lost the use of her right leg. What turned out to be an unusual muscle-bone condition set her on a yearlong path of treatment in Sacramento, Calif., where she […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
Transition Requires New Skills
Most service members agree that transitioning from the military into civilian life requires a new set of skills regardless of rank or the number of years served. Whether you plan to seek employment, attend an institution of higher education, obtain a credential or start a business, the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) curriculum, Transition Goals, Plans, […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
5 Tips for Women in Transition
According to Department of Labor, the unemployment rate for women veterans continues to drop. Evidently, more women veterans are entering and persevering in the workforce. Programs geared towards post-911 female veterans have been instrumental in helping them transition into new jobs and stay off the streets. Women veterans are the fastest growing group in the […]
October 9, 2018
Veterans
Van Uses Technology to Promote Benefits
ELKO – Want to know more about veteran benefits? Follow new Veterans Resource Center mobile outreach vehicle to their offices at Great Basin College. The vehicle is styled with a colorful vinyl wrap featuring two Great Basin College student veterans and college president Joyce Helens and a digital screen that can be customized with messages […]
October 9, 2018
Other News
Education Department Overstated Endorsements for Accreditor
EDUCATION DEPARTMENT OVERSTATED ENDORSEMENTS OF FOR-PROFIT COLLEGE ACCREDITOR: The Trump administration’s recommendation last week to continue the federal approval of a controversial accreditor of for-profit colleges cited endorsements by peer accreditors that those organizations never made. Read more
October 9, 2018
Academics
Changes Planned for College Scorecard
The U.S. Department of Education is planning to add a lot more data to its College Scorecard, the online database of information about two- and four-year colleges and universities. It has been heavily criticized for lacking information on the earnings and debt for college students. Users can look up individual institutions to find details on […]
October 9, 2018
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