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For-Profit College with 7 Sites Will Close
ROANOKE, Va. — A for-profit college says it plans to stop enrolling new students at seven locations across its multistate chain. The Roanoke Times reportsMiller-Motte Technical College couldn’t find a new accreditor after its own, the Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools, lost federal recognition. Spokesman Chuck Vella says the Roanoke and Lynchburg campuses […]
September 5, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Reform Malpractice Laws
Reforming health care is a tedious, but necessary effort. Hard choices will have to be made and it’s evident that Congress appears incapable of finding a solution to our health care debacle. Healthcare reform seems to be dead, but there was a meaningful health care cost-related bill that passed the House this session — medical […]
September 5, 2017
Disparities
Study Will Shed Light on LGBTQ Health
Any sufficiently large and well-defined community is likely to have health concerns that disproportionately affect it, and LGBTQ people are no exception. Some problems have had an unmistakable impact on the gender and sexual-minority population, HIV/AIDS being an especially obvious example. But we still lack a comprehensive understanding of the ways that being an LGBTQ […]
September 5, 2017
Disparities
Marriage May Increase Heart Disease Survival
A new study suggests that individuals who have experienced a heart attack, or who are at an increased risk of heart disease, have a better likelihood of survival if they are married. This, researchers say, could be due to the availability of a close support network. Recently, several studies have looked at the effects of […]
September 5, 2017
Disparities
Community Centers Care for the Marginalized
As our nation struggles to align health care needs with political designs, it is critical that we remember the necessity of open, welcoming care for all communities, especially those who have been historically marginalized and continue to face barriers to a healthy life. Community health centers provide essential health care to more than 24 million […]
September 5, 2017
Disparities
Organ Donors Save Lives in Indian Country
More than 1,100 American Indians and Alaska Natives are waiting for someone to donate the organ that will save their lives. Most—986—are waiting for a kidney, according to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Organ Procurement and Transplantation Network (OPTN). Many will not find an organ donor in time. The shortage of organs […]
September 5, 2017
Policies
States Provide Bipartisan Models for Saving Obamacare
With interest growing among congressional Republicans and Democrats in modifying the Affordable Care Act to bolster the nation’s health insurance markets, states are emerging as potential models for bipartisan cooperation. The political battling over the 2010 healthcare law, widely known as Obamacare, may not be over, especially with President Trump continuing to undermine the law. […]
September 5, 2017
Other News
Catholic Hospital Support Saving DACA
Hundreds of Catholic hospitals are urging Donald Trump to keep the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program, saying it has been critical to providing the nation’s healthcare services. Members of the Catholic Health Association, which represents 600 hospitals and 1,400 long-term care facilities, said DACA benefits the nation’s team-based approach to medical care delivery. […]
September 5, 2017
Other News
ACA Ad Budget Slashed
Last year, CMS spent more than $100 million on advertising the Affordable Care Act exchanges (ACA). Under President Donald Trump, it will only spend $10 million, while also cutting 41 percent from outreach activities meant to boost enrollment on the exchanges. The announcement came on a phone call with reporters Thursday, with HHS officials arguing […]
September 5, 2017
Sports
Florida State Answers Report Alleging Academic Favoritism
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida State University once again finds itself answering allegations of academic fraud involving its football program. The New York Times on Friday reported that six players on the 2013 National Championship team received special treatment in online courses. The university said in an email to The Associated Press that an independent investigation […]
September 4, 2017
Students
Judge Tosses Most Serious Charges in Penn State Frat Death
BELLEFONTE, Pa. — A judge threw out involuntary manslaughter and aggravated assault charges Friday against members of a Penn State fraternity in the alcohol-related hazing death of a pledge, ordering 12 of the young men to stand trial on less serious counts. The ruling, issued without explanation by District Justice Allen Sinclair, was a stinging […]
September 4, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Ohio State Ex-director Strayhorn Resigns Over Speaking Fees Questions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — A tenured Ohio State professor has resigned after a review alleged he improperly accepted up to $200,000 for speaking engagements across the country. The Columbus Dispatch reports Dr. Terrell Strayhorn left the College of Education and Human Ecology in May after being fired two months earlier as director of the university’s Center […]
September 4, 2017
Students
New Trial Ordered in Suit That Saw $1M Award for Ex-student
LINCOLN, Neb. — The Nebraska Supreme Court has ordered a new trial in a former nursing student’s lawsuit against Clarkson College in which a jury awarded her $1 million. The Omaha World-Herald reports that the award was issued last year after Kelly Armstrong sued the Omaha college, saying the school wrongly kicked her out of […]
September 4, 2017
Community Colleges
West Virginia College Gets Eviction Letter Over Rent
SOUTH CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The head of a business park in South Charleston says a community college is being evicted from its campus in a rent dispute. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports West Virginia Regional Technology Park Executive Director and CEO Russell Kruzelock sent a letter to BridgeValley Community and Technical College on Friday that an […]
September 4, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Court Rules Against Professor in Race Discrimination Case
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — An appeals court has affirmed the dismissal of racial discrimination claims by a former Indiana University South Bend professor. The South Bend Tribune reports that the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals in Chicago published its opinion this week and determined that Otis Grant was not able to prove a lower court […]
September 4, 2017
Students
Michigan State Sued After Rejecting White Nationalist Group
DETROIT — A lawsuit has been filed against Michigan State University after it denied a request to rent space on campus for White nationalist Richard Spencer to speak in September. Georgia State University student Cameron Padgett, who tried to rent the room, sued Sunday alleging the university is violating Spencer’s free speech. The East Lansing […]
September 4, 2017
Students
Trump Leaks Darken DACA Future
President Trump’s intention to end DACA, but give Congress six months to fix the policy, amounts to a failure in Trump’s ability to lead.
September 4, 2017
Leadership & Policy
White House Initiative on HBCUs Conference Postponed Amid Key Groups’ Concerns
The Department of Education announced on Friday that the annual national conference of historically Black colleges and universities scheduled for September 17-19 will be postponed.
September 4, 2017
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