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Number of Americans Without Insurance Grew in 2017

WASHINGTON — The number of Americans without health coverage, which declined for years after passage of the Affordable Care Act, shot up in President Donald Trump’s first year in office, according to data from a new national survey. At the end of 2017, 12.2 percent of U.S. adults lacked health insurance, up from 10.9 percent […]

January 17, 2018

Scientists Find Germ That Probably Wiped Out Aztecs

In 1545 disaster struck Mexico’s Aztec nation when people started coming down with high fevers, headaches and bleeding from the eyes, mouth and nose. Death generally followed in three or four days. Within five years as many as 15 million people – an estimated 80% of the population – were wiped out in an epidemic […]

January 17, 2018

University of South Carolina Investigates Racist Fliers On Campus

COLUMBIA, S.C. — On the first day of the spring semester and a day after the Martin Luther King Jr. holiday, the University of South Carolina is investigating racist fliers that were found on campus. Students reached out to WLTX-TV, Columbia, S.C., on Tuesday morning upset about discovering the fliers at a building that houses the […]

January 17, 2018

Somali Woman Campaigns Against Skin Lighteners, Stigma

MINNEAPOLIS — Karmel Square is a hub of the Somali community here, a colorful, cheerfully noisy hodgepodge of vendors and restaurants unofficially known as the Somali Mall. Amira Adawe stops by often to buy tea and chat in Somali with friends and relatives wearing hijabs and flowing, floor-length skirts. They greet her with smiles and […]

January 17, 2018

Simone Biles Joins List of 140 Accusing Doctor of Sexual Abuse

Corrections and clarifications: In a previous version of this story, the court in which former USA Gymnastics doctor Larry Nassar will appear this week was misidentified. Nassar will appear in state court and could receive a life sentence. Olympic all-around gymnastics champion Simone Biles stepped forward Monday to allege she also was abused by former […]

January 17, 2018

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Trump’s Health: “Excellent”— But He’s Overweight, Doesn’t Exercise or Eat Right and Has High Cholesterol

President Trump is just one pound from being obese, doesn’t exercise regularly, has a diet dominated by fatty foods and carbs — and is in “excellent” health, his doctor said Tuesday. Speaking at a White House press conference, Walter Reed National Military Medical Center Dr. Ronny Jackson disclosed the results of Trump’s first physical exam […]

January 17, 2018

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Tuskegee’s New African-American Studies Minor Crosses Disciplinary Lines

Tuskegee University will introduce an African-American studies minor this fall.

January 17, 2018

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Report: Stark Gender, Racial Gaps Persist in Engineering, Computer Science

Very few female and minority students pursue engineering and computer science degrees at Texas universities, according to an eye-opening Society of Women Engineers (SWE) report that analyzed the state’s community-college transfer students.

January 17, 2018

Pierce Takes Reins at Southern Education Foundation

Raymond C. Pierce is the new president and chief executive officer of the Southern Education Foundation (SEF), a research and public-policy group formed in 1867 to promote equity and excellence in education for low-income students and students of color in southern states.

January 16, 2018

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January 16, 2018

Investor to Donate $75 Million to Johns Hopkins Philosophy Program

BALTIMORE — A wealthy investor who credits his success to studying philosophy in college has given $75 million to the philosophy department at Johns Hopkins University. Johns Hopkins announced the donation from William “Bill” Miller III in a news release Tuesday. The university says it’s believed to be by far the largest ever to a […]

January 16, 2018

Iowa Lawsuit Pits Gay Rights Against Religious Freedom

DES MOINES, Iowa— The University of Iowa is caught up in a legal fight with a conservative Christian student group that denied a leadership position to a student who is gay. The case pits a university policy barring discrimination based on sexual orientation against the religious beliefs of a 10-member group called Business Leaders in […]

January 16, 2018

Recent Trump Comments Smack of Racism

Last week, a number of journalists, radio hosts, pundits and ordinary folk have worked themselves into an understandable frenzy over President Donald Trump’s alleged reference to Haiti, Nigeria, El Salvador and other Third World countries as “shithole” nations. He did not stop there. He argued that the United States should make an effort to recruit immigrants from Norway. Just think about it! The statement alone speaks volumes. It is the most blatant and arrogant form of racism.

January 16, 2018

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Art for Healing

ARLINGTON, Va. – An art exhibit can be many things to many people – different styles and tastes that will hopefully render an artist a success. Success in this case is the courage exhibited by Sgt. Neil Kurtys. Mental illness is the white elephant in the room that is difficult to talk about. So instead […]

January 16, 2018

Yale Professor to Receive $1 M for Warrior-Scholar Project

NEW HAVEN, Conn. — A Yale astronomy and physics professor has been awarded a $1 million prize to expand her work on a project that helps military veterans prepare for college. Marla Geha will receive the money over the next five years from the Howard Hughes Medical Institute for her work on the science portion […]

January 16, 2018

Study Urges Better Online Access for California Campuses

To help boost graduation rates, the Cal State system needs to make it easier for students to take online classes offered by CSU campuses other than their home one, a state Legislative Analyst report says. The study found that few students — only about two per campus in 2015 — enroll in online courses at […]

January 16, 2018

2 Coast Guard Cadets Punished for Harassing Black Classmate

NEW LONDON, Conn. — Two white cadets at the U.S. Coast Guard Academy have been punished for harassing a black classmate, a school spokesman said. The commandant of cadets at the academy in New London ruled at a hearing Thursday that the cadets violated regulations and ordered discipline including demerits and marching tours, spokesman David […]

January 16, 2018

Study: Do Stackable Credentials Have Value?

Stacking of credentials is gaining a toehold. In the last year, for example, MOOC providers edX and Coursera have added the ability to stack courses and pathways within their platforms to support various “MicroMasters” programs being offered by member institutions. And the Manufacturing Institute is supporting a bunch of states in their work to align […]

January 16, 2018