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Bill Aims to Improve Lives of Native American Children
FAIRBANKS — A bill to improve the lives of Native American children passed Congress unanimously last week, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the bill’s sponsors. The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act creates a commission to examine social issues […]
October 5, 2016
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Analysis: Arkansas Medical Pot Foes Learned Lessons From 2012
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When Arkansas voters narrowly rejected legalizing medical marijuana four years ago, it was a relief to the social conservatives who had mounted a last-ditch effort to kill a measure whose momentum had surprised many in this Bible Belt state. With two competing proposals on the ballot, opponents don’t want to be […]
October 5, 2016
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University of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion Plan
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]
October 5, 2016
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Report: 2.5M Are Missing Out on Health Care Credits
Millions of Americans who bought individual health insurance outside the Affordable Care Act’s public exchanges may be leaving money on the table if they skip those marketplaces again in picking 2017 coverage, a new report says. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 2.5 million people who bought so-called off-exchange coverage for this […]
October 5, 2016
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South Africa’s University Protests Show Racial Division
JOHANNESBURG ― In a racially charged scene, a mostly Black group of South African student protesters on Wednesday confronted White students who want demonstrations for free education to stop so they can complete the academic year. The University of the Witwatersrand in Johannesburg said “many racist remarks” were made when demonstrators disrupted a march there […]
October 5, 2016
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Connecticut Encourages Research on Medical Marijuana
HARTFORD, Conn. —Connecticut is encouraging its hospitals, universities and licensed marijuana producers to embark on research that could improve understanding of marijuana’s medicinal qualities, something officials hope will also boost the state’s biotech industry. While there’s some research already underway in Connecticut and elsewhere, officials here hope the state’s initiative, which began Oct. 1, will […]
October 5, 2016
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Ex-Baylor Official: School Undermined Sex Assault Probes
DALLAS ― The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University said Wednesday that top campus leaders undermined her efforts to investigate sexual assault claims and were more concerned with protecting the Baylor “brand” than the students. Patty Crawford told “CBS This Morning” that the university set her up “to fail from the beginning.” Crawford, who […]
October 5, 2016
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Military Restores Coverage for Transgender Care
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — Like many transgender teens, Jenn Brewer faced bullying when she came out. Some classmates called her “tranny,” and a few teachers refused to address the 13-year-old by anything other than her male birth name, she said. But she and her family found that the biggest difficulty came from her father’s employer: the […]
October 5, 2016
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Could “Drug Checking” Have Prevented Prince’s Death?
As the investigation into Prince’s death homes in on the source of the fatal fentanyl, some observers are suggesting that the United States explore a lifesaving strategy used in Europe: services that check addicts’ drug supplies to see if they are safe. In Spain, the Netherlands and a handful of other countries, users voluntarily turn […]
October 5, 2016
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JOSE LUIS MORENO
JOSE LUIS MORENO has been named director of student diversity and inclusion at McDaniel College. He was most recently the assistant dean of students for student conduct and multicultural student affairs at Shepherd University in West Virginia. Moreno earned a bachelor’s from Framingham State University and a master’s from Shepherd University.
October 5, 2016
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LINDA Y. JACKSON
LINDA Y. JACKSON has been named senior development officer at Huston-Tillotson University. She was director of university relations at Huston-Tillotson. Jackson received a bachelor’s from the University of Arkansas and earned an MBA from LeTourneau University.
October 5, 2016
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YARIV FADLON
YARIV FADLON has been named an assistant professor of economics at Muhlenberg College. He was a visiting assistant professor in the Department of Economics at Claremont Graduate University. Fadlon received a bachelor’s and a master’s from Ben-Gurion University, and a doctorate from Vanderbilt University.
October 5, 2016
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CARL GOODMAN
CARL GOODMAN has been named associate provost for undergraduate education and student success at Florida A&M University (FAMU). He was assistant dean for research and graduate studies and director of the Division of Basic Pharmaceutical Sciences in the College of Pharmacy and Pharmaceutical Sciences, where he also served as a professor of pharmacology, at FAMU. Goodman earned two bachelor’s from Jacksonville University and a doctorate from FAMU.
October 5, 2016
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EVA GRAHAM
EVA GRAHAM has been appointed institute diversity officer and Title IX coordinator at the California Institute of the Arts (CalArts). She was director of the Center for Diversity at the California Institute of Technology. Graham received a bachelor’s from Xavier University of Louisiana, a master’s from Tuskegee University and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.
October 5, 2016
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SONCIA REAGINS-LILLY
SONCIA REAGINS-LILLY has been appointed vice president for student affairs and dean of students at The University of Texas at Austin. She was interim vice president for student affairs and dean of students at UT-Austin. Reagins-Lilly earned a bachelor’s from the University of California, Irvine; a master’s from California State University, San Bernardino; and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.
October 5, 2016
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ALECIA WEBB
ALECIA WEBB has been named director of Brenau University in Florida. She was assistant director of the campus at the U.S. Navy’s Kings Bay Submarine Base in Georgia. Webb holds a bachelor’s and a master’s from Brenau University.
October 5, 2016
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DARRYL C. WILSON
DARRYL C. WILSON has been named associate dean for faculty and strategic initiatives at Stetson University College of Law. He is director of the Intellectual Property Law Internship Program, the American-Caribbean Law Initiative, and co-director of the Institute for Caribbean Law and Policy at Stetson. Wilson earned two bachelor’s from Southern Methodist University, a juris doctor from the University of Florida and a master’s from John Marshall Law School.
October 5, 2016
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UBOLRAT PIAMJARIYAKUL
UBOLRAT PIAMJARIYAKUL has been named associate dean for research and scholarship at West Virginia University. She was a professor of nursing at West Virginia University. Piamjariyakul earned a bachelor’s from Saraburi Nursing College in Thailand, a master’s from the University of Edinburgh in Scotland and a doctorate from the University of Kansas.
October 5, 2016
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