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University of Iowa Health Care Joins HealthPartners UnityPoint Health Plan

The University of Iowa Health Care will join the HealthPartners UnityPoint Health health care plan, making its providers available to more Medicare patients in Iowa and Illinois. Starting Jan. 1, University of Iowa Health Care — which includes the University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics and the Stead Family Children’s Hospital — will be included […]

November 11, 2019

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University of Cincinnati, UC Health to Launch $2B Fundraising Campaign

The University of Cincinnati and the affiliated UC Health hospital system intend to launch a joint effort to raise more than $2 billion within the next five years. “Next, Now: The Campaign for Cincinnati” will raise money for scholarships and graduate student fellowships as well as research and health-care initiatives to benefit the region. Read […]

November 11, 2019

Native Hawaiians Report Fewer Years of Good Health, University of Hawaii Study Finds

Native Hawaiians have fewer years of healthy life expectancy at 62.2 compared with Chinese who had the most years of good health at 75.9. Read More

November 11, 2019

Health Insurance Options for College Students

Health insurance is undeniably important to having access to affordable healthcare. Unfortunately, the process for getting health insurance for nonstandard students can be difficult if you don’t know what to look for; perhaps you aren’t a full-time student or you don’t work a full-time job all the time, and the more traditional methods of getting […]

November 11, 2019

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University of St. Thomas Announces Name of New College of Health

The University of St. Thomas announced Tuesday that its new college of health will be named the Morrison Family College of Health in honor of John and Susan Morrison, who gave a $25 million gift to get the college running. The Morrisons are longtime Minnesota philanthropists who now live in Naples, Florida. “I’m extraordinarily grateful […]

November 11, 2019

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University of the Pacific College Will Launch School for Health Sciences in Sacramento

The University of the Pacific is launching a school of health sciences in 2020 on the same Sacramento campus that houses its law school, saying that four new programs are needed to meet the demands of a growing health care industry. “Retiring baby boomers have increased health care needs, resulting in a demand for more […]

November 11, 2019

University of Arizona’s Phoenix Medical School Expands Class Size

The University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix will expand the size of its class for the first time since 2012, a move the school hopes will help address an ongoing doctor shortage in Arizona. Starting in July 2020, the college’s class size will grow to 100 students from 80. The school got approval from its accrediting […]

November 11, 2019

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West Virginia County to Offer Simultaneous High School and Associate Degree Program

High school students in a West Virginia county can now choose to start their college education a little earlier.In a partnership between BridgeValley Community and Technical College and Kanawha County School District, students would be given the opportunity to earn both a high school degree and associate degree simultaneously.

November 11, 2019

Symposium Puts Focus on Black Women as Feminists and Civil Rights Activists

Explaining the dual role of Black women as feminists and civil rights activists throughout American history was at the core of a symposium held on Friday that focused on the intersectionality of Women’s Studies and African American Studies at Prairie View A&M University.

November 10, 2019

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Whitewashing Impeachment and 2020: Don’t Forget Who Got Us Here

Like the majority of Americans facing the new impeachment inquiry landscape, I am both jubilant and alarmed. What will happen now? Impeachment of a sitting president is a dead-serious business, with no predictable outcome.

November 8, 2019

Army Leaders Weigh Expanding JROTC in High Schools

One of the Army’s biggest strategic challenges over the next few decades will be continuing to staff its all-volunteer force amid a shrinking population of capable and interested youth — but high school JROTC units could be part of the solution. The Army has been “tearing apart” its recruitment data to figure out how to […]

November 8, 2019

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Back-to-School Military Veterans Find Support at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For military veterans returning home, going back to school can create new challenges. “A lot of us have had experiences that most people don’t understand,” said Shelby Powers, a long-serving veteran of the armed forces and student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. “For people who have injuries, or PTSD, there are lot […]

November 8, 2019

Mississippi College to Reduce Tuition for Military

CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi College is reducing tuition for students in the military. Beginning with the Spring semester in January, military personnel will receive reduced tuition for graduate or undergraduate programs. “We believe this agreement will open doors for men and women serving in our nation’s military forces to enroll at Mississippi College to […]

November 8, 2019

High-Ranking Dog Provides Key Training For Military’s Medical Students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears. Shetland, not quite 2 years old, is half-golden retriever, half-Labrador retriever. As of this fall, he is also a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in […]

November 8, 2019

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Department of Education Will Cancel Loans For Art Institute of Colorado and Illinois Institute of Art Students

The Department of Education will cancel student loans and restore Pell grant eligibility for students who attended the Art Institute of Colorado or the Illinois Institute of Art between January 20, 2018 and December 31, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Friday. It will also extend the closed school discharge lookback period […]

November 8, 2019

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Furious Flower Poetry Center Celebrating 25 Years

In September 1994, if you were a Black poet or needed assurance that Black poetry and its writers were not extinct but alive, cra¬fting, publishing, teaching and flourishing, then the inaugural Furious Flower Poetry Conference at James Madison University was the place to be. Since that first decade-defining gathering 25 years ago, Furious Flower has grown into an internationally recognized center for the study and preservation of Black poetry.

November 8, 2019

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Hampton University Offers Another Free Semester to Bahamian Students

After Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in August, Hampton University opened its doors to 43 displaced students from the University of the Bahamas-North Campus. Now, as the fall semester draws to a close, Hampton University recently announced it will offer those students a second semester of free room, board and tuition. “It’s a great feeling,” […]

November 8, 2019

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University of West Georgia Considers Cutting Faculty Members

The University of West Georgia found itself with a $3 million tuition revenue gap this fall after enrollment fell by 500 undergraduate students, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. As a result, the school is considering cutting members of its faculty. According to state data, University of West Georgia employs 590 faculty members with an average salary […]

November 8, 2019