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News Roundup
Gregory Murphy Begins Police Chief Position at CSUN
Gregory Murphy, who was recently named police chief at California State University Northridge, began his new role on Jan. 7. Murphy had served as the assistant chief of police at the University of California, San Diego. He has worked in several law enforcement positions in campus and municipal policing in addition to police training and […]
January 31, 2019
Academics
How the military is hoping to help Alabama’s teacher shortage
Superintendent James Carter is near his wits’ end trying to find qualified teachers to educate his schools in Alabama’s rural Greene County. So much so that he is planning to ask for the school board’s support in providing new teachers with $2,000 sign-on bonuses. In a district funded locally by just over the state minimum, at […]
January 31, 2019
Veterans
Savage named veterans service commissioner
The Fayette County Veterans Service Commission recently swore in a new commissioner to serve the community’s military men and women. Jerry Savage was sworn in by Fayette County Court of Common Pleas Judge Steven Beathard to serve as the Fayette County Veterans Service Commissioner. Read More
January 31, 2019
Funding
Knoxville Navy veteran’s Pell Grant held up after Virginia College’s closure
KNOXVILLE, Tenn. (WATE) – A Navy veteran is wondering whatever happened to her Pell Grant. She had been enrolled in Virginia College last fall, but then it closed. According to records, the now-closed college received the grant in October 2018. Read More
January 31, 2019
Policy
Lawmaker vows to protect student loan forgiveness program for troops, others
A controversial Republican proposal from last Congress to eliminate a student loan forgiveness program for public servants, including military service members, may be off the table. Speaking to reporters on Capitol Hill this week, the new chairman of the House Committee on Education and Labor, Rep. Bobby Scott, D-Va., said the program isn’t going anywhere — “not […]
January 31, 2019
News Roundup
Harris, Graham Reintroduce Bill to Reauthorize HBCU Historic Preservation Program
U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris, D-CA, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, have reintroduced proposed legislation to reauthorize the historically Black college and universities (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program from the 2019 to 2025 fiscal years. The bill would authorize funding for grants to restore historic buildings and sites at HBCUs across the U.S. that have deteriorated over […]
January 30, 2019
News Roundup
Cornish College of the Arts Announces Tuition Decrease by 20 Percent
Cornish College of the Arts has announced it will lower tuition by 20 percent, resetting it to prior levels in an effort to address long-term student loan debt and make the institution more accessible to students. The college becomes the first art school in the nation to implement a tuition reset. The tuition change will go […]
January 30, 2019
Latest News
Report: ‘On-Ramp’ Programs Help Working-Class Adults Achieve Upward Mobility
Over 32 million working-class American adults with less than a two-year degree are being left behind in today’s job market. A new category of career “on-ramp” programs can help this group achieve upward mobility by increasing their skills and employability that can successfully help them transition to financially stable careers.
January 30, 2019
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Six Achieving the Dream Schools Recognized as ‘Leader Colleges’
Six community colleges across the country have earned Achieving the Dream’s (ATD) “Leader College” designation for the first time, demonstrating their campus-wide commitment to closing opportunity gaps and improving overall student success.
January 30, 2019
Disparities
Report shows mortality, health disparities in Washington
SPOKANE, Wash. – Researchers at Washington State University Elson S. Floyd College of Medicine released a new report that shows eastern Washington counties suffer from higher mortality rates in nine out of 10 of the state’s leading causes of death than western Washington counties. Read More
January 30, 2019
Disparities
Students’ mental health the focus of Nebraska documentary
As a group of documentary filmmakers have traveled the state showcasing public schools in Nebraska, one issue has consistently been apparent. “It’s hard not to walk into a school or classroom without hearing how much mental health impacts our students today,” said Brittany Mascio, director of marketing for Nebraska Loves Public Schools. Read More
January 30, 2019
Disparities
Which Is The Best Path To Medicine: MD Vs. DO
The majority of physicians in America are MDs (Doctor of Medicine), but a growing number of medical students are choosing to go the route of DO (Doctor of Osteopathic Medicine) instead. Many students are probably wondering what the differences are between the MD and the DO, and whether or not one is better than the […]
January 30, 2019
Social Justice
Dr. Elyse Hambacher: Teaching Social Justice
Dr. Elyse Hambacher hasn’t forgotten the many inequities she witnessed at her culturally diverse high school in Miami and how her concern about them inspired her to become a teacher educator with a passion for social justice.
January 30, 2019
Disparities
Report Shows Health Care Professions Top List of Most In-Demand Jobs for 2019
According to a new report by CareerCast, health care professions top the list of the most in-demand jobs for 2019, with home health aides ranked the most in-demand. By 2024, the Bureau of Labor Statistics predicts a 47 percent increase in home health positions. Other in-demand positions in the health field include Medical Services Manager, […]
January 30, 2019
Nursing
Loyola University Medical Center Names New President
Loyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]
January 30, 2019
Other News
“WELL-thy” New Year Resolutions
For many, the beginning of a new year is a time-honored tradition of fresh starts and new resolutions to change behaviors. Although I typically create a formal New Year’s plan in my professional life, I am much less formal when it comes to plans or resolutions as it relates to my personal life. For the […]
January 30, 2019
Disparities
NIH Gives $12M to UIC to Continue Latino Health Study
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a $12 million contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to continue its participation in the epidemiological Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). First launched in 2008, HCHS/SOL is a multisite study created to locate specific diseases present within the Hispanic population, in addition […]
January 30, 2019
News Roundup
NIH Gives $12M to UIC to Continue Latino Health Study
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a $12 million contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to continue its participation in the epidemiological Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). First launched in 2008, HCHS/SOL is a multi-site study created to locate specific diseases present within the Hispanic population, in addition […]
January 30, 2019
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