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Senator from N.M. Pushes Back On Healthcare Overhaul
SANTA FE, N.M. — Democratic U.S. Sen. Tom Udall highlighted the risks and uncertainties of efforts to overhaul the nation’s health care system by President Donald Trump and Republicans in Congress during a speech Thursday to a joint session of the New Mexico state Legislature. Udall said Republican vows to repeal the Affordable Care Act […]
February 8, 2017
Policies
Arizona and Texas Hope Trump Will Expand Waivers
Arizona and Texas officials hope the Trump administration will be more receptive to Medicaid waivers that would fund care for the uninsured, impose work requirements and place a life cap on enrollment. Texas state officials want a 21-month extension waiver that will help cover the unpaid bills of Medicaid-eligible and uninsured patients in the state. […]
February 8, 2017
Policies
Sanders: Access “Doesn’t Mean a Damn Thing”
WASHINGTON — On the issue of health care, Sens. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) and Ted Cruz (R-Texas) agree on very little. At a town hall debate Tuesday night hosted by CNN, the two former presidential candidates clashed on the future of the Affordable Care Act, commonly known as Obamacare, which President Donald Trump and Republican members […]
February 8, 2017
Policies
Obamacare — Trump Stretches Timeline for Replacing It
Donald Trump’s comments on Sunday suggesting that a replacement for Obamacare may not arrive until 2018 coincides with crowds turning out to pressure Republicans not to scrap the system too hastily. On the campaign trail, Trump repeatedly promised one of his first actions as president would be to simultaneously repeal and replace the landmark healthcare […]
February 8, 2017
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SHELDON FIELDS
SHELDON FIELDS has been named dean of New York Institute of Technology, School of Health Professions effective January 3. Fields, who was most recently dean of California’s Mervyn M. Dymally School of Nursing at Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, received his Ph.D. in nursing science from the University of Pennsylvania and M.S. and B.S. degrees from Binghamton (N.Y.) University.
February 8, 2017
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ELIZABETH HOWE BRADLEY
ELIZABETH HOWE BRADLEY has been appointed the 11th president of Vassar College effective July 1. She graduated from Harvard University in 1984 with degrees in art history and economics. She holds an MBA from the University of Chicago and a Ph.D. in health policy and health economy.
February 8, 2017
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DENISE STEPHENS
DENISE STEPHENS, university librarian at the University of California, Santa Barbara (UCSB), has been appointed vice provost and university librarian at Washington University in St. Louis, effective July 1. Prior to UCSB, Stephens worked at the University of Kansas, where she held positions as strategic and organizational research librarian, information management coordinator and vice provost for information services.
February 8, 2017
Students
At Her Core, Zurita-Lopez All About Helping
Dr. Cecilia I. Zurita-Lopez, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, knew at a young age that she wanted to help other people.
February 7, 2017
African-American
Professor Uses Interactive Technology to Tell Emmett Till Story
Lawrence, Kansas is a long way from Sumner, Mississippi but Dr. David Tell of the University of Kansas is shortening the distance with his research, scholarship and actions related to the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
February 7, 2017
Students
DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty
Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.
February 7, 2017
Students
University of Wisconsin Student Abandons Plans for Pro-White Group
MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin student trying to form a pro-White group has abandoned his efforts after intense backlash from other students and university officials. American Freedom Party National Chairman William Johnson confirmed Monday that Daniel Dropik is no longer forming a Madison chapter after an Associated Press reporter noticed the group’s website […]
February 7, 2017
African-American
Antebellum Slave Tax has Lingering Effect in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the late spring or early summer of 1822, a man named Bolling Hall made a list of all his property before taking it to the Autauga County assessor and paying his taxes. On the left side of a piece of parchment, Hall listed hundreds of acres of land he’d acquired since […]
February 7, 2017
Students
Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch
JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]
February 7, 2017
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Safeguarding History
Dr. Clayborne Carson, a professor of history and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, has made it his mission to educate the public on the life and work of the slain civil rights leader.
February 7, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Would DeVos Scale Back For-Profit Regulations?
The growing potential for Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos to support deregulation for for-profit colleges and rollback several guidelines for federal standards on postgraduate outcomes takes centerstage in a Huffington Post editorial this week. Author David Halperin explains that the for-profit industry has reaped billions in public funded student loans while leaving students with […]
February 7, 2017
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Transition Summit Announced
According to Alfredia Williams, Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program transition services specialist, the two-day summit, sponsored in conjunction with the Hiring our Heroes organization, is one of the largest hiring and education events conducted annually on the installation. “The event is open to all service members, veterans and military spouses, and will feature […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Photo Essay in the Atlantic: Returning Veterans at Work
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of military veterans returning to civilian lives in New York, made by photographer Emilie Richardson: “Like many Americans, veterans have experienced obstacles in finding employment since the economic decline in the 2000’s. With the passage of the post-9/11 GI Bill in 2001, which can cover […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Jobless Rates Rose for Recent Veterans
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate rose in January for recent veterans. The jobless rate for veterans who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 rose to 6.3 percent from 5.7 percent. The rate for Asians jumped in January to its highest level since September, though it remains below the rates for all […]
February 7, 2017
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