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GOP Doesn’t Have a ACA Plan

The history of the development of the Republican alternative to Obamacare since the beginning of the health-care debate, in 2009, has been an endless loop of loud promises that a full plan will be announced soon, followed by quiet admissions that it will not. Seventeen days ago, Donald Trump promised a vote to repeal the […]

January 30, 2017

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DONNA K. MAEDA

DONNA K. MAEDA has been named dean of the Institute for Global Citizenship at Macalester College in Minnesota, effective July 15. She is a professor in the department of critical theory and social justice at Occidental College in California. Maeda earned a bachelor’s from St. Olaf College in Minnesota, a juris doctor from the University of California, Berkeley and a doctorate from the University of Southern California.

January 30, 2017

LARISSA LITTLETON-STEIB

LARISSA LITTLETON-STEIB has been named chancellor of Baton Rouge Community College. She was vice chancellor for workforce development and technical education at Delgado Community College in Louisiana. Littleton-Steib holds a master’s from Xavier University of Louisiana and a doctorate from Jackson State University.

January 30, 2017

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RONALD CORTEZ

RONALD CORTEZ has been named vice chancellor for administrative and business services at the University of California, Irvine. He is vice president of administration and finance and chief financial officer at San Francisco State University. Cortez earned a bachelor’s from San Jose State University, a master’s from Northern Michigan University, a master’s from Fielding Graduate University and a juris doctor from the Santa Barbara College of Law.

January 30, 2017

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New Till Detail Underscores Lack of Humanity Afforded to Black People

The death of Emmett Till resurfaced back into the public sphere last week with the bombshell revelation that the woman who was at the center of the horrendous saga, Carolyn Bryant, admitted to fabricating much of her account of happened. A new book titled The Blood of Emmett Till, written by Timothy Tyson, a senior […]

January 29, 2017

AAC&U Says Liberal Arts Education Not Just for the Elite

The liberal arts education should not be reserved for just the elite but should be embraced by all colleges and universities, according to its advocates.

January 29, 2017

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Education Reformer: Charter Schools Can Be ‘Culturally Affirming,’ Not Segregated

Though some critics say charter schools that serve predominantly minority students are “segregated,” others say such schools can be “culturally affirming” and should not be lumped with schools that are segregated in the traditional sense of the word.

January 29, 2017

Chris Stewart is director of outreach and external affairs at Education Post.

University of California Shows Leadership on Trump Travel Ban

Universities, especially public institutions, have a major role in the moral leadership of America and should not shirk that responsibility.

January 29, 2017

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College Presidents Vow to Protect Students Amid Immigration Crackdown

Several college presidents sprang into action, reassuring their students who are from the seven predominantly Muslim countries that President Trump temporarily banned from entering the United States that they would do everything to support them.

January 29, 2017

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2 Push for Community Colleges to Leave University System

CARSON CITY, Nev. — Two retired administrators want the Nevada Legislature to separate community colleges from what they call a university-centric funding system. Community colleges will get about $21 million out of $115 million in education funding increases over the next two years under Gov. Brian Sandoval’s budget, the Nevada Appeal reported. Retired community college […]

January 29, 2017

Culinary Schools Struggle with Enrollment Decline

MONTPELIER, Vermont. (AP) – With enrollment in culinary institutes in decline and programs across the country closing their doors, schools such as the New England Culinary Institute in Montpelier, Vermont, which graduated celebrity chef Alton Brown, and the Culinary Institute of Charleston, South Carolina, are committed to staying relevant and in demand. “We’re constantly looking […]

January 29, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Sylvia Burwell named next president of American University

WASHINGTON — Former U.S. Secretary of Health and Human Services President Sylvia Matthews Burwell has been named next president of American University in Washington. The school announced this week that the former President Barack Obama administration official will become the first woman to lead the school when she takes over on June 1. The Hinton, […]

January 29, 2017

New Lawsuit Against Baylor Alleges 52 Rapes in 4 Years

WACO, Texas — A former Baylor University student who says she was raped by two football players filed a federal lawsuit Friday against the school that alleges there were dozens more assaults of women involving other players. The lawsuit by the student, who is listed in the documents only as “Elizabeth Doe,” alleges at least […]

January 29, 2017

Students: Chancellor Failed Minorities on Pro-White Agitator

MADISON, Wis. — The University of Wisconsin-Madison chancellor’s response to a student trying to set up a pro-white group on campus further alienates minorities as they struggle for a better campus experience, student leaders said Friday. The student’s effort to set up a campus chapter of the American Freedom Party — whose platform includes “prioritizing […]

January 29, 2017

Nebraska Frat Denies Making Vulgar Remarks at Women’s March

LINCOLN, Neb. — The University of Nebraska-Lincoln is investigating allegations that members of a fraternity made vulgar comments during the Women’s March on Lincoln. An internal investigation by the Phi Gamma Delta fraternity chapter at the university turned up no wrongdoing, adviser Joe Skradski said. He said the allegations are false and have created an […]

January 29, 2017

Arkansas State System President Opposes Guns on Campus Bill

JONESBORO, Ark. — The president of the Arkansas State University System is opposing a bill that would require public universities to allow staff members to carry concealed handguns. ASU President Chuck Welch joins University of Arkansas at Fayetteville Chancellor Joseph Steinmetz in opposing the proposal filed this week. Welch said on Twitter Friday that he […]

January 29, 2017

This Former Judge Just Became Alabama’s First Black Female District Attorney

Lynneice Washington made history last Tuesday when she became Alabama’s first black female District Attorney. Washington, who is from Birmingham, will now be the DA for the Jefferson County Bessemer Division of Alabama. The 49-year-old democrat formerly served as a presiding judge in an Alabama municipal court and earned her seat by less than 300 […]

January 28, 2017

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Molecular Mysteries

January 27, 2017