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University of Kansas to Slash Budget by $20 Million

LAWRENCE, KAN. The University of Kansas plans to cut $20 million from its Lawrence campus during the next fiscal year. The university announced Tuesday that the reductions will mean about a 5.9 budget decrease for all Lawrence campus units and departments. The cuts take effect July 1. It was not immediately clear if the reductions […]

May 30, 2018

Harvard Scholar Under Investigation Amid Allegations of Sexual Misconduct

Dr. Roland Fryer, Jr., who became the youngest African-American to win tenure as an economics professor at Harvard University in 2008, is now facing allegations of sexual misconduct and is under investigation by Harvard University and the state of Massachusetts.

May 29, 2018

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Report: Asian American Electorate Marginalized

Unless political candidates and their operatives more consistently and aggressively mobilize the Asian-American electorate and steer them into voter registration, the impact of this racial group at the polls will remain limited. So says a professor in response to an eyebrow-raising new study.

May 29, 2018

Teachers: The Small Things Really Do Matter

Small, unintended words or behavior in a myriad of contexts – of which school is but one – are deeply affecting a generation of young students. Time to hit pause and reflect on what we say and do in our work, in our schools and in our homes. Unintended, seemingly innocuous statements can and do have lasting negative impacts.

May 29, 2018

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USC President to Step Down Amid Scandal Involving University Gynecologist

LOS ANGELES — The president of the University of Southern California has agreed to step down amid a raging sex scandal involving a university gynecologist who is accused of conducting inappropriate exams for decades, the chairman of the school’s board of trustees said Friday. The university’s board has “agreed to begin an orderly transition and commence […]

May 29, 2018

University of Alabama Researcher to Work on Navy Program

TUSCALOOSA — A teacher at the University of Alabama is getting more than $500,000 to conduct research with the U.S. Navy. A statement from the school says Andrew Lemmon, an assistant professor of electrical and computer engineering, will receive the money over three years for his work with the Office of Naval Research. Lemmon is working […]

May 29, 2018

Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester to Expand

ROCHESTER, Minn. — Saint Mary’s University of Minnesota-Rochester is on the cusp of becoming a bigger player in the area’s higher education scene. SMU hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony May 24 to mark the completion of a 10,000-square-foot addition to the school’s Cascade Meadow facility in northwest Rochester. It was a coming-out party for a university intent […]

May 29, 2018

Fighting for Student Success

Dr. Christopher B. Howard says that his time in the Air Force prepared him to become a college president.

May 29, 2018

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Court: U.S. Violated Privacy Law in For-Profit Fraud Cases

WASHINGTON — A federal court has ruled that the Education Department violated privacy laws with regard to students defrauded by the Corinthian for-profit college chain. In a break with Obama administration policy, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos announced in December that some students cheated by the now-defunct schools would only get a part of their federal […]

May 29, 2018

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Jt. Chief’s Chair Urges West Point Grads to Embrace Change

WEST POINT, N.Y. — The chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff urged graduating cadets at the U.S. Military Academy on Saturday to “embrace the constant changes” facing the military as the best route to success. Gen. Joseph Dunford, the nation’s highest-ranking military officer, said armies that are slow to adapt to changes often find […]

May 29, 2018

Senate Orders Pentagon to Review Sex Abuse by Children

The Senate committee that oversees the U.S. military ordered an independent investigation of how the Defense Department handles sexual violence among children on bases as part of legislation that would overhaul how the Pentagon must respond when assaults are reported. Military officials had quietly resisted an outside review of problems documented in an Associated Press […]

May 29, 2018

Veterans, Discharged and Jobless, Seek Hiring-Rules Changes

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Military veterans who were discharged for relatively minor offenses say they often can’t get jobs, and they hope a recent warning to employers by the state of Connecticut will change that. The state’s human rights commission told employers last month they could be breaking the law if they discriminate against veterans with […]

May 29, 2018

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Immigrant, Veteran, Graduate: A Walking Hallmark Channel Special

At a recent University of San Diego awards banquet, graduating senior Johnny Chinchilla was accompanied by — fidget, yawn, ho-hum — his 13-year-old daughter and 9-year-old son. “You could tell they were thinking, ‘He’s just my dad,’” said Cynthia Avery, assistant vice president for student affairs. Then Dad was honored for student leadership. Received a […]

May 29, 2018

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Privatizing V.A.

THE PUBLIC reasons given for firing Dr. David Shulkin as head of the Department of Veterans Affairs and the withdrawal of Rear Adm. Ronny Jackson’s nomination to replace him were misleading. Shulkin was not forced to resign because he took one unauthorized trip. Compared with EPA Administrator Scott Pruitt, he was a paragon of virtue. […]

May 29, 2018

Historians Recall Black WWII Vet Beaten by Police

COLUMBIA, S.C.— Hours after leaving military service behind in 1946, a decorated African-American World War II veteran still wearing his uniform was removed from a Greyhound bus while heading home, beaten by a white South Carolina police chief and left permanently blind. Sgt. Isaac Woodard’s brutal encounter with the small-town police official horrified many Americans […]

May 29, 2018

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Such a Deal

Last year, Donald Trump charged the pharmaceutical industry with “getting away with murder” for its profiteering off of Americans’ prescription drugs. Now that he’s released his “blueprint” for dealing with drug prices, it looks like he’s in on the deal. Wall Street was quick to cheer the Trump blueprint, unveiled on May 11. Right after it was announced, […]

May 25, 2018

New Guidelines: Almost Half of U.S. Adults Have High Blood Pressure

New, more intensive high blood pressure treatment guidelines could increase the number of adults in the US categorized as having high blood pressure by 31 million. The guidelines could also bring the number of people receiving antihypertensive treatment up to 11 million, according to a new study. Researchers used national health data to estimate the […]

May 25, 2018

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Study Reveals Striking Disparities in Access, Quality Across Nations

While health care access and quality have improved generally over the past several years, advancements in many countries have been slow or nonexistent as compared to the previous decade, according to a new scientific study. In addition, the first-ever assessment at the state or provincial level reveals striking disparities across most nations, most prominently China […]

May 25, 2018

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