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Virginia Universities Team to Fight Opioid Epidemic

Five universities in Virginia have come together in a consortium to help fight the opioid epidemic, the Associated Press reports. Virginia Tech, the University of Virginia and Old Dominion, George Mason and Virginia State universities have partnered with the commonwealth’s Department of Behavioral Health and Development Services to support prevention and treatment programs and to […]

July 17, 2019

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Auburn President Exits with $3.5M Payout

Departed Auburn University president Dr. Steven Leath will receive $4.5 million over a period of three years, according to documents outlining the separation agreement obtained by the Opelika-Auburn News, according to an Associated Press report in the Des Moines Register. The deal means the university will pay Leath more than double the $625,000 annual salary […]

July 17, 2019

Ohio State Reviewing Millions in Gifts from Epstein

Ohio State University is reviewing gifts it may have received from financier Jeffrey Epstein, who was charged this month with sexually abusing dozens of girls, according to an Associated Press report. “Epstein is a convicted sex offender whose crimes are reprehensible, and his association with these gifts to the university is concerning,” the university said in […]

July 17, 2019

Governors State University Looks to Improve Community College, University Relationships

Governors State University’s Dual Degree Program (DDP), DDP-Male Success Initiative (MSI) and the Center for the Junior Year (CJY) were the center of discussion at their Summer Institute as a way to teach other institutions nationwide how to improve student’s transitions from a community college to a university.

July 16, 2019

Western Illinois University Awarded Grant for Bobcat Research

Western Illinois University has been awarded a $375,000, two-year grant from the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service, the Associated Press reported. University officials say the grant will help bolster WIU’s research on Illinois’ bobcat population. According to the AP, the funds will support the continued research of Dr. Chris Jacques, a biological sciences professor at WIU. […]

July 16, 2019

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Groups Stick Up for Grad Students in Letter to Lawmakers

A laundry list of 32 higher education interests, student organizations and science societies this week went to bat for graduate and professional students, calling on the chairs and ranking members of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions and the House Committee on Education and Labor to make graduate education a priority in […]

July 16, 2019

Bipartisan Panel Tackles Government’s Role in Higher Education Accountability

In a time of polarization when it may seem that Democrats and Republicans seldom agree, a bipartisan panel came together Monday at the American Enterprise Institute to talk about a shared conclusion: Taxpayers and students should be armed with more information to measure the success of America’s higher learning institutions.

July 16, 2019

Drowning Victim Identified as Binghamton University Student

A young man who drowned at Buttermilk Falls State Park near Ithaca, N.Y. has been identified as Binghamton University basketball player Calistus Anyichie, the Burlington Free Press has reported. Anyichie, 19, who would have been a sophomore this fall, drowned Sunday, according to a statement from the university. He was a member of the men’s […]

July 16, 2019

‘We Didn’t Cross The Border, The Border Crossed Us:’ The Importance Of Ethnic Studies

I once heard a story about a man that needed to go North from Mexico to the United States in the 1940s. At the time, Guerrero, Mexico was depleted of resources and there were no jobs for the people. It spread throughout the city that there was work in the United States through a temporary workers program. The man knew this was his chance to go North so he went to where all the laborers were gathering to leave.

July 16, 2019

Lehigh Names David Rubenstein The First Executive Director Of Health And Wellness Center

Following a national search to lead the enhancement of student health services at Lehigh, Vice President of Student Affairs Ricardo Hall announced that David Rubenstein has been named to that new role. He is currently the vice president of Health and Wellness at Rowan University in Glassboro, N.J., and a clinical professor of psychology. Rubenstein […]

July 15, 2019

60 Students Start At TCU And UNTHSC’s New Medical School

In preparation for Monday’s first day of classes, the 60 students in the new joint medical school between TCU and the University of North Texas Health Science Center (UNTHSC) arrived on campus July 8 for a welcome week of orientation. During their welcome week, students of the nation’s newest medical school met faculty, staff and […]

July 15, 2019

Siemens, UM System, MU Health Care Launch $133M Precision Medicine Alliance

German healthcare technology company Siemens will provide $133 million worth of medical technology and equipment to boost the University of Missouri’s precision medicine efforts. Three organizations—Siemens Healthineers, the University of Missouri System and the University of Missouri Health Care—will jointly contribute to the establishment of the Alliance for Precision Health in amounts that could reach $40 million. Read More

July 15, 2019

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26 New Resident Physicians Welcomed At Riverside University Health System Medical Center

More than two dozen new doctors began working at this month at Riverside University Health System Medical Center, where they will spend the next three to seven years training in their specialized fields of medicine. The doctors are recent graduates from medical schools across the country. Dr. Roger Garrison, associate director of graduate medical education, […]

July 15, 2019

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There’s A Loneliness Crisis On College Campuses

When I arrived at USC 11 years ago as dean of religious life, my pastoral conversations with students mostly focused on their quests for meaning and purpose. They were striving to translate values into action, cultivate joy and gratitude, live extraordinary lives. But over the last several years, these conversations have taken a devastating turn. […]

July 15, 2019

America To Face A Shortage Of Primary Care Physicians Within A Decade Or So

Despite hospital systems and health officials calling out the need for more primary care doctors, graduates of U.S. medical schools are becoming less likely to choose to specialize in one of those fields. A record-high number of primary care positions was offered in the 2019 National Resident Matching Program — known to doctors as “the […]

July 15, 2019

Eastern Washington University Football Players Injured In Shooting

Two Eastern Washington University football players were shot Saturday in Spokane’s downtown nightlife district. Starting safety Dehonta Hayes, who is 22, and starting defensive tackle Keith Moore, 21, were hospitalized with non-life threatening injuries after Saturday’s shooting. The Spokane Police Department responded to reports of the shooting near North Division Street and Main Avenue around […]

July 15, 2019

Texas College Gives Every Student Help With Trauma, Mental Health

Paul Quinn College prides itself as a school that aggressively recruits the kids often ignored by big-name universities: Students who grew up in tough Chicago neighborhoods where it is common to lose a classmate to gang violence. Children from Los Angeles to New York to South Dallas who struggle to break the cycle of poverty. […]

July 15, 2019

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New Survey Finds College Students Lack Financial Literacy

Today’s college students are feeling unprepared to manage their finances and have already accumulated high amounts of debt, according to a recent survey by EVERFI.

July 15, 2019