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News Roundup
Connecticut University Officials Charged with Assault
NEW BRITAIN, Conn. — The official who oversees student conduct at a Connecticut university has been charged with choking, threatening and using duct tape to bind a woman in his home. Christopher Dukes, director of the Office of Student Conduct at Central Connecticut State University, is free on $450,000 bond after his arrest last week […]
May 1, 2018
News Roundup
Report: Koch College Donation Came with Teacher Firing Rights
FAIRFAX, Va. — Virginia’s largest public university granted the conservative Charles Koch Foundation a say in the hiring and firing of professors in exchange for millions of dollars in donations, according to newly released documents. The release of donor agreements between George Mason University and the foundation follows years of denials by university administrators that […]
May 1, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
The V.A. Job
So far, President Donald Trump is batting two for two in picking nominees for VA secretary who go on to have their careers ruined in short order. Former VA secretary David Shulkin served for barely one year in the top role after now having his career ruined due to political infighting and ethical missteps. Shulkin […]
May 1, 2018
Academics
Twins to Skip Graduation Over Uniform Ban
Two northeast Indiana brothers are choosing their country over their school in a dispute over graduation attire. Twin brothers Sam and Nick Kipp completed 12 weeks of boot camp with the Army Reserve. They say they intend to pursue careers in the Army. Read More
May 1, 2018
Academics
Academy Probes Hazing Complaints
AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — The Air Force Academy says it’s investigating its swimming and lacrosse teams for alleged hazing. The Colorado Springs Gazette reports that academy superintendent Lt. Gen. Jay Silveria disclosed the nature of the investigations on April 25. The academy had previously acknowledged the investigations, but this was the first official word […]
May 1, 2018
Academics
Fort Riley Competes for New Unit
Fort Riley must continue to promote its strengths to stay in contention for a new unit, retired Lt. Gen. Perry Wiggins said Thursday. As The Mercury reported in March, Fort Riley is one of five installations the Army is considering for placement of the Armored Brigade Combat Team from Fort Carson, Colorado. Read More
May 1, 2018
Veterans
McCaskill Inquires about Confusing Websites
Do you know the difference between the websites Vets.gov and Veterans.gov? Senator Claire McCaskill (D-MO) is concerned that many veterans seeking assistance do not. In a letter she sent last week to the agencies responsible for the sites, she said she is looking to better understand the collaborative efforts between the two sites and wants […]
May 1, 2018
Veterans
Names Circulating for Next Choice for V.A.
(WASHINGTON) — With Adm. Ronny Jackson’s decision to remove his name from consideration as the next secretary of Veterans Affairs, the Trump administration has had to return to the drawing board to find a replacement, and interest groups and lawmakers are making suggestions. At a news conference Friday, Trump said he had a range of […]
May 1, 2018
Academics
Organizations Seek Reforms for Military Transition
Veterans service organizations banded together in Washington last summer to convince Congress that it was time to expand education benefits. Now, on the tails of that victory, sealed into law as the Forever GI Bill, many of those same organizations are throwing their weight behind a new cause: changing the way service members are prepared […]
May 1, 2018
Academics
States Charged With Creating Fast Track to Transition
DULUTH – Andrew Hutton hopes that a yearlong tour in Afghanistan and training as an Army medic treating soldiers for gunshot wounds and roadside bomb injuries will give him an advantage working in medicine in the civilian world. To make sure that happens, one community college in northern Minnesota is offering a valuable program that […]
May 1, 2018
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A Story of Anxiety
Asian Americans are the least likely student group to seek mental health care on college campuses.
May 1, 2018
Latest News
College Promise Initiatives Encouraged to Incorporate New Strategies
DALLAS — A coalition of nonprofit organizations have partnered in a new effort to call on states, cities and institutions to incorporate evidenced-based strategies into their College Promise initiatives.
April 30, 2018
Students
Report: Focus on Part-Time Students to Close Achievement Gaps
A new report this week from the Education Advisory Board encourages community colleges to increase support for part-time students in order to achieve equity and reduce the nearly 20-percentage-point achievement gap between White and minority students.
April 30, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
The Big Idea
The American health care system is an expensive, sprawling mess. The Republican Party’s brightest idea for how to fix it? Make health insurance worse. Here’s what the GOP has in mind: Weakened protections for people with pre-existing conditions. Skimpier benefits that leave out coverage for important medical needs. Less protection from financial harm due to illness. […]
April 30, 2018
Disparities
Black in Medicine: The Importance of Representation
In 2016, I went to the emergency room due to my allergies and was told after an X-ray that I would be placed on isolation because of a mass visualized in one of my lungs and because I had taken a trip to Nigeria the previous summer. I had no symptoms, though, so both the […]
April 30, 2018
Disparities
Latinos with M.S. Struggle with Depression
A new study has found that half of Latino patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) also suffer from depression. In analysis presented at the 70th annual meeting of the American Academy of Neurology (AAN) in Los Angeles, CA, researchers from Mount Sinai Beth Israel reported that depression is more prevalent in minorities with MS and low-income backgrounds. […]
April 30, 2018
Disparities
Minority Health Disparities Affect Access, Management
Minority health disparities continue to impact several quality metrics, including care access, provider communication, chronic disease management, and mental health treatment, according to a new CMS report. CMS stated that in order to address care disparities, it is necessary to understand where these gaps exist. “Assessing equitability in the delivery of care requires making comparisons of […]
April 30, 2018
Disparities
Groups Blast Plan for Short-Term Insurance
Democrats and healthcare groups are attacking the Trump administration’s latest healthcare plan as an attempt to undermine the core protections of Obamacare and increase costs for sicker Americans. The Trump administration’s new plan would expand the use of short-term, limited-duration health insurance plans for people who have a lapse in coverage. Currently, if a person […]
April 30, 2018
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