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Providers: No Funds, No solution to Opioid Crisis
Providers said on Thursday that President Donald Trump’s declaration that the opioid crisis is a national public health emergency is a good and necessary step to raise awareness about the epidemic, but on its own it won’t solve the problem. The declaration highlights the urgency of the problem, but the White House administration and Congress […]
October 30, 2017
Other News
Trump Vows to Attack Opioid Crisis, Cuts Treatment Options
US President Donald Trump has declared the opioid crisis a public health emergency. What that means in practice remains to be seen – possibilities include increased federal funding, inter-agency coordination, and improved rural health services. But one prerequisite to making real progress in stopping the 142 deaths that happen each day in the US from […]
October 30, 2017
Other News
Discrimination Is Bad for Your Health
Most people can acknowledge that discrimination has an insidious effect on the lives of minorities, even when it’s unintentional. Those effects can include being passed over for jobs for which they are qualified or shut out of housing they can afford. And most people are painfully aware of the tensions between African-Americans and police. But […]
October 30, 2017
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Exploring Higher Ed Careers
The leap from Diversity Officer to College President
October 30, 2017
Opinion
Black Scholarship Matters
Yes, Black Lives Matter, but so do Black scholarship and Black professors, too.
October 29, 2017
Latinx
Challenges Remain for Latino College Presidents
Ten years ago, the number of Hispanic College presidents in the United States was about 5 percent. Today, it is down to roughly about 4 percent.
October 29, 2017
African-American
Vanderbilt, Fisk Partner to Tackle HIV and AIDS
Two Universities are partnering to reach out to individuals at risk for HIV and AIDS in the greater Nashville, Tennessee, area.
October 29, 2017
African-American
Prominent Educator Recognized by Alma Mater
Dr. Jerlando F.L. Jackson—an expert on workforce diversity and workplace discrimination in higher education—and a prolific researcher on issues relating to Black males, was awarded the Alumni Achievement Award from the College of Human Sciences at Iowa State University.
October 29, 2017
News Roundup
Students Encouraged To Skip Sombreros, Blackface On Halloween
DURHAM, N.H. (AP) — Universities are urging students in search of an attention-grabbing costume this Halloween to pass on sombreros, Native American headdresses and blackface. Those are some of the costumes grabbing the attention of university administrators who are increasingly concerned that certain costumes are becoming flashpoints in campus debates over race and culture. While […]
October 28, 2017
News Roundup
DeVos May Only Partly Wipe Away Some Student Loans
WASHINGTON – The Education Department is considering only partially forgiving federal loans for students defrauded by for-profit-colleges, the Associated Press has learned, abandoning the Obama administration’s policy of fully erasing that debt. Under President Barack Obama, tens of thousands of students deceived by now-defunct for-profit schools had over $550 million in such loans canceled completely. […]
October 28, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Accommodating “Nontraditionals”
The number of “nontraditional students” enrolled in college courses is on the rise, accounting for approximately 40 percent of all undergraduate and graduate students, according to the National Center for Education Statistics. “Nontraditional” students are defined as those students only enrolled part-time, those over the age of twenty-four and those filing as independent on their […]
October 27, 2017
Policy
Job Training Bill Advances in Congress
On Wednesday, the House Committee on Veterans Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity voted to advance the Veterans Armed for Success Act. The bill is co-sponsored by U.S. Reps. John Rutherford and Al Lawson, a Republican and Democrat representing Jacksonville respectively HR 3965 — the bill number of the “Veterans Armed for Success Act” — would […]
October 27, 2017
Academics
Report: Top Public Universities Shut Out Poor Students
Graduating from a selective college can help low-income students climb the economic ladder, but many of the nation’s top public universities are turning their backs on the group. Since the late 1990s, almost two-thirds of selective public universities have reduced the share of students they enroll who come from families earning less than $37,000 a […]
October 27, 2017
Policy
Kentucky Law Eases Transition to Teaching Career
FRANKFORT, Ky. (WDRB) — Gov. Matt Bevin ceremonially signed the recently enacted Senate Bill 117 on Monday, allowing more veterans to easily transition into becoming teachers. Bevin was joined by the bill’s sponsor, Sen. Max Wise (R) Taylor County, and the Kentucky Department of Veteran Affairs commissioner, Norman Arflack. Wise sponsored the bill after receiving […]
October 27, 2017
Veterans
Career Fair Offers Job Opportunities
The Georgia Department of Labor and Moody’s Airman and Family Readiness Center partnered to host a Veteran’s Career Fair Oct. 17, here. Over 160 attendees that included military members and Department Of Defense ID card holders sought out job opportunities from more than 50 employers, who offered career insight and scheduled interviews. “Many people came […]
October 27, 2017
Academics
Certain For-Profit Colleges Leave Veterans in a Bind
Terry Jack will be the first one to tell you he has made his share of mistakes. By his own account, the Army veteran from Tucson, Arizona, has been twice convicted of a DUI. He says the second time — which occurred in 2014 — cost him 90 days in jail, and his driver’s license […]
October 27, 2017
Policy
Kaine: Jobs for Military Spouses Is a Bipartisan Issue
Military spouses who want to work suffer from an unemployment rate five times greater than the national average and they are looking for help from the government to solve the problem. In an exclusive interview with Federal News Radio, Sen. Tim Kaine (D-Va.) said Congress shouldn’t have any trouble passing some simple provisions to help […]
October 27, 2017
Other News
Private College Mandates Class on Military, Patriotism
POINT LOOKOUT, Mo. — An evangelical Christian college in Missouri is now requiring first-year students to take a class aimed at encouraging patriotism. The College of the Ozarks has unveiled a military science class called Patriotic Education and Fitness. The course aims to educate students on modern military customs, U.S. politics and flag protocol and […]
October 27, 2017
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