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Nursing
Nurses Use High-Tech Sleep Pods for Students
LAS CRUCES, N.M. — Students in Southern New Mexico are learning that often a short nap can save a day that isn’t going right. Two high schools in the Las Cruces Public Schools district and two in the Gadsden Independent School District are using sleep pods — EnergyPods made by MetroNaps. The high-tech pods, a […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
Medical Residents Can Work Longer
CHICAGO — Rookie doctors can work up to 24 hours straight under new work limits taking effect this summer — a move supporters say will enhance training and foes maintain will do just the opposite. A Chicago-based group that establishes work standards for U.S. medical school graduates has voted to eliminate a 16-hour cap for […]
March 23, 2017
Other News
Wait Times to See Urban Doctors Stretch
Patients are waiting an average of 24 days to schedule an appointment with a doctor, according to a study of commonly used specialty physicians in 15 major U.S. cities. The time to schedule an appointment has jumped 30% in 15 U.S. metropolitan areas from 18.5 days in 2014 amid a national doctor shortage fueled by […]
March 23, 2017
Disparities
U.S. Infant Mortality Dips 15%
(CNN) — Infant mortality rates have reached new lows, according to a report released by the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention on Tuesday. From 2005 to 2014, the infant mortality rate in the US dropped 15%, from 6.86 infant deaths per 1,000 live births to 5.82. Sudden infant death syndrome, or SIDS, declined […]
March 23, 2017
Disparities
Rural Hospitals Fear Healthcare Bill’s Effects
CLAXTON, Ga. — Talmadge Yarbrough had just sat down at his desk and opened a box of pecans when he let out a gasp that could have been his last breath. He’d gone into cardiac arrest in his office, a co-worker called 911, and an ambulance drove him two miles to the small hospital that […]
March 23, 2017
Policies
GOP Leaders Boost Pressure on Healthcare
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump and House leaders are revving up pressure on balky conservatives and other Republican lawmakers as crunch time approaches on the party’s health care overhaul bill, a drive GOP leaders concede they can’t afford to lose. A day before the House planned votes on the measure, Trump was expected to continue […]
March 23, 2017
Policies
An Architect of ACA Advising Trump
When bioethicist and oncologist Ezekiel Emanuel met with President Trump at the White House on Monday, the session revealed publicly what has been happening privately for months: A trusted ally of former president Barack Obama and chief architect of the Affordable Care Act is trying to help steer how Republicans take it apart. With the […]
March 23, 2017
Students
State-focused Leaders Backing Free K-14 System
Advocates say policymakers and higher education leaders should initiate a national discussion to establish a free and universal K-14 system to reduce disparities and make college more accessible.
March 22, 2017
Students
Jordan Putting St. Mary’s College on the Map
Dr. Tuajuanda C. Jordan is helping to bring new visibility to a small liberal arts college that was once considered a well-kept secret.
March 22, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Re-indigenization is Underway
To understand the significance of re-indigenization, one needs to understand its anti-thesis: the 500-year process of de-indigenization.
March 22, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Oregon Professor Sues School Over Gender Bias
EUGENE, Ore. — The University of Oregon has been hit with a lawsuit by one of its psychology professors over claims that she is being paid substantially less than several of her less-experienced male colleagues. The Register-Guard reports Jennifer Freyd filed the lawsuit Tuesday alleging she was subject to sex-based discrimination in violation of the […]
March 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Trump to Deliver Liberty University Commencement Address
WASHINGTON  — President Donald Trump will deliver the keynote address at Liberty University’s commencement ceremony. Liberty University President Jerry Falwell Jr. provided the details of the May 13 graduation ceremony in a statement Wednesday. Falwell was a close ally to Trump during his campaign and told The Associated Press in January that he’d been asked […]
March 22, 2017
Students
Case Western Offering Military Ethics Graduate Degree
CLEVELAND — Officials with Case Western Reserve University say the Ohio school’s new graduate program in military ethics is the first of its kind in the country. Cleveland.com reports the Master of Arts in Military Ethics program allows students to earn a specialized degree that would prepare them for careers in military ethics, law, foreign […]
March 22, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Ex-rowers’ Suit Against University of Kansas
LAWRENCE, Kan. — A judge dismissed a lawsuit against the University of Kansas by parents of two former rowers who allege they were sexually assaulted by a Jayhawk football player in a campus dorm. Douglas County District Judge B. Kay Hoff ruled, among other things, that the former rowers have left the university and no […]
March 22, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Former Penn State President’s Criminal Trial Set to Resume
HARRISBURG, Pa. — The criminal trial of Penn State’s former president on felony child endangerment charges is set to resume, with two of his former top lieutenants among those who could take the stand. Seven people are on the prosecution’s witness list and could testify Wednesday, as Graham Spanier’s trial in Harrisburg continues. They include […]
March 22, 2017
Students
California State University Board Votes to Raise Tuition
SAN FRANCISCO — California State University’s governing board Wednesday approved the first tuition increase in six years for the system’s 23 campuses, drawing chants of opposition from students who said they’re already struggling to afford the cost of education. The board of trustees voted 11-8, approving a proposal that will increase undergraduate tuition by $270 […]
March 22, 2017
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Cultivating the Whole Student
Dr. Virginia Ambler is vice president for student affairs at William & Mary, one of the 18 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs
March 22, 2017
Students
Partnership Aims to Boost LGBTQ Inclusion at HBCUs
The Center for Minority Serving Institutions at the University of Pennsylvania is teaming up with the Human Rights Campaign Foundation to launch a three-year initiative to develop LGBTQ-inclusive programming at HBCUs across the nation.
March 21, 2017
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