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Plan to Harm Obamacare Could Backfire
Don’t tell President Trump, but cutting off extra Obamacare subsidies to insurers could actually improve – not ignite – the very insurance marketplaces he wants to undermine. Weirdly enough, slightly more people – not fewer — could receive health insurance by 2020 were the president to terminate the controversial cost-sharing payments, otherwise known as CSRs, […]
August 24, 2017
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Data Reveal Disparities in Prescribing Opioids
For most of the last decade, this once thriving city had the highest unemployment rate in Virginia. Its disability and poverty rates are consistently double the state average, and its population is aging. In July, the former textile and furniture manufacturing mecca earned another dubious distinction. According to the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and […]
August 24, 2017
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Trump Halts Study of Health Impact of Mining
Outrage has followed the Trump administration’s decision late last week to put the brakes on a study into the health impacts of mountaintop removal coal mining in Central Appalachia. The National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine said Monday it received a letter from the Interior Department’s Office of Surface Mining Reclamation and Enforcement ordering […]
August 24, 2017
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Racist Beauty Standards Pose Chemical Hazards
Yet another sign of racism and inequality comes to you from your cosmetic cabinet. According to a new research published by the American Journal of Obstetrics and Gynecology, women of color have higher concentrations of beauty product-related chemicals in their bodies than white women do. “And water is wet,” you might be inclined to say […]
August 24, 2017
Students
Garcia Feels Most Effective on Front Lines of Higher Education
Although Dr. Gina Ann Garcia is an advocate for equity and diversity, she didn’t always know that she wanted to build a career in higher education. But during her time in college, Garcia decided that she wanted to give people the same “transformative” experience that she had as a student.
August 23, 2017
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Nation’s Oldest HBCU Focused on Sustainability
Alumni and experts weigh in on the future of 180-year-old Cheyney University as the nation’s oldest HBCU faces financial and leadership challenges.
August 23, 2017
Students
Princeton Review Does a Disservice to Prospective LGBTQ+ Students
The “LGBTQ Unfriendly” list does a great disservice to our prospective students by giving a grossly incomplete picture of institutional commitment to LGBTQ+ individuals.
August 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Howard University Appoints Comey to Endowed Chair
In a move seen as a win for HBCUs and a potential boon for diversity in America’s intelligence community, Howard University on Wednesday announced that recently ousted FBI director James Comey has been appointed to an endowed chair on public policy.
August 23, 2017
Students
Baylor Settlements Could Signal Trend of More to Come
AUSTIN, Texas — Baylor University’s recent settlement of a high-profile federal lawsuit suggests the nation’s largest Baptist school may be willing to reach more deals to help move past its sexual assault scandal. Federal lawsuits have piled up over the last year as the scandal mounted with allegations of a football program that acted above […]
August 23, 2017
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Pennsylvania to Forgive $30M in Loans to Cheyney University
HARRISBURG, Pa. — Pennsylvania’s state-owned university system has agreed to forgive $30 million in loans to a financially struggling historically black college if the school can maintain a balanced budget over the next four years. The chairwoman of the system’s board of governors says the plan approved Tuesday gives Cheyney University a “path forward” as […]
August 23, 2017
News Roundup
Report: Half of Massachusett’s Labor Force Holds Bachelor’s Degrees
BOSTON — Half of all workers in Massachusetts held a bachelor’s degree or higher in 2016, marking the first time any U.S. state has reached that educational threshold, according to a report released Wednesday by the independent Massachusetts Budget and Policy Center. The same analysis points to a growing wage chasm in the state, with […]
August 23, 2017
Students
Flint Scholarship Plan Gets $2M from Pistons Owner, Utility
LANSING, Mich. — Detroit Pistons owner Tom Gores and a major Michigan utility’s foundation each committed $1 million Wednesday to covering college tuition for Flint high school graduates in the wake of the city’s water crisis. The $2 million in combined pledges for a fledgling “Flint Promise” program are the first to be publicly announced […]
August 23, 2017
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SUSAN MOFFITT
SUSAN MOFFITT has been appointed director of the A. Alfred Taubman Center for American Politics and Policy at Brown University. She is also an associate professor of political science and international and public affairs at the university. Moffitt earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of Rochester and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of Michigan.
August 23, 2017
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JOHNNY P. TOOSON
JOHNNY P. TOOSON has been named executive director of student engagement and leadership at the University of Massachusetts Amherst. He was previously associate director for student life at Georgia State University. Tooson earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from the University of Alabama.
August 23, 2017
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KIMBERLY BEATTY
KIMBERLY BEATTY has been named chancellor of Metropolitan Community College. She was vice chancellor for instructional services and chief academic officer at Houston Community College. Beatty earned a bachelor’s degree, a master’s degree and an Ed.D. from Morgan State University.
August 23, 2017
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ANN LAMPKIN-WILLIAMS
ANN LAMPKIN-WILLIAMS was appointed to a two-year term as interim dean of the College of Education, Health, and Human Services at the University of Michigan-Dearborn. She is special counsel to the chancellor for inclusion and strategic projects. Lampkin-Williams earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees in social work from Indiana University. She has a Ph.D. from Clark Atlanta University.
August 23, 2017
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BARBEE OAKES
BARBEE OAKES has been appointed chief diversity officer at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas (UNLV), effective September 1. Oakes is chief diversity officer and assistant provost for diversity and inclusion at Wake Forest University. She earned bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Wake Forest University and a Ph.D. from the University of Tennessee, Knoxville.
August 23, 2017
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NSOMBI B. RICKETTS
NSOMBI B. RICKETTS has been appointed assistant provost for diversity and inclusion at Northwestern University. She was formerly the inaugural assistant dean of diversity and inclusion for The Graduate School at Northwestern University. Ricketts earned a B.S. in education and social policy from Northwestern University and an MBA in marketing, strategy and leadership from Emory University.
August 23, 2017
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