WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Dan Morenoff, executive director of the American Civil Rights Project, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * I appreciate the Committee allowing me to contribute to its consideration of the status of so-called "DEI" in higher education.1 B more PR

CARRBORO, North Carolina, May 28 -- The International Society for Thrombosis and Haemostasis issued the following news: * * * ASH and ISTH Publish Revised Clinical Practice Guidelines for Pediatric Venous Thromboembolism New clinical guidelines recommend direct oral anticoagulants over current standard of care in many children WASHINGTON - The American Society of Hematology (ASH) and the International Society on Thrombosis and Haemostasis (ISTH) released new and updated clinical practice gui more PR

CEDARVILLE, Ohio, May 28 -- Cedarville University issued the following news: * * * Cedarville Professor Leading National Conversation on Pharmacy Education By Serine Warner In a year marked by prolific scholarship, Dr. Aleda Chen, associate dean and professor of pharmacy practice at Cedarville University, is helping shape the future of pharmacy education through groundbreaking research and national collaboration. In 2024 alone, Chen authored or coauthored 22 peer-reviewed publications, mos more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 25, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future: behind the blue door Written by Bill Glahn Local media are digging into the newest Feeding Our Future scandal, the nonprofit New Vision Foundation of St. Paul. What went on behind the blue door? Keep in mind that neither the nonprofit nor anyone associated with i more PR

GOLDEN VALLEY, Minnesota, May 28 -- The Center of the American Experiment, a civic and educational organization that says it creates and advocates policies, issued the following commentary on May 27, 2025: * * * Feeding Our Future fugitive nabbed Written by Bill Glahn It's a tale as old as time itself: a last-minute ticket purchased to Dubai, another airport arrest. Lou Raguse of KARE-11 TV reported on the 6 p.m. news this evening that Hibo Daar, age 50, was arrested at the airport on her w more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Kurt Miceli, medical director for Do No Harm, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Chairman Owens, Ranking Member Wilson, and members of the Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development, thank you for the invitation and opportunity  more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The Center for European Policy Analysis posted the following news: * * * History Wars: Lithuania's Next History, in the hands of Kremlin propagandists, is a weapon. Vladimir Putin's war manifesto was a 5,000-word essay arguing that Ukrainians were "historically" Russian. Now, a new 400-page history of Lithuania takes an alarmingly similar approach. The aim is to present Lithuania as an artificial creation riddled with Nazism. The book is not some fringe publication. It c more PR

MUNICH, Germany, May 28 -- ifo Institute issued the following news release: * * * German Population Sees Bavaria as the Most Family- and Child-Friendly Federal State; Bremen Brings up the Rear The German population sees Bavaria as the most family- and child-friendly federal state, according to an analysis by ifo Dresden to mark World Children's Day on June 1. They view Bremen as the most child-unfriendly German state. "Overall, the majority of people in Germany rate the situation for children more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following written testimony by Renu Mukherjee, a fellow at the Manhattan Institute, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) programs have had a profoundly negative impact in higher education. Research shows that these programs are ju more PR

NEW YORK, May 28 (TNSLrpt) -- The Manhattan Institute, in its issue brief titled "It's Time for College Professors to Teach," argues that teaching and mentoring have become secondary concerns at many of the nation's four-year colleges, with detrimental effects on costs, student outcomes, and campus culture. This critical analysis, authored by Frederick M. Hess and Richard B. Keck, was issued in April 2025. The report contends that the nation's most expensive colleges often feature faculty teach more PR

SYRACUSE, New York, May 28 -- The State University of New York Upstate Medical University campus issued the following news: * * * Maryellen Sheridan of Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital named president of American Pediatric Surgical Nursing Association Maryellen Sheridan, RN, MSN, a pediatric clinical nurse specialist at Upstate Golisano Children's Hospital, has become president of the 1,000-member American Pediatric Surgical Nurses Association, Inc. (APSNA) Founded in 1992, the APSNA aim more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Liya Palagashvili, a labor economist at the Mercatus Center at George Mason University, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * Good morning, Chairman Mackenzie and members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections. It is an honor to testify before you. My name is Liya Palagashvili, and I am a labor economist at the Mercatus C more PR

WASHINGTON, May 27 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Workforce Protections released the following testimony by Laura Padin, director of work structures at the National Employment Law Project, from a May 20, 2025, hearing entitled "Empowering the Modern Worker": * * * Thank you Chairman Mackenzie, Ranking Member Omar, and Members of the Subcommittee on Workforce Protections for this opportunity to testify today on the important subject of empowering the modern worker. My name more PR

NEW YORK, May 23 -- Mount Sinai Health System issued the following news release: * * * New Framework for Characterizing Traumatic Brain Injury To Reveal More Detail About Patient's Condition and Potential for Recovery Coalition of experts and patients from 14 countries expands assessment beyond immediate clinical symptoms, using advanced tools for improved insights New York, NY - After more than half a century, assessment of traumatic brain injuries (TBI) is getting an overhaul that is expec more PR

PHOENIX, Arizona, May 28 (TNSjou) -- The University of Phoenix issued the following news release: * * * Workshop on GenAI and learning assessment University of Phoenix academic leadership join national conference of Association for the Assessment of Learning in Higher Education By Sharla Hooper Drs. Eric Page and Gretchen Meyers to lead a skill development workshop on using generative AI in learning assessment University of Phoenix academic assessment leaders Eric Page, Ed.D., senior mana more PR

WASHINGTON, May 28 -- The House Education and Workforce Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Development released the following testimony by Shaun Harper, a provost professor of education, public policy and business at the University of Southern California, from a May 21, 2025, hearing entitled "Restoring Excellence: The Case Against DEI." DEI stands for diversity, equity and inclusion. * * * Culture centers and multicultural affairs offices, programs and activities, resources, and s more PR

RICHMOND, Virginia, May 28 -- Virginia Commonwealth University issued the following news on May 27, 2025: * * * VCU professor Yaoying Xu honored for lifetime scholarship in multicultural/multiethnic education The director of VCU's International Educational Studies Center is recognized by a national research association. By Laura O'Brien Yaoying Xu, Ph.D., a professor and center director in Virginia Commonwealth University's School of Education, has been honored by the American Educational  more PR