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Is Donald Trump's Policies Hurting International Adoption?

In September, President Trump issued a presidential proclamation adding a number of countries to his travel ban that made headlines earlier this year. The original list of Iran, Libya, Somalia,

By Danika McClure

November 9, 2017

Race and Diversity: Schools Overhaul Curriculum after Charlottesville

Recent protests in Charlottesville, Virginia, ended violently, as white supremacists clashed with counter-demonstrators, and a car driven by 20-year-old James Alex Fields Jr., ploughed into a crowd

By Danika McClure

September 26, 2017

New Study Suggests Alcohol Dependency is the Next Major Health Crisis

Americans are facing a new public health crisis. According to a new study published in JAMA Psychiatry, an astounding one in eight Americans are currently struggling with alcohol addiction. The

By Danika McClure

September 12, 2017

Critical Condition: The Major Health Care Crisis Congress is Ignoring

Over the past few weeks, headlines regarding the legislative efforts to repeal and replace the Affordable Care Effort have been abundant, with some experts indicating that there may still be

By Danika McClure

August 3, 2017

Want to Bring Down Health Care Costs? Here's What You Need to Know

Life expectancies for Americans have increased significantly over the past hundred years. Today, Americans can expect to live an average of 25 years longer than in generations previous, living fulfilled

By Danika McClure

June 8, 2017

Why You Should Care that Prisoners Have Access to Higher Ed

Access to higher education has been on the forefront of the political sphere over the past two presidential races, with both parties agreeing that students need to be educated in

By Danika McClure

May 22, 2017

Trump Administration's Student Loan Policy Has Dire Implications

Student loan default rates are a major problem for many students. In fact, according to a recent analysis from the Consumer Federation of America (CFA), millions of Americans have fallen

By Danika McClure

March 23, 2017

Health Care Can Be More Effective and Less Expensive -- Here's How

Americans spend nearly $2.6 trillion each year on healthcare, but have some of the lowest life expectancies in the developed world. In addition, rates of infant mortality, diabetes, and

By Danika McClure

March 22, 2017

Incarcerated Women Largely Ignored in Criminal Justice Reform

Over the course of 25 years, women’s incarceration has increased drastically, and has reached a point where females are jailed at a rate of nearly 150 percent when compared

By Danika McClure

January 19, 2017

The Case for Liberal Studies in the Wake of a STEM Shortage

In the wake of a undergraduate shortage in STEM fields (Science, Technology, Engineering and Mathematics), degrees in the liberal arts and humanities have come under fire, often deemed frivolous and

By Danika McClure

December 21, 2016

Rural Areas in America Struggle to Find Mental Health Care

The 2010 implementation of the Affordable Care Act ensured that mental and behavioral health treatment would be an essential benefit covered by all health insurance policies sold on the federal

By Danika McClure

December 6, 2016

The Other Health Crisis: Taking Care of An Aging Population

The election of Donald Trump, along with a conservative House and Senate, has the potential to drastically cut costs to federal programs that affect the health of the most vulnerable

By Danika McClure

November 21, 2016