Hispanic Community October 2019

Ecuador Deal Cancels Austerity Plan

Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno and indigenous leaders struck a deal that cancels a disputed austerity plan. This ends nearly two weeks of protests.

Global October 2019

Abortion Medication Required On Campuses

California Gov. Gavin Newsom signed a law that requires the 34 campuses in the University of California and California State University systems to have abortion medication on campus.

Hispanic Community October 2019

Ecuador Crisis Weakens President

Ecuador’s President Lenín Moreno has signed a decree that will return gas prices to subsidized levels. This comes one day after he struck a deal to cancel an austerity package.

Legal October 2019

New Law Impacts California Teachers

A new law in California allows teachers, co-workers and employers to seek gun violence restraining orders. The bill was vetoed twice by the former governor, Jerry Brown.

Legal October 2019

Results Of Sandy Hook Defamation Case

The father of one of the children killed in the Sandy Hook shooting, has been awarded $450,000 in a defamation case against conspiracy theorists claiming the shooting never happened.

Global October 2019

Congressman Elijah Cummings Has Died

Congressman Elijah Cummings has died of complications from longstanding health problems. The 68-year-old congressman was the chairman of the House Oversight and Reform Committee.

Health Care October 2019

JJC’s New Medical Assisting Program

Joliet Junior College is launching a new medical assisting program, which is a one-year certificate pathway and is currently enrolling students for Spring 2020.

Global October 2019

Will US Require DNA From Asylum-Seekers?

Amended regulations require the majority of migrants crossing the border between official entry points to give DNA samples, which would be added to an FBI database.

Financing October 2019

$28M Fund For 30 Scholarships

Princeton Theological Seminary is setting up a $28 million fund to provide 30 scholarships as reparations for slavery. The seminary is also setting up doctoral fellowships.

Global October 2019

CS+ Animal Sciences’ Undergraduate Degree

The University of Illinois is launching a new undergraduate degree combining computer sciences and animal sciences known as CS+ Animal Sciences.

Global October 2019

California Wildfire Forces Evacuations

A wildfire that has grown to 15 square miles (10,000 acres) has forced evacuations north of San Francisco in Sonoma County.

Health Care October 2019

Medical Pot On Campus

Federal and state marijuana laws are clashing on college campuses with lawsuits and loss of federal funding as possible outcomes.

Global October 2019

Harvard Student Paper Blasted

The Harvard Crimson student newspaper is being blasted for seeking comment from a federal immigration agency in connection to a story about a campus protest against the agency.

Global October 2019

Global Climate Fund Pledges Reach $9.8B

Twenty-seven countries announced contributions to the Green Climate Fund by the end of a two-day conference in Paris. The global climate fund pledges have reached $9.8 billion.

Legal October 2019

DeVos Held In Contempt Of Court

Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has been held in contempt of court for violating an order to stop collecting loans from thousands of former for-profit college students.