On July 13th, President Obama gathered the press corps into the Rose Garden in order to announce his next pick for the post of Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin (KNFP-13). Speaking in conjunction with his overall plan for heath care change, President Obama lauded Dr. Benjamin for her efforts to bring about change in the Gulf Coast area, if there’s anyone who understands the urgency of meeting this challenge in a personal and powerful way, it’s the woman who will become our nation’s next Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin.
Obama's Surgeon General Pick: Dr. Regina Benjamin (KNFP-13)
On July 13th, President Obama gathered the press corps into the Rose Garden in order to announce his next pick for the post of Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin (KNFP-13). Speaking in conjunction with his overall plan for heath care change, President Obama lauded Dr. Benjamin for her efforts to bring about change in the Gulf Coast area, if there’s anyone who understands the urgency of meeting this challenge in a personal and powerful way, it’s the woman who will become our nation’s next Surgeon General, Dr. Regina Benjamin.
Read the Remarks by the President in Announcement of US Surgeon General
Free Speech vs. Cultural Sensitivity
Suzanne Burgoyne (KNFP-02) engages campus leaders from nine schools in “Difficult Diagnosis” workshop hosted by the University of Missouri. The workshops are geared to tackle the recent confrontations seen on college campuses by promoting civil discourse and an environment for the free exchange of ideas on college campuses. Participants spent four days swapping stories about volatile classroom encounters and tips on promoting academic freedom, while tolerating offensive speech without allowing racial, ethnic, cultural and religious slurs or sexually explicit remarks.
Read more about it on the WashingtonPost.com.