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Harris, Graham Reintroduce Bill to Reauthorize HBCU Historic Preservation Program

U.S. Senators Kamala D. Harris, D-CA, and Lindsey Graham, R-SC, have reintroduced proposed legislation to reauthorize the historically Black college and universities (HBCU) Historic Preservation Program from the 2019 to 2025 fiscal years. The bill would authorize funding for grants to restore historic buildings and sites at HBCUs across the U.S. that have deteriorated over […]

Cornish College of the Arts Announces Tuition Decrease by 20 Percent

Cornish College of the Arts has announced it will lower tuition by 20 percent, resetting it to prior levels in an effort to address long-term student loan debt and make the institution more accessible to students. The college becomes the first art school in the nation to implement a tuition reset. The tuition change will go […]

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NIH Gives $12M to UIC to Continue Latino Health Study

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a $12 million contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to continue its participation in the epidemiological Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). First launched in 2008, HCHS/SOL is a multi-site study created to locate specific diseases present within the Hispanic population, in addition […]

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Sacred Heart University Creates New Doctoral Program

The Isabelle Farrington College of Education at Sacred Heart University will soon add a new doctoral program in educational leadership that will provide school leaders with social, emotional and academic leadership (SEAL) skills. The Doctor of Education degree is the first doctoral program that the College will offer its students and is the first of its […]

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West Virginia Presidents Sign Entrepreneurship NACCE Pledge During Higher Education Day

In celebration of Higher Education Day, nine presidents from West Virginia’s community and technical colleges (CTC) signed the “Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge” of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) at the state capitol. Pledge signers commit their institutions to undertake entrepreneurial practices that increase economic vitality in their communities. Dr. Sarah Tucker, chancellor […]

Study: Students Using English Language Learning Software Experienced Greater Gains in Proficiency

Community college students who used the app Voxy had more proficiency gains in the English language than their peers in the same group who used a different software. That’s the findings of a new study conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). The study, conducted at Miami Dade College, was created to analyze the impact […]

Loyola University Medical Center Names New President

Loyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]

Coker College’s Name Change to Be In Effect on July 1

Coker College, a private, liberal arts college located in Hartsville, South Carolina, will soon be known as Coker University. The name change, which will be effective beginning on July 1, will give “the institution a name that adequately reflects its growth as a graduate degree-granting institution, an innovator in online learning, and a viable higher […]

University of Maine System Reviewing Over 30 Academic Programs

Officials from the University of Maine System are reviewing more than 30 programs that are under-enrolled and need to be restructured or be possibly eliminated or merged in efforts of being more cost efficient. “We want to make sure there’s a vitality for the students in the program, that there is a critical mass of […]

Duke University Professor Apologizes, Steps Down from Admin Post

Dr. Megan Neely, an assistant professor of biostatistics at Duke University who recently emailed students requesting they speak “English 100 percent of the time” while in campus facilities has apologized for her email, noting that it was inappropriate. She also stepped down from her administrative position. “I deeply regret the hurt my email has caused,” […]

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Johns Hopkins University Purchases Newseum Building in D.C.

In an effort to consolidate the university’s operations in Washington, D.C., Johns Hopkins University has announced it plans to purchase the Newseum building, located on Pennsylvania Avenue. The university will purchase the building from the Freedom Forum for $372.5 million, pending approval. Johns Hopkins will renovate the building, including creating office and classroom space for […]

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Green Mountain Finalizes Paul Smith’s College Transfer Agreement

Green Mountain College has finalized a transfer agreement with Paul Smith’s College after recently announcing it will close its doors when the spring 2019 semester ends. The transfer agreement will establish an easy transfer pathway for Green Mountain students after the college closes. Under the agreement, students who apply to Paul Smith’s for the 2019-20 […]

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