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Napping Pods Coming to the University of Arizona
The HOHM pods or “napping pods,” founded by alumnus Nik Woods, are coming to the University of Arizona’s campus. The pods will be available daily beginning on Dec. 3 from 10 a.m. to 8 p.m. Students will be allowed two hours of free naps per month and can range from 30 minutes to four hours, […]
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Georgia Southern University Receives $5M Gift From Greg Parker
Greg Parker, founder and president of The Parker Companies, has donated a $5 million gift to Georgia Southern University (GSU)’s College of Business, making it the single largest donation in the university’s history. Parker said he chose to give the donation to the school in efforts of helping create a world class business school, with […]
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State Historical Marker for Johnson C. Smith University Disappears
A North Carolina state historical marker honoring Johnson C. Smith University has disappeared, according to officials at North Carolina’s Department of Natural and Cultural Resources. The department has asked the public for help in finding the marker, which was placed on Beatties Ford Road at Dixon Street in 2001, according to The Charlotte Observer. The […]
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President of NAICU to Step Down After Serving for 25 Years
Dr. David L. Warren, the third president of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) will step down after serving for 25 years, effective June 30, 2019. NAICU is an organization that serves as the “unified” national voice of independent higher education and mirrors the diversity of private, nonprofit U.S. higher education institutions. […]
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First Black Female Student Named President of Harvard’s Student Newspaper
Harvard University’s school newspaper, The Harvard Crimson, has appointed junior Kristine E. Guillaume as its first Black female president, effective next year. Established in 1873, the newspaper is America’s oldest standing daily college newspaper. Past editors of The Harvard Crimson include Presidents Franklin D. Roosevelt and John F. Kennedy in addition to many well-known journalists. […]
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UW-Madison’s Jackson Receive ASHE Award
The Association for the Study of Higher Education (ASHE) has recognized Dr. Jerlando F. L. Jackson. Jackson, the Vilas Distinguished Professor of Higher Education and director of Wisconsin’s Equity and Inclusion Laboratory (Wei LAB) received the Council on Ethnic Participation Mildred GarcĂa Award for Exemplary Scholarship (Senior). This award honors a practitioner-scholar seminal that focuses […]
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Dr. Johnnetta B. Cole Appointed Chair & President of the National Council of Negro Women
Dr. Johnnetta Betsch Cole has been appointed chair and seventh president of the National Council of Negro Women (NCNW) during the end of the council’s 58th Biennial National Convention in Washington, D.C. “At this moment when I have the exceptional honor of beginning my service as the chair of our beloved National Council of Negro […]
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American Indian College Fund & United Health Foundation Award 11 Native American College Students with Scholarships
The American Indian College Fund has collaborated with the United Health Foundation to award 11 Native American North Dakota college students with scholarships through United Health’s Foundation Tribal Wellness Scholarship Program. The United Health Foundation Tribal Wellness Scholarship Program inspires Native American college students to pursue careers in the mental health field to help their […]
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Department of Education Launches New App Making it “Easier” to Fill out FAFSA
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Senate Education Committee chairman Lamar Alexander R-Tenn showed Sevier County High School students and local guidance counselors how to use the new myStudentAid mobile app. “Filling out the [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] FAFSA is now easier than ever before,” DeVos said. “For the first time, students […]
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AMA Adopts new Policy Geared Towards Preventing Physician and Medical Student Suicide
The American Medical Association (AMA) has adopted a new policy geared towards identifying patterns that could predict and eventually prevent suicide among physicians-in-training. AMA will utilize the new policy with assistance from the Liaison Committee on Medical Education and the Accreditation Council for Graduate Medical Education to collect data regarding medical student, resident and fellow […]
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Northeastern University to Purchase Small, Private College in London
Northeastern University, located in Boston, has purchased a small, private college in central London called The New College of the Humanities to continue its yearlong international expansion. The New College of the Humanities is a six-year-old institution that currently enrolls 200 students. “This new partnership will open up a broad range of learning and research […]
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UWSP Announces Elimination of Six Majors, Plan to Restructure Colleges
The University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (UWSP) chancellor Dr. Bernie Patterson has announced it will make several adjustments to its degree programs after experiencing budget deficits and low student enrollment. In the announcement, Patterson said that the new plan will “produce graduates who are among the best prepared professionals in Wisconsin.” The new changes include the elimination […]
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