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News Roundup: Page 265
News Roundup
Trump to Sign Bill That Provides Money for Job Training
President Donald Trump plans to sign legislation to reauthorize a program that provides money for job training and related programs for students. That’s according to his daughter and adviser Ivanka Trump, who was with him at a workforce development event Thursday in Dubuque, Iowa. In recent months, she met with Democrat and Republican lawmakers and […]
Leadership & Policy
Months After Termination, Ex-Pres Sues Arkansas Baptist College
Dr. Joseph L. Jones, former president of Arkansas Baptist College, is suing the school out of belief that he was fired without cause. In his lawsuit, Jones also accused campus leaders of not disclosing the college’s financial challenges during his contract negotiations, the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reported in a recent article. In a statement released in […]
Leadership & Policy
Heidi Anderson Named 16th President of UMES
The University System of Maryland announced that the next president of the University of Maryland Eastern Shore (UMES) will be Dr. Heidi M. Anderson, effective September 1. Anderson has held many positions within the higher ed administration field, and has written or co-written scores of refereed publications, professional articles, book chapters and abstracts. Most recently, […]
African-American
‘Aim Higher Act’ House Bill Draws Praise from Higher Ed Groups
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) and the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) have announced support of the Aim Higher Act legislation introduced this week in the U.S. House of Representatives. The Democrat-crafted bill, a version of the Higher Education Act that is due for reauthorization, has some significant differences from the PROSPER […]
African-American
UNCF Expands Scholars Program
The United Negro College Fund (UNCF) announced Wednesday that it will expand its UNCF/Koch Scholars Program, which aims to provide more educational opportunities for African-American students in the areas of entrepreneurship, innovation and economics. The program prepares students for the workforce by offering them scholarships, mentorship and academic support. Participants focus on how their entrepreneurial […]
STEM
Program Boosts Minority Male Middle-Schoolers’ Tech Skills
During July, Hampton University and Verizon Innovative Learning collaborated on a program that allowed male minority middle-school students to immerse themselves in science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) activities in order to bridge the digital divide. According to Hampton University, by 2020, 77 percent of U.S. jobs will require technology skills. The program provides select […]
News Roundup
Colleges Ask for a Share of Future Salary in Lieu of Loans
MONTPELIER, Vt. — As more students balk at the debt loads they face after graduation, some colleges are offering an alternative: We’ll pay your tuition if you offer us a percentage of your future salary. Norwich University announced Tuesday that it will become the latest school to offer this type of contract, known as an […]
News Roundup
First Black Female Pilot to Work in Alabama National Guard
Kayla Freeman, a 2016 graduate of Tuskegee University, becomes the first Black female pilot in the Alabama National Guard after graduating Fort Rucker’s Army Aviation School. Ranked second lieutenant, Freeman didn’t realize how historic and inspiring this event truly was. “I didn’t think about making history when I started this journey. I just wanted to […]
HBCUs
New AKA President Glenda Glover Gives $50K for HBCUs
Dr. Glenda Glover, the new international president of Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority, Inc., (AKA) kicked off her role by donating $50,000 to the sorority’s Educational Advancement Foundation, specifically for historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs). Glover’s donation at the sorority’s recent Boule gathering in Houston was lauded as a commitment to education – a commitment […]
News Roundup
UVA Center Hires Trump Ex-Official, Many Faculty Disapprove
Dozens of University of Virginia professors are outraged at the university’s decision to hire a former member of the Trump administration, according to an NBC-29 news report in Charlottesville, Va. Marc Short, a former White House director of legislative affairs who has an MBA from UVA, has been hired as a senior fellow at the […]
News Roundup
California Teachers Union Has Pay Breakthrough with Foothill-De Anza
In the wake of conflicts over employee salaries which occurred last semester, Foothill-De Anza Community College officials announced a temporary agreement with its largest union over pay raises for the 2018-2019 school year. Members of the union still need to ratify the settlement and the Foothill-De Anza board of trustees still need approve it, however it’s […]
African-American
House Bill Provides $8M for HBCU Historic Preservation Fund
Advocates for historically Black colleges and universities are praising the passage of a U.S. House of Representatives “minibus” appropriations bill that will increase funding for the HBCU Historic Preservation Fund if approved by the Senate for fiscal year 2019. Earlier this year, the H.R. 6147 bill originally set aside $5 million for the fund for […]
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