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Section: Demographics > Disabilties
Faculty & Staff
SUNY Broome’s Health Care MOOC Gaining Global Attention
Foundations for Assisting in Home Care is targeted at individuals who are considering pursuing a degree in health care and anyone who feels the need for guidance on how to assist the elderly or those who are ill.
January 5, 2016
Students
School Settles Suit over Support Animals in Student Housing
CLEVELAND ― Kent State University in northeast Ohio has agreed to pay two former students $100,000 to settle a fair housing lawsuit that was filed by the U.S. Justice Department after the school refused to allow the students to keep an emotional support dog in a university apartment. The settlement announced on Monday also calls […]
January 5, 2016
Students
Student Won’t Receive Degree Despite Disability Accommodation
A nursing student who failed a mandatory test four times in a required course despite disability accommodation isn’t entitled to her bachelor’s degree, a federal judge in Covington, Kentucky, has ruled.
December 13, 2015
African-American
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Lincoln University Tells Parent’s Association to Back Off Diverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against Valparaiso A Lesson in Isolation: Being Hopi in Higher Education In Malaysia, Obama Says Education an Anti-Terrorism Strategy
November 24, 2015
Leadership & Policy
Diverse Docket: African-American Student Loses Bias Suit Against Valparaiso
An African-American nursing student who was dismissed for low grades has lost her racial discrimination suit against Valparaiso University.
November 22, 2015
Disabilties
Report: Clear Path from Community Colleges to 4-Year Institutions
The Edvance Foundation issued a report that lays out a series of recommendations on how to smooth the transfer pathway from community colleges to four-year institutions.
November 19, 2015
Disabilties
Fueling the Talent Engine —– A Rich Mixture to go the Distance
The talent engines of organizations can be fueled to perform at the highest levels of excellence through developing and maintaining diverse coaching/mentoring relationships.
November 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
CINDY D. KAM
CINDY D. KAM was named William R. Kenan Jr. Chair in the Department of Political Science at Vanderbilt University. She also serves as senior associate dean for faculty in the College of Arts and Science and is the director of the Research on Individuals, Politics & Society Laboratory at Vanderbilt. Kam holds a bachelor’s from Princeton University, and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Michigan.
November 4, 2015
Students
Obama Administration Looks to New Rules to Curb Student Debt
U.S. colleges will face new restrictions on using debit cards to distribute financial aid, and more people will have income-based options for repaying student loans under a pair of regulations given final approval by the Obama administration on Tuesday.
October 28, 2015
Students
ELREO CAMPBELL
ELREO CAMPBELL has been appointed an associate dean and director of financial aid at Colby College. He was dean of student financial services at Newbury College. Campbell earned an associate from the Community College of Philadelphia, a bachelor’s from Drexel University and an MBA from the University of Phoenix.
October 22, 2015
Students
Government Tightens Payments to For-profit College ITT Tech
WASHINGTON — U.S. Education Department officials are placing new limits on federal student aid administered by struggling for-profit college chain ITT Educational Services.
October 20, 2015
Disabilties
MSU Gets Nearly $290K to Support Students With Disabilities
MINOT, N.D. — Minot State University has received nearly $290,000 in federal funds to help young adults with intellectual disabilities living in rural communities transition into post-secondary education.
October 18, 2015
African-American
Educating the Young Voter
With a new round of young voters being eligible to vote this year, the question raised is not only will they participate, but do they have an understanding of the issues?
October 18, 2015
Students
MSIs Need to Embrace Competency-Based Learning Strategies
It is essential for HBCUs, TCUs and other MSIs to be a part of the planning and implementation of such CBL strategies since these institutions are likely to be major producers of the national workforce of the future.
October 13, 2015
Students
JULIANNA BARNES
JULIANNA BARNES has been appointed president of Cuyamaca College in El Cajon, California, effective October 5. Barnes was vice president of student services at San Diego Mesa College. She holds a bachelor’s from the University of California, San Diego, and a master’s and a doctorate from San Diego State University.
October 8, 2015
Students
Seeing Student Success
Cal State Fullerton among institutions employing a host of interventions to help students persist, graduate.
October 7, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Kingston Provides Backdrop for Scholars to Convene
Leaders from all over gather in Kingston, Jamaica, for the International Colloquium of Black Males in Education.
October 7, 2015
Students
Tennessee Promise Scholarship Boosts Community College Enrollment
Tennessee community college enrollment has increased with the state Promise Scholarship availability. Many of the state’s 13 community colleges report increased student enrollment since the beginning of the academic year.
September 14, 2015
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