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Kelp, Climate, Ocean Acidity Research Funded

BRUNSWICK – The University of Maine says projects about seaweed, the acidity of Gulf of Maine waters and the way climate change is impacting fish will receive nearly $1 million in funding. The university says the funds are being awarded to faculty at UMaine and other institutions through the Maine Sea Grant College Program. The […]

February 19, 2018

Flag Flap Resolved at Hawaiian University

WAILUKU – A group of Native Hawaiians and students seized the flags on the campus of the University of Hawaii Maui College last week to protest the American flag flying above the Hawaiian flag. The Maui News reported that 15 people participated in the Wednesday protest, prompting action from school officials. Protest organizers say the […]

February 19, 2018

Nursing Programs

Nursing programs compete for top minority students.

February 19, 2018

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Art As Political Resistance

For many people, America feels heavy. Whether mounting political challenges or the general decline in civility, the daily and nearly hourly updates from the political world make it difficult to find a moment of solitude.

February 18, 2018

Presidents’ Day, the News and an Anti-diversity President

There’s been way too much news of consequence of late. Starting with 17 lives taken at a Florida high school by a 19-year old former student with an AR-15, to the indictments of Russian meddling, to the failure of the Congress to come up with a fix for DACA, the American public is being overloaded.

February 18, 2018

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Community Colleges

Diversity Champ Nooks Tapped to Lead Georgia School

Dr. Kirk A. Nooks, president of Metropolitan Community College’s Longview campus in Lee’s Summit, Mo., has been tapped to lead Gordon State College in Barnesville, Ga.

February 18, 2018

A Pioneer in the Literary World of ‘Black Panther’

The official release of Marvel’s highly anticipated Black Panther film over the weekend was a momentous cultural moment for Dr. Yona Harvey and countless others in Black communities.

February 18, 2018

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University to Start Building Black Cultural Center

Construction begins this summer on a Black Cultural Center at the University of Oregon, and school officials expect to open the $2.2 million building by September 2019. The Black Student Task Force sought the center in 2015 when it made a list of 13 demands to improve the experience of Black students on the Eugene […]

February 18, 2018

Black History Author Wins University’s Writing Award

MONTGOMERY, Al. — An African-American author and professor has won University of Alabama’s annual non-fiction writing award for her work on women and black southern writers. A university statement Friday names Dr. Trudier Harris this year’s winner of the Clarence E. Cason Award in Nonfiction Writing. Harris has written or edited more than two dozen […]

February 18, 2018

College Named for John Glenn Honors Widow’s 98th Birthday

COLUMBUS, Oh. — Admirers of Annie Glenn watched a videotaped 98th birthday tribute to her online and leave the widow of astronaut John Glenn well wishes. A spokesman for the John Glenn College of Public Affairs at Ohio State University says faculty and staff taped the greeting Friday at a private birthday celebration in her […]

February 18, 2018

Support for Service Members

Can we get a shout-out for Senate Bill 1557, the bill that would make academic accommodation for Oregon military members called up for active duty? This exhortation is necessary because the bill has bipartisan sponsors and enjoys widespread bipartisan support. More importantly, it is a no-nonsense modification bill that will help Oregonians in the military […]

February 16, 2018

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VA Secretary Reimburses U.S. for Wife’s Travel

WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin said he regrets mistakes he and others made during travel planning and ethics clearance processes that led to findings by the VA inspector general that he had misused taxpayer resources during a European trip last year. The inspector general found Shulkin improperly accepted Wimbledon tickets and taxpayer-funded airfare […]

February 16, 2018

MOOCS Attract More Paying Customers

If anybody stays on top of the massive open online course segment, it’s Class Central, a search engine that taps into every MOOC platform. Recently, it issued its annual review of MOOC stats and trends, and the information exposes how this form of online learning is evolving from a technology expected to disrupt higher education […]

February 16, 2018

Program Matches ROTC Students, Veterans for Mentoring

TMichael Farnum, director of military outreach at Pacific Lutheran University, is playing matchmaker. “It’s sort of like a dating site,” Farnum said. But Farnum is not talking about the next OKCupid or Match.com. Instead, he’s connecting students through SaLUTE, a new two-way mentorship program he launched that pairs ROTC cadets with military veterans. “I collect […]

February 16, 2018

Hire-a-Vet Provides Jobs for 300

Employers participating in 2017’s Maine Hire-A-Vet Campaign hired 296 veterans and military family members during its 100-day initiative, the Maine Department of Labor said Feb. 8. One-hundred-and-fifty-four employers from all 16 Maine counties participated in the campaign, which launched Labor Day and ended Dec. 13, 2017. The MDOL collected data into January due to the […]

February 16, 2018

Weighing GI Bill vs Vocational Rehab Benefits

This is the age-old question for disabled veterans, the GI Bill vs VA Vocational Rehabilitation, where the answer tends to change every few years. Here is the answer for 2018. Veterans in our group, Disabled Veterans – Chapter 31 Voc Rehab, were pressed by Vocational Rehabilitation Counselors to use up their GI Bill prior to […]

February 16, 2018

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Program Helps Medics Become Nurses

DULUTH — Military medics now have a path to more quickly become civilian nurses in Minnesota with a program that takes advantage of their experience. Lake Superior College’s new seven-month program provides the education needed for current and veteran military medics to work as civilian licensed practical nurses in Minnesota. The Military Bridge Medic-to-LPN Program […]

February 16, 2018

Should Short-Term Programs Get Federal Aid?

Last month, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos convened a Higher Education Summit. Attendees included non-profit higher education officers and leaders of various for-profit business heads. They met in Washington, D.C. over a four hour period. One of the attendees, Kathleen Plinske of Valencia College in Central Florida, made an interesting recommendation. According to the Department of […]

February 16, 2018

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