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Scholarship Available for Wounded Warriors
Eligible to apply for the full-tuition education scholarships are wounded veterans and active duty service members, as well as spouses, caregivers and dependents of wounded service members. The university created the Wounded Warrior Scholarship in 2008 in partnership with the Yellow Ribbon Fund, Inc. As of January 2017, CTU has awarded 450 scholarships totaling $7.3 […]
April 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Grateful for Lottery Aid
It’s been well reported in recent years that a college education, or, at a minimum, some career-specific training after high school is going to become mandatory for the kinds of jobs that pay a livable wage. To a large extent, this is already the case, and study after study indicates that this trend is only […]
April 13, 2017
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Academics
Event Funds Scholarships for World Campus Military
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Penn State Outreach and Online Education will hold an event to raise funds for the Penn State World Campus Veterans Education and Advancement Fund from 6 to 8 p.m. on Sunday, April 30, at the Penn Stater Hotel and Conference Center. The VEAF was created by Al Matyasovsky, retired program manager […]
April 13, 2017
Veterans
Injured Veterans Train to Save Others’ Lives
COTTAGE GROVE, Minn., April 12, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — While progress has been made in raising awareness of veteran suicide, the sad truth is that some dealing with the visible and invisible wounds of war still choose to end their lives. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) recently teamed up with the Minnesota Army National Guard to host […]
April 13, 2017
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Plan Would Allow Pell Grants for Summer
The Trump administration may bring back the summer Pell Grant program, which provided low-income students with funding for summer classes until it was cut in 2011 under the Obama administration. The Federal Pell Grant Program provides need-based grants to undergraduate students to promote access to higher education for low-income students. Read More
April 13, 2017
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Academics
Texas Governor Launches Initiative for Military Families
AUSTIN, TX — Gov. Greg Abbott on Tuesday announced the launch of the Texas Transition Alliance designed to assist military service members with employment training on Tuesday, weeks after he stripped funds from a specially tailored Veterans Court in Travis County with similar aims. The Texas Transition Alliance is aimed not only at expanding employment […]
April 13, 2017
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Veterans
Plan Would Keep Aid for Texas Vets
Colleges are asking the state to pare back the state program that offers free tuition to veterans or their children. But key lawmakers in the Texas House don’t want to mess with what’s being offered to current veterans and their families. One month into Rep. J.M. Lozano’s tenure as chairman of the Texas House’s Higher […]
April 13, 2017
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Veterans
Purple Heart Vets Could Get Benefits
WASHINGTON, D.C. (WVEC) — A new bill could grant Purple Heart recipients full Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. U.S. Senator Tim Kaine, along with Senators Mike Rounds (R-SD), Joe Manchin (D-WV) and Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) introduced the bill. Under the bill, Purple Heart recipients would be eligible to participate in the Yellow Ribbon Program, which is […]
April 13, 2017
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Sports
Ashe Winner Nicole Evans Exudes Winning Spirit
A passion for softball keeps Nicole Evans, the female winner of the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholar award, motivated on and off the field. She loves to win but knows that bumps along the road can sometimes make that ultimate victory more meaningful.
April 12, 2017
Nicole Evans, left, accepts a plaque recognizing her as the female winner of the 2017 Arthur Ashe Jr. Scholar Athlete award. Sonja Robinson, NCAA director of minority inclusion, presented the award as selected by Diverse at a luncheon Tuesday at the University of Richmond. (Photo by Kim Schmidt)
Students
Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint
A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.
April 12, 2017
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Students
New Board Chair: Time to Get Morehouse in Order
As Morehouse College settles in to the overhaul in leadership that occurred last Friday, Morehouse constituents are in agreement that it is time for the college to turn a new page.
April 12, 2017
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African-American
Auburn University Disavows ‘White Student Union’
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University officials are disavowing hate fliers found around campus and say they’re unfamiliar with a group claiming responsibility. A university statement says a group calling itself the Auburn White Student Union isn’t affiliated with the school. It calls the fliers “reprehensible.” Social media shows anti-Semitic leaflets that have been found around […]
April 12, 2017
Students
New Mexico Nursing Board Puts College on Notice
SANTA FE, N.M. — Santa Fe Community College won’t be able to accept any new students into its nursing program until its graduates’ test results improve or it wins an appeal. The Santa Fe New Mexican reports that the state nursing board has placed the college’s nursing program on conditional status for two years due […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Rolling Stone Settles, but Fight Over Rape Story Isn’t Over
RICHMOND, Va. — Rolling Stone magazine settled a University of Virginia administrator’s lawsuit over its discredited story about a rape on campus, but its legal fights over the botched article aren’t over. Attorneys for Rolling Stone and Nicole Eramo announced this week that they reached a confidential settlement over the 2014 story “A Rape on […]
April 12, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Western Michigan University picks Georgetown Dean as President
KALAMAZOO, Mich. — Western Michigan University has picked a dean and professor of economics at Georgetown University’s McCourt School of Public Policy as its next president. The Kalamazoo, Michigan school’s trustees on Wednesday approved the selection of Edward B. Montgomery to the post. His selection follows a national search to find a successor to John […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Kentucky Governor Changes Plan for Free 2-year Degrees
FRANKFORT, Ky. — A scholarship program that would have provided free community college for all new high school graduates in Kentucky has been trimmed back to pay for only specialized work certificate programs. The Lexington Herald-Leader reports that the Work Ready Scholarship program was proposed by House Democrats in the 2016 legislative session and approved […]
April 12, 2017
International
EU Launches Probe in Hungarian Education Law
BRUSSELS — The European Union executive on Wednesday openly questioned Hungary’s commitment to the bloc’s fundamental values and launched an investigation of a Hungarian law which is widely seen in Europe as targeting the Central European University, founded by billionaire George Soros. EU Commission Vice-President Frans Timmermans said that the investigation would be completed “as […]
April 12, 2017
Students
Contractor Bans Foul Language at Temple University Construction Site
PHILADELPHIA — Foul language is being discouraged at one construction site in Philadelphia. WTXF-TV reports a sign saying “No Foul Language” has been spotted at the site of the new library being built on the Temple University campus. The station asked about the sign and was told nobody complained about bad language. Instead, Madison Construction […]
April 12, 2017
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