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Reclaiming Heritage Pays Off for Miami University’s Native American Students

A program at Miami University in Ohio offering language and cultural revitalization for members of the Miami Tribe of Oklahoma has led to graduation rates more than double the national average for Native American college students.

November 22, 2016

Pictured are students involved in learning Miami Tribe traditional ribbonwork. (Photo courtesy of Myaamia Center/Miami University)

Leadership & Policy

College Presidents Appeal to Donald Trump for Civility

Scores of college presidents across the nation have sent a letter to President-elect Donald Trump calling on him to “seek common ground, not hostility, partnership, not conflict” as he rises to the nation’s top leadership role amid a decline in civility.

November 22, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

IPFW Faculty Senate Gives No Confidence Vote to Chancellor

FORT WAYNE, Ind. — The Faculty Senate at Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne has given a vote of no confidence to Chancellor Vicky Carwein after about half the school’s tenured faculty signed a petition to oust her. The Journal Gazette reports Carwein sent an email to the campus community after the vote stating her intention […]

November 22, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Guiyou Huang Named LSU-Alexandria Chancellor

BATON ROUGE, La. — Louisiana State University-Alexandria has a new chancellor. LSU President F. King Alexander announced in a news release Tuesday Guiyou Huang will take over the chancellor’s post on Jan. 1. Huang is currently the senior vice president for academic affairs, dean of the faculty and professor of English at Norwich University, in […]

November 22, 2016

Yale Settles Lawsuit Over Slain Grad Student

HARTFORD, Conn. — Yale University has agreed to pay $3 million to settle a wrongful death lawsuit filed by the family of a graduate student killed in a research lab days before her wedding. The settlement amount was listed in probate court documents obtained Tuesday by The Associated Press. In a court document filed last […]

November 22, 2016

Former Rutgers Football Players Accused of Sexual Assault

NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J. — A Rutgers University student is alleging in a lawsuit that she was sexually assaulted by two Rutgers football players during her freshman year last fall. The complaint says Marques Ford and John Bowers sexually assaulted the victim at an on-campus apartment that housed several football players on Nov. 14, 2015. It […]

November 22, 2016

Misled by For-Profits? Know Your Rights

Student loan debt has reached crushing proportions in the U.S. As of 2016, student loan borrowers owe almost $1.3 trillion in aggregate, with an average debt per person exceeding $29,000. That’s quite a burden, even if you do receive an excellent education in the process. But what if you don’t? The U.S. Department of Education […]

November 22, 2016

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Army Veteran at Ball State Fights PTSD

MUNCIE, Ind. — Patrick Weber walks into each of his classes on high alert, very aware of his surroundings. After all, it’s how he has been trained. The 47-year-old social work major at Ball State University is one of 180 veterans taking classes on the college’s campus. He’s also one of about 25-30 students registered […]

November 22, 2016

UW-Whitewater Achieves “Veteran Certification.”

WHITEWATER — The University of Wisconsin-Whitewater capped a week-long military salute Friday with a Veterans Day ceremony that featured a special campus announcement affecting current and future student veterans. UW-Whitewater Chancellor Beverly Kopper reported that the UW System Board of Regents on Thursday honored the university for achieving “veteran education and transition to success certification.” […]

November 22, 2016

National Veterans Benefits Expands

The U.S. Department of Education joined the U.S. Department of Defense and the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs to improve benefits veterans receive after their service. The partnership will help veterans and service members in their transition to civilian life, specifically into higher education. Read More

November 22, 2016

Wasteful Payments in Pell Grants Quadruple

The amount of improper Pell Grant payments by the federal government more than quadrupled in the past year, wasting more than $2 billion taxpayer dollars, a new report reveals. The 2016 fiscal year report by the Department of Education breaks down the department’s spending in a variety of areas, including the distribution of Pell Grants, […]

November 22, 2016

DOE Sees Disparity in Career Training Earnings

The gloves are off. According to a study released by the U.S. Department of Education, in every single category except three — culinary arts, aesthetology and cosmetology — mean earnings of students who graduate from career training programs delivered by public institutions are higher than the earnings for students who attended for-profit institutions. The data […]

November 22, 2016

University Leaders Fear for Future of Research in Trump World

SCIENCE FUNDING IN THE AGE OF TRUMP: Donald Trump’s win has stoked university leaders’ perpetual anxiety over science funding, which they fear could now be firmly on the chopping block. Led by Rep. Lamar Smith, (R-Texas), the chairman of the House Science, Space and Technology Committee, Republicans have fought to pull back on federal funding […]

November 22, 2016

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Evansville Medical Campus Prepares for 2018

EVANSVILLE, Ind. — Officials say the medical school campus being built in downtown Evansville by Indiana University and two other schools is on pace for completion in 2018. Indiana University vice president Tom Morrison says steel beams should soon be going up on the four-story building after several months of excavation, utility and foundation work. […]

November 22, 2016

Blood Pressure Program Helps Hundreds in Tribes

Hannah Prairie Chief jumped at the chance to learn more about high blood pressure because several family members struggle with it. She worried about her grandmother, aunts and uncles, and wanted to help them get healthy. “I couldn’t talk about it if I didn’t know about it,” said Prairie Chief, 26, of El Reno, Oklahoma. […]

November 22, 2016

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Faculty & Staff

Yale College Dean Jonathan Holloway Named Northwestern University Provost

Jonathan Holloway, the Dean of Yale College and the first African American to hold that position, has been named provost of Northwestern University.

November 21, 2016

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Diverse Conversations: Colleges Can Maintain Diversity in Trump-led America

Colleges, our nation’s hotbeds for diversity progress, can take some actions to ensure that they are just as inclusive and progressive in four years as they are today.

November 21, 2016

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Texas Program ‘Guarantees’ Technical Jobs After Graduation

As higher education institutions across the nation move to boost enrollment and graduation, Texas is rolling out an unusual program this month aimed at achieving both goals.

November 21, 2016