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Suits Target Diet Soda Industry’s Ads

Advertising campaigns behind diet drinks from Coca-Cola, Pepsi and Dr. Pepper have long promoted the idea that consumers are taking the healthier, more weight-conscious option when it comes to choosing their favorite sodas. Diet Coke emphasized its drink has “no sugar, no calories.” Diet Pepsi tried launching its slender “skinny” can only a handful of […]

December 13, 2017

States Press Medical Marijuana Users to Give Up Guns

Twenty-nine states and Washington D.C. now allow patients to have access to medical marijuana, but some of these patients are bumping up against a federal law that prohibits the sale of guns to people who use marijuana. Authorities in Pennsylvania and Hawaii have spoken out last week, declaring that people who have medical marijuana licenses […]

December 13, 2017

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Obamacare Options Dwindle for Neediest

WASHINGTON — Josh Brookhart has four health insurers to choose from in Seattle’s King County for 2018, more than many Americans like him who buy coverage on the Obamacare individual market. Yet none of the plans cover all the complex medical care needed for his seven-year-old son, Gabriel. Read More

December 13, 2017

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A Letter to Today’s Undergrads

Ph.D. student pens a letter to undergraduate students.

December 12, 2017

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Herman J. Felton, Jr., Appointed President of Wiley College

A day after Dr. Herman J. Felton Jr., announced that he would step down as president of Wilberforce University–opening the way for his current provost to take the top position– the board of trustees at Wiley College announced that they’ve tapped Felton to lead their college headquartered in Marshall, Texas.

December 12, 2017

Saint Anselm College Eliminates Application Fee for First-Generation Students

A New Hampshire college seeks to increase diversity by immediately eliminating the enrollment application fee for first-generation students.

December 12, 2017

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Educational Leaders from Around the Globe Converge on Hong Kong to Strategize About Solutions

The Yidan Prize recognizes individuals whose work makes profound contributions to education research and development, with the ultimate aim of creating a better world through education.

December 12, 2017

Brown University Replaces Loans with Scholarships

Starting in the 2018-2019 school year, Brown University will replace all loans with scholarships for incoming freshmen and continuing undergraduates.

December 12, 2017

Killing the Future

We are witnessing the death of the information age. There is a continued assault on education from this administration and its cronies. Efforts to privatize and silo education, tax graduate students for their education benefits, and the looming threat of net neutrality reversal, all seem to take aim at learners, benefiting the pockets of some […]

December 12, 2017

Veteran Joblessness Rose in November

After two months of record lows, veteran unemployment ticked upward last month, according to the latest U.S. labor statistics released Friday. Four percent of veterans were unemployed in November, marking the second highest unemployment rate of 2017 since January’s 4.5 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics data also show unemployment among post-9/11 veterans rose by 1 […]

December 12, 2017

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Homeless After Serving Country, Women Get Help

Lorine Vines’ downward spiral began in the Navy when, she says, a higher-up sexually assaulted her. She didn’t report the incident, she says, but every day faced her rapist. She turned to alcohol and drugs to cope. “I was having nightmares and dreams, and all I could see was him,” says the 56-year-old veteran, who […]

December 12, 2017

Medical Student Awarded for Valor in Army

For the courage he displayed overseas serving as an Army medic and for his commitment to provide healthcare to those who need it the most, Liberty medical student Juan Ramos (’20) was awarded with the latest Liberty Champion Award during Convocation on Friday. A short video featured interviews with several faculty members at Liberty University […]

December 12, 2017

Choosing an Online Program in Law Enforcement

David Poulin Jr. desired an online master’s degree program that would allow him to advance his law enforcement career. He soon came across the online master’s in law enforcement and public safety leadership at the University of San Diego. The 2017 grad says he chose this university primarily for its reputation. For him, the online […]

December 12, 2017

Where Opportunity Knox Opens Doors

Where Opportunity Knox is graduating its fourth group of veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce Friday. Launched in September 2014, Where Opportunity Knox was created in partnership with Fort Knox Education Services to connect transitioning veterans and military spouses to jobs and careers. With approximately 100,000 soldiers transitioning from active duty through the Army Transition […]

December 12, 2017

Airmen Take a Step Outside Leadership School Cadre

As Airmen, professionals and future leaders, trainees’ development depends on the mentors they meet and the Professional Military Education they receive throughout their Air Force careers. Airman Leadership School is the first interaction enlisted members receive with the Enlisted PME program. ALS delivers both basic and comprehensive learning requirements necessary to supervise and promote. Read […]

December 12, 2017

House Higher Ed Act: What You Need to Know

Last week, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce unveiled its proposal for rewriting the Higher Education Act, the nation’s main law governing postsecondary education. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act is the beginning of an important conversation about what the future of learning beyond high school should […]

December 12, 2017

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Remembering Simeon Booker, “The Dean of Black Journalists”

Long before he retired from his daily work, Simeon Booker had earned widespread recognition as a living legend, even from people who only knew him by name or the work he had done.

December 11, 2017

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FAMU’s New President Accused of Defamation for “Hot Mic” Remarks

Within days of being appointed president of Florida A&M University, Dr. Larry Robinson has become embroiled in a dispute involving one of his vice presidents, several members of the board of trustees and shocking comments reportedly made into an open mic and broadcast live by the campus radio station.

December 11, 2017