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Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project Connects Vets with Jobs
Making the transition from the military to a civilian career can be challenging. Skills honed during service to our country do not immediately translate to skills sought out by many employers. But they should. Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) works with veterans directly to ensure what they learned in the military extends to a meaningful career. […]
April 14, 2017
Students
Clerical Oversight Shuts Down Michigan State Upward Bound Program
A technical error will cost Michigan State University about $480,000 in federal funding but it will be underserved high school students from Lansing, Mich., who will be short-changed.
April 13, 2017
Students
Student Affairs Key to Tackling Inequality
Student affairs has become a pathway through which institutions can more effectively address the inequities that continue to endure and manifest in the lives of students.
April 13, 2017
Students
Integrating STEMployable Skills at HBCUs
STEM career development training must not merely consist of disparate actions on HBCU campuses, rather preparation for a STEM career must be seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the educational curriculum.
April 13, 2017
Students
Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay
A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.
April 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
St. Joseph’s College Faces Lawsuit from Faculty
RENSSELAER, Ind. — Tenured faculty members from a northwest Indiana college that’s closing recently filed a lawsuit claiming the college breached its contract with them. St. Joseph’s College declared a financial emergency in February and will close its Rensselaer campus once the current semester ends next month. The Lafayette Journal and Courier reports that six […]
April 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
President of UMaine at Augusta Abruptly Resigns
AUGUSTA, Maine — The University of Maine at Augusta is looking for its fifth president since September 2014. The search will begin after President James Conneely abruptly resigned Tuesday night. The resignation takes effect at the end of June. Conneely said in his resignation letter that it’s been an honor to serve since January 2016. […]
April 13, 2017
Campus Climate
Auburn: White Nationalist Paying Rent, Security for Speech
AUBURN, Ala. — Auburn University says a White nationalist is paying $700 to rent a room where he’s scheduled to speak on campus next week. A school spokesman says Richard Spencer also must pay for security expenses such as police. Spencer operates the National Policy Institute and made waves last year by giving a Hitler […]
April 13, 2017
Sports
Florida House Passes Bill to Open Books of University Boosters
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida’s college athletic booster groups and university foundations would be forced to open their records to the public under a bill passed by the Florida House. The Florida House voted 115-0 Thursday to change a state law that allows university groups to keep most of their records private. If it becomes law […]
April 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
U. of Wisconsin Leaders Reject Governor’s Proposal to Rank Campuses
MADISON, Wis. — University of Wisconsin System leaders want to allocate $42.5 million in performance-based funding among campuses themselves rather than use a ranking system Gov. Scott Walker proposed in his two-year budget. UW System President Ray Cross said Thursday at an Assembly Committee on Colleges and Universities hearing that system leaders should determine appropriate […]
April 13, 2017
Students
Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]
April 13, 2017
Other News
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
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
Other News
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
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
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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