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UNC Board Rejects Plan for Silent Sam Location
The University of North Carolina (UNC) System Board of Governors has rejected a proposal that UNC-Chapel Hill create a $5.3 million history center where the Confederate statue ‘Silent Sam’ would permanently reside.
December 16, 2018
Students
TRIUMPH Program Empowers Minority Males at Community Colleges
The TRIUMPH program – launched in 2014 – was created to increase the retention and success of men of color at Triton College.
December 15, 2018
Veterans
Thank you for your service’: The US civilian-military divide
Photos of American military families are being posted on social media with the hashtag #KnowYourMil, short for “know your military.” The initiative has been promoted by the U.S. Department of Defense in an effort to address the growing between the military and civilians. Volunteer force As of this year, less than 0.5 percent of the […]
December 14, 2018
Other News
Scientists scour WWI shipwreck to solve military mystery
WASHINGTON — A hundred years ago, a mysterious explosion hit the only major U.S. warship to sink during World War I. Now the Navy believes it has the answer to what doomed the USS San Diego: An underwater mine set by a German submarine cruising in waters just miles from New York City. That’s the […]
December 14, 2018
Academics
Chatham teacher honored for military service
CHATHAM, NJ – Chatham High School social studies teacher Ron Deloatch has another acknowledgement to celebrate as the four-time teacher of the year was honored for his military service by the School District of the Chathams Board of Education. Superintendent Michael LaSusa said that Deloatch, a Brooklyn native, has devoted 34 years of service to […]
December 14, 2018
Academics
Miramar College receives $20K grant from SDG&E for veterans programs
San Diego Miramar College announced Wednesday that two grants from San Diego Gas & Electric totaling $20,000 will be primarily used for the school’s Vets-2-Jets program, which provides resources and scholarships for military veterans. The school will also use a portion of the grants for its annual Veterans Day celebration and the Student Veterans Organization. […]
December 14, 2018
News Roundup
University of Delaware School of Public Policy Renamed After Joe Biden
The University of Delaware (UD) has renamed its public policy school after former U.S. Vice President, Delaware senator and alumni Joe Biden. The school, now called the Joseph R. Biden, Jr. School of Public Policy and Administration, will further initiatives in public policy areas like health policy and management, social and urban policy, energy and […]
December 13, 2018
Veterans
Military student works with nonprofit to raise money for UM veterans
OXFORD, Miss. – Four years ago, University of Mississippi student Nicholas Roylance was injured in training exercises during his time as an active duty member of the United States Army. That accident during drills left Roylance wounded, angry and searching for his path in life. Roylance eventually found his place at Ole Miss, pursuing a […]
December 13, 2018
Academics
New tradition honors veteran graduates
FIU’s Office of Veteran and Military Affairs held its first Graduating Veterans Recognition Ceremony in December. Surrounded by families and friends, fall graduates were honored for their academic achievements and contributions. This year, in addition to the customary red, white and blue cords, graduates received camouflage stoles to commemorate their unique distinction and service. Read […]
December 13, 2018
Other News
ASU awarded $2.4-million grant to fund DoD research project
The W. P. Carey School of Business at Arizona State University has announced plans to provide strategic recommendations to the nation’s military to improve patient care for service members. ASU is partnering with Active Innovations, Global Healthcare Exchange (GHX), and Expression Networks to develop recommendations for a fully integrated supply chain organization model to include […]
December 13, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Kelli Armstrong Appointed Next President of Salve Regina University
Dr. Kelli Armstrong, currently vice president for planning and assessment at Boston College (BC), has been named president of Salve Regina University, effective June 2019. Armstrong will be the first female president of the university. Salve Regina University is a Catholic liberal arts institution that’s sponsored by the Sisters of Mercy and has a total […]
December 13, 2018
News Roundup
University of Cincinnati to Evaluate College of Arts and Sciences Namesake
The University of Cincinnati’s college of arts and sciences will review whether it should keep Charles McMicken’s name for the college after its student government voted to remove the name of the slave owning businessman who donated property and funding to the city of Cincinnati to establish an institution where “White boys and girls might be […]
December 13, 2018
African-American
How We Look at Each Other
The random encounters of strangers are among the best means to assess attitudes about race.
December 13, 2018
Latest News
Report Highlights Freedom of Speech Restrictions
According to a new report from the Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE), 81 percent of top colleges in Virginia restrict free speech in some form.
December 13, 2018
News Roundup
UT Dallas Bans Student Accused of Rape from Campus
Jacob Anderson, a former fraternity president at Baylor University who was accused of rape, has been banned from the University of Texas at Dallas (UT Dallas). where he is currently a student. On Wednesday, university president Dr. Richard Benson published a statement on Twitter stating that Anderson is not allowed on campus as a student or […]
December 13, 2018
HBCUs
Spelman Receives $30M, Largest Gift from Living Donors
Long-time Spelman College trustee Ronda Stryker and spouse William Johnston donated $30 million to the historically Black college (HBCU), making the gift the largest in Spelman’s 137-year history from living donors.
December 13, 2018
LGBTQ+
Faculty Bring Women, Gender and Sexuality Studies to LaGuardia Community College
With shifting notions of gender and sexuality, ongoing discussions about reproductive rights and the emergence of the #MeToo and #TimesUp movements, a cohort of faculty members at LaGuardia Community College (LAGCC) within the City University of New York system saw a need for a program that could provide students with an understanding of the systems and theories that shape the world around them.
December 13, 2018
African-American
Bennett College Set to Appeal SACSCOC Accreditation Revocation
An announcement by the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges (SACSCOC) to remove Bennett College from membership this week has not stopped the all-women’s historically Black college (HBCU) from fighting for its survival.
December 12, 2018
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