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Students
At Her Core, Zurita-Lopez All About Helping
Dr. Cecilia I. Zurita-Lopez, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, knew at a young age that she wanted to help other people.
February 7, 2017
African-American
Professor Uses Interactive Technology to Tell Emmett Till Story
Lawrence, Kansas is a long way from Sumner, Mississippi but Dr. David Tell of the University of Kansas is shortening the distance with his research, scholarship and actions related to the 1955 murder of 14-year-old Emmett Till.
February 7, 2017
Students
DeVos Confirmation Fails to End Uncertainty
Although Betsy DeVos narrowly secured confirmation to lead the Department of Education, questions about the direction she will guide the agency — as well as her higher ed agenda — are likely to remain unsettled until key agency posts are filled.
February 7, 2017
Students
University of Wisconsin Student Abandons Plans for Pro-White Group
MADISON, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin student trying to form a pro-White group has abandoned his efforts after intense backlash from other students and university officials. American Freedom Party National Chairman William Johnson confirmed Monday that Daniel Dropik is no longer forming a Madison chapter after an Associated Press reporter noticed the group’s website […]
February 7, 2017
African-American
Antebellum Slave Tax has Lingering Effect in Alabama
MONTGOMERY, Ala. — In the late spring or early summer of 1822, a man named Bolling Hall made a list of all his property before taking it to the Autauga County assessor and paying his taxes. On the left side of a piece of parchment, Hall listed hundreds of acres of land he’d acquired since […]
February 7, 2017
Students
Jackson State Asks Alumni to Give to Offset Cash Crunch
JACKSON, Miss. — Jackson State University’s temporary leader Monday asked alumni to dig into their pockets to overcome the school’s financial challenges. Interim President Rod Paige stated in a letter to graduates that the 10,000-student university’s expenses are exceeding income. He asked graduates to each contribute $100 to an “urgent fundraising campaign” that seeks to […]
February 7, 2017
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Safeguarding History
Dr. Clayborne Carson, a professor of history and director of the Martin Luther King, Jr., Research and Education Institute at Stanford University, has made it his mission to educate the public on the life and work of the slain civil rights leader.
February 7, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Would DeVos Scale Back For-Profit Regulations?
The growing potential for Secretary of Education nominee Betsy DeVos to support deregulation for for-profit colleges and rollback several guidelines for federal standards on postgraduate outcomes takes centerstage in a Huffington Post editorial this week. Author David Halperin explains that the for-profit industry has reaped billions in public funded student loans while leaving students with […]
February 7, 2017
Other News
Transition Summit Announced
According to Alfredia Williams, Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program transition services specialist, the two-day summit, sponsored in conjunction with the Hiring our Heroes organization, is one of the largest hiring and education events conducted annually on the installation. “The event is open to all service members, veterans and military spouses, and will feature […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Photo Essay in the Atlantic: Returning Veterans at Work
This week, our “Americans at Work” photo essay features photographs of military veterans returning to civilian lives in New York, made by photographer Emilie Richardson: “Like many Americans, veterans have experienced obstacles in finding employment since the economic decline in the 2000’s. With the passage of the post-9/11 GI Bill in 2001, which can cover […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Jobless Rates Rose for Recent Veterans
WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate rose in January for recent veterans. The jobless rate for veterans who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 rose to 6.3 percent from 5.7 percent. The rate for Asians jumped in January to its highest level since September, though it remains below the rates for all […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Arkansas Nonprofit Promotes Camaraderie among Veterans
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — On Feb. 8, General William Darby will turn 106. Born in Fort Smith in 1911, William Orlando Darby formed the first Army Ranger battalion during World War II. Known as “Darby’s Rangers,” it would evolve into the modern special forces group of U.S. Army Rangers. Darby’s Warrior Support is a Searcy-based, […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
St. Bonaventure Unveils Veterans Center
ST. BONAVENTURE — St. Bonaventure University has a new tool to recruit military veterans to campus — and help them succeed once they enroll. University officials hosted a grand opening Thursday for the new Student Veterans Center, a 24/7 social and academic lounge with two full-time staff members to assist veteran students with their education […]
February 7, 2017
Academics
Edinboro Students Pursue Pilot Licenses
EDINBORO, Pa. — Classrooms for Edinboro University of Pennsylvania student Brandon Morton include cockpits and a flight simulator. Morton, 19, of Guys Mills, is one of the first students in the university’s aeronautical science program launched this past fall. The two-year program includes traditional classes at Edinboro’s Porreco College and flight and flight-related instruction at […]
February 7, 2017
Veterans
Milwaukee Vets Struggle to Get Credits
UW-Milwaukee student Samuel Rogers served eight years in the U.S. Army, mainly working as an interrogator. During that time, he took 15 months of courses in Army schools, including a six-month intensive course in human intelligence collection. Despite submitting a Joint Services Transcript (JST) that recommended Rogers receive more than 50 credits, UW-Milwaukee has only […]
February 7, 2017
Students
Penn Center Aims to Boost Hispanic Faculty Pipeline
Many colleges and universities across the United States have committed to recruiting more faculty of color. In some cases, they are facing pressure from students to do so. Recent student protests at institutions like the University of Missouri centered around the dearth of faculty of color on campus, among other issues. Yet, despite intentional efforts […]
February 6, 2017
Students
Report Links ‘Disadvantaged’ Students, Quality Schools to Higher Loan Repayment Rate
Authors of a new study say that low-income or “disadvantaged students — and taxpayer money that is used to support them — should be steered away from low-quality institutions and toward institutions that have high “economic mobility” to put the student in better position to pay back their student loans.
February 6, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Congressman to Invite All HBCU Presidents to Capitol Hill
Dozens of presidents of the nation’s historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) are expected to converge later this month upon the nation’s capital as guests of a Republican House leader who hopes the gathering will help introduce the institutions to his colleagues who have no idea of their history.
February 6, 2017
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