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Academics
University of Michigan Plans Online, Part-Time MBA
The Stephen M. Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan today announced that it will offer an MBA for working professionals to be delivered mostly online. The Part-time MBA: Online is a new addition to the Ross MBA program options, which include full-time, evening, weekend, executive, and global formats. The first class of […]
August 24, 2018
Academics
‘Hire Our Heroes” Offers Collision Repair Training for Military
3M Automotive Aftermarket Division, along with the Collision Repair Education Foundation, is putting its effort to provide collision repair education opportunities for military members into high gear this year, launching the 3M Hire Our Heroes 500 at Las Vegas Motor Speedway. On Tuesday, Oct. 30 during the 2018 SEMA Show, representatives from top MSO and […]
August 24, 2018
HBCUs
Morgan State Hires Husband-Wife Academic Duo
‘Tis the season for new faculty to begin their appointments on college campuses, and for Morgan State University (MSU), that includes husband and wife duo – Dr. Willie S. Rockward and his wife, Professor Michelle L. Rockward. Dr. Rockward will serve as chair and professor of physics in MSU’s department of physics & engineering physics […]
August 24, 2018
Women
The Future of Science is Women: Here’s How Institutions Can Support Them
Harassment is only part of the battle women are fighting. The other fight is for women in science to be heard and for their work to overcome prejudice or discrimination and become respected. As a woman in science, I’ve found it is imperative that women take control of the equity narrative.
August 24, 2018
Academics
Rethink School: Student-Centered Education
Drawing on a wide-ranging teaching career at the community college level and with students attending Department of Defense Education Activity (DoDEA) schools, Daniele Massey understands that a personalized education can be great preparation for success in college, careers and life. Today, Massey lives in Virginia with her family. Her husband remains on active military duty. […]
August 24, 2018
Home
Rutgers University-New Brunswick Strives to Make Students Feel at Home
Because of its longstanding commitment to providing access to minority undergraduate and graduate students, Rutgers University-New Brunswick was ranked as one of Diverse’s Top 100 producers of undergraduate and graduate degree programs.
August 23, 2018
Community Colleges
Brookhaven’s DART Student GoPass Reduces Financial Challenges
In an effort to address financial insecurities, Brookhaven College in Dallas offers students the opportunity to use a Student GoPass to ride the city’s Dallas Area Rapid Transit (DART) system for free.
August 23, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
No Parade
As any good student of history knows, Veterans Day’s origins go back to Nov. 11, 1919, with the first observance of Armistice Day. That was the first anniversary of the cessation of hostilities in World War I, at the 11th hour on the 11th day of the 11th month of 1918. After attending France’s Bastille […]
August 23, 2018
Other News
Debating Competency-Based Education
When students master a competency, have they mastered it for life? And how can they continue to build on competencies through employment or demonstrate that growth? Those were a couple of questions that popped up at #DLNchat on Tuesday, August 14. The conversation was guided by our special guest Executive Director of C-BEN (Competency-Based Education […]
August 23, 2018
Veterans
Vets Find Education, Expanded Career Options
SPRINGFIELD, Mo. Following an accomplished career with the U.S. Army, including two tours of duty in Iraq, Emmit Barris found things were a lot different when he entered the civilian world. “It was difficult to maintain a job without a college education,” Barris said. Married with a family, Barris wanted to do better for them. […]
August 23, 2018
Academics
Colleges Wary of Linking Aid to Mastery, Not Credits
ST. LOUIS – As concerns about college affordability grow, WGU Missouri is continuing to demonstrate its commitment to expanding access to affordable, higher education for adults across the state. The online university invested more than $500,000 in scholarships for FY18, helping to make the dream of higher education a reality for hundreds. Since WGU Missouri […]
August 23, 2018
Academics
Top 25 Colleges Ranked
For the first time in a decade, non-military schools take the top two spots on FORBES’ list of top public colleges in the U.S. The University of California, Berkeley is the No. 1 public college and ranks No. 15 nationally. The California state university system’s oldest and most selective institution, founded in 1868, UC Berkeley […]
August 23, 2018
Policy
U.S. Cadet Nurse Corps Members Seek Veteran Status
“Dear President Trump,” Kirksville resident Doris Kent began the letter she sent to 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue on June 6. “I’m a 91-year-old woman with Parkinson’s Disease and I wish to call to your attention a concern while I am still able. I believe that the women who served in the United States Cadet Nurse Corps […]
August 23, 2018
Policy
Army Reinstates Dozens of Discharged Immigrants
At least three dozen immigrant recruits who were booted from the U.S. Army after enlisting with a promised pathway to citizenship are being brought back to serve, according to court records filed Monday. Since Aug. 17, the U.S. Army has reinstated 32 reservists, and revoked discharge orders of another six enlistees who had sued. Another […]
August 23, 2018
HBCUs
Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a Seasoned Administrator, Dies
Dr. Michelle R. Howard-Vital, a seasoned administrator who held leadership positions at institutions in four states—Illinois, North Carolina, Pennsylvania and Florida—died on Tuesday evening after a long battle with cancer She was 66.
August 23, 2018
Sports
Urban Meyer Suspended For First Three Games
On Wednesday, The Ohio State University announced that after a two-week investigation, it has suspended head football coach Urban Meyer for the first three games of the upcoming season, according to ESPN. The investigation arose after allegations were made that Meyer ignored domestic assault charges against former Ohio State assistant coach Zach Smith. University investigators […]
August 23, 2018
News Roundup
Possible Enforcement Changes to Military Lending Act Spark Outcry
Two letters containing 38 signatures of veteran and military organization service members are expressing concern about the enforcement of the federal Military Lending Act (MLA) have been sent to U.S. Secretary of Defense James Mattis and Mick Mulvaney, acting director of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The letters are in response to a reported plan […]
August 23, 2018
News Roundup
UVA-China Research Breakthrough Promising for Brain Conditions
Brain cells talk to each other, and scientists have developed a way to listen in as neurons communicate in color-coded conversation – increasing hope for improved ways to treat brain and neurological conditions such as depression, schizophrenia and Alzheimer’s disease. Credit goes to a new technique researchers have developed to visualize acetylcholine, a poorly understood […]
August 23, 2018
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