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Expert: Diversifying Cybersecurity Starts with ‘Targeted Recruiting’
In order to diversify the growing field of cybersecurity, employers must do more “targeted recruiting” at colleges and universities that are diverse themselves. That advice comes from Debora Plunkett, a retired National Security Agency executive and adjunct cybersecurity professor at the University of Maryland University College, or UMUC
August 13, 2017
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Institutions Tackle Rising Tuition Costs
There’s no denying that college costs have risen dramatically over the past several decades. The average cost of tuition at a private college was $33,480 in 2016-2017, according to the College Board. In 1996, it was an average of $12,823.
August 13, 2017
Opinion
Alternative Facts and Faulty Citations: Urging Students to Use the Library
Like many others who have not been living in a dark-tinted bubble for the past year, I have noticed that it has become increasingly difficult at times to differentiate between fact and fiction when reading U.S. news headlines.
August 13, 2017
HBCUs
HBCU and Congressional Leaders Push Trump Administration to Fill Key Post
Now that the White House Initiative on historically Black Colleges and Universities has remained leaderless for longer than it has under any previous administration, a chorus of HBCU advocates and some lawmakers are increasingly of the mind that the Trump administration has failed to make good on its promise to HBCUs
August 13, 2017
News Roundup
Louisville Appeals ‘Draconian’ NCAA Penalties in Escort Case
Louisville said the NCAA “abused” its authority when it disciplined the school for a sex scandal that could result in the loss of its 2013 national basketball championship. The school also said in a 68-page appeal released Friday that the governing body imposed “draconian” penalties and ignored the school’s self-imposed discipline. Louisville banned itself from […]
August 13, 2017
News Roundup
3 Dead, Dozens Injured, Amid Violent White Nationalist Rally
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.–A car rammed into a crowd of protesters and a state police helicopter crashed into the woods Saturday as tension boiled over at a white supremacist rally. The violent day left three dead, dozens injured and this usually quiet college town a bloodied symbol of the nation’s roiling racial and political divisions. The chaos […]
August 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Crack Down on Debt
The cost of a college education is not only getting higher. It’s getting tougher, too. At least in Virginia. A Washington Post report indicates that an increasing number of students are being sent to collection agencies over delinquent tuition payments that would appear to be miniscule to the schools but much more substantial to the […]
August 11, 2017
Other News
Maine Recruits Veterans to Ease Bus Driver Shortage
Veterans have a drive to serve, and the Maine Department of Education is hoping more will put that drive to use literally — behind the wheel of a yellow school bus, to help ease a severe bus driver shortage. “It made sense with their background,” said Rachel Paling, the department’s director of communications. “They oftentimes […]
August 11, 2017
Veterans
Navy Veteran: Online Program Best of Both Worlds
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. — Chase Kelly, a United States Navy veteran and graduating senior in the College of Information Sciences and Technology (IST), thought attending Penn State World Campus meant that although he’d have the flexibility of an online education, he’d be missing out on the social interactions of a resident program. But as he […]
August 11, 2017
Veterans
Denver University Hosts Veterans in Higher Education Summit
“Working together to serve Colorado veterans.” That was the message last Friday on the University of Denver campus as it played host to the seventh annual Veterans in Higher Education Summit. The event was organized by the Colorado Advisory Council on Military Education (CO-ACME), which represents local educators and military members committed to providing the […]
August 11, 2017
Other News
What to Expect from Online Social Work Program
The fact that LovieAnn Terrado pursued her master’s degree in social work online initially raised questions among some of her friends. They would wonder, for example, whether a field that requires constant face-to-face interaction could really be taught successfully in a virtual environment, says the 37-year-old Kentucky resident, who graduated from Boston University in 2015. […]
August 11, 2017
Academics
Tip Sheets Help Navigate Financial Aid
As a new school year approaches, financial aid offices at colleges and universities across the country are preparing to assist students in navigating the financial aid process. And while many of these students are traditional young adults who enroll in college immediately following high school, attend on full-time basis, and have their parents to guide […]
August 11, 2017
Other News
War College Holds Conference in Women, Peace & Security
NEWPORT, R.I. — An annual conference was held at the U.S. Naval War College to discuss empowering women in conflict prevention and peace. The fifth annual Women, Peace and Security Conference is taking place at the college’s campus in Newport on Thursday and Friday. The war college says it’s the only U.S. military academic program […]
August 11, 2017
Policy
Labor Department Job Outlook Raises Questions
It is no secret that the aviation maintenance industry faces workforce challenges. The often-cited Boeing Market Outlook foresees global technician demand to reach 679,000 by 2035, an Aeronautical Repair Station Association (ARSA) survey suggests that the skills gap could cost the maintenance industry $1.95 billion, and Oliver Wyman forecasts that by 2027, U.S. demand for […]
August 11, 2017
Policy
Proposed Changes to GI Bill Offer More Options
WASHINGTON, D.C. (NEXSTAR) – The GI Bill helps veterans pay for school after they leave the Armed Forces. Now, Congress has approved some major changes to give veterans more options. “This is primarily about giving more flexibility and choice to our veterans so they can use the benefits they so richly deserve and they earned,” […]
August 11, 2017
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Future of UNC Center for Civil Rights Remains Uncertain
After 16 years of providing legal relief to North Carolina’s most vulnerable residents, the future of the UNC Chapel Hill School of Law’s Center for Civil Rights hangs in the balance. A UNC Board of Governors committee voted 5 to 1 to recommend a policy banning litigation by UNC centers and institutes.
August 10, 2017
HBCUs
New HBCU President Turns to Mentor and Former HBCU President for Help
Dr. William B. Bynum Jr., the new president of Jackson State University in Mississippi, turned to his longtime mentor Dr. Ivory V. Nelson, the former president of Lincoln University in Pennsylvania, to serve as his interim provost.
August 10, 2017
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DC Experiments With Adult Education
The general success of D.C.’s adult charter schools is based on more than just generous funding. One factor is the charter law itself, which helps prevent some of the financial abuses that take place in other jurisdictions where charters can be run by for-profit corporations.
August 10, 2017
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