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Veterans
Warrior Transition Unit Rebuilds Lives
When a soldier is wounded, ill or injured — whether at home or overseas — Fort Hood’s Warrior Transition Unit is there to ensure the soldier receives the appropriate medical care and administrative processing needed to return to duty or to transition into the civilian world. And when a soldier is identified as one who […]
October 4, 2018
Other News
Woz U Learning Platform Under Fire
Woz U, the online learning platform endorsed by Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak, is again under fire. In a new CBS report, one former employee (an “enrollment counselor” charged with signing people up for the program) says the program’s management has been pushing sales above all. In retrospect, he likens signing up for Woz U to […]
October 4, 2018
Academics
DeVos to Miss Deadline on Fraud Protections
WASHINGTON — The Education Department says it’ll miss a key deadline in its push to ease regulations for for-profit colleges. A rule being drafted by Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is meant to lower protections for students swindled by their schools. So the delay, laid out in a court filing late Tuesday, is a victory for […]
October 4, 2018
Other News
DeVos Critics Say Sale of DeVry Raises Red Flags
WASHINGTON — A little-known venture capitalist is on the verge of acquiring one of the biggest for-profit colleges in the country, a transaction that would put him in control of a troubled national chain that’s more than 60 times the size of the tiny California school he owns. The business-friendly Trump administration has given a […]
October 4, 2018
Policy
House Panel Probes Problems with GI Bill Claims
POST-9/11 GI BILL PROCESSING PROBLEMS MOUNT: House Veterans’ Affairs Chairman Phil Roe (R-Tenn.) says he’s hearing reports that some Post-9/11 GI Bill recipients’ monthly housing payments are being lost or delayed because of an IT-related processing issue. Read more
October 4, 2018
Health
The Promise of Cultural Competence and Higher Education for our Health
I have made this point consistently in previous posts and will make it again: our health is our wealth and therefore an exceedingly important problem to solve. Higher education is uniquely poised to play a role in this. Yet, practical health curriculum is the exception rather than the rule.
October 4, 2018
Native Americans
UNC Pembroke Awarded $1.1M to Support American Indian School Administrators
The University of North Carolina at Pembroke (UNCP) School of Education recently received a $1.1 million grant from the U.S. Department of Education to increase the number of American Indian administrators in the state’s public school districts with a large American Indian student population, university officials said. The five-year grant will support the First Americans’ […]
October 4, 2018
Latest News
Dooley is First Woman and African-American Provost at UCF
The University of Central Florida is determined to gain designation as one of the state’s preeminent institutions of higher education, and a historic administrative appointment has been made to help the large, Orlando-based institution make it happen.
October 4, 2018
News Roundup
Morgan State Completes $250M Sesquicentennial Anniversary Campaign
Morgan State University (MSU) completed its largest ever fundraising effort, raising more than $250 million as part of the university’s Sesquicentennial Anniversary Campaign. The Anniversary Campaign funds will be used to advance teaching and research, increase the university’s endowment, develop academic programs, provide student scholarships and further community engagement, according to MSU. More than 15,000 […]
October 4, 2018
News Roundup
UM Raises $5 Billion, Breaks Record for Public University
A University of Michigan campaign has raised $5 billion for the school, making it the largest amount ever raised by a public university through a campaign, according to an article by the Detroit Free Press. University president Dr. Mark Schlissel announced Thursday that the money was raised through the Victors for Michigan campaign. According to the […]
October 4, 2018
Leadership & Policy
Dr. Frank D. Sánchez: A Situational Leader
There’s been a dramatic sea change taking place in higher education within the Ocean State. Just take a look at Rhode Island College (RIC). The 164-year-old public institution that stretches across a sprawling 180 acres of land has been making some audacious moves in recent years, thanks to the visionary leadership of its president, Dr. Frank D. Sánchez.
October 4, 2018
Students
MDC Awarded $10 Million to Grow its American Dream Scholarship
Miami Dade College (MDC) received an anonymous donation of $10 million that will be used to magnify its American Dream Scholarship that benefits Miami Dade high school graduates with a free college education. The American Dream Scholarship was established in 2011 and more than 17,000 students qualified for the scholarship, awarding more than $4 million […]
October 4, 2018
Latest News
Study: No Clear Definition On Who is a First-Generation Student
Higher education institutions have made strides in identifying and assisting first-generation students, but the lack of a standardized definition of a first-generation student is negatively impacting how colleges and universities properly aid this group, according to a new study released Wednesday.
October 3, 2018
Sports
Study: Diversity Still Lacking at FBS Institutions
University presidents, conference commissioners and athletics and campus leaders in Division I Football Bowl Subdivision (FBS) institutions are still mainly comprised by White men, according to a report by The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport (TIDES) at the University of Central Florida (UCF).
October 3, 2018
Opinion
“The Stakes is High”
As we stand just one month away from the 2018 midterm elections, it is imperative to remind people that perhaps now more than ever, “the stakes is high.” Voters will have the opportunity to raise their voices on myriad issues of mutual concern. From setting the tone for U.S. foreign policy that will address global terrorism and economic security, to installing prosecutors and law enforcement officials who will uphold civil rights protections for all citizens, the stakes is high.
October 3, 2018
Students
LĂłpez Cultivates Community in the Heart of Chicago
Dr. Ignacio LĂłpez, an up-and-coming Hispanic leader in education, knows what it means to be community-minded.
October 3, 2018
News Roundup
Hurricane Florence-Impacted Schools Received $2.8 million from Education Department
More than $2.8 million in supplemental funding has been designated for low-income schools in North Carolina and South Carolina that were affected by Hurricane Florence, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos said in a press release issued this week. About $2 million in funding will go to students in financial need in North Carolina, while […]
October 3, 2018
News Roundup
Free Tuition Program Succeeding at Rhode Island Community College
About 40 percent of students who received free college tuition in the first year of a new program in Rhode Island have earned the scholarship for a second year, according to a story by the Associated Press. Gov. Gina Raimondo visited Tuesday with students benefiting from the program she created at the Community College of […]
October 3, 2018
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