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Marshall Handling of Sex Assault Complaint Under Fed Review

CHARLESTON, W.Va. — The U.S. Department of Education is looking into Marshall University’s handling of a student’s report that she was sexually assaulted on campus last year. The Charleston Gazette-Mail reports a female student complained to the department’s Office for Civil Rights that the university failed to promptly address her report and retaliated against her […]

March 12, 2017

University of Illinois Faculty Petitions Against Hate Speech

URBANA, Ill. — Several University of Illinois academic units have pressed administrators to take a stance against words and actions they say threaten students amid tense debates on what constitutes free speech. Chancellor Robert Jones sent out a mass email two weeks ago responding to concerns that include Chief-related “Unofficial St. Patrick’s Day” T-shirts, harassment […]

March 12, 2017

Rhode Island’s Free College Tuition Proposal Off to Rocky Start

PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Rhode Island Gov. Gina Raimondo’s signature initiative this year – a proposal for two years of free tuition at the state’s public colleges — is off to a rocky start. House Speaker Nicholas Mattiello, a fellow Democrat, took to Twitter last month to call it “unsustainable and fiscally irresponsible.” Other lawmakers have […]

March 12, 2017

Arkansas College Grant Provides 2 years of Tuition and Fees

JONESBORO, Ark. — Kyler Daniels has not yet graduated from Walnut Ridge High School, but the 19-year-old is already working as a certified nursing assistant. He has also earned needed certifications to work in heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC). For the past two years, Daniels has taken advantage of electives offered at his school’s […]

March 12, 2017

UT Elects First Latina, Physically Disabled Student President

Fourth-year government and Mexican-American studies major Alejandrina Guzman made University of Texas history Thursday when she was elected to be the Austin campus’ first Latina, physically disabled student body president. A campus-wide run-off election concluded with Guzman and running mate Micky Wolf capturing 54 percent of the vote and winning the election by an almost […]

March 12, 2017

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Release VA Funds for Flight Training

U.S. military veterans have a desire to learn to fly, and the money they would spend doing so could be directly responsible for injecting $462 million into the U.S. general aviation training market. This much needed revenue boost depends on changing the policy that prevents veterans from using VA education benefits to earn their private […]

March 10, 2017

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Texas Panel Holds Veterans, Other Education Bill

Texas lawmakers put five bills on hold, including one that would prevent colleges and universities from penalizing veterans and families if Veteran Affairs funds are delayed. On Wednesday, the House Higher Education Committee marked House bill 846, authored by Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, as pending. He filed the bill in January. Read More

March 10, 2017

College Offers Grant for Tuition Aid for Veterans

Central Baptist College will offer a tuition discount for retirees and veterans of the armed forces through a Veteran Education Grant. “All veterans, active duty, guard or reserve members of the military that are receiving service-related benefits are eligible for the tuition discount,” CBC officials said in a news release. “The discount will waive the […]

March 10, 2017

Community College Opening Veterans Center

Although Chuck Pierce has retired as its director, the Glendale Community College Veteran Services Center is still operating on the college campus. In fact, veterans now have a new service center on campus that will be dedicated 9 a.m. March 24. GCC is ranked eighth in the nation among veteran-friendly two-year colleges. The GCC veteran […]

March 10, 2017

Bill to Credit Military Training Advances

Legislation that will make it easier for veterans to determine how their military training can count as credit in Tennessee’s colleges and universities was approved by the Tennessee Senate on Monday. Senate Bill 1232, sponsored by Senate Majority Leader Mark Norris (R-Collierville), also grants in-state tuition to anyone currently living in Tennessee who is using […]

March 10, 2017

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Tennessee Governor Pushes Jobs at Veteran Education Academy

MURFREESBORO, Tenn. — Veterans are a “competitive advantage” to Tennessee, Gov. Bill Haslam said Wednesday morning after speaking at the state’s second statewide Veteran Education Academy at MTSU. “Our veterans aren’t just people we need to support, but they are a competitive advantage to us when we compete in the job market,” Haslam said to […]

March 10, 2017

Woman Seeks Trial in Trump U. Case

SAN DIEGO — A Florida woman has asked to be excluded from a proposed settlement with President Donald Trump over fraud allegations at his now-defunct Trump University, setting the stage for a possible trial if a federal judge agrees. Attorneys for Sherri Simpson said in a court filing that lawyers for former students in class-action […]

March 10, 2017

Barber College Owner Gets 5 Years for GI Bill Fraud

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The co-owner of a Chesapeake barber college has been sentenced to more than five years in prison on charges he defrauded the Veterans Affairs Department out of more than $4.5 million. Media outlets report 45-year-old William E. Grobes IV pleaded guilty to the charges in November 2016. His wife, Katherine, pleaded guilty […]

March 10, 2017

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Diverse Conversations: We Need More Diversity in Information Technology

If the information technology field cannot attract a more diverse population, the field is going to suffer.

March 9, 2017

Struggling Cheyney University Gets $8M Infusion

In a major move to help reverse the demise of historic Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, the Board of Governors of Pennsylvania’s State System of Higher Education has extended the institution an $8 million line of credit.

March 9, 2017

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Expert: Minority Rights in Jeopardy Absent Consent Decrees for Police

Amid concerns that the U.S. Department of Justice won’t pursue consent decrees to hold police departments accountable for use of excessive or deadly force, a law professor who negotiated consent decrees under President Obama said the rights of minorities are at stake.

March 9, 2017

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JOHN MICHAEL LEE, JR.

JOHN MICHAEL LEE, JR., has been named vice chancellor for university advancement at Elizabeth City State University. He was vice president for the Office of Access and Success at the Association for Public and Land-grant-Universities. He earned a bachelor’s from Florida A&M Univeristy, a master’s from Georgia State University and a doctorate from New York University.

March 9, 2017

STEVEN R. DISALVO

STEVEN R. DISALVO, president of Saint Anselm College in Manchester, N.H., has been appointed chair of the Committee on Student Aid of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU). DiSalvo completed a doctorate in educational leadership at Fordham University where he also earned an M.B.A. in marketing and bachelor’s in psychology.

March 9, 2017