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Community Colleges
Summit to Focus on Creating Pathways for Educational and Economic Mobility
The Wayne County Community College District in Detroit will host its inaugural Urban Community College Summit, bringing together a variety of stakeholders to identify strategies to strengthen educational and economic mobility for students attending urban community colleges nationwide.
May 13, 2018
Opinion
Hawaiian Volcanoes: Metaphor for Media Diversity
The best diversity can do at this point seems to be to establish vertical silos addressing separate niche audiences. Separate and not always equal. The challenge for the future is to see if one entity can bring us all together as one and cover all our concerns.
May 13, 2018
Students
Boseman Delivers Wakanda Wisdom to His Alma Mater’s Graduates
WASHINGTON — Actor Chadwick Boseman, also known as superhero T’Challa in “The Black Panther” blockbuster movie, challenged Howard University graduates to focus on finding purpose rather than just jobs and careers during a metaphorical and occasionally spiritual commencement address delivered on Saturday.
May 13, 2018
Latest News
Houston Community College Student Arrested for Making Terrorist Threat
A 21-year-old student at Houston Community College has been arrested in connection with a shooting threat at the school last weekend that caused classes at the central campus to be cancelled for two days.
May 13, 2018
News Roundup
Florida University Student Deported Over Strange Behavior
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida university student who police said exhibited strange behavior and had purchased high-powered rifles has been deported. The Orlando Sentinel reports 26-year-old Wenliang Sun was in federal custody for about three months before he was deported to China on Tuesday. U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement spokeswoman Tammy Spicer says Sun is […]
May 13, 2018
Students
Father, Daughter Get Temple University Degrees Together
PHILADELPHIA (AP) — A father and daughter in Philadelphia walked across the stage together to get their undergraduate degrees from Temple University. Craig Manning and his daughter, Juliana, graduated from Temple on Thursday. He graduated with a bachelor of arts degree in film and media arts and she graduated with a dual major in linguistics […]
May 13, 2018
News Roundup
Two University Alumni Make $43.9M Gift to Law School
CHARLOTTESVILLE, VA. — Two University of Virginia School of Law alumni have made a $43.9-million donation to the school, the largest gift in its history. The Daily Progress reports Martha and Bruce Karsh announced they will donate the money Thursday. The gift includes $18.9 million in matching funds from the university’s board of visitors, which will […]
May 13, 2018
Veterans
Company Helping Veterans Get Back to Work
NewDay USA in Fulton, Maryland, is a veteran’s mortgage lender that has committed itself to retired servicemen and women beyond just the services it sells them. NewDay has provided refinancing options and government-backed Chomes loans for veteran homeowners since 2002. It is also one of many companies that has programs aimed at helping veterans. But to those […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
Ronny Jackson Won’t Return to Physician Post
Dr. Ronny Jackson, a Navy rear admiral who abandoned his nomination to be secretary of Veterans Affairs amid numerous allegations, will not return to the job of President Donald Trump’s personal physician but will remain on the White House medical staff, Politico reported Sunday. The newspaper reported that administration officials said Jackson has returned to […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
Professor’s Tour Opens Eyes to Military Opportunities
Paul Calleja recently visited the U.S. Navy aircraft carrier John C. Stennis 100 miles off the coast of San Diego to learn about military experience and the opportunities it affords to young people. More than two years ago, Calleja, who is himself a pilot, read about the chance to take part in a mentorship and […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
W.G.U. Wants to Double Enrollment
Seven years after it created an affiliate in this state, an online, competency-based national university started by a group of western governors is getting its largest share of enrollment from Washington. Western Governors University has enrolled more than 11,000 Washington students this academic year, and graduated its largest class of residents of this state — […]
May 11, 2018
Academics
Military Spouse, Online Student Graduates
When Melanie Wood started taking classes at a community college right out of high school, she thought it would be a good opportunity to get the basics out of the way. Not knowing which direction she wanted to go, however, Wood eventually dropped out of school, got married and started her family. Her husband joined […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
How a Military Air Controller Built One Of America’s Best Companies
You don’t become a billionaire and titan of industry by going with the flow. Those who dream big often have to do it alone. It’s not that the world is against them, it’s the fact that their visions are so grand the world can’t wrap its collective head around what they’re doing until it’s accomplished. […]
May 11, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
A Different Country
Serving in the armed forces has its share of burdens, from frequent moves to extended time away. The military does, however, does give you a different perspective on America and what being American means. I recently enjoyed four weeks off following a six-month deployment to Afghanistan (my fourth)—time off being relative, of course. I was only home […]
May 11, 2018
Veterans
“Chemistry Platoon” Helps Students Succeed in Sciences
When Scott Daly entered college after serving in the military, he wanted to take an introductory chemistry class. His academic advisor tried to dissuade him. “Why don’t you take general education classes instead,” Daly recalls the advisor telling him. “You want to stay awWGay from (science) classes. They are harder.” Read More
May 11, 2018
Latest News
Single Moms in College Face Major Challenges
A briefing paper released this week by the Institute for Women’s Policy Research found that single mothers who are fulltime college students spend the equivalent of a full work day on child care and housework, and more time in paid employment than women students without children.
May 10, 2018
MSIs
Incidences of Campus Racial Intolerance Spark Calls for Change
Recent highly publicized incidences of racial intolerance at Duke, Yale, Colorado State and other universities have sparked calls for more proactive effort to make campuses more inclusive and welcoming to students of color.
May 10, 2018
Opinion
The Case for Diversity
I’m a privileged, old White guy who won the ovary lottery. Consequently, I was able to grow up in the right ZIP code and take advantage of the opportunities afforded to me by sheer dumb luck. As a result, I wound up being an academic surgeon and worked at the same place for 40 years until I retired as an emeritus professor to pursue my next encore side gig, including working with several non-profits that sit at the intersection of sick care, higher education, biomedical and clinical entrepreneurship and diversity, equity and inclusion.
May 10, 2018
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