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How to Judge Online Programs
Employers didn’t take online degree programs very seriously when they first came about in the ’90s. Students paid tuition and clicked through checklist curriculums to quickly land degrees only to find out they were barely useful in the market place. That landscape has now completely changed with the advent of new technologies and the rollout […]
September 7, 2017
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Green Mountain Boys Want Tuition Waiver
COLCHESTER, Vt. — Leaders of the Green Mountain Boys say recruits are being siphoned away by neighboring states because of Vermont’s low tuition reimbursement rate. The Burlington Free Press reports all other New England states provide full education benefits for members of the National Guard. A tuition waiver bill in Vermont died in the Legislature […]
September 7, 2017
Academics
Troops-to-Teachers Ex-Marine Honored
There are a lot of places people can learn the skills they need to become a teacher. Sequoia Aldridge learned hers in the Marine Corps. Aldridge joined the Marines in 1984 and stayed in service for 30 years, working in human resources and earning the rank of chief warrant officer. Read More
September 7, 2017
Academics
Texas Guard Students on Flood Duty Missing Classes
They’ve been rescuing victims and delivering supplies, but some members of the Texas National Guard deployed for storm relief have one more task: contacting their colleges. Or, at the very least, having family members do it for them. “We’re here to support them,” said Elisa Perkins, associate director of veteran and military affairs at the […]
September 7, 2017
Students
New Report Brings Facts to Light on Minority Serving Institutions
The Penn Center for Minority Serving Institutions report, backed by a campaign that utilized 52 data points for 52 weeks, highlights the contributions that MSIs make to higher education.
September 6, 2017
Students
Sweet Briar Preparing for Fresh Start
Sweet Briar College, an all-women’s school located in the Virginia foothills of the Blue Ridge Mountains, is poised to begin yet another chapter of its existence for the 2018-19 academic year.
September 6, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Runstedtler Thrives at Intersection of Race, History and Sports
Dr. Theresa Runstedtler has led Critical Race, Gender and Culture Studies Collaborative at American University as chair since fall 2015.
September 6, 2017
News Roundup
Former CIA Director Brennan Becomes Fellow at Fordham Law School
NEW YORK — The former director of the CIA has been named a fellow at the Fordham University School of Law’s Center on National Security. John Brennan, who led the agency from 2013 until January of this year, took the new position Tuesday. The New York Times reports he has been named a distinguished fellow […]
September 6, 2017
Students
Independence Banners on Hong Kong Campus Renew Tensions
HONG KONG — Banners supporting independence for Chinese-controlled Hong Kong have appeared on a university campus at the start of classes, rekindling tensions over free speech in the semiautonomous city. The black banners declaring “Hong Kong Independence” in English and Chinese were put up around the Chinese University of Hong Kong’s campus on Monday. The […]
September 6, 2017
News Roundup
Corey Lewandowski Headed to Harvard as a Visiting Fellow
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. — President Donald Trump’s former campaign manager Corey Lewandowski is headed to Harvard University as a visiting fellow. Lewandowski is among a list of political figures coming to the Harvard Kennedy School’s Institute of Politics through a program that’s meant to spark discussion on campus. Lewandowski led Trump’s Republican primary campaign but left […]
September 6, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Sex Assault Lawsuit Against Brown University
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — A federal judge has thrown out a lawsuit brought against Brown University by a student from another college, who said her rights were violated when she was allegedly raped by three Brown football players. The judge on Wednesday said the woman, who attended Providence College, cannot bring a Title IX sex discrimination […]
September 6, 2017
Students
After Decades of Pushing Bachelor’s Degrees, U.S. Needs More Tradespeople
FONTANA, Calif. — At a steel factory dwarfed by the adjacent Auto Club Speedway, Fernando Esparza is working toward his next promotion. Esparza is a 46-year-old mechanic for Evolution Fresh, a subsidiary of Starbucks that makes juices and smoothies. He’s taking a class in industrial computing taught by a community college at a local manufacturing […]
September 6, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
A Champion for Division
The Trump administration continued its bent on division and exclusion last week with actions that increase the stigmatization of vulnerable populations and champion those who target them. On the heels of the Charlottesville tragedy, in which Trump persisted in blaming “many sides” and defending some of those who protested with Neo-Nazis and Klan members, he […]
September 6, 2017
Disparities
Women’s Colleges Opening Doors to Transgender Students
WELLESLEY, Mass. — Until last year, Ninotska Love would have been barred from attending Wellesley College. She’s an accomplished student who has persevered through hardship, but under longstanding rules, the college would have rejected her because she was assigned at birth as a boy. Now the rules have changed. This week, Love will become one […]
September 6, 2017
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ERNEST MORRELL
ERNEST MORRELL has been appointed Coyle Professor in Literacy Education at the University of Notre Dame. He will also serve as director of the Center for Literacy Education at the university’s Institute for Educational Initiatives. Morrell earned a bachelor’s degree from the University of California, Santa Barbara, and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of California, Berkeley.
September 6, 2017
Disparities
New Drug Combo Reduces HIV Risks for Male Teens
A National Institutes of Health network study has confirmed that a combination of two drugs taken daily to reduce the chances of HIV infection among high-risk adults also works well and appears safe in males ages 15 to 17 years. Truvada, a single pill containing the drugs tenofovir and emtricitabine (TDF/FTC), is currently approved for […]
September 6, 2017
Policies
Colorado Schools Staff Up for Anti-Marijuana Effort
DENVER — Colorado has given 42 school districts and charter schools a combined $9.2 million to hire people and create programs to keep marijuana out of the hands of students. The Denver Post reports the money is going to schools located near legal pot shops and is funded by proceeds from marijuana sales. Districts are […]
September 6, 2017
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DIANE W. SCHANZENBACH
DIANE W. SCHANZENBACH has been named director of the Institute for Policy Research (IPR) at Northwestern University. She is professor of human development and social policy at Northwestern, and was previously an IPR fellow and the director of the Hamilton Project. Schanzenbach earned a bachelor’s degree from Wellesley College and a Ph.D. from Princeton University.
September 6, 2017
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