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March 29, 2019

Creating Opportunities for Underrepresented Minority Students

Recent news reports have indicated that, once again, minority enrollment in New York’s eight specialized high schools was disappointing. Responding to this, New York City’s Mayor Bill de Blasio has called for a change in admission criteria to allow some students who do not quite make the grade on the standardized admission tests to be, nevertheless, granted admission into these eight schools. It’s little wonder why students desire such admission: these schools have historically produced some of the most successful students in New York City.

March 29, 2019

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Air Force Junior ROTC Flight Academy Encourages Youth to Seek Careers in Aviation

Aviators from all over the country traveled to sunny Long Beach, California, for the 30th annual Women in Aviation International Conference March 14 – 16. Ten of the female aviators attending were Air Force Junior ROTC cadets who recently earned their pilot wings. The cadets completed the Air Force JROTC Flight Academy program last summer, […]

March 29, 2019

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Leadership & Policy

Dr. Jann Luciana Joseph Named Sole Finalist for Georgia Gwinnett Presidency

The Georgia Gwinnett College (GGC) Board of Regents have announced Dr. Jann Luciana Joseph as the sole finalist for the college’s next president, pending official board approval. According to state law, a university board is required to wait at least five business days after the official naming of a presidential finalist before officially voting him […]

March 29, 2019

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Ohio State Army ROTC Wins General Douglas MacArthur Award

“Buckeyes lead the way” is the motto of The Ohio State University Army ROTC program. That determination helped the unit win the General Douglas MacArthur Award for 2017-18. The MacArthur Award was instituted in 1989 to honor the top U.S. Army Senior ROTC battalion from each of the eight Cadet Command brigades. The awards, presented […]

March 29, 2019

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Elizabeth Kronk Warner Named First Dean of Utah’s S.J. Quinney College of Law

The University of Utah has appointed Elizabeth Kronk Warner as the first woman dean of the S.J. Quinney College of Law, effective July 1. Currently, Kronk Warner serves as associate dean of academic affairs, professor and director of the Tribal Law and Government Center at the University of Kansas School of Law. Deemed a national […]

March 29, 2019

Is High School Too Soon for Military Recruitment?

Each year, high school students across the country see uniformed members of the armed forces within school walls offering information on how to join up. But a local organization asks the question whether these soldiers are overselling a dangerous career path to an audience whose brains are still developing. The Resistance Center for Peace and […]

March 29, 2019

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University of Bridgeport to Cut Several Degree Programs

Some students and faculty from the University of Bridgeport have expressed shock and sadness after the university announced that it has decided to end several degree programs, such as its naturopathic medicine program, which has been offered at the school since 1997. “This is a tremendous loss for Connecticut and for the naturopathic community at […]

March 29, 2019

Bill Plans Scholarship Money For Families of Those Killed, Injured in Military

Lawmakers gathered at the General Assembly on Wednesday to discuss the filing of a bill that would provide scholarship funds to families of military members who were killed or became disabled while serving. “The global war on terror has claimed thousands of lives, with many of those from military men and women stationed here in […]

March 29, 2019

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Congressman Elijah Cummings Slated to Speak at Morgan State University’s Commencement

Maryland Congressman Elijah E. Cummings will be the commencement speaker at Morgan State University’s 143rd Spring Commencement ceremony on May 18, the university recently announced. Cummings, a member of Morgan’s Board of Regents, will deliver his address to the university’s Spring 2019 class consisting of almost 800 students at the Hughes Memorial Stadium. This marks […]

March 29, 2019

WPU to Host Inaugural Hip Hop and Higher Ed Symposium

William Peace University (WPU) has announced that the inaugural Hip Hop and Higher Education Symposium will occur April 4-5 and will center on academic conversations regarding the hip hop genre’s relationship to social justice and other issues. “The strategic plan, Believe in Peace, is a bold plan focused on Immersive Learning, Innovative Partnerships, Strategic Growth […]

March 29, 2019

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Moving the Needle Forward on Legal Diversity

Now entering into its fourth year, the Dillard University Center for Law and Public Interest Pre-Law program is furthering its goal to move the needle on diversity in legal education and ultimately, the legal profession.

March 28, 2019

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Study Finds Wide Institutional Differences in Instructional Spending

Among America’s nearly 5,500 colleges and universities, public schools spend the most on student instruction relative to tuition fees collected, with lower amounts spent by private nonprofit institutions and the least by for-profits, according to two reports recently published by The Century Foundation.

March 28, 2019

University of Toledo Student Sues School After Employees Disclosed PTSD

Dallon Higgs, a student from the University of Toledo has filed a lawsuit against the institution and two married employees who he alleges disclosed his post-traumatic stress disorder developed in combat and falsely described him as a safety threat to others. Higgs, a former U.S. Army paratrooper, enrolled in the physician assistant program in 2017 […]

March 28, 2019

Study: Some Four-Year Institutions Provide Inaccurate, Confusing Cost Information

While bipartisan legislation is being introduced to U.S. legislatures on how to improve net price calculators (NPCs) — a tool that shows prospective students total costs of an education after scholarships and federal grants — a newly released research brief found that many four-year institutions are providing misleading or confusing cost information and some universities are not following legislation that requires NPCs to be prominently presented on their website.

March 28, 2019

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Community College of Philadelphia Faculty Union Announce Plans to Strike

The Faculty and Staff Federation of Community College of Philadelphia AFT Local 206 has announced the union intends to go on strike. “We held the vote tonight and better than 90 percent of our union that represents 1,200 faculty and staff voted to strike,” union co-President Junior Brainard said Wednesday night. “We don’t have a […]

March 28, 2019

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Virginia International University’s Operation Certificate in Danger of Being Revoked By State Council

Virginia International University (VIU)’s operation certificate could potentially be revoked by the state council after regulators found deficiencies in its educational services. This could cause the institution, which mainly serves foreign countries, to close its doors. University officials said the school is willing to make changes to keep the school open. Virginia officials will determine […]

March 28, 2019

Diverse: Issues In Higher Education announces the 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Athlete-of-the-Year

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com FAIRFAX, Va. — Diverse: Issues In Higher Education magazine is pleased to announce the 2019 Arthur Ashe Jr. Male and Female Athlete of the Year. Male: Khari Blasingame, Vanderbilt University, Football, Male Winner J.T. Escobar, University of North Florida, Basketball (1st runner up) Grant Rivers, […]

March 28, 2019