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Congress Urged to Invest in Blue-Collar STEM Jobs

Automation and other technological advancements threaten to put good-paying jobs further out of reach for marginalized groups unless more investments are made in preparing students for “Blue-Collar STEM” jobs, panelists convened Tuesday on Capitol Hill said.

November 7, 2017

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Finally a Greek Ban—But Just at FSU? Why Not Permanently for All Campuses?

There’s way too much death lately in American society. After the terrorism incident in New York, and then Sunday’s Texas church shooting, which appears to be motivated by a domestic family situation, it would be easy for a university administrator to let the noise of the day obscure a real problem on campus.

November 7, 2017

Debt to Military Spouses

November is Military Family Appreciation Month. Of course, our nation owes military families a debt of gratitude: Their sacrifices and stressors should not go unnoticed. We do try to honor them, with thanks and praise, but during this month set aside to appreciate military families, we should consider practical ways we can do more to […]

November 7, 2017

Jobless Rate for Recent Vets Falls to Lowest Level

WASHINGTON — The unemployment rate for recent military veterans fell sharply in October, though not entirely for positive reasons. The rate for those who have served in the armed forces anytime since September 2001 dropped to 3.6 percent, the lowest level in data going back to 2008. While some found jobs, many others stopped looking […]

November 7, 2017

Organizations Aid Former Military

The time has come to leave the military and join the civilian world. Next on the planning list are a new career, housing, resume and more, which means information is needed to make the transition easier. Agencies and organizations are ready to assist at every level. Military.mista.edu’s article, 10 Organizations that Help Veterans Transition to […]

November 7, 2017

Troubled Veteran Reclaims Her Life with Help

The memory of two of her men burning to death, trapped in an Army truck, still haunts Kyra Tracy Watkin. It was spring 2012 and, as a captain in the U.S. Army Reserve, Watkin was on her first tour of duty in Afghanistan, serving as a battalion intelligence officer. Filling in for the operations officer […]

November 7, 2017

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Troops-to-Teachers Reaches Out to 700

ILLIAMSBURG, Va. (WVEC) — From the battlefield to the classroom, the College of William & Mary School of Education launches a new program. It’s aimed at helping vets become teachers while also addressing the state-wide teacher shortage. Since May, the William and Mary Troops to Teachers program has already met with more than 700 veterans, […]

November 7, 2017

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300 Purdue Faculty Sign Petition Against Kaplan Deal

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. (AP) — More than 300 Purdue University faculty members have signed a petition opposing the school’s planned acquisition of for-profit Kaplan University. Purdue biology professor David Sanders sent the petition with 319 signatures this week to the Higher Learning Commission, which accredits colleges and universities in 19 states, including Indiana. Sanders tells […]

November 7, 2017

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First-Generation Students Celebrated in Nationwide Festivities

In an effort to showcase and empower first-generation students, the Council for Opportunity in Education (COE) will organize a national celebration on college and university campuses this week. COE, in partnership with other higher education organizations, will commemorate the 52nd anniversary of the Higher Education Act of 1965 with a nationwide “First Annual First-Generation College […]

November 7, 2017

Fort Knox Program Eases Transition to Jobs

Since the beginning of the year, the Fort Knox Career Skills Program has been helping U.S. Army personnel transition into private sector employment through its Senior Leaders Corporate Fellowship Program. And according to Fort Knox Education Center officer Jacque Jenkins, the program has been successful in its goals so far. Jenkins said 90 percent of […]

November 7, 2017

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UNC-Chapel Hill Athletics Head Gets Pay Post After Scandal

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. –Three weeks after North Carolina’s flagship public university escaped NCAA penalties and closed an academic fraud case, the school’s athletic director is getting a $1 million compensation boost. The News & Observer of Raleigh reports the university system’s governing board approved the deferred-compensation deal for Bubba Cunningham, the athletic director at the […]

November 7, 2017

Ex-JetBlue CEO Gives $10M to Michigan Leadership Institute

ANN ARBOR, Mich.— Former JetBlue Airways CEO Dave Barger has donated $10 million to the University of Michigan’s Barger Leadership Institute . The gift announced Tuesday by the Ann Arbor school comes as the institute marks its 10th anniversary. The donation is designed to help expand and sustain the institute’s ability to develop forward-thinking leaders […]

November 7, 2017

Ex-Assistant Coach Ends Whistleblower Lawsuit Against PSU

STATE COLLEGE, Pa. — A former Penn State assistant football coach has ended his defamation and whistleblower lawsuit against the university. Court records show Mike McQueary’s attorney filed for the lawsuit to be discontinued and ended with prejudice Friday, meaning the lawsuit cannot be brought back to court. McQueary filed his lawsuit against the university […]

November 7, 2017

Higher Education Groups Take Aim at GOP Reform Bill

Higher education lobbying groups on Monday told Congress that the Republican tax reform bill “heads in the wrong direction.”

November 6, 2017

Chief Diversity Officers Transitioning to the Presidency

By the time Dr. Jamel Santa Cruze Wright became the first chief diversity officer at Eureka College in 2014 — and eventually vice president for strategic and diversity initiatives — she had already had her sights set on becoming a college president for several years.

November 6, 2017

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An Open Letter to NFL Owners, Coaches, Commissioners, Front Office People, Papa John’s et. al

While protesting in the NFL may be new to you, protesting in general is not. Black college students and college students in general have engaged in protests for decades.

November 6, 2017

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All Eyes on Virginia, New Jersey in Political Races

Several states across the country are in the spotlight this week as local elections are expected to measure the national political climate ahead of the 2018 elections.

November 6, 2017

Contraceptives and Politics

Politics is the reflection of our principles—which might explain our hyperpolarized contemporary landscape. With renewed controversy on contraceptive use and religious freedom, we see the divide between Americans’ politics and our principles on women’s health care. Earlier this month, the Trump Administration officially rolled back the ACA’s contraception mandate, which required employer-provided health care plans […]

November 6, 2017