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University Gets $17M Commitment for Entrepreneurship Center

COLUMBUS, Ohio – Ohio State University says a foundation has made a $17-million commitment to the university’s business college to set up an entrepreneurship center. Ohio State says the Keenan Family Foundation made the commitment for the Tim and Kathleen Keenan Center for Entrepreneurship. The center will focus on cultivating students’ entrepreneurial skills and creating an […]

June 28, 2018

CAROL A. SUMNER

CAROL A. SUMNER has been named vice president of the division of diversity, equity and inclusion at Arizona State University. Sumner is currently the senior associate dean of students at ASU. She earned both bachelor’s and master’s degrees from Illinois State University and a doctorate from ASU.

June 28, 2018

LAURA MOSQUEDA

LAURA MOSQUEDA was named dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California, making her the first woman to lead the school since its founding in 1885. Mosqueda has been serving as the school’s associate dean of primary care and chair of the department of family medicine. She holds a medical degree from the University of Southern California.

June 28, 2018

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KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA

KHATMEH OSSEIRAN-HANNA has been selected as the vice president for university advancement at Indiana University of Pennsylvania. Osseiran-Hanna has been serving as interim vice president at IUP since September 2017. Osseiran-Hanna has a bachelor’s degree from George Washington University and pursued graduate studies at McGill University.

June 28, 2018

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DARRYL SCRIVEN

DARRYL SCRIVEN was named dean of the College of Arts, Sciences, Business and Education at Winston-Salem State University. Scriven has been serving as an associate professor and chair of the department of visual arts, humanities and theatre at Florida A&M University. He holds a bachelor’s degree from FAMU as well as a master’s degree and doctorate from Purdue University.

June 28, 2018

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Lonely, Bored

Veterans face a variety of problems once they leave the service. Whether it’s accurate or not, many veterans feel life is a little harder for them than for most people. But what if a big part of the problem wasn’t so much PTSD or poor transition assistance — at least not directly — but rather […]

June 28, 2018

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School Surprises 92-year-old WWII Veteran With High School Diploma

EAST RUTHERFORD, N.J. — A New Jersey township high school has surprised a 92-year-old World War II veteran with the high school diploma he would have earned if he hadn’t dropped out to join the Army. Vito Trause was presented with his “East Rutherford High School” diploma Wednesday, in a nod to Becton Regional High […]

June 28, 2018

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The Opposite of Progress

The slate of 2018 decisions by the U.S. Supreme Court has a direct impact on questions previously settled in American history. The failure to protect access to voting, representation and labor return us to bygone eras when the interests of underrepresented groups were deemed insignificant.

June 28, 2018

American Legion Looks to Modernize

KEARNEY, Neb. — The four families of the American Legion are coming together in Kearney this week as they hold their bi–annual state convention with a mission to take the organization into the future. The American Legion has a new mission in its fight to advocate for veterans and their families, and that mission is to […]

June 28, 2018

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Questions about Racism and Equity Embroil Coast Guard Academy

NEW LONDON, Conn. — At the U.S. Coast Guard Academy, officers-in-training spend four years together at a riverside campus steeped in shared values of honor, respect and devotion to duty. Yet for all the uniformity, many say the experience can feel vastly different for some minority cadets, compared with whites. African-American cadets, in particular, have […]

June 28, 2018

Graduate’s Walkout Over Military Sash Ban Touches Some Nerves

In 2016, just as Zachary Field was about to graduate from Orchard Park High School and get ready to join the Army, he called his father, David, with some troubling news: The school was not going to let him wear his military sash over his gown. David Field was not happy and shared his displeasure […]

June 28, 2018

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Oklahoma Looks to Troops-to-Teacher Program to Ease Gap

TULSA, Oklahoma – The Oklahoma Department of Education is hoping veterans can help fight our teacher shortage crisis. The program is called Troops to Teachers, it’s been around for decades, and Oklahoma is one of only a handful of states awarded more than a million dollars in grant money for the program. With this new […]

June 28, 2018

What Happens When a Public University Buys For-Profit, Online School?

When leaders of Purdue University wanted to move into online education, they took the unusual step of buying an existing online university, a big one with 30,000 students. And here’s the most surprising part: that online school it bought, Kaplan University, was a for-profit business—part of a sector that’s been criticized for high costs and […]

June 28, 2018

Kaine’s Military Spouse Bill Provides Model for Democrats to Reach Women

When America’s military service members were faced with widespread unemployment five years ago, lawmakers like Sen. Tim Kaine sprang into action to get those who sacrificed for their country back to work. Now, the Virginia Democrat says the same unemployment crisis is plaguing military spouses, a group of women and men — but mostly women […]

June 28, 2018

New Book Examines How Scholar-Practitioner Advanced Equity in Student Affairs

When some of the nation’s top scholars decided to pen a book examining the life of Dr. Melvin C. Terrell and his contributions to the field of student affairs, Terrell knew that was something special. But then again, the retiree’s life has been nothing short of extraordinary.

June 28, 2018

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Higher Ed Mulls Supreme Court Ruling Against Mandatory Union Fee

The U.S. Supreme Court’s ruling Wednesday against a mandatory labor union fee for nonmember public-sector employees met with immediate criticism, some from observers in higher education who anticipate a negative impact on unions at state-funded universities.

June 27, 2018

Universities Wrong to Stay Silent on Probe

Give The Ohio State University officials credit for handling a sex abuse scandal the way it ought to be done — openly, with apparent concern for victims, and an intensive effort to get the whole truth. One wonders why that approach does not seem to appeal to everyone. A few months ago, it came to […]

June 27, 2018

Recruitment & Retention

Indiana University Sees Declining Summer Enrollment

Indiana University has seen declining summer enrollment at its Bloomington campus despite growth during the traditional academic year. About 1,000 more students enrolled at the Bloomington campus in fall 2017 compared with fall 2011. Summer enrollment at the flagship campus declined by more than 800 students over the same time period, the Herald-Times reported. […]

June 27, 2018