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Lumina Foundation to Award $2.5 Million in Grants for “Addressing Hate”

Violence and racial chaos in Charlottesville earlier this year sparked a call to action for one philanthropic foundation dedicated to making post-secondary education accessible to all. Mobilized to back words with action, Jamie Merisotis, president and CEO of the Lumina Foundation, announced Tuesday that the foundation will award $2.5 million in grants for community-building programs […]

December 5, 2017

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The End of Grad School

As 2017 winds down, United States politicians have turned their attention to long-promised tax reform. In the early morning hours of Saturday, Dec. 2, the Senate passed the GOP-proposed tax reform bill with a 51-49 vote. The bill received nearly unanimous Republican support, and zero Democratic support. People from all sides of the political spectrum […]

December 5, 2017

SBA Announces Opportunities to Serve Veterans

WASHINGTON, Nov. 29, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — Private organizations, colleges and universities, private sector firms, nonprofit organizations and state, local or tribal governmental agencies are eligible to apply for funding from the U.S. Small Business Administration to provide training and counseling to aspiring and existing veteran small business owners as a Veterans Business Outreach Center (VBOC). […]

December 5, 2017

Colorado’s $20 Million Online Education Proposal Changes the Game

The University of Colorado Board of Regents has unanimously approved an ambitious $20 million proposal to implement university online education goals over the next four years. Introduced by Regent Stephen Ludwig, D-Denver, the plan had been vetted through the regents and faculty constituents before being brought to the board at its Nov. 16 meeting in […]

December 5, 2017

Why Small Colleges Need Online Strategy

Though the future does not look bright for small, private institutions — which have seen a growing trend of closures due to a decline in enrollment and revenue — they may be able to stay afloat by tapping into can online courses and avoid a ‘precarious’ reliance on residential students, writes Robert Ubell, the vice […]

December 5, 2017

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Signing Up for Selective Service Is Key for Young Men

(NAPSI)—Many high school and college students and their families don’t realize it, but the road to a good education and career can begin with a single, simple step: registering with the Selective Service. Why You Should Register That’s because registration is required to be eligible for a number of valuable benefits. They include: Eligibility for […]

December 5, 2017

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GI Bill Will Shape Education-to-Employment Pipeline

First passed in 1944, the GI Bill transformed U.S. postsecondary education and the course of the nation’s economic development in the late 20th century. Seventy-three years later, the latest revision of the law is poised to mark another turning point for the education and workforce landscape. The Servicemen’s Readjustment Act of 1944, better known as […]

December 5, 2017

Higher Education Bill Would Expand Financial Aid

A bill proposed by the U.S. House of Representatives on Friday aims to reform how the federal government oversees higher education. North Carolina Congresswoman Virginia Foxx introduced House Resolution 4508, which expands the Pell Grant, a federal financial aid program, to include shorter-term programs like apprenticeships. It would also cap the amount of loans students […]

December 5, 2017

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Senate Tax Bill Proposes Changes in Higher Education

The U.S. Senate passed tax reform legislation along party lines early Saturday, with several significant differences from the House bill passed Nov. 16 pertaining to higher education. One amendment stipulates that individuals can deduct only up to $10,000 on state and local property taxes, which colleges and universities worry will stop donors from making sizable […]

December 5, 2017

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U.S. Rep. John Conyers Announces Retirement from Congress

U.S. Rep. John Conyers — beset with allegations of sexual harassment by former staff members — announced Tuesday that he is retiring. The 88-year-old Conyers made the announcement while speaking with Detroit radio talk show host Mildred Gaddis. He was not clear on when the retirement becomes effective. “I’m in the process of putting my […]

December 5, 2017

College Student Faces Prison Time for Drunken Stabbing in Fast-Food Fight

AKRON, Ohio – An Ohio college student is scheduled to be sentenced for fatally stabbing his roommate at their apartment after an alcohol-fueled argument about fast food. Twenty-three-year-old Kendal Scheid, of Norwalk, could face up to 11 years in prison when he’s sentenced on Tuesday. The University of Akron student earlier pleaded guilty to involuntary […]

December 5, 2017

How the Country’s First Black Collegiate Greek-lettered Fraternity Changed the Nation

Exactly one hundred and eleven years ago, the country’s first Black collegiate Greek-lettered fraternity was founded. On that Tuesday, in 1906, the decision by a group of young Black collegiate men at Cornell University was made to transform their organization into a fraternity. In doing so, Henry Arthur Callis, Charles Henry Chapman, Eugene Kinckle Jones, George Biddle Kelley, Nathaniel Allison Murray, Robert Harold Ogle, and Vertner Woodson Tandy altered the landscape of America’s colleges and universities.

December 4, 2017

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Despite Improvements, Racial Gaps Still Major Issue in Academic Report for College Bowl-bound Football Teams

The Institute for Diversity and Ethics in Sport found in its latest study that the average graduation success rate for Black football players at the 80 bowl-eligible schools is 71 percent, which is up from 68 percent in 2016 and 66 percent two years ago.

December 4, 2017

Context Needed in Coverage of Libya Slave Trade, Media Experts Say

The auctioning of hundreds of African immigrants in Libya is perhaps one of the most underreported news stories of today. After CNN first published video footage of “slave auctions” in Libya last month, further news coverage has largely failed to provide context for understanding the crisis, some media professionals warn.

December 4, 2017

College: Employee Getting Death Threats After UConn Speech

DANIELSON, Conn. – A community college employee involved in an altercation with a conservative commentator at the University of Connecticut during his speech titled “It’s OK To Be White” is reportedly receiving death threats. Quinebaug Valley Community College President Carlee Drummer said Friday the school removed a photo of advisor Catherine Gregory from its website […]

December 4, 2017

Oklahoma University Works to Fix Deficiencies in Vet College

STILLWATER, Okla. Oklahoma State University is working to fix deficiencies in its veterinary college after its accreditation status was lowered. The Oklahoman reports that three years of declining state funding that landed the Center for Veterinary Health Sciences in financial trouble led to the status change in September. The Council on Education of the American […]

December 4, 2017

Battle over Veterans

Kevin Miller is a U.S. Marine Corps Iraq combat veteran who came home with a wide range of chronic health issues, including post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury and injuries to his neck, spine and shoulders. Thanks to the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs’ model of integrated care, Miller can coordinate and receive all his […]

December 4, 2017

Nurses Slam AMA for Stand on Independent Practices

AMA opposes what it calls “inappropriate scope of practice expansion,” while the nurses group says care from nurse practitioners is safe and typically more efficient than care from physicians. “The American Medical Association has asserted, once again, its commitment to put the profit of its physician membership ahead of patients and their access to high-quality […]

December 4, 2017