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Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition

August 23rd, 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the observance of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition by member states of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

August 22, 2018

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Overcoming Challenges, Scholar is Making a Difference

Being a young scholar in higher education has come with its own set of challenges for Dr. Nicholas D. Hartlep, an associate professor of urban education and the chair of the early childhood and elementary education department at Metropolitan State University.

August 22, 2018

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Scholars, Students React to Removal of ‘Silent Sam’ at UNC

While University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill officials called the protesters’ actions “unlawful and dangerous” – sparking backlash – some UNC students, faculty and other community members were elated about the statue’s removal.

August 21, 2018

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Trump’s Former Lawyer Plead Guilty On Eight Charges

Michael Cohen, President Donald Trump’s former personal lawyer, plead guilty on Tuesday to breaking campaign finance laws and committing tax evasion. According to legal observers, at least one of the campaign finance crimes Cohen committed appeared to be connected to the $130,000 hush money payment to porn actress Stormy Daniels, who has made several claims […]

August 21, 2018

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Manafort Found Guilty on Eight Counts of Financial Crimes

Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, was found guilty on eight counts of financial crimes. However, jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on 10 charges, so Judge T.S. Ellis declared a mistrial on those counts. Five of the counts Manafort was indicted with are tax fraud charges, two were counts of bank fraud […]

August 21, 2018

SPJ Recognizes CSUN Journalism Professor

Dr. José Luis Benavides, a professor at California State University, Northridge, received the Society for Professional Journalists’ Distinguished Teaching in Journalism Award as a result of his extensive work on building and expanding the Spanish-language journalism program at the university. Through the program, Benavides has trained and mentored aspiring journalists who can report on Spanish-language […]

August 21, 2018

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Brighid Dwyer: Advancing Diversity and Building Bridges Through Intergroup Dialogue

Dr. Brighid Dwyer specializes in helping people talk to each other. Not at each other or past each other, but across lines of division ranging from age, race and gender to religion, sexual orientation and political views.

August 21, 2018

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The Art Institute of Pittsburgh in Jeopardy of Losing Accreditation

The Art Institute of Pittsburgh is in jeopardy of losing accreditation in November, if the institution cannot prove that it’s in good financial standing and on a viable path by the end of August. The Middle States Commission on Higher Education, the school’s regional accreditation agency has set a deadline of Aug. 31 for the […]

August 21, 2018

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Benefit Transfer

Two weeks after the D-Day landings in Normandy, Franklin Roosevelt signed the Serviceman’s Readjustment Act, more commonly known as the GI Bill. That landmark measure would provide both college tuition grants and a stipend for the returning service members who had “been compelled to make greater economic sacrifice and every other kind of sacrifice than […]

August 21, 2018

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Disabled Vets Says V.A. Is Failing Her

Dr. Lenora Langlais said she was approved for the VA’s Vocational Rehabilitation and Employment (VR&E) program, only she got cancer and had to fight for her life instead. Langlais is very humble, but her accolades deserve some significant acknowledgment. She received a Navy and Marine Corps Commendation, joint service achievement, and Purple Heart to name […]

August 21, 2018

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GoArmyEd: Tools for Continuing Education

GoArmyEd.com is the Soldiers’ gateway to taking college courses, earning certifications, and furthering their education. Through GoArmyEd service members can request online Army tuition assistance for classroom and distance learning online college courses. The Fort Myer Education Center counselors can assist Soldiers through the process. “We provide assistance with service members (who) are trying to […]

August 21, 2018

Military Spouse Scholarship Site Back Online

Twenty days after its missed relaunch date, the Pentagon’s military spouse scholarship portal is back online. The Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) scholarship program, managed through the Defense Department’s Military OneSource website, gives eligible spouses up to $4,000 in tuition assistance for certain types of courses. Read More

August 21, 2018

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Summer Studies at Stanford Give Vets Head Start

During his summer stay at Stanford, Garrett Gross took a sociology course on the power of social networks in everyday life, and learned how to write a persuasive, argument-based essay in a course offered by the Program in Writing and Rhetoric. Garrett Gross, left, and Hugo Santos Parada, who are enrolled in the Veteran Accelerator […]

August 21, 2018

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School of Navy Chaplains to Return to Rhode Island

NEWPORT, R.I. — A school for U.S. Navy chaplains is returning to Rhode Island. Democratic U.S. Sen. Jack Reed said Friday the Navy plans to relocate the Naval Chaplaincy School and Center and about 20 jobs from Fort Jackson in Columbia, South Carolina to Naval Station Newport in Rhode Island, effective March 1, 2019. Reed […]

August 21, 2018

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Lawyers: Discharged South Korean Army Specialist Granted US Citizenship

LOS ANGELES —A South Korean-born U.S. Army specialist who sued after the military moved to discharge her has been granted citizenship, her attorneys said Friday. Yea Ji Sea, 29, had filed a lawsuit last month demanding a response to her citizenship application. She came to the country as a child on a visitor visa and […]

August 21, 2018

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Higher Ed Act Turns 10: How Landscape Has Changed

Ten years ago, on August 14, 2008, President George W. Bush signed into law the 2008 Higher Education Opportunity Act (HEOA), the last comprehensive reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA). This took place during the buildup to a financial crisis that ultimately cost 8.7 million American jobs. Now, with mounting college costs and loan […]

August 21, 2018

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Aretha Franklin: Entertainment Genius, Feminist and Social Activist

While not overtly political, Aretha Franklin was astute to the power of her platform and used her voice for more than just belting out songs and entertaining audiences. She was a proud and strong advocate for the Black community, in particular, Black women.

August 21, 2018

The Demands for Diversity Hiring Requires a “Pipeline”

As the summer closes and college campuses across the country come roaring back to life, the demands for an academy that better reflects the full diversity of the student body and their own experiences will no doubt come center stage once again. The demands for a diverse faculty are growing and will further create division between the student body and university administration if they are not addressed in a more urgent manner.

August 21, 2018