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UConn Has Been “Intentional” About Diversity Efforts
The University of Connecticut (UConn) has created and implemented a variety of wrap-around support services to assist minority students on its campus. Of the 23,845 undergraduates in attendance at UConn, 51 percent are female and 33 percent are minority students, according to college officials. For the 8,337 graduate students, 53 percent are female, while 19 […]
September 4, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Abandoning Borrowers
The common wisdom is that college is a must-take route to lifetime success. Most people fuel their journey with student loans. A federal agency created to make sure education consumers have protection is siding with financial sharks instead. Student-loan oversight was a significant part of the portfolio of the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau, created in […]
September 4, 2018
Veterans
GI Benefits in Jeopardy at Some California Campuses
The agency in California that oversees veteran education benefits has warned several schools with satellite campuses in the state that they could soon lose their eligibility to accept GI Bill funds which would, in turn, affect their students. Inside Higher Ed reports the California State Approving Agency for Veterans Education has sent suspension letters to […]
September 4, 2018
Academics
West Point Hosts Diversity Conference
WEST POINT, N.Y. — The U.S. Military Academy is hosting a conference on diversity this week. The sixteenth annual West Point Diversity & Inclusion Leadership Conference is being held Wednesday through Friday at the academy. Pro Football Hall of Famer Rod Woodson is among the speakers at this year’s conference, which is will emphasize building […]
September 4, 2018
Veterans
One-Source Benefits Expanded to Serve Transitioning Military
The Department of Defense has extended the eligibility period for the Military OneSource program. Formerly 180 days, the new timeframe for OneSource eligibility is one year after honorable discharge or retirement from service. The OneSource program is centered around helping new veterans adjust to civilian life. They have career help, insurance advice, and counseling for […]
September 4, 2018
Other News
For-Profit Students Saddled with Debts Adam Harris
For many students, the path toward enrolling in a for-profit college starts with an advertisement—maybe while browsing online or watching a favorite television show. Either way, the message is usually the same: Get off the couch and do something with your life. The ads feature compelling and relatable stories: A young—or perhaps middle-aged—African-American stuck in […]
September 4, 2018
Academics
Navy Accidents Boost Interest in Academy Training
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Lt. Devan Gurecki remembers feeling uneasy the first time she set foot on the bridge of a Navy ship. All she knew about warships she had learned in officer candidate school classrooms. Suddenly, she was a lookout on the bridge and giving directions. “I literally walked on board my ship the first […]
September 4, 2018
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IRIS RIVERO
IRIS RIVERO has been selected as the department head of industrial and systems engineering at Rochester Institute of Technology. She recently served as a faculty-researcher and associate professor in the industrial and manufacturing systems engineering department at Iowa State University. Rivero earned bachelor’s, master’s and doctoral degrees in industrial and manufacturing engineering from Penn State University.
September 4, 2018
Academics
What Really Happens in Military Transition Program
The military’s Transition Assistance Program is designed to make the process easier. But does it? Some military families are reluctant to take advantage of the TAP program. The apprehension comes from rumors they’ve heard about the TAP of the past. But the TAP program of today may be more robust, and more useful, than you […]
September 4, 2018
Academics
How Penn State World Campus Trains Next-Generation of Army Educators
For members of the armed services, education is one of the key drivers of advancement. But educational opportunities need to fit into a busy schedule and deployments that may put them in a base or aboard a ship halfway around the world. Increasingly, online degree programs are filling the higher education needs of uniformed personnel, […]
September 4, 2018
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MONIQUE L. AKASSI
MONIQUE L. AKASSI has been selected associate provost for faculty affairs at Edward Waters College. Most recently, she served as a chair of the department of languages and literature at Virginia Union University. Akassi holds her bachelor’s from University of Cincinnati, master’s from Wright State University and a Ph.D. from Morgan State University.
September 4, 2018
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APRIL L. JONES
APRIL L. JONES was named head of the department of social work at Tuskegee University. Jones received a bachelor’s degree from Stillman College, a master’s degree from the University of Alabama, a master’s degree from Faulkner University, a master’s degree from Walden University and a doctorate in organizational psychology from Walden University.
September 4, 2018
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CLAUDINE GAY
CLAUDINE GAY was named dean of the faculty of arts and sciences at Harvard University. She is the Wilbur A. Cowett professor of government and of African and African-American Studies and is the founding chair of Harvard’s Inequality in America Initiative. She holds a bachelor’s degree in economics from Stanford University and a Ph.D. from Harvard University.
September 4, 2018
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RHONDA BRINKLEY-KENNEDY
RHONDA BRINKLEY-KENNEDY was selected executive director of Union Institute & University at Los Angeles Academic Center. Brinkley-Kennedy holds a bachelor’s from California State University, a master’s from Pepperdine University, and a doctor of psychology degree from California School of Professional Psychology.
September 4, 2018
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DONNA H. OLIVER
DONNA H. OLIVER was selected as the provost and senior vice president of academic affairs at Edward Waters College (EWC). She previously served as president of Mississippi Valley State University. Oliver earned a bachelor’s degree from Elon College, a master’s degree from North Carolina A&T State University, a master’s in education and doctorate from the University of North Carolina at Greensboro.
September 4, 2018
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ASHLEY FINLEY
ASHLEY FINLEY has been named senior advisor to the president and secretary to the board of The Association of American Colleges and Universities. Finley currently works as vice president for academic affairs and dean of the Dominican experience at Dominican University of California. She received a bachelor’s degree from the University of Nebraska-Lincoln and master’s and a doctorate from the University of Iowa.
September 4, 2018
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BHARAT ANAND
BHARAT ANAND has been selected as the vice provost for advances in learning (VPAL) at Harvard University’s Business School. Anand has been the faculty chair and co-creator of HBX, the Harvard Business School digital learning initiative since 2013. He received a bachelor’s degree from Harvard University and a doctorate in economics from Princeton University.
September 4, 2018
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KIMBERLY LOWERY
KIMBERLY LOWERY was named associate vice chancellor of Houston Community College’s department of student engagement and success. She currently works as associate vice president for academic affairs and student success at Eastfield College. Lowery holds a bachelor’s degree in psychology and a master’s degree in counseling from California State University, Long Beach and a doctorate in higher education from the University of North Texas.
September 4, 2018
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