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Muslim Woman Settles in at Vermont Military College
NORTHFIELD, Vt. ― Despite being the first woman allowed to wear a Muslim headscarf beneath her military uniform at the nation’s oldest private military college, Sana Hamze says she doesn’t feel like a pioneer. Her focus is on learning details of life as a “rook” at Vermont’s Norwich University, in the school’s Corps of Cadets […]
October 16, 2016
Students
Rolling Stone Heading to Trial Over Debunked Story of Rape
RICHMOND, Va. ― For the first time since Rolling Stone magazine’s shocking story about a brutal gang rape at the University of Virginia hit shelves two years ago, the public may hear from the young woman at the center of the now discredited article “A Rape on Campus.” A defamation trial against the magazine is […]
October 16, 2016
STEM
Tulane Gets $11.4M, 5-year Grant for New Research Institute
NEW ORLEANS ―The National Institutes of Health is giving Tulane University $11.4 over the next five years to get more scientists studying ways to help patients with high blood pressure, obesity, diabetes and related conditions. Epidemiology professor Jiang He is using the grant to start an institute aimed at taking lab research into those chronic […]
October 16, 2016
Students
Black Lives Matter Homecoming Float Vandalized in Idaho
BOISE, Idaho ― Boise State University’s president says a homecoming float dedicated to the Black Lives Matter movement has been vandalized. Bob Kustra released a statement early Sunday morning condemning both the vandals and the attempt to silence constitutionally protected free speech. Kustra added that the school’s security team is investigating the issue, but he […]
October 16, 2016
Students
South African Police Arrest Student Protest Leader
JOHANNESBURG ― South African police raided a university student residence in Johannesburg early Sunday, arresting a leader of sometimes violent protests for free education who caused an outcry last year when he declared admiration for Adolf Hitler. The arrest of Mcebo Dlamini, a former student council president at the University of the Witwatersrand, followed recent […]
October 16, 2016
Other News
Hiring warriors in higher ed
Like many employers, higher ed institutions are reaching out to military veterans to fill skilled positions. Military service offers rich opportunities for individuals to develop a wide variety of skills that translate to well-paying jobs in the civilian world. However, deciphering a veteran’s work history is tricky. Resumes may be cluttered with military jargon, acronyms […]
October 14, 2016
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Hiring warriors in higher ed
Like many employers, higher ed institutions are reaching out to military veterans to fill skilled positions. Military service offers rich opportunities for individuals to develop a wide variety of skills that translate to well-paying jobs in the civilian world.
October 14, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Why the For-Profit Model is Unsustainable
At the heart of the education industry is the notion that what takes place in the learning environment is the key to student success and eventually, positive outcomes. But it is the individual work of students and families which influences these factors, which now drive financing and confidence in both the public and for-profit sectors. […]
October 14, 2016
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Veterans
Pilot Program at Fort Hood Customizes Transition
Fort Hood is one of six installations selected for a pilot program that could customize the transition process for Soldiers. Starting Oct. 1, Soldiers at six selected installations will phase into the two-year Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program Pilot that customizes the transition process for the Soldier. “The Army believes there is a […]
October 14, 2016
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Veterans
FAMU Gets Veterans Entrepreneurial Program
TALLAHASSEE, FL (WTXL) – An organization that focuses on helping Veterans announced that Florida A&M University will participate in a statewide entrepreneurship program for Veterans. Veteran Florida Executive Director, Bobby Carbonell, announced Wednesday that they had selected two more schools to participate in a program for Veterans seeking to start their own businesses. FAMU and […]
October 14, 2016
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Other News
Noodle Partners Inc. Raises $4 million to Help Colleges Online
Noodle Partners Inc., a new education venture from the founder of The Princeton Review and 2U Inc., John Katzman, has raised $4 million in venture funding to help colleges and universities deliver high-quality certificate and degree programs online. Philadelphia-based Osage Venture Partners led the investment in Noodle Partners and was joined by New Markets Venture […]
October 14, 2016
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Policy
DeVry Agrees to Drop Job Claim from Ads
DeVry University has agreed to stop advertising a claim about the success of its students that had been challenged by the federal government. The Education Department announced a settlement with DeVry on Thursday after saying the for-profit college chain couldn’t support one of its marquee claims. DeVry had advertised that 90 percent of its graduates […]
October 14, 2016
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Civil Rights Stalwart Jack Greenberg Dies
Jack Greenberg, the last surviving lawyer of the Thurgood Marshall-led team that argued Brown v. Board of Education before the Supreme Court, died Wednesday at age 91.
October 13, 2016
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Students
Department of Education, DeVry University Reach Settlement
Critics say the for-profit institution is getting off lightly after making an unsubstantiated claim simply because it has the money to stay in business.
October 13, 2016
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Students
Diverse Conversations: Should Diversity of a College be Ranked?
Using diversity as a college ranking benchmark would force colleges to step up their game, recruiting more diverse student and faculty populations.
October 13, 2016
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Students
Female Student: I Endured 8-hour Interrogation after Rape at Old Dominion University
RICHMOND, Va. ― An Old Dominion University student who reported she was raped in her dorm room is charging that campus police prevented her from getting a medical exam to preserve evidence until after she was interrogated for almost eight hours. Her complaint to federal education officials about the October 2014 episode also says she […]
October 13, 2016
Students
Lawsuit says Brown University Protected Trustee’s Son in Drugging Case
PROVIDENCE, R.I. ― A female former Brown University student is suing the Ivy League school over how it handled her allegations that she was drugged at a fraternity party and later sexually assaulted. The lawsuit, filed Thursday in U.S. District Court in Providence, raises the question of whether Brown dropped a disciplinary proceeding against the […]
October 13, 2016
News Roundup
Kentucky Governor Won’t Fight Decision Banning Him from Cutting College Budgets
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s Republican governor has accepted the state Supreme Court’s decision banning him from cutting college budgets without legislative approval, officially closing the first of several legal challenges brought against him since he took office in December. A spokeswoman for Matt Bevin confirmed Thursday that he did not ask the state’s highest court […]
October 13, 2016
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