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News Roundup
USM Names New Associate Vice Chancellor for Academic Affairs
ADELPHI, Md. — The University System of Maryland has named the next associate vice chancellor for academic affairs. USM announced this week that Antoinette Coleman will start on Aug. 7. Coleman will work closely with provosts of the 12 USM institutions and the Maryland Higher Education Commission. She also will work with leadership of the […]
July 30, 2017
Students
Frat at Missouri Sued Over Alleged Near-fatal Hazing Case
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — A former University of Missouri student is suing a fraternity and its parent organization over an alleged hazing incident he says left him with near-fatal alcohol poisoning while the frat already was on probation for alcohol infractions. Brandon Zingale’s lawsuit filed Thursday in Boone County – home of the Columbia campus […]
July 30, 2017
News Roundup
Indiana University Spent $1.65M on Spring Commencements
BLOOMINGTON, Ind. — According to figures provided by Indiana University, the university spent $1.65 million on commencement ceremonies this spring. The total doesn’t include the costs of ceremonies that were organized by individual schools or units, The (Bloomington) Herald Times reported. The Bloomington campus ceremonies were the most expensive at more than $900,000, followed by […]
July 30, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Ex UC Davis Chancellor Returns to Teaching After Controversy
DAVIS, Calif. — The former chancellor of the University of California, Davis, who resigned after being placed on leave amid allegations of misconduct, will return to the campus in September teaching at a salary comparable to the one she earned as campus leader. University officials told the Sacramento Bee that Linda Katehi will be paid […]
July 30, 2017
Students
Guillermo: Undocumented Student Finds Her Golden Door, Hopes to Help Others
Cheska Mae Perez isn’t a Latino name. She’s 19, a Filipino immigrant, whose example speaks to the power of DACA.
July 30, 2017
Students
FAMU Basks in ‘Girls Trip’ Screen Time
Florida Agricultural and Mechanical University (FAMU) has joined the list of historically Black colleges that have been represented on the big screen.
July 30, 2017
Students
Apprenticeship Programs Gaining Momentum
President Donald J. Trump and Congress are looking to expand apprenticeship opportunities, lauding the workforce development strategy for giving students a way to make money and affordably educate themselves for bigger and better things.
July 30, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Women, Peace & Security
The first US National Action Plan (NAP) on Women, Peace & Security (WPS) was issued in 2011, as a call to action “to accelerate, institutionalize, and better coordinate efforts to advance women’s inclusion in peace negotiations, peacebuilding activities, and conflict prevention and response; to protect women and girls from gender-based violence; and to ensure safe, […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
Kennesaw Adds Continuing Education Options
Kennesaw State University’s College of Continuing and Professional Education has added the following certificates to its programs approved for VA education benefits — Administrative Office Management, AutoCAD Advanced, Ethical Hacker and Security Management Professional. Active duty and honorably discharged members of the Army, Navy, Air Force, Marines and National Guard may qualify for military education […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
12 Hours or 18 Hours? It Will Cost the Same
PINEVILLE, La. — Louisiana College in Pineville will implement a flat tuition rate for full-time students whether they take 12 or 18 credit hours. The Town Talk reports the flat tuition rate will begin this fall and will cost $8,000 for one semester or $16,000 for a year. Louisiana College President Rick Brewer says students […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
Jobs, Fixed Policies Force Onliners to Drop Out
Employment is the main reason students drop out of online degree courses, our new research shows. This is despite claims that online university programs offer greater flexibility to workers and employers who want to up-skill. Most online dropouts occur due to students’ changing employment commitments, which affect their ability to complete assessments on time. However, […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
What If MOOCs Are the Revolution?
If you’ve ever zoned out during a lecture, or if your students are prone to distraction as you click through your PowerPoint deck, that’s partly because we’re hard-wired not to focus intently for longer than ten or fifteen minutes at a time. Our bodies, after all, were evolved to master survival in nature, rather than […]
July 28, 2017
Academics
Austin Peay Gets Funds for Service Members, Veterans
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee Higher Education Commission (THEC) recently announced that Austin Peay State University will receive $79,954 in additional funding and program support to serve veterans and service members and help them earn post-secondary degrees as a part of Governor Bill Haslam’s Drive to 55. Austin Peay is one of 13 colleges and […]
July 28, 2017
Veterans
Veteran Headed to Yale
Miramar College graduate, immigrant and Marine veteran Summer Lee never dreamed of attending an Ivy League school while growing up, but she’s heading to Yale on a full scholarship later this year. “I’m very excited,” she said in a phone conversation while on a road trip. “I was just in New Haven a few days […]
July 28, 2017
Policy
Trump’s Transgender Tweets Prompt Outrage
NEW YORK—- Most LGBT-rights activists never believed Donald Trump’s campaign promises to be their friend. But with his move to ban transgender people from military service, on top of other actions and appointments, they now see him as openly hostile. Leaders of major advocacy groups depicted Trump’s Twitter pronouncement as an appeal to the portion […]
July 28, 2017
Other News
No Student-Loan Forgiveness Under Trump
The U.S. Education Department has not approved any applications for student-loan forgiveness in cases of possible fraud since President Donald Trump took office, according to records sent to an Illinois senator. Democratic Sen. Richard Durbin released those records on July 26 and blasted the department for its inaction and for a June decision to delay […]
July 28, 2017
Students
Miami University Joins Diversity, Inclusion Group
Miami University is the latest institution to join the CEO Action for Diversity and Inclusion, a coalition of CEOs and presidents of corporations, businesses and nonprofits who share strategies to increase inclusion and diversity in the workplace.
July 27, 2017
Students
Music Therapy Proving to be Sound Choice for Howard Student
Maya Rogers, a graduate student focusing on music therapy at Howard University, has been named one of four student recipients of the $25,000 Beyoncé Knowles-Carter Formation Scholars Award.
July 27, 2017
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