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Faculty & Staff
Remembering Samuel DuBois Cook
Higher education stalwart Dr. Samuel DuBois Cook, a political scientist and human rights activist, died Monday in Atlanta at age 88.
June 1, 2017
Students
Survey: Second-guessing Often Accompanies Degrees
More than half of adults in the U.S. would change at least one aspect of their higher education experience, according to a new survey. Common regrets were choice of institution and major or field of study.
June 1, 2017
Students
Inclusion as a Process for Embracing Diversity Toward Better Learning
Fully two-thirds of the current U.S. population have not completed a four-year college degree.
June 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Carnegie Mellon President Stepping Down After 4 Years
PITTSBURGH — Carnegie Mellon University’s president is stepping down after a little more than four years on the job. Subra Suresh says he’s resigning his post as of June 30. In an open letter to the campus community, he wrote that he and his wife had “reflected on the long-term commitment” required to implement the […]
June 1, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Princeton Professor Cancels Lectures After Speech Leads to Threats
TRENTON, N.J. — A Princeton University professor says she canceled lectures this week after receiving death threats following a commencement address in which she called President Donald Trump “a racist and sexist megalomaniac.” Keeanga-Yamahtta Taylor, an assistant professor of African American Studies at the Ivy League school in New Jersey, spoke to graduates at Hampshire […]
June 1, 2017
Students
Threat Closes Evergreen State College After Protests Over Race
OLYMPIA, Wash. — A small college in Washington state closed abruptly Thursday in response to a threat following a recent series of protests that have drawn national attention to student allegations of racism on the progressive campus. It comes as many defenders of the First Amendment say they see signs that free speech is losing […]
June 1, 2017
Women
Muslim Activist Critical of Israel is Cheered at Graduation
NEW YORK — A Muslim-American activist whose role as a commencement speaker had come under protest from critics opposing her stance on Israel was given a standing ovation by graduating students Thursday after she told them they must commit to demanding change. “We in this room together must commit to never being bystanders to poverty, […]
June 1, 2017
STEM
Universities: Trump Climate Decision Creates Uncertainty
BOULDER, Colo. — A consortium of U.S. universities that manages the National Center for Atmospheric Research says President Donald Trump’s decision to pull the nation out of an international agreement on climate creates new uncertainties. In a statement Thursday, Antonio Busalacchi, president of the University Corporation for Atmospheric Research, stopped short of explicitly criticizing the […]
June 1, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
My Diversity Moment with the Military
Two weeks ago, I was in Arlington, Va., giving an Asian Pacific American Heritage Month speech at the national headquarters of the Army National Guard. Who else is mandated by law to celebrate diversity at the workplace like those within the federal government? But at the Army National Guard, it’s more than lip service because […]
June 1, 2017
Veterans
UA Transition Team Reunites Vietnam Vets With Tags
TUCSON, Ariz. — A program at the University of Arizona is helping to heal the wounds of a war that ended more than 40 years ago. The Arizona Daily Star reported that Veterans Education and Transition Services (VETS) has returned the first of some 2,300 dog tags to Vietnam War veterans it obtained after taking […]
June 1, 2017
Academics
Graduation Season Keeps Recruiters Busy
DECATUR, Ala. — Robert Maguire Pope was thrilled to receive his high school diploma at Hartselle High School recently, but he said it will pale in comparison to what awaited him Tuesday in Nashville. “Definitely holding up my hand being sworn in to the U.S. Army will be a much bigger deal,” the 18-year-old said. […]
June 1, 2017
Academics
MOOCs and the MBA Degree: Advantageous, Rather Than Threatening
When MOOCs — massive open online courses — first hit our headlines, they were billed as the beginning of the demise of traditional university degrees. Gone are the days when you would need to physically attend a classroom and pay tens of thousands of dollars for an MBA degree, some had claimed. However, today’s MOOCs […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
Veterans’ Groups Push for Better GI Bill
Veterans associations, such as the Student Veterans of America (SVA), American Legion, Military Order of the Purple Heart, and Vietnam Veterans of America (VVA), are working to amend Title 38 of the U.S. Code, specifically regarding the Post-9/11 GI Bill. The associations want to revise the Post-9/11 GI Bill so that it benefits a wider […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
New Pell Bill Would Help Students in Need
On Friday, May 19, the U.S. House and Senate introduced the Pell Grant Preservation and Expansion Act, which would modernize the Pell Grant program for today’s students. Pell is the largest source of federal financial support for postsecondary education for students who demonstrate the greatest need. In addition to economic constraints, Pell Grant recipients are […]
June 1, 2017
Other News
Purdue-Kaplan Venture Draws Scrutiny
As Purdue University’s acquisition of the for-profit institution Kaplan faces several upcoming regulatory hurdles, experts on higher education believe the new partnership could potentially create big changes for institutions, potentially establishing a new way nonprofit universities can address for-profit competitors, according to Inside Higher Ed. Many believe the Trump administration’s openness to alternative higher education […]
June 1, 2017
Policy
Trump Education Cuts Undermine Growth Goals
The Trump administration has some ambitious goals that include trillions in tax cuts, a significant military buildup and a fresh investment in infrastructure. The White House released details of how it plans to pay for it all in its full budget request for fiscal year 2018: by slashing spending on pretty much everything else, but […]
June 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Cox Appointed to Alabama A&M Board of Trustees
Dr. William E. Cox, president & CEO of Diverse: Issues In Higher Education, has been appointed to the board of trustees of his alma mater, Alabama A&M University.
May 31, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Pogue Retires from Cheyney University, Ready for Next Challenge
A successful veteran higher-education executive who has been characterized by peers as among a group of “presidents-for-rent” has retired for the fifth time, saying he already has plans to continue working in higher ed.
May 31, 2017
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