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Veterans
Baker College Honored for Service to Vets
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, MI — Baker College has been recognized for its commitment to veterans, service members and their dependents. The Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency’s Veteran-Friendly School Program, which recognizes various Michigan colleges and universities that aid military members and their families under the GI Bill, has awarded the school a gold ranking for the second […]
November 3, 2016
Other News
Online College Plan Ranks Top 20 Colleges for Vets
GREENVILLE, S.C., Oct. 31, 2016 /PRNewswire/ — United States Veterans have given of themselves, risking everything for the sake of our country and well-being, and for that sacrifice, there is not thanks enough. When it comes to going to college and getting their higher education after their service is over, many, many colleges offer benefits […]
November 3, 2016
Other News
For-Profits Leaving Blacks in More Debt
With 44 million consumers owing about $1.4 trillion in student loans, a new report by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau finds that student loan servicing and debt collection together will boost borrower costs even higher over the next two years. The Bureau’s recently-released Student Loan Ombudsman Report termed the nation’s current system as “flawed” and […]
November 3, 2016
Other News
For ITT Tech Students, No Easy Road
The sudden closure of ITT Technical Institute in September interrupted the lives of tens of thousands of students who were promised a path to a more secure future. Some had just started their higher education with the for-profit school and others were just a few classes away from earning a degree. All are finding themselves […]
November 3, 2016
Veterans
Veterans at the Ivies: Students Seek to Increase Ranks
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — It’s not easy to find military veterans in undergraduate programs at most Ivy League schools. Harvard has only three in its undergrad liberal arts and sciences school. Princeton, just one. Students from the eight Ivies hope to change those kinds of numbers. They see a chance for institutions to diversify and for […]
November 3, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of Missouri Names Mun Choi New System President
The University of Missouri has named Mun Y. Choi, provost of the University of Connecticut, as the new president of its four-campus system.
November 2, 2016
Students
Diversity Ensures Today’s Campuses Not Your Grandparents’ Universities
Maybe the demographics of our universities have changed so dramatically that students and the colleges they attend are ill-prepared to cope with diversity.
November 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Friends of HBCUs: President Obama is Not on the Ballot
It is perplexing that there are those who would escalate a discussion about the impact of President Obama’s policies on HBCUs at this critical juncture in Election 2016.
November 2, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Female Faculty Putting Productivity in Writing
Writing groups for female faculty aim to provide more opportunities for research, opening up pathways to promotion.
November 2, 2016
Students
Eastern Michigan Students Protest After More Anti-Black Graffiti Found
YPSILANTI, Mich. ― Students at Eastern Michigan University protested with a rally and sit-in on Wednesday after more racist graffiti was discovered on campus this week. Students marched late Tuesday and gathered at the EMU Student Center on the school’s Ypsilanti campus, with some participating in a sit-in early Wednesday. Participants said they dispersed after […]
November 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
University of New Mexico Gallup Executive Director Under Fire for Bigfoot Hunt
GALLUP, N.M. ― The head of the University of New Mexico’s Gallup campus is under fire for spending money on Bigfoot-related pursuits. KRQE-TV reports that UNM Gallup’s Executive Director Dr. Christopher Dyer organized a two-day, on-campus Bigfoot conference in February followed by a Bigfoot expedition, costing taxpayers about $7,000. Dyer is an avid Bigfoot hunter […]
November 2, 2016
Students
Ex-Baylor Official Says She was Told to not Put Anything in Writing
WACO, Texas ― The former Title IX coordinator at Baylor University says that a top school official told her to never put anything in writing after she sent him a 16-page memo detailing her concerns that her authority and support were still being compromised even as the university had indicated it was trying to make […]
November 2, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Rod Paige Returns to Jackson State as Interim President
JACKSON, Miss. ― Former U.S. Secretary of Education Roderick Paige takes over as president of his alma mater, Jackson State University, next week. The Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Learning named Paige as interim president at its meeting Tuesday in Jackson. Until his Monday start date, Dr. Evelyn J. Leggette, provost and […]
November 2, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
4 Things Native American Doctors Already Knew
When people think of medicine men or spiritual healers, they may not take those traditional practices seriously. Common themes like astrology and superstition seem at odds with the scientifically driven doctors who dominate our modern hospitals and medical offices. But Native American societies like the Maya and the Navajo have certain traditions and practices that […]
November 2, 2016
Nursing
Advocates: Hospital Won’t Do Rape Exams
EL PASO, Texas —An El Paso nonprofit that helps sexual assault victims says about 15 victims have told them they were turned away while seeking a rape kit exam at a local hospital. The hospital’s officials say they have just been providing victims with the option of going to facilities better equipped to work with […]
November 2, 2016
Disparities
Institute Celebrates Native American Heritage Month
LONGMONT, CO–(Marketwired – November 01, 2016) – Today is the beginning of Native American Heritage Month in the U.S., and First Nations Development Institute (First Nations) continues to honor that heritage by celebrating Native-themed children’s literature. On Oct. 19 — ahead of this month’s celebration — First Nations launched the national #NativeReads campaign with five […]
November 2, 2016
Nursing
College Trains “Patient Navigators”
Otero Junior College’s vision is to provide superior educational opportunities and be a valued partner with the communities we serve. The Health Navigator program is a specific example of how it does just that. OJC boasts the state’s first associate degree in health navigation and a potential career pathway that extends from community health worker […]
November 2, 2016
Policies
Trapped— How to Prevent Deaths in Walk-In Freezers
ATLANTA —Trapped in a walk-in hotel freezer with subzero temperatures, Carolyn Robinson Mangham knocked so desperately on the door that the skin on her knuckles had worn away, her husband said in a lawsuit. When the door finally opened 13 hours later, the coroner said, the 61-year-old kitchen worker was lying on the metal floor, […]
November 2, 2016
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