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Trump Discusses Healthcare, Minus Details
President Donald Trump renewed his call to repeal and “replace” the Affordable Care Act during his address to a joint session of Congress Tuesday, but he once again did not offer any real details about what should succeed the landmark health care overhaul. Throughout his campaign and ever since his surprising Election Day victory, Trump […]
March 1, 2017
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Rodriguez: Time for Brown Berets to be Seen in Court?
What has not been litigated is whether Mexicans in this country are part of a foreign and illegitimate culture. With the recent arrest of the Brown Berets, perhaps it is time to take that assertion to court.
February 28, 2017
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Advocates Call for Schools to Stand By Undocumented Students
At a time of escalating fears of deportation, faculty and administrators should align themselves with undocumented students and actively fight to secure their future in the United States, according to a recent panel.
February 28, 2017
Aldo Bello, director of the featured documentary — “DREAM: An American Story” — praised DREAMers for signing up for DACA.
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Presidents Hope Funding Follows White House Taking Lead on HBCUs
The White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities will move from the U.S. Department of Education to the White House, per an executive order on HBCUs signed by President Donald Trump on Tuesday afternoon.
February 28, 2017
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Arkansas Lawmakers Eye More Changes to Campus Guns Bill
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Arkansas lawmakers said Monday they’re negotiating more changes to a bill allowing concealed handguns on college campuses after it faced resistance from the National Rifle Association over its age and training restrictions. The Senate voted to send the bill back to the Judiciary Committee for possible amendments. The measure currently allows […]
February 28, 2017
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Lawsuits Challenge University of Iowa Decision to Revoke Scholarships
IOWA CITY, Iowa  — Two proposed class-action lawsuits have been filed challenging the University of Iowa’s decision to eliminate scholarships that had been promised to roughly 3,000 students. UI student Jenna Pokorny is the plaintiff in a lawsuit filed Tuesday in Johnson County. It claims the university “breached its contractual duties” by eliminating two scholarship […]
February 28, 2017
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Western Kentucky U. Sues 2 Student Publications
BOWLING GREEN, Ky. — Western Kentucky University has sued two student publications in response to an opinion by Kentucky Attorney General Andy Beshear that found school officials should have turned over records related to sexual misconduct investigations. The Daily News of Bowling Green reports that Western filed suit Friday in Warren Circuit Court against its […]
February 28, 2017
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Outreach to Veterans’ Families
According to recent statistics, more than 23,000 veterans and military personnel live and reside on Cape Cod, 1,500 of whom served recently in Iraq and/or Afghanistan. They are a vital part of our community, with a variety of needs. We highly value their service to our country. But is there more we can do to […]
February 28, 2017
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SUNY Chancellor Praises Free-Tuition Plan
Nancy L. Zimpher, chancellor of The State University of New York, today published a message to the New York State community on college affordability, addressing concerns raised about Governor Cuomo’s Excelsior Scholarship Program. Chancellor Zimpher’s message is as follows: “As SUNY chancellor for the last eight years, I have seen many landmark education policies come […]
February 28, 2017
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Virginia Expands Cybersecurity Training for Veterans
Roughly three months after it began, Gov. Terry McAuliffe’s Cyber Vets Virginia initiative to retrain veterans to work in the tech sector is expanding with the addition of two academies this spring, said state officials who hope the program will grow even further. Announced on Veterans Day 2016, the Virginia governor’s plan focuses on filling […]
February 28, 2017
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Gift Will Enhance Veterans’ Services at the Citadel
The Citadel announced a substantial gift from celebrated Charleston entrepreneur and philanthropist Tommy Baker and his wife, Victoria. In recognition of their generosity, the college will name its business program the Tommy and Victoria Baker School of Business at The Citadel. It is the largest cash gift ever made to the college’s business program, and […]
February 28, 2017
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How Long Will Bump in For-Profit Stocks Last?
The oft-scrutinized for-profit education industry may see less scrutiny in coming years and investors are taking notice. For-profit college stocks are seeing an especially strong lift from the rising Trump tide that’s boosted the broader market, with sector leaders DeVry, Grand Canyon Education and Strayer all outperforming the S&P 500 by more than 15% since […]
February 28, 2017
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Program Trains Veterans for Future in Farming
A growing number of veterans are looking to agriculture for their next career and entrepreneurial opportunity. It’s what brought dozens of veterans and active duty military recently to the parking lot of the Hillsborough County Agricultural Extension Service in Seffner. Shortly after sunrise, they boarded a bus for the Military Farm Tour sponsored by the […]
February 28, 2017
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4 Facts About Student Veterans
The popular myth that student veterans don’t perform well doesn’t stand up to the facts. We took Fallujah. We know more than a decade of war. Why then do so many articles bemoan the challenges veterans face attending college? Veterans are completing tougher degrees with higher grades at better colleges than many might guess. Sure, […]
February 28, 2017
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Study: Veterans Out-Perform Other Students
Despite often having to juggle schoolwork with jobs and families, veterans attending college under the Post-9/11 GI Bill are finishing at rates slightly higher than their classmates, a new report shows. The report says 53.6 percent of veterans using GI Bill benefits who arrived on campus in the fall of 2009 had graduated within six […]
February 28, 2017
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Addressing Common Misperceptions to Diversify the STEM Talent Pipeline
As we work to bridge the gap between the labor force and the needs of employers, we must also work to diversify the talent pool that will fill this gap.
February 28, 2017
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Dillard President: What President Trump Needs to Hear
We’ve seen federal and state divestment in education, making the idea of education as the path to the American Dream more of a hallucination for the poor and disenfranchised.
February 27, 2017
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Miami Dade College Personalizes High School Outreach
Miami Dade College officials overhauled their high school outreach and freshman orientation to make services and activities more personalized.
February 27, 2017
Dr. Lenore Rodicio, Miami Dade College’s executive vice president and provost, said one of the steps taken toward improving the outreach experience was “moving the talking heads onto an online platform.”
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