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Scholars Still Sorting Through Aftermath of L.A. Uprising
Coinciding with the 25th anniversary of the 1992 uprisings in L.A., three university-sponsored symposiums are being held in Southern California this week.
April 25, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Anonymous Donors Pledge $20M Gift to Monmouth College
MONMOUTH, Ill. — An anonymous couple has pledged $20 million to a small liberal arts college in western Illinois. A Monday statement from Monmouth College says it’s the largest such gift in the school’s 164-year-old history. It’ll boost an endowment now at $100 million and will be used, among other things, to increase scholarships. Monmouth […]
April 25, 2017
Students
Northwestern University Suspends Fraternity After Parties, Problems
EVANSTON, Ill. — Northwestern University says it has suspended a fraternity chapter for violating terms of a disciplinary probation for serving alcohol to minors. The school announced Monday that the Sigma Alpha Epsilon chapter at Northwestern is suspended until Sept. 1, 2018, and members must leave the fraternity house by May 6. The Evanston, Illinois, […]
April 25, 2017
International
Head of Beleaguered Hungary University Appeals for EU Help
BRUSSELS — The head of a Hungary-based university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros appealed Tuesday for European Union support to fight a new law he says is aimed at shutting the school down. “My institution has a gun pointed to its head,” Central European University President Michael Ignatieff told lawmakers, academics and reporters at […]
April 25, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Cynthia Warrick Becomes Permanent Stillman College President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The Stillman College board of trustees has selected interim president Cynthia Warrick as permanent president of the private college in Alabama. The Tuscaloosa News reports that Warrick, who succeeded Peter Millet in January, becomes the seventh president of the institution at a time when the college faces financial challenges. Warrick had been […]
April 25, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Audit: University of California Hid $175M in Secret Fund
SAN FRANCISCO — California’s auditor says top University of California administrators hid $175 million from the public and lawmakers in a secret reserve fund even as the UC raised tuition and asked the state for more funding. In a scathing report released Tuesday, Auditor Elaine Howle says the office of UC President Janet Napolitano created […]
April 25, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Pell Grant Cuts Will Harm Students
Last week, the White House revealed how the Trump administration will cut $18 billion from the federal budget while boosting defense spending by $30 billion — that is, by cutting a variety of educational programs, including taking $3.9 billion from the Pell grant program that helps low-income, high-achievers afford tuition. This decision, coupled with the […]
April 25, 2017
Other News
One-Stop Shopping Helps Student Veterans
Success comes in many forms, including the newly remodeled, 1,600-square-foot Veteran Success Center (VSC) located in the University Union Fieldhouse at Northern Arizona University. For a veteran student, success can mean finding a safe space on campus to interact with other military-affiliated students and relax, watch TV and play ping-pong. Read More
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Army Nurse Shares Experience
Capt. Kelly Elmlinger, a cancer survivor and Army nurse, shared a story of resilience and recovery during her battle with cancer with William Beaumont Army Medical Center nurses, April 6. Growing up, Elmlinger was always athletic. She participated in various high school sports and was even award a scholarship based off her athleticism. But Elmlinger […]
April 25, 2017
Other News
Women Veterans Alliance Empowers Lives
Sevrine Banks served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring as a Sergeant First Class. Once retired though, she missed the close-knit community that the military brought her, so she became a member of the new and local Sacramento chapter of Women Veterans Alliance, a professional organization dedicated to impacting and empowering the lives […]
April 25, 2017
Other News
Iowa Soldier Creates Career Path
ONAWA, Iowa — Randy Lee, a soldier who grew up in Soldier, Iowa, enjoys the challenge of directing his “troops” at American Coating & Welding, a small business he founded in Onawa in 2015. “Something like one out of every seven veterans starts their own business,” said Lee, who served with the U.S. Army in […]
April 25, 2017
Academics
Brown U. Plans to Recruit at Military Bases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University says it has signed a memorandum with the Defense Department so it can talk to service members at military bases about attending the university. The Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, says one of its admissions officers visited Norfolk, Virginia, but couldn’t go to the Navy base because Brown […]
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Wounded GW Student Finishes Marathon
First-year graduate student and U.S. Air Force veteran Adam Popp ran the Boston Marathon alongside tens of thousands of runners last week. But for Popp, the journey to the finish line wasn’t so simple. Eight years ago, doctors told Popp, a rehabilitation counseling major, that he couldn’t run anymore because of complications from his amputated […]
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Report: Graduation Rates Under GI Bill Are Poor
Colleges and universities often benefit from GI Bill funding that supports the enrollment of military veterans, but many of those veterans do not graduate from these educational institutions with degrees, according to The Hechinger Report. An average of only 15% of full-time student veterans receiving benefits from GI Bill funding graduated from community colleges with […]
April 25, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Liberation or Social Justice?
The Chicano Movement did not use the term “social justice,” though it was very much a part of its agenda.
April 24, 2017
Students
Education Advocates Uneasily Awaiting Trump Budget
“I’ve been in higher education for a long time, but I’ve not seen this level of uncertainty and unpredictability,” Dr. Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, said Monday.
April 24, 2017
Students
Return of the Teach-In: Lessons Learned from Opening up Communication
At Keene State College, as well around the country, there was a sense that people on all sides of the political spectrum felt concerns that needed to be expressed.
April 24, 2017
Students
Ex-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.
April 24, 2017
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