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Brown University Replaces Loans with Scholarships

Starting in the 2018-2019 school year, Brown University will replace all loans with scholarships for incoming freshmen and continuing undergraduates.

December 12, 2017

Killing the Future

We are witnessing the death of the information age. There is a continued assault on education from this administration and its cronies. Efforts to privatize and silo education, tax graduate students for their education benefits, and the looming threat of net neutrality reversal, all seem to take aim at learners, benefiting the pockets of some […]

December 12, 2017

Veteran Joblessness Rose in November

After two months of record lows, veteran unemployment ticked upward last month, according to the latest U.S. labor statistics released Friday. Four percent of veterans were unemployed in November, marking the second highest unemployment rate of 2017 since January’s 4.5 percent. Bureau of Labor Statistics data also show unemployment among post-9/11 veterans rose by 1 […]

December 12, 2017

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Homeless After Serving Country, Women Get Help

Lorine Vines’ downward spiral began in the Navy when, she says, a higher-up sexually assaulted her. She didn’t report the incident, she says, but every day faced her rapist. She turned to alcohol and drugs to cope. “I was having nightmares and dreams, and all I could see was him,” says the 56-year-old veteran, who […]

December 12, 2017

Medical Student Awarded for Valor in Army

For the courage he displayed overseas serving as an Army medic and for his commitment to provide healthcare to those who need it the most, Liberty medical student Juan Ramos (’20) was awarded with the latest Liberty Champion Award during Convocation on Friday. A short video featured interviews with several faculty members at Liberty University […]

December 12, 2017

Choosing an Online Program in Law Enforcement

David Poulin Jr. desired an online master’s degree program that would allow him to advance his law enforcement career. He soon came across the online master’s in law enforcement and public safety leadership at the University of San Diego. The 2017 grad says he chose this university primarily for its reputation. For him, the online […]

December 12, 2017

Where Opportunity Knox Opens Doors

Where Opportunity Knox is graduating its fourth group of veterans transitioning to the civilian workforce Friday. Launched in September 2014, Where Opportunity Knox was created in partnership with Fort Knox Education Services to connect transitioning veterans and military spouses to jobs and careers. With approximately 100,000 soldiers transitioning from active duty through the Army Transition […]

December 12, 2017

Airmen Take a Step Outside Leadership School Cadre

As Airmen, professionals and future leaders, trainees’ development depends on the mentors they meet and the Professional Military Education they receive throughout their Air Force careers. Airman Leadership School is the first interaction enlisted members receive with the Enlisted PME program. ALS delivers both basic and comprehensive learning requirements necessary to supervise and promote. Read […]

December 12, 2017

House Higher Ed Act: What You Need to Know

Last week, the House Committee on Education and the Workforce unveiled its proposal for rewriting the Higher Education Act, the nation’s main law governing postsecondary education. The Promoting Real Opportunity, Success, and Prosperity through Education Reform (PROSPER) Act is the beginning of an important conversation about what the future of learning beyond high school should […]

December 12, 2017

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Remembering Simeon Booker, “The Dean of Black Journalists”

Long before he retired from his daily work, Simeon Booker had earned widespread recognition as a living legend, even from people who only knew him by name or the work he had done.

December 11, 2017

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FAMU’s New President Accused of Defamation for “Hot Mic” Remarks

Within days of being appointed president of Florida A&M University, Dr. Larry Robinson has become embroiled in a dispute involving one of his vice presidents, several members of the board of trustees and shocking comments reportedly made into an open mic and broadcast live by the campus radio station.

December 11, 2017

Community Colleges Higher Education’s Backbone

Increased student borrowing, more generous financial aid and the increased value of a college degree have all conspired to drive up tuition, two economics professors argue in a new paper released Tuesday.

December 11, 2017

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Ryan: GOP Targets Benefits for Poor and Aged

House Speaker Paul D. Ryan (R-Wis.) said Wednesday that congressional Republicans will aim next year to reduce spending on both federal health care and anti-poverty programs, citing the need to reduce America’s deficit. “We’re going to have to get back next year at entitlement reform, which is how you tackle the debt and the deficit,” […]

December 11, 2017

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What Deadline?

I’ll never forget the relief in his voice as we drove home from a session of radiation treatment back in December of 2013. Andrew, a 26-year-old transgender man who would soon become my husband, had been diagnosed with cancer three months earlier. While he was one of the fortunate Americans able to access health insurance […]

December 11, 2017

Ex-Postman Helps Debut Alzheimer’s Stamp

A former mailman, who had to stop the job he loved when he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease, helped debut a USPS stamp Friday that will help fight the disease. Doug Peterson was a mail carrier in Escondido for 27 years before he was diagnosed with Alzheimer’s Disease — a brain disorder that destroys a […]

December 11, 2017

Past Injustices Cause Minorities to Avoid Clinical Trials

Clinical research’s sordid past has “left a stain” on the medical community as it tries to gain trust among minority populations and increase clinical trial participation, which remains staggeringly low, says Northwell Health senior VP. Read More

December 11, 2017

Dentists: Trump’s Slurring Could Be Teeth Issue

President Donald Trump’s speech seemed thick and slurry during his speech about Jerusalem on Wednesday, causing some to question whether his dentures were slipping. In video posted on Twitter, the president’s lower teeth certainly seem to be doing their own way-out thing during the speech, particularly during the last 90 seconds and on the words […]

December 11, 2017

Forecast: 6 Million People Have Alzheimer’s; Number Will Double

Using new methodology, scientists calculate that approximately 6 million American adults have Alzheimer’s disease or mild cognitive impairment, which can sometimes be a precursor to the disease. The estimate, funded by the National Institutes of Health, also forecasts that these numbers will more than double to 15 million by 2060, as the population ages. The […]

December 11, 2017