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Federal Judge Grills GOP Lawyers Over Need for Bathroom Law

WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. ― A federal judge lobbed tough questions at GOP lawyers Monday as he considered whether to block a North Carolina legal measure governing transgender bathroom access, asking pointedly how the law was making people safer. The Republican lawyers urged U.S. District Judge Thomas Schroeder to deny the preliminary injunction sought by transgender plaintiffs, […]

August 1, 2016

Some Colleges say Hosting a Debate Worth $5M Cost

HEMPSTEAD, N.Y. ― Democracy doesn’t come cheap. Between the logistics of accommodating an estimated 2,500 news reporters and arranging security for VIPs, the cost of hosting a presidential debate now tops $5 million. But that price tag has not deterred New York’s Hofstra University. The Long Island school is hosting a presidential debate for the […]

August 1, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Franklin Pierce University has 1st Woman President

RINDGE, N.H. ― Franklin Pierce University’s new president is the first alumna and first woman to occupy the position. Kim Mooney, who started Monday, served on the university’s Board of Trustees for seven years. She was interim president for six months before serving as provost and vice president of academic affairs for another seven years. […]

August 1, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Yale to Revisit Name of College Honoring Slavery Supporter

NEW HAVEN, Conn. ― Yale University said Monday it will reconsider the decision to keep the name of a residential college named for John C. Calhoun, a 19th-century alumnus and ardent supporter of slavery. Yale President Peter Salovey announced in April that the university was preserving the name of Calhoun College, defying protesters who railed […]

August 1, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Ronald Carter to Step Down as Johnson C. Smith President in 2017

Dr. Ronald L. Carter, president of Johnson C. Smith University since 2008, announced his intention to step aside as leader of the historically Black institution in June 2017. Carter, in a letter sent to JCSU stakeholders on Monday, indicated that the university had completed the goals of the 2008-2017 Strategic Plan implemented when he took […]

August 1, 2016

Shengmin Sang Guiding North Carolina A&T to Front of Fight Against Cancer

Dr. Shengmin Sang is helping to position historically Black North Carolina A&T State University into a center of cutting-edge cancer research.

August 1, 2016

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Report: Standardized Assessments Best Measure of Graduates

A technology think tank’s report released Monday calls for the use of standardized assessments in measuring the abilities and job readiness of college graduates.

August 1, 2016

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The Perverse Affinity for Defending Slavery

One can only wonder what would make any rational, decent human being assert that slavery was a good thing.

August 1, 2016

IHS Awards $700K Contract to Expert on Care

SIOUX FALLS, S.D. — The Indian Health Service has awarded a one-year, $700,000 contract to an independent expert to help federal government-operated medical facilities improve patient care and safety. The IHS says the contract with the Joint Commission for Accreditation Services will help test the readiness of IHS hospitals for compliance surveys conducted by the […]

August 1, 2016

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Maine University Gets $900K to Boost Health Workforce

BIDDEFORD, Maine —The federal Health Resources and Services Administration is giving nearly $900,000 to University of New England to help the school grow the state’s health care workforce. The Biddeford university is getting three grants, the largest of which is for primary care training and enhancement. The other grants are for nurse education and a […]

August 1, 2016

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Court: Hospital’s White-Only Shifts Are Illegal

OLYMPIA, Wash. —The Washington Supreme Court ruled July 28 that a state psychiatric hospital violated the state’s anti-discrimination law when it issued a directive for white staffers only to work a weekend shift in a ward with a violent patient who had threatened to hurt black employees. In its unanimous ruling, the nine-member high court […]

August 1, 2016

The Clinton Acceptance Speech and the Future of Higher Ed

If we aren’t smart enough to discern the real public servants from the frauds, then maybe the most important part of Hillary Clinton’s speech is her outline on higher education spending.

July 31, 2016

UNC Chapel Hill Taking Comprehensive Approach to Alcohol Abuse on Campus

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill announced sweeping changes to its alcohol policy, shifting its stance from one rooted in enforcement and disciplinary action to a policy that is more oriented toward public health.

July 31, 2016

New Hampshire Community Colleges Balancing Access, Affordability

New Hampshire community colleges are working to bridge workforce gaps despite some of the highest costs of tuition in the country.

July 31, 2016

Serving Military Active Duty, Veterans and Dependents

Fayetteville Technical Community College has a long history of providing educational programs to citizens of the community. Fort Bragg is one of those important communities that FTCC serves. FTCC has had an office at Fort Bragg and has provided high-quality vocational, technical and curriculum courses since 1970. FTCC’s purpose statement is as follows: “To improve […]

July 29, 2016

AMU, Phoenix top new analysis of military’s most popular TA, GI Bill colleges

Veterans using the Post-9/11 GI Bill leveled off in fiscal 2015, according to the Department of Veterans Affairs, marking the first time the popular new benefit failed to increase its base by tens or hundreds of thousands of users over the prior year. Meanwhile, active-duty service members using military tuition assistance, or TA, fell by […]

July 29, 2016

Former DoD VolEd Chief Weighs-in on TA

Today Gary Woods, the former Chief of DoD Voluntary Education, offered his perspective on the move to suspend tuition assistance. In his OpEd, titled ‘Tuition Assistance in the Crosshairs,’ Woods explains that military tuition assistance originated after WWII and became policy in the National Defense Authorization Act of 1972. He also describes how in 2002, […]

July 29, 2016

Water-Quality Intern Doubles as National Guardsman

By Elizabeth Donald and Zia Nizami It’s not quite a summer vacation for Guisel Marmolejo, as she is spending her summer days in a lab or searching area streams for water samples. Marmolejo, 24, is one of 31 college students to be accepted as interns at the National Great Rivers Research and Education Center. More […]

July 29, 2016