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Union Vote Set for Columbia Teaching and Research Assistants

NEW YORK ― Columbia University graduate teaching and research assistants will vote next month on whether to form a union affiliated with the United Auto Workers. The vote on Dec. 7 and 8 comes after the National Labor Relations Board ruled in August that graduate students at private universities have a right to unionize. Civil […]

November 1, 2016

Protesting “Chief” Logo

November is Native American Heritage Month, and this year it kicked off on the heels of a public protest. As the World Series of National League Baseball opened October 25, hundreds of Native Americans protested outside the first game between the Cleveland Indians and the Chicago Cubs.

November 1, 2016

A Conveyor Belt of Dropouts and Debt at For-Profit Colleges

As college attendance has risen and investment in public institutions has flagged, the United States has relied increasingly on, with disastrous consequences for many students. For-profits, once a tiny corner of higher education, have turned into an important force. In 1995, just 500,000 people attended for-profit schools, a small slice of the 15 million enrolled […]

November 1, 2016

“Veteran-Friendly” College Honored

CLINTON TOWNSHIP — For the second straight year, Baker College has been recognized for its commitment to veterans, service members and their dependents. The education institution was recently honored with a gold ranking for the second year in a row by the Michigan Veteran Affairs Agency’s Veteran-Friendly School Program. In its second year, the program […]

November 1, 2016

Transition Event Focuses on Women

FORT HOOD — Military service doesn’t lend itself to many beauty opportunities for female service members, but that changed for about 60 women during a two-day workshop at Club Hood that ended Thursday. Hosted by Operation Reinvent and Fort Hood’s Soldier for Life Transition Assistance Program, the career transition and empowerment event helped female service […]

November 1, 2016

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Transition Summit Helps Military Job Seekers

SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — What would you say to the person with the power to hire you for your dream job? Military job seekers spent two days crafting their answers and learning how to get that interview during the Hawaii Transition Summit that concluded Oct. 19. The summit brought together experts from several organizations to help […]

November 1, 2016

Ex-ITT Tech Students Get Back Pell Grants

WASHINGTON, D.C — Former students of ITT Tech catch a break after the school closed last month. The US Department of Education says it is restoring Pell Grant eligibility to students who were using grants to attend ITT Technical Institute when it abruptly closed last month. The grants were provided to low-income students pursuing postsecondary […]

November 1, 2016

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College Costs Outpace Aid Increases

Colleges are putting the brakes on hefty price increases, but tuition and fees are still rising at a faster rate than the financial aid and family income needed to cover costs, according to two reports released Wednesday by the College Board. “Despite the moderate increases in average published prices, there were considerable increases in net […]

November 1, 2016

Free Tuition for Veteran’s Children Creates Conundrum

KINGSVILLE — Steven Tallant, president of Texas A&M University-Kingsville, credits two American institutions for his success: the military and higher education. He has studied or taught at universities in Florida, Utah, Wisconsin and Texas, and been stationed by the Air Force in Mississippi, Portugal and Washington, D.C. Those experiences helped him rise from a young […]

November 1, 2016

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Diverse Docket: Judge Allows Retaliatory Firing Suit Against Wichita State to Go Forward

The former chief information officer at Wichita State University can pursue a retaliatory firing claim after he complained about a colleague’s allegedly offensive gender and race-related comments, a federal judge in Kansas has ruled.

October 31, 2016

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Study Underscores Bias Obstacles for Women, Minorities in Engineering

A new study from the Center for WorkLife Law at the University of California, Hastings College of the Law and the Society for Women Engineers sheds light on factors that make it harder for women and people of color to succeed in the field.

October 31, 2016

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Financial Aid for College not Reaching Foster Youth

Although special programs have been set up to provide financial aid for students who’ve been in foster care, the requirements can be so confusing and restrictive that many foster youth “continue to slip through the cracks,” a new report has found.

October 31, 2016

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Leadership & Policy

Audit Questions Luna Community College Hiring, Pay

LAS VEGAS, N.M. ― A recently completed special audit of a Las Vegas, New Mexico, community college is questioning the schools hiring practices. The Las Vegas Optic reports that according to the report there were multiple instances of family members of the Luna Community College president and board members receiving jobs, promotions and substantial pay […]

October 31, 2016

More Anti-Black Graffiti Found on Eastern Michigan Campus

YPSILANTI, Mich. ― More anti-black graffiti has been discovered on the Eastern Michigan University campus. The university says the graffiti was discovered Monday spray-painted on the exterior of Ford Hall. It says the graffiti was immediately removed. The Ann Arbor News reports university President Jim Smith said in a message emailed to the campus community […]

October 31, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Indiana Tech Law School to Close, Citing Low Enrollment

FORT WAYNE, Ind. ― Indiana Tech Law School is closing its doors next year. The law school in Fort Wayne cited low enrollment and $20 million in losses. The board of trustees voted unanimously to close. The school has 71 students. Indiana Tech President Arthur Snyder said Monday that it was a difficult decision, but […]

October 31, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Board Extends Contract for Valparaiso President to 2021

VALPARAISO, Ind. ― The contract of Valparaiso University’s president has been extended through June 2021. The university’s board of directors announced Monday that it had entered into a new five-year contract with President Mark Heckler. He first became the university’s president in 2008. Board members cited Heckler’s leadership overseeing the university’s enrollment growth, campus expansion […]

October 31, 2016

Pipeline Compounds Injustices Against Native Americans

It would seem that most people are aware of the immoral atrocities committed by Christopher Columbus after his arrival in 1492. Several states and institutions no longer celebrate Columbus Day on Oct. 12, instead opting for the more progressive Indigenous Peoples’ Day. While the modified name is a welcome shift, it is important to realize […]

October 31, 2016

Cancer Study Targets Hispanic Mothers

LAS CRUCES, N.M. —New Mexico State University’s College of Health and Social Services has launched a study to examine the impact of cancer on Hispanic families and to develop programs targeting Latinas. Researchers in the university’s Department of Public Health Sciences said this week they are looking for Hispanic mothers who have been diagnosed with […]

October 31, 2016

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