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White People Need Diversity, Too

Many campuses approach issues of diversity and equity like it is something just for people of color. Institutions still operate under the mentality that simply increasing the number of “diverse” students, faculty and staff on campus, providing them a multicultural center and offering a few programs will effectively meet the goal of providing an inclusive and diverse campus.

June 19, 2018

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Failing Mission

This past week, nearly a dozen national veterans and military service organizations assembled on Capitol Hill in a united front to voice their concerns about the House of Representatives’ Higher Education Act reauthorization, known as the PROSPER Act. The PROSPER Act — which could head to the House floor on June 18 — would roll […]

June 19, 2018

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Air Force Base Office Offers Information, Career Resources

BARKSDALE AIR FORCE BASE, La. — The mission of the Employment Assistance Program at Barksdale Air Force Base is to support all Department of Defense cardholders in achieving short and long-term employment, by providing resources for education, training and career goals. Located at the Airman and Family Readiness Center, the EAP provides individual services to […]

June 19, 2018

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Community College of Air Force Awards Degrees

HULMAN FIELD AIR NATIONAL GUARD BASE, Ind. — Thirty-three Airmen assigned to the 181st Intelligence Wing received Community College of the Air Force associate’s degrees June 10 at Hulman Field Air National Guard Base, Indiana. Friends, family, coworkers and military leadership attended the graduation ceremony in support of the CCAF graduates. Read More

June 19, 2018

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Troops-to-Teachers: New Ways to Serve

Richard Boone spent his career training young airmen on handling emergencies both in the air and on the ground. Now, after 26 years in the Air Force, the retired senior master sergeant calls teaching real-life skills to 13-year-olds his dream job. Boone found his path from Tinker Air Force Base to nearby Choctaw Middle School […]

June 19, 2018

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U of Chicago Ditches SAT Scores, Increases Aid

CHICAGO— The University of Chicago is becoming the first major U.S. research university to stop requiring American undergraduate applicants to submit ACT or SAT scores. The decision that school officials say is designed to help even the playing field for students from low-income or underrepresented communities has been made by some liberal arts colleges, but […]

June 19, 2018

Attorneys General Voice Opposition to Rule Delay

Attorney General Lisa Madigan, along with 15 other attorneys general, submitted comments to the U.S. Department of Education opposing Secretary Betsy DeVos’ proposal to delay and replace a federal regulation, the Program Integrity and Improvement Rule, which provides consumer protections for students enrolled in online college programs. The rule would increase the transparency and accountability […]

June 19, 2018

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National Guard: Why We Serve

SALEM, Ore. — A fleet of HH-60M Black Hawk helicopters are positioned at the Salem Army Aviation Support Facility, ready to respond to any number of contingencies throughout the state. Whether it is fighting fires, or responding to missing hikers, or preparing for overseas missions, Sgt. 1st Class Zachary Pickett knows first hand that readiness […]

June 19, 2018

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Oregon Governor Signs Bill to Aid to National Guard

The Oregon National Guard will receive state tuition assistance with the signing of House Bill 4035. Governor Kate Brown, signed the bill during a ceremony at Kingsley Field, Air National Guard Base Saturday. According to an Oregon Military Department press release, the bill, passed by the Oregon Legislature on March 3, authorizes state tuition assistance for service members […]

June 19, 2018

123 Nassar Victims Urge Michigan State Board to Fire Engler

A letter signed by 123 sexual abuse victims of former sports doctor Larry Nassar on Tuesday urged Michigan State University’s governing board to oust interim president John Engler, saying he has reinforced a “culture of abuse” at the school. The women and girls issued their joint statement three days before the board of trustees’ next […]

June 19, 2018

Northwestern University Revokes Bill Cosby’s Honorary Degree

EVANSTON, Ill. – Northwestern University has revoked the honorary degree it awarded Bill Cosby two decades ago -the first time the school has taken such a step in its 167-year history. In a news release, the school in the Chicago suburb of Evanston announced its board of trustees discussed revoking the honorary degree it awarded […]

June 19, 2018

A Community College Consolidation Plan in Slow Motion Proposed

Connecticut community colleges would not merge for another five years under a plan being presented to the state’s Board of Regents for Higher Education on Thursday. System President Mark Ojakian is not abandoning his proposal to create one accredited community college with 12 campuses — among them, Norwalk, Housatonic in Bridgeport, Gateway in New Haven […]

June 19, 2018

Education Leaders: Work Needed to Improve Degree Attainment Outcomes

Identifying and replicating practices and policies that lead to improved rates of attaining college degrees among underrepresented groups in higher education generated frank discussion at a forum Wednesday in Washington, D.C. titled “Why the Nation Needs to Do College Attainment Better.”

June 18, 2018

ASU Gammage Testing App for Hearing-Impaired, Translation Services

PHOENIX — The Gammage Theater at Arizona State University is testing an app that will make sure that patrons with hearing impairment or need translation services “never miss a word.” The GalaPro app will be available for use during Gammage’s School of Rock performances, which kick off Wednesday. Created in 2015, this program gives translation and […]

June 18, 2018

Title IX Pathway to More Male Students and Tuition Dollars

In order to fully utilize athletics to help with financial and enrollment stability, HBCUs should tackle head-on and even embrace what some see as a legal obstacle to expanding men’s athletics – Title IX.

June 18, 2018

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University of Kansas Expands 3-year Bachelor Degree Program

LAWRENCE, Kan. The University of Kansas has expanded a program to help students earn a bachelor’s degree in three years. The “Degree in 3” streamlines course credits from 10 regional high schools and community colleges with the university’s Edwards campus bachelor’s degrees The Kansas City Star reports a signing event at the Edwards Campus on […]

June 18, 2018

Michigan ‘Jeopardy!’ Winner Could Get Prison for Sneaking into Emails at Adrian College

ADRIAN, Mich. – A seven-time “Jeopardy!” winner who taught history at a small Michigan college faces up to five years in prison for sneaking into the email accounts of other professors, administrators and students. Stephanie Jass, who taught at Adrian College in southern Michigan, pleaded guilty Wednesday in Lenawee Circuit Court to a charge of unauthorized […]

June 18, 2018

Study: Wide Racial Gaps Persist in College Degree Attainment

Compared to White adults in the United States, Black adults are two-thirds as likely to hold a college degree and Latino adults are only half as likely – with both groups attaining degrees at a lower rate in 2016 than White adults did back in 1990, according to a new report by The Education Trust.

June 18, 2018