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Elite Schools Urged to Take More Pell Students
A small change in admissions at many of the most selective colleges and universities could make a big difference to low-income learners. To meet a goal of having all schools enroll at least 20 percent Pell Grant recipients, about 350 “elite” institutions would have to admit about 20,000 low-income students, says a new report from […]
July 7, 2017
Policy
W.Va. College to Remain Open During Appeal
WHEELING, W.Va. — West Virginia Business College will remain open as a judge’s last-minute reprieve has allowed it while the school appeals state officials’ order to close. The Intelligencer reports the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education ordered the college to close by June 30 after the school lost its accreditation. Ohio […]
July 7, 2017
Policy
For-profit College Settles Over Alleged Deception
BOSTON — The DeVry University chain of for-profit colleges has agreed to a $455,000 settlement over allegations that it misled students in Massachusetts. State Attorney General Maura Healey had accused the Illinois-based chain of using deceptive advertising claims to attract students into online programs between 2011 and 2015. The company has no physical campuses in […]
July 7, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Take Command of Their Future
The transition from active duty to civilian life can be filled with countless roadblocks, and many veterans find it challenging to secure a career that fulfills their needs and ambitions, which often result in periods of joblessness and uncertainty. While the U.S. Department of Labor reports veteran unemployment reached a 10-year low of 3.4 percent, […]
July 7, 2017
Other News
New Tech Jobs: It’s What You Know
ROCKET CENTER, W.Va. — A few years ago, Sean Bridges lived with his mother, Linda, in Wiley Ford, W.Va. Their only income was her monthly Social Security disability check. He applied for work at Walmart and Burger King, but they were not hiring. Yet while Mr. Bridges had no work history, he had certain skills. […]
July 7, 2017
Academics
No Excuses: Getting an Education While Deployed
From the generous benefits of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to the tuition reimbursement and student load deferment programs in place, there are so many ways to earn your degree at little-to-no out-of-pocket cost. Most overseas installations now have internet access— even the remote forward operating bases (FOBs) — and if you can swing the wild […]
July 7, 2017
Students
Report: International Student Yield for U.S. Colleges Holds Steady
Despite fears that international students might stay away from the U.S. because of President Donald Trump’s proposed travel ban, which has been partially permitted pending Supreme Court review, that doesn’t appear to be happening this fall, a new survey has found.
July 6, 2017
Faculty & Staff
CCNY, UTEP Team Up to Increase Hispanic Faculty in STEM
City College of New York and the University of Texas at El Paso have joined forces in an effort to increase the number of Hispanic faculty in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) programs at higher education institutions.
July 6, 2017
Students
Students of Color Near 74 Percent of U. of California’s Fall Freshman Class
If you want to see what diversity might look like in the future, just go to the campuses of the University of California come September.
July 6, 2017
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Lawsuits Rain on DeVos Over Delayed Student Loan Protections
Two advocacy groups and 19 state attorneys general slammed Education Secretary Betsy DeVos with separate lawsuits that seek to force DeVos to scrap plans to delay enforcement of an Obama era rule meant to protect student loan borrowers from predatory colleges.
July 6, 2017
Students
University of Arkansas Won’t Sell Alcohol Despite Approval
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. — University of Arkansas doesn’t plan on selling alcohol at intercollegiate sporting events despite state-issued alcohol permits taking effect. Alcoholic Beverage Control Division Director Mary Casteel tells the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette that large-attendance facility permits for concessionaire Levy Premium Foodservice LP to sell alcohol were approved last month and took effect Saturday. University spokesman […]
July 6, 2017
Students
Student Group Sues College in Michigan Over Speech Policy
CLINTON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — A conservative nonprofit student group at a community college in southeastern Michigan has sued the school, saying its policy of requiring permission for public speech violates members’ First Amendment rights. Attorneys representing Turning Point USA say the Macomb Community College chapter is challenging the school’s expressive activity policy in a federal […]
July 6, 2017
Students
Report: No Easy Alternative for UNC Center for Civil Rights
RALEIGH, N.C. — A committee studying alternative paths for a University of North Carolina center that offers legal help to the poor found no options that would allow the center to continue the full breadth of its work while also satisfying conservatives who oppose how it operates. The committee appointed by the chancellor of the […]
July 6, 2017
Students
Maryland Outlaws Scholarship Displacement by Public Colleges
OWINGS MILL, Md. — Again and again, college financial aid offices would frustrate Jan Wagner and Michele Waxman Johnson. As executives of Central Scholarship, a nonprofit in Owings Mills that provides scholarships and interest-free loans to Maryland students, they would award a student money and a university would reduce that student’s financial aid by the […]
July 6, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Applying Military Training to Civilian Workplace
Human nature, motivation and avenues to fulfillment have not changed much since our prehistoric ancestors fashioned spear points in caves. Because the military is one of the oldest professions in the world, there is a vast body of literature dedicated to leadership and management in the military environment. Examples of great leadership can be found […]
July 6, 2017
Other News
Transition Program Keeps Service Members Employed
JOINT BASE LEWIS-MCCHORD, Wash. – The transition from military to civilian life is inevitable for every service member, but with help from the Service Member for Life Transition Assistance program, it doesn’t have to be done alone. The SFL TAP on Joint Base Lewis-McChord provides relevant and practical tools and services to help transitioning service […]
July 6, 2017
Veterans
Ex-Soldier Begins Life as Teacher
An Army veteran who fought in Iraq, Afghanistan and Northern Ireland has become a primary school teacher through a government scheme and has called it the “most rewarding” career. James Barnard, 36, is currently working at Our Lady’s Catholic Primary School in Barnstaple after joining the two-year Troops to Teachers training programme. The Department of […]
July 6, 2017
Other News
UT Austin Offers First Online Master’s in Nutrition
AUSTIN, Texas – The College of Natural Sciences at The University of Texas at Austin has launched its first master’s program offered completely online, a Master of Science in Nutritional Sciences. The program, open to qualified applicants for enrollment in the fall 2017 semester, is designed to provide a rigorous education to working professionals in […]
July 6, 2017
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