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Ex-Student Sues California College, Player in Rape Case
LOS ANGELES — A former student is suing a Southern California community college and the football player convicted of raping her, accusing the school of allowing the young man to attend school despite a previous sexual assault conviction. The woman’s attorneys announced the lawsuit Monday against Cerritos College, the school’s dean of student services and […]
March 20, 2018
Academics
‘Homer Can Help You’: Veterans Use Ancient Epics to Cope
BURLINGTON, Vt. — The trials of Odysseus are really not that different from the struggles of those learning to readjust after wars of today, modern veterans are finding. A small group of military veterans has been meeting weekly in a classroom at the University of Vermont to discuss “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” for college […]
March 20, 2018
Other News
Veteran Service Fund Approved by Michigan House
LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s first county veteran fund was approved by lawmakers in the state House on Wednesday. They voted 107-1 to create the County Veteran Service Fund, which would deploy veteran service officers to each county to assist veterans in adjusting to civilian life. Each county’s grant consists of a base $25,000 amount and […]
March 20, 2018
Other News
DOE Offering Defrauded Students Partial Loan Forgiveness
WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools, The Associated Press has learned. The action is part of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ push to ease regulations […]
March 20, 2018
Community Colleges
Conference Identifies Innovative Practices for Community Colleges
Education practitioners gathered at the 2018 League for Innovation in the Community College Conference on Monday to discuss and promote innovation in teaching and learning across the community college landscape.
March 19, 2018
Opinion
Federal TRIO Programs Work
There are many students in America who benefit from TRIO, and there are many more who need TRIO services. I am living proof that TRIO works.
March 19, 2018
Social Justice
Renowned Social Justice Expert Is Optimistic About the Possibilities
Maya Wiley came to understand social injustice at a young age, partly by listening directly to the stories of poor Black women on public assistance in her hometown of Washington, D.C. Her career as a civil rights attorney and now a university professor and administrator has catapulted her to national acclaim.
March 19, 2018
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Civil Rights Warrior
Honoring 25 women in the academy who are making a difference.
March 19, 2018
Latest News
New Scholarship Fund at School Devotes $20M To DACA Students
One thousand DACA students, also known as “dreamers,” will receive full scholarships to pursue an associate’s or bachelor’s degree at Southern New Hampshire University over the next five years.
March 19, 2018
News Roundup
University of Dayton Leader: Street Crowd Assaulted Police
DAYTON, Ohio — The president of the University of Dayton has scolded students for disrespecting and attacking police who tried to clear a rowdy street crowd during St. Patrick’s Day revelry Saturday near the Ohio campus. In a letter sent to students, university President Eric Spina says he saw some of them shoot fireworks into […]
March 19, 2018
News Roundup
Benedictine University Seeks Selling Campus As One Parcel
SPRINGFIELD, Ill. — Benedictine University is hoping to sell its Springfield campus as one piece of property, rather than divided into smaller lots for sale. The State Journal-Register reports that the Illinois school is committed to maintaining all of its campus buildings and grounds until they’re sold as one parcel. The university announced last month […]
March 19, 2018
News Roundup
Bermuda Police Confirm Body of Missing St. Joseph’s University Student Found
HAMILTON, Bermuda — Police officials in Bermuda are confirming that they have found the body of missing U.S. student Mark Dombroski. Acting Assistant Commissioner James Howard of the Bermuda Police Services declined to provide certain details, include how authorities believe he may have died during a visit to the British Island territory. The discovery of […]
March 19, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Anti-Choice Tactics
Soon after learning she was pregnant, Cherisse walked into what looked like a doctor’s office in the hopes of receiving medical information and guidance. Instead, she was shown graphic videos of abortion procedures before being sent to another facility for an ultrasound. At the second location, she was told, inaccurately, that if she ended her […]
March 19, 2018
Policies
Ohio to Appeal Ruling on Abortions
COLUMBUS, Ohio — Ohio’s attorney general says he will appeal a federal judge’s decision to put on hold a state law that bans doctors from performing abortions based on a diagnosis of Down syndrome. Republican Attorney General Mike DeWine says Ohio has “profound interests in combating discrimination against a class of human beings based upon […]
March 19, 2018
Policies
Trump Remarks Revive Debate on Asylums
Conversations on how American institutions interact with people struggling with mental illnesses have emerged once again following the Florida Parkland shooting. Experts across the country, including Penn’s bioethicists, have weighed in on solutions. A 2015 paper by Department of Medical Ethics & Health Policy assistant professor Dominic Sisti has roared back into conversations as pundits […]
March 19, 2018
Policies
California Plan Sets Stage for Government System
Obamacare is beginning to unravel, and California can’t create its own replacement — at least not yet. So health care advocates and lawmakers are working on a piecemeal approach. They want to offer a public insurance option to compete with private companies. They want to increase subsidies for those buying insurance through Obamacare. They want to cover […]
March 19, 2018
Policies
HHS Defends Official’s Efforts to Block Abortions
Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar defended a Trump administration official under fire for his role in a battle over undocumented teenagers’ access to abortion, telling congressional leaders on Thursday that he believed the issue was prompted not the official’s opposition to abortion but by a decade-old government policy. During a House hearing on […]
March 19, 2018
Policies
‘Right to Try’ Treatment Law Fails in House
In a major blow to the effort to pass a federal “right-to-try” law, House Republicans failed to muster the votes to pass a key compromise measure Tuesday. The legislation was rejected by a vote of 259-140. The bill needed two-thirds majority to pass under suspension of rules. The vote was an embarrassing defeat not only for House […]
March 19, 2018
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