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Improve Veterans Care
Our country strongly supports our solders and sailors on active duty and in the Reserve. All of these men and women will become American service veterans after their service. Montana has the second-highest per capita veterans in the U.S. In World War II, Montana had the highest casualties per capita of any state in the […]
April 27, 2017
Other News
Grant Will Help Tell Story of Japanese American Vets
Go For Broke National Education Center (GFBNEC) today announced the awarding of a $193,080 grant by the National Endowment for the Humanities (NEH) to help preserve, restore and digitize 800 oral histories of WWII Japanese American veterans contained in GFBNEC’s Hanashi Oral History program. The 800 oral histories, which represent about 2,000 hours of moving-image […]
April 27, 2017
Veterans
Law Firm Creates Scholarship for Veterans
Phoenix criminal defense lawyer David A. Black and his law firm, the Law Offices of David A. Black, have announced a scholarship for the benefit of disabled veterans who are interested in furthering their education. The scholarship is in the amount of $1,000, and it will be applied toward tuition at the educational institution chosen […]
April 27, 2017
Other News
Workshops for Warriors Helps Veterans Find Purpose
A San Diego-based nonprofit organization that trains U.S. military veterans with job skills for manufacturing careers is not only giving vets a fresh start – it’s helping them find their purpose again. “It’s been a blast, all around,” said U.S. Marine veteran Brian Riley, referring to his courses and certifications received from the nonprofit school, […]
April 27, 2017
Other News
W.Va. Business College Loses Permit
CHARLESTON, W.Va. — West Virginia Business College has had its permit to operate in the state revoked. Media outlets report the West Virginia Council for Community and Technical College Education said the decision was made over the college’s failure to gain accreditation for the 2017-18 school year and its inability to offer students financial aid. […]
April 27, 2017
Veterans
Canada Enhances Veterans’ Services
MOOSE JAW, SK, April 24, 2017 /CNW/ – Canada’s women and men in uniform have served our country with bravery, honour and dignity—putting their lives at risk to protect the values we cherish most. Our Veterans deserve our greatest recognition and respect for their service. The Honourable Kent Hehr, Minister of Veterans Affairs and Associate […]
April 27, 2017
Veterans
Maine Campus Makes Appeal to Veterans
FORT KENT, Maine — Officials at the University of Maine at Fort Kent are renewing efforts to get military veterans to explore utilizing government benefits for education and vocational training. “A lot of veterans don’t know what’s available to them,” UMFK Assistant Registrar Joyce Plourde said Thursday, April 20. “We are trying to get the […]
April 27, 2017
Veterans
WUVets Chart New Course for Colleagues
James Petersen enrolled at the Brown School at Washington University in St. Louis to learn how to treat veterans like him — combat soldiers struggling to adjust to life back home. But he will graduate with a new mission: helping soldiers chart a path forward through higher education. “I came to WashU convinced that I […]
April 27, 2017
Sports
Lessons from the Lack of White Cornerbacks in the NFL
The last time a White cornerback started in an NFL game was in the 2003 season. Let’s unpack some potential reasons for this and what lessons can potentially be applied to higher ed.
April 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Hispanic Leadership Pipeline Proving Vital
Programs that prepare Hispanic role models for executive leadership are of increasing importance, especially as Hispanic enrollment in community colleges, now at an all-time high, continues to grow.
April 26, 2017
Students
Silvers Continues to Lead Way for Disabled
Now completing her 50th year at San Francisco State University, Dr. Anita Silvers is a nationally prominent champion of disability rights.
April 26, 2017
Students
Opponents Take Aim at Eliminating Department of Education
Critics say a proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education in the name of saving taxpayer dollars is just a “shell game” that would not save any money but hurt millions of students.
April 26, 2017
Women
Law School Dean Placed on Leave Sues University
CINCINNATI — The dean of the University of Cincinnati’s law school is suing the university, saying she was illegally placed on administrative leave. Jennifer Bard’s recently filed lawsuit alleges she was put on leave in retaliation after she responded to media reports about budget shortfalls at the law school and faculty responses to her efforts […]
April 26, 2017
Sports
Saudi Council Rejects Proposal for Female Sports Colleges
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates — A proposal to establish sports education colleges for Saudi women failed to win enough votes in the kingdom’s top advisory body, a council member who drafted the plan said Wednesday. The proposal needed 76 out of 150 votes in the Shura Council, but fell three votes short. It called for […]
April 26, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Indiana State President Stepping Down After 9 Years in Post
TERRE HAUTE, Ind. — Indiana State University’s president plans to step down after leading the school for more than nine years and growing its enrollment by nearly one-third. The school announced Wednesday that President Daniel Bradley intends to leave office next January. Indiana State trustees chairman David Campbell says Bradley oversaw a period of unprecedented […]
April 26, 2017
Students
Hungary Premier Dismisses University Fear as EU Takes Action
BRUSSELS — Hungary’s prime minister on Wednesday dismissed concerns about his country’s new higher education law after the European Union launched legal action amid fears the legislation is aimed at shutting down a university founded by billionaire philanthropist George Soros. While insisting that Hungary remains committed to the European project, Viktor Orban also launched a […]
April 26, 2017
Students
Yale Grad Students Pledge Hunger Strike to Press Union Bid
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — As a union push stalls at Yale University, organizers are stepping up pressure to bring the administration to the negotiating table, including a vow by some graduate students to go on a hunger strike until talks begin. Graduate assistants in eight departments at the Ivy League school voted in February to […]
April 26, 2017
Students
Coulter’s Berkeley Speech Canceled, Police Prep for Violence
BERKELEY, Calif. — Ann Coulter said Wednesday that she was forced to cancel her speaking event Thursday at the University of California, Berkeley amid concerns of violence, calling it “a dark day for free speech in America.” Police and university officials said they were still preparing for possible violence and protests whether Coulter comes to […]
April 26, 2017
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