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Co-Author Relays Concerns about President’s Sanity
Tony Schwartz, the co-author of President Trump’s book “The Art of the Deal,” claimed Wednesday that some people who work in the White House are concerned about Trump’s mental health. During an interview on MSNBC, Schwartz — a frequent Trump critic — said Trump is a “man who is deeply mentally ill.” Read More
December 4, 2017
Other News
Tax Bill Would End Obama Mandate
WASHINGTON (Reuters) – The sweeping tax overhaul that passed the U.S. Senate on Saturday contains the Republicans’ biggest blow yet to former President Barack Obama’s healthcare law, repealing the requirement that all Americans obtain health insurance. The individual mandate is meant to ensure a viable health insurance market by forcing younger and healthier Americans to […]
December 4, 2017
Other News
Sessions Wants More Cops on Opioid Duty
If the opioid epidemic was simply a problem of supply – people being able to access drugs too easily – than a targeted new effort in Appalachia announced by Attorney General Jeff Sessions yesterday would be a huge stride toward combating the crisis. The problem with this approach, however, is that experts agree the opioid […]
December 4, 2017
News Roundup
Senate Speaker: UT to Accept Botched ACT Scores
NASHVILLE, Tenn. – The state Senate’s leader says the University of Tennessee will accept scores from ACT tests that weren’t administered correctly last month, though ACT still won’t release scores it deemed invalid. Speaker Randy McNally said Thursday that University of Tennessee Interim Provost and Senior Vice Chancellor John Zomchick informed him of the decision. […]
December 3, 2017
News Roundup
Colleges Are Weighing Revoking Honors in Wake of Sexual Misconduct Allegations
The wave of sexual allegations from Hollywood to Washington has left many U.S. colleges weighing whether to revoke honorary degrees and other accolades awarded to prominent men accused of misconduct. Dozens of schools have bestowed honors upon men who now face accusations ranging from sexual harassment to assault. Fired news anchor Charlie Rose has at […]
December 3, 2017
African-American
Minority-Serving Institutions Anxious Over Tax Bill
Income tax on graduate student waivers, fewer deductions on student loans and the taxation of endowments are only some of the effects the GOP’s tax bill will have.
December 3, 2017
Opinion
Dems Stopped Hillsdale College in Tax Bill, But Lost the War for Education
It seemed like an exercise straight out of college life. It wasn’t an all-nighter, but close. It was caffeine-driven senators—ultimately, a simple majority of 51–looking like a bunch of delinquent crammers trying to finish a term paper by deadline.
December 3, 2017
African-American
Outgoing TMCF Leader Says HBCUs Must Boost Enrollment, Finances
For Johnny Taylor, this sums up the struggle of HBCUs: “The market shifted, and you are economically challenged.”
December 3, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
90/10 Loophole
To exploit students (and taxpayers), for-profit colleges can first exploit veterans. This article is not about how for-profit schools exploit veterans, although that is certainly part of the problem. This article is about why. And, why you, as an American taxpayer, should care. You see, veterans are merely the first step in a two-step game […]
December 1, 2017
Academics
Massachusetts Plans Commission on Digital Education
Earlier this month, Massachusetts Governor Charlie Baker said that he plans to establish a Commission on Digital Innovation and Lifelong Learning. The intent of the commission is to sound the depths of the current state of employment and the Massachusetts workforce. Baker hopes the commission will provide insight on how to create conditions and incentives […]
December 1, 2017
Veterans
Woman Sentenced for Stealing $260,000 from Wounded Warriors
A former government contractor at San Antonio Military Medical Center was sentenced Wednesday to five years in prison for stealing more than $260,000 in donations meant to help wounded warriors. Opal Jewel Charles, 67, of Cibolo pleaded guilty in June to federal charges of wire fraud and structuring bank deposits to evade detection. At sentencing […]
December 1, 2017
Academics
Military Branches Compete for Talented Recruits
After graduating from high school, Vanessa Givens wanted more opportunity than she felt her South Carolina hometown offered. “Our family didn’t focus on education. We focused on getting a job,” she said. “In Beaufort, there’s not many opportunities outside of being a cashier or working at a local department store.” So in search of a […]
December 1, 2017
Other News
Bill Would Shield Pell Funds from Taxes
Washington, DC – This past week, Congressman Mark DeSaulnier (CA-11) announced legislation that would help protect low income students from being taxed on using their Pell Grants for non-tuition purposes. He is joined in introducing the bipartisan Pell Grant Flexibility Act (H.R. 3581) by his Republican colleagues Representatives Lee Zeldin (NY-1), Thomas MacArthur (NJ-3), and […]
December 1, 2017
Other News
Veterans Renew Efforts to Limit For-Profits Use of GI Bill
Veterans groups are redoubling their efforts to restrict how much money for-profit colleges can accept from student veterans’ tuition payouts after indications that the industry is becoming even more reliant on their education benefits to stay in business. On Thursday, a group of Democratic senators reintroduced legislation to close the “90/10 loophole” in federal funding […]
December 1, 2017
Veterans
New Allegations: Senator Groped Army Woman on U.S.O. Tour
WASHINGTON (AP) — Embattled Minnesota Sen. Al Franken is facing a new allegation of inappropriately touching a woman after an Army veteran accused him of groping her during a USO Christmas tour in the Middle East more than a decade ago. Stephanie Kemplin, 41, of Maineville, Ohio, told CNN in report Thursday that Franken had […]
December 1, 2017
Other News
California Sues For-Profit School over ‘False Promises’
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — California’s attorney general has sued an online, for-profit university, alleging officials made false promises to entice students and illegally tried to collect their overdue debt. The suit filed November 29 by Attorney General Xavier Becerra against San Diego-based Ashford University alleges the school and its publicly traded parent company, Bridgepoint Education Inc., […]
December 1, 2017
Home
Eastern Michigan Faculty and Administration Clash Over Online Curriculum
Tensions persist at Eastern Michigan University, where faculty are arguing that the university administration failed to consult with them before signing a deal with a questionable third-party company for marketing online courses.
November 30, 2017
HBCUs
FAMU Picks Permanent President
In a unanimous vote Thursday, the Florida A&M University Board of Trustees appointed Dr. Larry Robinson as the 12th president of the historically Black institution in Tallahassee.
November 30, 2017
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