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Trump Signs Executive Order to Increase Apprenticeships
President Donald J. Trump signed an executive order Thursday that calls for the expansion of apprenticeships and more support for colleges and universities that infuse apprenticeships into their coursework.
June 15, 2017
Students
Researchers Find Increased Pot Use by College Students
CORVALLIS, Ore. — A study by Oregon State University researchers has found college students at an undisclosed large public university in the state are using more marijuana since recreational pot became legal two years ago. The Register-Guard reports the researchers’ study was published Wednesday in a journal called Addiction. The study found increased use is […]
June 15, 2017
Leadership & Policy
NIU President Stepping Down as Report Shows Mismanagement
DEKALB, Ill. — The president of Northern Illinois University is stepping down in the wake of a state investigation accusing him and other administrators of mismanagement when it comes to hiring consultants. The (DeKalb) Daily Chronicle reports Doug Baker leaves June 30. He announced the news at Thursday’s Board of Trustees meeting. He says the […]
June 15, 2017
Sports
NCAA Suspends Pitino After Escort Investigation
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — The NCAA has suspended Louisville basketball coach Rick Pitino for five Atlantic Coast Conference games following its sex scandal investigation. The governing body also Thursday placed the basketball program on four years’ probation, vacated wins in which ineligible players participated and handed down a 10-year show-cause order for former basketball operations director […]
June 15, 2017
Students
Student Sues University of Nebraska Over Banishment
LINCOLN, Neb. — A University of Nebraska-Lincoln student accused of assault says in a lawsuit that he’s been unfairly banned from the campus. Court records say Jeremiah Perkins, of Beaver City, was arrested after the off-campus incident. In his lawsuit he says he was assaulted by one or more university students. Police say Perkins assaulted […]
June 15, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Type of Discharge & Benefits
The Character of Discharge (CoD) that you received from your military service may have an effect on the types of services that you may be eligible for when applying for benefits with the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA). Many veterans’ benefits from disability to education depends on the type of discharge you receive. The military […]
June 15, 2017
Policy
States Target Abuses Against Students, Military
Demonstrating the continuing enforcement activity by state attorneys general with respect to student lending and active servicemembers, the AGs in Massachusetts and New York recently obtained consent orders from, respectively, a student loan debt relief company and a residential leasing company. What happened In Massachusetts, Attorney General Maura Healey charged yet another student loan “debt […]
June 15, 2017
Academics
Trump Endorses Apprentice Programs
PEWAUKEE, Wis. — The man who parlayed a run on TV’s “The Apprentice” into a winning presidential campaign said Tuesday the nation needs a stronger system of apprenticeship to match workers with millions of open jobs. “I love the name apprentice,” President Donald Trump declared. He said he wants every high school in America to […]
June 15, 2017
Other News
Maine Bill Requires Checkups on For-Profits
AUGUSTA, Maine — A Democrat’s bill to require annual review of for-profit colleges is headed to Republican Gov. Paul LePage’s desk. A recent Center for Responsible Lending report found that students at for-profit colleges in Maine carry much heavier debt loads than those at public and private nonprofit colleges in the state. Democratic Sen. Eloise […]
June 15, 2017
Other News
Military Spouses Eligible for Programs
Eligible spouses of active-duty service members now have an opportunity to enroll in their choice of 83 programs offered by Texas A&M University-Texarkana Extended Education and Community Development as part of the Military Spouse Career Advancement Accounts (MyCAA) workforce development program. The Department of Defense MyCAA program provides up to $4,000 of financial assistance to […]
June 15, 2017
Other News
DOE Revising Rules That Helped Defrauded Students
WASHINGTON — The Education Department announced Wednesday that it will change two key Obama-era rules governing student loan forgiveness in cases involving fraud and misconduct by universities. The department said it will convene special committees to rewrite Borrower Defense to Repayment and Gainful Employment regulations. The rules were introduced last year as the department was […]
June 15, 2017
Policy
Administration Keeps Obama’s College Scorecard
The Department of Education staff is actively updating data on the College Scorecard, meaning that the initiative is most likely here to stay, reports Inside Higher Ed. The scorecard has been applauded as a sign of higher ed transparency by some, but also criticized by many groups for lacking context and unfairly ranking down schools […]
June 15, 2017
Other News
Use of Tuition Aid, GI Bill Down in Fiscal 2016
The number of service members using military tuition assistance dropped again in fiscal year 2016, continuing a years-long downward trend, while Post-9/11 GI Bill usage saw a slight decrease, the first since the benefit took effect in 2009, federal data indicate. The same schools that have historically attracted the most users of those education benefits […]
June 15, 2017
Students
Boston Bridge Program Aims to Put College Within Residents’ Reach
Boston will offer its residents yet another chance at free college through a recently announced program, The Boston Bridge. The program will be available to high school students who graduated in 2017 and are residents of the city.
June 14, 2017
Students
Advocacy Groups Pan DeVos Rollback of For-profit College Regulations
Several advocacy groups on Wednesday assailed a U.S. Department of Education plan to roll back a pair of Obama administration regulations meant to protect students from shady colleges that leave students saddled with debt and little to nothing to show for it.
June 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Harvard President Faust Stepping Down Next Year
After 11 years at the helm, Harvard president Dr. Drew Gilpin Faust will step down at the end of the 2018 academic year. Her retirement will coincide with the conclusion of the record-setting Harvard Campaign, which has raised nearly $8 billion so far.
June 14, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Eradicating Polio
As former directors of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, we often view matters of public health through the lenses of our separate experiences and histories leading the world’s premier health agency.  And because these matters are almost always complicated, both clinically and politically, our histories can lead us to different conclusions about what […]
June 14, 2017
Policies
Bill Would Let Pharmacists “Prescribe” Narcan
AUGUSTA, Maine — Maine’s law to allow access to overdose-reversing medicine without a medical provider’s prescription is missing a key phrase that would actually allow the reform, according to the state’s attorney general’s office and mental health and addiction groups. The Senate, on Monday, and the House, last week, approved passage of a bill adding […]
June 14, 2017
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