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Academics
War College Families Adjust to New Surroundings
For many military families coming into the U.S. Army War College for the 2018-2019 academic year, Friday night was their first one out in Carlisle—but they’re hardly new to the process of exploring a new community. “We’ve been married 20 years, and I think this is our ninth move,” said Lt. Col. Manuel Ramirez, who […]
August 7, 2018
Academics
California’s Online College Will Break New Ground
California’s online community college will represent a new vision for higher education when it launches next year and the online education field is watching to see whether it succeeds. The new fully online college draws from a variety of sources, including public universities’ online degree programs, corporate worker training initiatives and programs at for-profit colleges. […]
August 7, 2018
Policy
Senators Offer Bill to Help Translate Military Training to College Credit
WASHINGTON- U.S. Senators Joni Ernst (R-IA) and Chris Coons (D-Del.) today introduced bipartisan legislation to provide more veterans an opportunity to translate their military training into college credit, which is important to helping increase veteran graduation rates. The Military Learning for Credit Act allows all veterans to use veterans education assistance funds to cover portfolio assessments […]
August 7, 2018
International
Angry Saudi Arabia Pulling 7,000 Students from Canada
Saudi Arabia is ordering its 7,000 students in Canada to get out of the North American country after Canadian leaders criticized Saudi Arabia’s detention and arrest of human rights activists, according to a CNN report. The students, who are on government scholarships, will be transferred to schools in other countries, according to Saudi Arabia’s Ministry […]
August 7, 2018
Veterans
Minnesota Officials Help Veterans Find Purposeful Jobs
They dashed across geometric-pattern carpet from booth to booth, in dress shoes and worn sneakers. Handshakes turned to polite conversations peppered with questions about company structure and advancement opportunities. While the gathering resembled a typical job fair, this one had a twist. “I’m looking for something permanent,” said Rhit Paul, a 48-year-old Marine Corps veteran […]
August 7, 2018
Academics
DeVos Wants to Rewrite Rules on Higher Ed, Accreditation
The U.S. Education Department is going back to the drawing board on some basic rules of higher education, including one concept that has been in place for 125 years. The goal? Unleash innovation to better serve students. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos has called for a “major shift” in how we provide higher education: “We have […]
August 7, 2018
Academics
How Well Does Army Train Strategic Leaders?
Remember how we graded the Army’s Command and General Staff College some weeks ago? Well, along now comes the Army War College’s “War Room” to grade the Army on the question of “How good is the U.S. Army at developing strategic leaders?” C- responded Col. Edward Ballanco: “the Army has produced a generation of specialized […]
August 7, 2018
Policy
New V.A. Secretary Puts ‘Forever GI Bill’ into Effect
The Department of Veterans Affairs has begun implementing new provisions of the Harry W. Colmery Educational Assistance Act of 2017, better known as the “Forever GI Bill.” In one of his first actions since taking the oath of office Monday, new VA Secretary Robert Wilkie said the provisions to expand GI Bill coverage were put […]
August 7, 2018
Home
Diversity Officers Grapple with Efforts to Professionalize Role
Concerns about the legitimacy of the institutional chief diversity officer (CDO) have frequently prompted conversations about the need to professionalize the role. As recently as this year, organizations like the National Association of Diversity Officers in Higher Education (NADOHE) are making headway in elevating the role as an efficient institutional change agent.
August 7, 2018
HBCUs
North Carolina A&T Joins List of HBCUs Attending Tech Summit
North Carolina A&T State University will host congressional and tech leaders and other historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) for The Inaugural Diversity in Tech Summit. The summit titled: “The Bipartisan HBCU Caucus, Diversity in Tech Summit: Igniting HBCU Partnerships & Building a More Inclusive Workforce” will occur from August 8-9 in Greensboro, NC. “As […]
August 7, 2018
Students
Harvard’s Asian Problem Does Not Justify the Blum Lawsuit
That lawsuit filed by White conservative Ed Blum using Asians as proxies to fight affirmative action may have revealed in discovery a complex and unique admissions process at Harvard. But using race to determine admissions is legal, and the suit doesn’t justify changing current law.
August 7, 2018
African-American
Black Lives Matter Leader Joins Faculty at Prescott College
Patrisse Cullors, the co-founder of the Black Lives Matter Global Network is joining the faculty of the Social Justice and Community Organizing program at Prescott College, a small liberal arts college in Arizona. Cullors, an activist, artist, educator and the author of When They Call You a Terrorist: A Black Lives Matter Memoir will serve as […]
August 7, 2018
Opinion
Who’s the Real Dummy?
I thank Don Lemon for his question, “Who’s the real dummy?” His question encouraged me to research James and to question the stereotype of the Black male athletic figure.
August 7, 2018
Latest News
Power is Theme at Jack Kent Cooke Foundation’s ‘Scholars Weekend’
For Jack Kent Cooke Foundation (JKCF) scholars, this year’s Scholars Weekend from August 2-5 was a place to reaffirm the power of community for the high-achieving, low-income students.
August 6, 2018
Students
How to Make Our Institutions More Accessible
While higher education is abuzz with goals of cultivating greater access and success for historically underrepresented groups, many institutions still engage in practices that work against these goals. If we are truly going to open our doors wider, we can’t do so without transforming our own policies and practices.
August 6, 2018
Opinion
Doubts About Diversity
I am skeptical that any of us embraces “diversity” as much as we might believe.
August 6, 2018
News Roundup
Borough of Manhattan Community College Appoints New Interim President
Dr. Karrin Wilks has been appointed interim president for Borough of Manhattan Community College (BMCC). She will replace Antonio Pérez, who served as president of BMCC for 23 years. Wilks is currently the provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at BMCC. Previously, Wilks worked as senior vice president and interim provost for Medgar […]
August 6, 2018
Home
Textbook Costs Drop as Nearly Half of Colleges Use OpenStax
OpenStax, an online digital-resource service created by Rice University in 2012, has surpassed its goal of saving students $500 million in textbook costs by 2020 as usage rises and average textbook costs drop for the first time in 50 years.
August 6, 2018
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