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For-Profit Education May Limit Options
I’m working with a client to help fill a management level position, and last week we interviewed an applicant with three degrees from a for-profit university. As college degrees become more important for both hiring and advancement, these for-profit educational institutions are growing in number and presence. For-profit schools are just that — businesses. Read […]
March 17, 2017
Academics
Ventura Leads Calif. Move to Serve Student Veterans
VENTURA – The Ventura County Community College District Veterans Resource Center Coordinators from Moorpark College, Oxnard College and Ventura College met with managers from California Lutheran University, California State University, Channel Islands, and National University to discuss best practices for helping student veterans achieve success. Leading the discussion was VCCCD Trustee Larry Kennedy, Chancellor Bernard […]
March 17, 2017
Other News
Wisconsin Rep. Offers Fellowship
WASHINGTON, D.C. – Congressman Sean Duffy (R-WI) is seeking a Wounded Warrior or medically retired veteran for a position at his Hudson office. The person chosen for the special fellowship will work with constituents to handle military and veterans-related casework and act as a facilitator between constituents and federal, state, and local agencies. Read More
March 17, 2017
Other News
Vietnam Education Center Gets $10M Grant
WASHINGTON – The Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund has received a $10 million grant for its proposed education center adjacent to its famous memorial on the Mall in Washington. The fund said the grant from the Lilly Endowment was the largest single cash donation in the fund’s 37-year history. The fund has been trying since 2003 […]
March 17, 2017
Veterans
University Plans Veterans Center
MEMPHIS, Tenn. —The University of Memphis is announcing plans for a new veterans’ care center on campus. In a news release, the university said the outpatient Veterans Care Center will address the mental health needs of veterans, regardless of era, gender, discharge status or service connection. The university says the facility will be located in […]
March 17, 2017
Other News
Retired Col. Heads Arkansas Vets’ Agency
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — Gov. Asa Hutchinson has named a new leader for the Arkansas Department of Veteran Affairs. The governor says he’s appointed retired U.S. Army Col. Nathaniel Todd to serve as the agency’s director. Todd will replace former director Matt Snead, who is resigning. Todd now serves as chief financial officer of the […]
March 17, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Boost Community Outreach
Samantha Fergus spent six years on active duty with the Navy, stationed at the base in Kitsap, Washington, as a culinary specialist. Now 27 and studying business and sociology at Linn-Benton Community College, Fergus isn’t done serving her country. And neither are her fellow members of the LBCC Veterans Club. Read More
March 17, 2017
Veterans
“Stories From Wartime” Brings Veterans, Students Together
DENVER — When U.S. Marine David Pond returned from war, something was missing. After serving seven months in Afghanistan, Pond and his bomb-sniffing dog Pablo were split up. However, their recent reunion has helped him deal with his experiences post-deployment. It’s also helped him to talk about those experiences with students and the public at […]
March 17, 2017
Students
Respecting the Right of Free Speech
Debates over free speech and intolerance have become, once again, news.
March 16, 2017
Students
Diverse Conversations: Improving College Diversity
If we want to make a positive difference for the future of America, change begins with education. Emphasis must be placed on inclusion of all students, regardless of gender, ethnicity or economic status.
March 16, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Language and Civilizational Clashes
For many years many academics and writers had avoided using the term racism or, more precisely, had avoided calling people racists because many believed that such terms had lost their meaning and power due to overuse.
March 16, 2017
Students
Higher Ed Leaders Lambaste Federal Budget Proposal
Higher education leaders blasted federal budget proposal released Thursday as one that will make college less accessible, less affordable and set back the nation’s workforce and research interests.
March 16, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Fairmont State Professors Sue School Over President Search
FAIRMONT, W.Va. — Two Fairmont State University professors are suing the school over its search for its next president. The Times West Virginian reports Dr. Galen Hansen and Dr. Albert Magro filed a lawsuit March 3 against the FSU Board of Governors and the West Virginia Higher Education Policy Commission. In the lawsuit, Hansen, who’s […]
March 16, 2017
Women
UW-La Crosse Dispatcher Fired Over Trump Offered Job Back
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher who says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump’s travel ban will get her job back. Chancellor Joe Gow says the university system’s legal counsel recommended dispatcher Kimberly Dearman be rehired. Dearman was fired on Monday following a university investigation into a complaint […]
March 16, 2017
Students
Cuba Offers Colombia 1,000 Medical School Scholarships
HAVANA — Cuba is offering Colombia 1,000 medical school scholarships to support a peace accord in which the South American country’s largest rebel army will relinquish its weapons. The scholarships will be distributed mostly to members of the Revolutionary Armed Forces of Colombia and those affected by the decades-long conflict. Colombia’s Cuban ambassador Jose Luis […]
March 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]
March 16, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Congressman Helping Vets Harmed by ITT Tech Closing
Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) is working to restore GI Bill educational benefits to veterans harmed by school closures, like the recent closure of Indiana-based ITT Technical Institute. ITT Tech closed its doors in September of 2016, impacting 130 campuses nationwide and an estimated 40,000 students, including more than 7,000 veterans. While many students have been […]
March 16, 2017
Academics
Central Missouri Ranks No. 1 Military Spouse Friendly
(WARRENSBURG, MO., digitalBURG) — The University of Central Missouri is the No. 1 ranked military spouse-friendly school, beating out the likes of the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Alabama and Buffalo State College. UCM topped the list of 100 public universities included in Victory Media’s 2017 Military Spouse Friendly Schools, according to a […]
March 16, 2017
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