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Burst of Obamacare Enrollments Show Need

WASHINGTON — A deadline burst of sign-ups after a tumultuous year for the Obama health law has revealed continued demand for the program’s subsidized individual health plans. But the Affordable Care Act’s troubles aren’t over. On the plus side for the overhaul, official numbers showed a sizable share of first-time customers, 36 percent, were among […]

December 18, 2017

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U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ Winter Commencement Address to the University of Baltimore

Thank you, President Schmoke, for that kind introduction. I have admired your work from afar. Your commitment to this city is admirable, and your record of working for your community is impressive. We all can learn from your efforts to make Baltimore “the City that Reads” and from your work to empower parents, particularly […]

December 18, 2017

Chancellors 0f Most NC Public Universities Given Pay Raises

Three-quarters of the chancellors running the state’s public universities are getting a raise. The News and Observer reports the biggest bump goes to Carol Folt, who runs the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her 6 percent salary increase approved Friday brings her on par with N.C. State University Chancellor Randy Woodson, who earns nearly […]

December 18, 2017

Through Mayor Ed Lee, Diversity Served a Community, a City, a Nation

San Francisco Mayor Ed Lee, who died early Dec. 12 after collapsing from a heart attack, was more than the city’s first mayor of Chinese descent. At age 65, he had become a symbol of Asian American diversity, one of the first in his generation to break through barriers to show what happens when those of us previously shut out can do for everyone in society.

December 17, 2017

Community College of Philadelphia Creates “Path of Possibilities” for its Students

After completing an associate’s degree from CCP in 2015 and a bachelor’s degree from Temple University this year, Hazim Hardeman will become the only American Rhodes Scholar winner in 2018 to have attended a community college.

December 17, 2017

Arkansas Baptist College Seeks a Revival

Over the past few years, Arkansas Baptist College has received media attention for its troubled finances, administrative mishaps and sharp declines in enrollment. The new leadership at this HBCU is hoping to turn a new page in the institution’s long history.

December 17, 2017

14 Millionth Book for U of I Library is Professor’s Work

CHAMPAIGN, Ill. — The University of Illinois Library now has 14 million books. The state’s flagship university chose a volume by Frederick E. Hoxie to be the landmark 14 millionth. The professor emeritus of history and American Indian studies is author of “The University of Illinois: Engine of Innovation .” It’s a collection of essays […]

December 17, 2017

Georgia Universities Mergers to Take Effect in January

SAVANNAH, Ga. Mergers affecting four of Georgia’s public universities will take effect in January. At the start of next year, Armstrong State University in Savannah will merge with Georgia Southern University in Statesboro. Both campuses will remain open under the Georgia Southern name with a combined enrollment of roughly 27,000 students. At the same time, […]

December 17, 2017

What Next?

Why are you serving in uniform? Think back to the day when you signed on the dotted line and left home to serve your country. Some of us did it to start a career and get an education. Maybe you were following in your mom or dad’s footsteps or you always wanted to serve for […]

December 15, 2017

10 Most Popular Coursera Courses

Which are the Most Popular Coursera Courses in 2016? On Coursera, there are more than 2000 online courses available and we have published a list of 10.The universities put their educational material in the MOOC phenomenon for the online courses, and people have an access to it. Here the student and the teacher interact online. […]

December 15, 2017

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Texas A & M Getting Special Officer for Military, Veterans

COLLEGE STATION, Tex. (KBTX) – The Department of Veterans Affairs will be sending Texas A&M University an officer with the program called VITAL, or the Veterans Integration to Academic Leadership. This is the 94th position of its kind across the United States, and the second in Texas. A VITAL officer’s goal is to provide world […]

December 15, 2017

MOOCS Struggle to Make MSW Feasible

Since their explosion in 2012, massive online open courses (MOOCs) and online degrees have stood as viable forms of education for certain subjects. Among STEM fields, and computer science particularly, many learners believe that a MOOC can replace a traditional class. As online educators have begun to learn more about their audience, they have improved […]

December 15, 2017

Do We Need Woz U.?

At an October tech conference in Arizona’s Paradise Valley, Apple co-founder Steve Wozniak announced a new online technology education platform called Woz U. He expressed hope it would revolutionize the industry and become the standard for software and technology education. “Our goal is to educate and train people in employable digital skills without putting them […]

December 15, 2017

Massachusetts, California Sue DeVos Over Student Relief

BOSTON — Massachusetts Attorney General Maura Healey has filed a lawsuit against U.S. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos saying she failed to process applications for federal loan relief for former students of a now-defunct chain of for-profit colleges. Healey said in the lawsuit filed Thursday that DeVos violated federal law by failing to process applications made […]

December 15, 2017

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Vets Blast Service at College

LaGuardia Community College was once one of the best places for a student veteran. “Not to sound cliché, but it was euphoric,” said Kevin Chimilio, the former president of the student veterans club at the Long Island City campus. “We would hang out there all day, even when classes were over. It was great.” About […]

December 15, 2017

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Is the VA Doing Enough toward “Forever” G.I. Bill?

WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs will hire 200 temporary workers and shell out $70 million to implement a major expansion of veterans’ education benefits — a process beset by communication and information technology challenges, veterans advocates and VA officials said Tuesday. Higher-than-anticipated costs is one of a number of problems that the agency […]

December 15, 2017

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Clark Atlanta University Receives Funding to Increase Diversity in Art Museum Leadership

The Clark Atlanta University Art Museum is one of 20 U.S. art museums that will receive funding from the Walton Family Foundation and Ford Foundation as a part of the Diversifying Art Museum Leadership Initiative (DAMLI) an effort to increase diversity in curatorial and management staff at art museums nationally.

December 14, 2017

Graduate Students Hopeful After Reported Elimination Of Tuition Waiver Tax

Graduate students across the country breathed a cautious sigh of relief as various reports indicated this week that the newly negotiated GOP tax bill will exclude the tax on graduate student tuition waivers.

December 14, 2017