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Cornell Student Charged in Attack Apologizes for Behavior

ITHACA, N.Y. — A White Cornell University student charged with beating a Black student has apologized for the language he used during an attack that police say may have been racially motivated. Nineteen-year-old John Greenwood issued a statement Thursday saying that last Friday in Ithaca he was involved in a “verbal exchange” that he regrets. […]

September 21, 2017

Post University Dismisses 5 employees Amid Theft Probe

WATERBURY, Conn. — A private for-profit college in Connecticut has dismissed five employees as police investigate the suspected theft of $47,000 believed to have been paid out in bogus tuition reimbursement checks. Post University in Waterbury said Wednesday that it discovered irregular activity in February and immediately launched an internal review before contacting police. Waterbury […]

September 21, 2017

More Military Spending or Free College?

One of the most controversial proposals put forward by Sen. Bernie Sanders during the 2016 presidential campaign was a pledge to make tuition free at public colleges and universities. Critics from both parties howled that the pie-in-the-sky idea would bankrupt the country. Where, after all, would the money come from? Those concerns were brushed aside […]

September 21, 2017

Udacity Starting Program on Self-Drive Cars

Online learning platform Udacity is opening up registration for a ‘Intro to Self-Driving Cars’ Nanodegree Program. The course was planned based on the response to the advanced program with the same name. To enroll into the intro program, one needs to have some programming experience and knowledge of algebra. The students will get to build […]

September 21, 2017

Free Tuition Draws Students to Online University

Jeanette Oehlers of Willmar despaired of ever finishing college. By her account, she was already deeply in debt and at least two years away from earning her degree. That’s when her father-in-law decided to search the internet. “Hey, I found a university for you,” he told her. Ads by ZINC “How much money?” she asked. […]

September 21, 2017

Military College Alumni Group Wins Right to Icon

Former students at the oldest military school west of the Mississippi River are getting ownership of a coveted monument. The alumni association of the recently closed Wentworth Military Academy and College in Lexigton was fighting to retain control over a 94 year-old World War I Doughboy statue. Since its founding 137 years ago in the […]

September 21, 2017

Army: Hire-a-Soldier Campaign Reaches Millions

Recently, the Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program (SFL-TAP) held its first ever social media campaign to bring awareness to the hiring of transitioning Soldiers, reaching almost 4 million Twitter users in a single day. The events included Facebook Live guest speakers sharing their transition experience and advice, various graphics, reasons to hire a […]

September 21, 2017

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Columbia U. Military Group Disappointed by Dean’s Statement

A student military association at Columbia University’s law school is disappointed by a dean’s letter last week that implied military recruiters are only welcome on campus because the school needs federal funding. In the letter, which was viewed by Fox News, the Columbia Law School Military Association said Dean Gillian Lester’s “vociferous objection” to military […]

September 21, 2017

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Catalyst Leaves Maxwell Base’s Air University

MONTGOMERY, Ala. — A pair of ornate brass door knobs with an American Eagle etched on each side seemed out of place as they have held a spot of honor on the glass-topped desk in Lt. Gen. Steven Kwast’s office for the last three years. They were perhaps two of the smallest mementos Kwast, the […]

September 21, 2017

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Purdue-Kaplan Online Plan Clears Federal Hurdle

Purdue University says the U.S. Department of Education has signed off on the college’s plan to buy Kaplan University, a for-profit, online school. The federal department’s determination, issued after a review of a “pre-acquisition application” submitted by the parties, confirms the federal regulatory agency will give its approval when the sale goes through, Purdue said […]

September 21, 2017

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MIGUEL MARTINEZ-SAENZ

MIGUEL MARTINEZ-SAENZ has been named president of St. Francis College. He was previously provost and vice president for academic affairs at Otterbein University. Martinez-Saenz earned a bachelor’s degree from Florida State University and a master’s degree and a Ph.D. from the University of South Florida.

September 21, 2017

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A First at Fisk: Tanya Torres Steps Into Groundbreaking Role

As the 2017-18 school year starts, Tanya Torres debuts as president of Fisk’s Student Government Association (SGA), making her the first Hispanic to serve as the elected student leader of the 151-year-old historically Black university.

September 20, 2017

Advocates: Support Vital for Students From Foster Care System

When it comes to accessing college, students who have experienced the foster care system have a steep hill to climb. Studies indicate that while the majority of foster youth say that they want to go to college few will ever attain a degree.

September 20, 2017

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Rutgers Grad Students Belatedly Receiving Summer Grants

As the fall semester begins at Rutgers University, hundreds of graduate students are only now receiving their summer funding.

September 20, 2017

MELLASENAH Y. MORRIS

MELLASENAH Y. MORRIS has been appointed interim dean of the DePauw University School of Music. She recently retired as dean of the Peabody Conservatory. Morris earned a bachelor’s degree from the Peabody Conservatory of Music and a master’s degree and Doctor of Musical Arts degree from the Peabody Institute of the John Hopkins University.

September 20, 2017

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PATRICIA GRANT

PATRICIA GRANT has been named senior associate dean for the undergraduate program at Georgetown University’s McDonough School of Business. Grant was previously interim senior associate dean for the past year. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Cornell University and a master’s degree and an Ed.D. from the University of Pennsylvania.

September 20, 2017

MARIA DE LOURDES DIECK-ASSAD

MARIA DE LOURDES DIECK-ASSAD has been appointed vice president for hemispheric and global affairs at the University of Miami. She was previously dean emeritus and distinguished professor of economics at the Graduate School of Business Administration at the Monterrey Institute of Technology (ITESM). Dieck-Assad earned a bachelor’s degree from ITESM, a master’s degree from Vanderbilt University and a Ph.D. from the University of Texas at Austin.

September 20, 2017

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JIMMY T. TATE

JIMMY T. TATE has been named chief of staff at North Carolina Central University (NCCU). Previously, he served as president of Roanoke-Chowan Community College in Ahoskie, North Carolina. Tate earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from the University of North Carolina at Wilmington and an Ed.D. from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill.

September 20, 2017