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Efforts to Reduce College Costs May Have Little Impact on Degree Attainment
Increased spending at colleges and universities — particularly mid-tier public institutions — leads to greater degree completion, but lower tuition costs do not. That is the key finding of a new working paper released this week by the National Bureau of Economic Research, or NBER.
August 29, 2017
MSIs
Interim NAACP President says Civil Rights Group Remains Relevant
Arguing that President Donald J. Trump has emboldened white supremacists to “walk in public without hoods,” Derrick Johnson — interim president of the NAACP — said the civil rights organization he leads is as relevant today as it was when it began to fight lynchings over a century ago.
August 29, 2017
News Roundup
Ga Tech’s Johnson in No Hurry to Reveal Starting Quarterback
ATLANTA — With less than a week to go before season opener against No. 25 Tennessee, Georgia Tech still hasn’t revealed who will start at quarterback. That’s not to say coach Paul Johnson is struggling with a decision. Coy as always, Johnson indicated Tuesday that he knows who will get the nod when the Yellow […]
August 29, 2017
News Roundup
Teen Dies After Collapsing During College Football Practice
DELAND, Fla. — A sophomore from Georgia collapsed and died during football practice at a Florida university. Stetson University officials said in a statement that 19-year-old Nicholas Adam Blakely collapsed during a Monday evening practice. The accounting major from Lawrenceville, Georgia, was the sidelines when he complained of not feeling well. He collapsed and was […]
August 29, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
We Can Do More
Former President Barack Obama once noted that the U.S. has the finest fighting force in the history of the world. Its average age of enlistment is under 21, and the average length of enlistment is 15 years. However, in startling contrast, the length of time the military prepares enlisted service members to reenter civilian life […]
August 29, 2017
Academics
Program Helps Officers Understand Transition
Nearly 90 command sergeants major and sergeants major across Fort Hood met Friday at the III Corps headquarters building to embark on a unusual noncommissioned officer professional development event. The senior leaders loaded up on school buses where they were taken to various training locations on post to get a better understanding of the Soldier […]
August 29, 2017
Other News
S.C. Task Forces Adopts Military Plan
A group established to advise the governor and state Legislature on military issues has narrowed its mission through creation of a strategic plan. The S.C. Military Base Task Force in July approved its first strategic plan, “South Carolina Military Base Task Force: Enhancing South Carolina’s Military Value.” “We were kind of working year to year […]
August 29, 2017
Academics
New MOOC Eases Transition to Columbia University
Veterans may be invisible on most campuses, but they are present. A recent study by the American Council on Education found that veterans account for 4% of the undergraduate population nationwide. But the transition from service to campus life is not always easy, making university studies for student veterans a challenging endeavour. On average, veterans […]
August 29, 2017
Veterans
Campus Newsletter Compares Vets to Supremacists
A flyer hung at the University of Colorado-Colorado Springs by a self-described social justice group suggests veterans at four-year universities are a disruptive threat that should be banned from campus. The flyer, put up at the public university Thursday by a group calling itself the “Social Justice Collective Weekly,” argued veterans openly mock safe spaces […]
August 29, 2017
Veterans
Women to Head 2 Major Vets Groups
RENO, Nev. — Hundreds of veterans paraded through a large convention hall to Sister Sledge’s “We are Family,” arms wrapped around one another Thursday when the American Legion, a 99-year-old organization representing 2 million veterans, elected its first female national commander at the conclusion of its annual convention. Denise Rohan, an Army veteran living in […]
August 29, 2017
Policy
California Guard Members Will Keep Disputed Bonuses
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — More than 17,000 California National Guard soldiers won’t have to repay more than $190 million in enlistment bonuses and other payments handed out in error between 2004 and 2010, the Pentagon has determined. The decision closes several years of wrangling over whether soldiers should be forced to pay back the money after […]
August 29, 2017
Policy
Transgender Order Muddles Fate of Those on Duty
WASHINGTON — President Trump may have left open the possibility of allowing some transgender individuals already in uniform to remain in the military. Trump has directed the Pentagon to extend indefinitely a ban on transgender individuals joining the military. But he has given Defense Secretary Jim Mattis authority to decide the matter of openly transgender […]
August 29, 2017
Latinx
Guillermo: Trump Must Not Shut Off Dream of DACA
We are coming up to a major game of chicken over the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals.
August 28, 2017
African-American
Experts Highlight Higher Ed’s Impact on Criminal Justice Reform
During this politically tumultuous time, the governance studies program at the Brookings Institution refocused attention on mass incarceration on Monday.
August 28, 2017
Students
Religious Leaders March Against Trump Direction
Sikhs and Buddhist monks, rabbis, reverends and ministers rallied in the nation’s capital Monday to protest the direction of the country under President Trump and Attorney General Jeff Sessions.
August 28, 2017
Students
Lawsuit: Charlotte School of Law Defrauded Taxpayers Out of $285M
CHARLOTTE, N.C. — A lawsuit is accusing the Charlotte School of Law of defrauding taxpayers out of $285 million by admitting unqualified students, then manipulating records to keep them enrolled so the school could collect their government-supported tuition. The Charlotte Observer reports the lawsuit was filed by former professor Barbara Bernier. The lawsuit says the […]
August 28, 2017
Students
Maine Community College Tuition Frozen for Upcoming Year
PORTLAND, Maine — Tuition is being frozen at Maine’s seven community colleges for the coming academic year. Officials say the tuition freeze was made possible by an increase in state appropriations requested by trustees of the Maine Community College System. System President Derek Langhauser says Maine’s community colleges already have the lowest tuition in New […]
August 28, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
What’s Next for Healthcare?
The Republican Senate’s third failed attempt at repeal and/or replace was a surprise to many, including this writer. I believed they would get something passed, even for the limited purpose of getting a bill back to the House, and into conference committee. Senator Graham subsequently announced he had a plan which he would move forward […]
August 28, 2017
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