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Navy’s First Female Admiral Dies at 98

When Alene B. Duerk enlisted in the Navy Nurse Corps, leaving her nursing job at a Toledo department store at the height of World War II, she envisioned a few months’ service to her country followed by a swift return to civilian life. Yet after treating scores of wounded sailors and prisoners of war, working […]

July 31, 2018

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Navy Tuition-Assistance Policy Gets Updates

Policy changes to the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance program were announced to expand the professional development opportunities and enhance degree completion of Sailors. The changes in NAVADMIN 127-18, released May 22, present higher education options to lead to more capable and engaged Sailors. “This gives Sailors more opportunities to take classes,” said Personnel Specialist […]

July 31, 2018

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Moody Airmen Go the Distance at CLEP-a-Thon

More than 200 Airmen participated in a free marathon-themed testing event at the annual CLEP-A-Thon, July 23-26, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., where they pursued their higher educational and self-improvement goals. Airmen took as many Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams as they could during […]

July 31, 2018

House Approves Plan of Economic Opportunity Branch

WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Monday advanced plans to create a new branch of Veterans Affairs operations focused on economic opportunity, a move that advocates say could better highlight employment and education programs at the department. Veterans advocates have pushed for the new economic opportunity administration in recent months amid concerns that the benefits administration […]

July 31, 2018

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New V.A. Chief Plans to Shake Up Staff

In one of his first acts as President Trump’s Veterans Affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie intends to reassign several high-ranking political appointees at the center of the agency’s ongoing morale crisis and staffing exodus, according to three people familiar with his plans. Wilkie, who will be sworn in Monday, wants to form his own leadership team, […]

July 31, 2018

Lawmakers Demand DOD Drop Limits on GI Bill Transfers

WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 83 House lawmakers are blasting a Defense Department plan to change rules on troops transferring their GI Bill benefits to dependents, calling it unfair and devastating for military morale. “Once a service member meets the requirements for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to an eligible family member, we must […]

July 31, 2018

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Professor Gets $1.2M Grant for Pulmonary Fibrosis Study

An associate professor at Hampton University’s pharmacy school has received her second independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Neelam Azad, chairperson of the school’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been granted $1,269,500 for research titled “Targeting Lipogenic and Angiogenic Mediators in Pulmonary Fibrosis.” The award will begin funding this month and […]

July 31, 2018

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UCLA Exceeds Fundraising Goal 18 Months Early

A University of California at Los Angeles (UCLA) fundraiser has met its $4.2-billion goal 18 months ahead of schedule, school officials told the Los Angeles Times. The fundraiser was created in honor of UCLA’s 100th anniversary next year. and the money will go toward various university initiatives such as scholarships, research programs and faculty support. […]

July 31, 2018

Arcadia University’s Black Alumni Launch Travel Scholarship Program

The Black Alumni Association of Arcadia University (BAAAU) recently launched a travel scholarship program after finding that, this year, only 6.5 percent of African-American students participated in the university’s flagship travel experience called “Preview,” according to BAAAU president Aliyah Abraham. BAAAU’s scholarship program will work with the Act 101/Gateway to Success program to financially support […]

July 30, 2018

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Congressman and Former Oakland Mayor Ron Dellums Dies

Former Oakland mayor, Ronald V. Dellums, died Monday of prostate cancer at the age of 82. Congresswoman Barbara Lee, D-Oakland, confirmed the death Monday morning, according to the San Jose Mercury News. “It is with deep sadness that I can confirm the passing of a great warrior and statesman, Congressman Ron Dellums,” Lee said in a […]

July 30, 2018

Program Aims to Improve Law Enforcement and Community Relations

Three universities are supporting Game Changer, a program created to bring community members, law enforcement and governmental officials together for moderated focus groups followed by sporting events.

July 30, 2018

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Potential Merger Of Two NJ Colleges Signals Growing Trend

Signaling a nationwide higher education trend, two New Jersey community colleges are exploring a potential merger to mitigate years of declining student enrollment and revenue and increase academic and economic opportunities for the region’s residents.

July 30, 2018

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Is the Black Man the Bogeyman in the Ivory Tower?

Even after establishing credibility and capability, some Black males in higher education are still likely to face being shelved into stereotypical categories. This creates an uncomfortable equation wherein capable talent must prove to their environments that they are not the bogeyman.

July 30, 2018

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ELIZABETH M. MEADE

ELIZABETH M. MEADE was named president of Cedar Crest College. Meade served as interim president since July 2017 and held the college’s provost position for the past five years. She earned a bachelor’s degree from Bryn Mawr College and a master’s degree and Ph.D. from Boston College.

July 30, 2018

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SAID SEWELL

SAID SEWELL has been selected as Morehouse College’s vice president of student development. He currently serves as acting assistant vice president for academic affairs/executive director of the Academic Success Center at Fort Valley State University. Sewell earned a bachelor’s degree from Morehouse College, a master’s degree from Texas Southern University and a doctorate from Clark Atlanta University.

July 30, 2018

ESTHER L. JONES

ESTHER L. JONES was named associate provost and dean of the faculty at Clark University. She previously served as associate professor of English. Jones holds a bachelor’s degree from Fisk University and a master’s degree and doctorate from Ohio State University.

July 30, 2018

T. ELON DANCY II

T. ELON DANCY II was named the Helen S. Faison Endowed Chair and director of the Center for Urban Education in the School of Education at the University of Pittsburgh. He holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff, a master’s degree from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and a doctorate from Louisiana State University in Baton Rouge.

July 30, 2018

RYAN SMITH

RYAN SMITH has been named dean of students at Wallace State Community College. He previously served as dean of enrollment and career services and professor of social work at Oakwood University. Smith earned a bachelor’s degree from Oakwood University, a master’s degree from Alabama A&M University and a doctorate from Morgan State University in Baltimore.

July 30, 2018