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$1 Million Gift to Support Research and Education

MILWAUKEE _ The University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee has received a $1 million gift from Mrs. Billie Kubly to establish the Dr. Michael C. Kubly Military & Veterans Mental Health Endowment. The endowment was named in honor of Mrs. Kubly’s late husband, a veteran and renowned orthopedic surgeon in Milwaukee who died in January. Mrs. Kubly has […]

June 26, 2018

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Rule Change Will Help Military Spouses

OMAHA, Neb. (WOWT) – For dozens of military families, school this upcoming year may be the opportunity they were looking for. From here on out military spouses have fewer hurdles to jump through to teach in the state. “That’s a huge step forward for Nebraska,” said Meagan Patton-Paulson. Patton-Paulson’s husband is in the military. “I […]

June 26, 2018

Bill to Support Vets Higher Ed Introduced in Senate

(Washington, DC)—Representatives Annie Kuster (NH-02) and Gus Bilirakis (FL-12), members of the House Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, welcomed the Senate introduction of their legislation, the Servicemembers Improved Transition through Reforms for Ensuring Progress (SIT-REP) Act by Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) and John Boozman (R-AK). Kuster and Bilirakis led the House version of the bill, which […]

June 26, 2018

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Navigating Loan Forgiveness

The government created the public service loan forgiveness program with a simple premise: Take a job to help the greater good and get some debt relief down the road. In reality, the process of getting that promised relief has been neither simple nor forgiving. A confusing set of rules and servicers who provided misleading or […]

June 26, 2018

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Ex-Employee of Contractor Pleads Guilty to Tuition Fraud

A woman admitted Friday in federal court to stealing from a Fort Wayne defense contractor through a tuition assistance program. Jessica L. Shutt is the fifth former BAE Systems employee this week to plead guilty in U.S. District Court in Fort Wayne to wire fraud. She admitted taking $12,000 from the tuition assistance program, and […]

June 26, 2018

Missouri Western Will Allow In-State Tuition for Military

St. Joseph is home to thousands of active military personnel and retired veterans who are working not only to protect and serve but also trying to earn a college degree. For those who reside outside of Missouri but are taking campus courses at Missouri Western State University while being stationed in St. Joseph, or prior […]

June 26, 2018

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Rules Change Would Let V.A. Employees Work at For-Profit Schools

Employees at the Department of Veterans Affairs aren’t allowed to moonlight at for-profit schools or receive gifts, services or other financial benefits from such institutions, which enroll tens of thousands of veterans using the GI Bill. But VA officials are considering waiving that rule for most employees ― a proposal that has several military and […]

June 26, 2018

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Racist Comments Spark Investigation at Texas Tech

Officials and students at Texas Tech University are condemning recent “offensive” messages in a “Frat Chat” filled with racist comments that prompted the resignation of the school’s Interfraternity Council president.

June 25, 2018

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Burnim Comes Out of Retirement to Lead UMES on Interim Basis

Higher education officials in Maryland have called seasoned college administrator Dr. Mickey Burnim out of retirement to serve as interim president of the University of Maryland at Eastern Shore (UMES) starting next week as a replacement for retired president Dr. Juliette Bell.

June 25, 2018

A Seat at the Table for KIPP Alumni

WASHINGTON – The Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) centered students who are alumni of the charter school network at the forefront of a conversation this week about what it takes to get to and through college during a panel on Capitol Hill.

June 25, 2018

A Scholar-Practitioner

New book details how Dr. Melvin C. Terrell championed diversity and equity in student affairs.

June 25, 2018

New Platform Makes It Easier to Donate to Colleges

GiveCampus, a website that allows academic institutions to raise funds digitally, has announced that donations can now be made through Apple Pay, allowing the platform to become more accessible to potential school donors.

June 25, 2018

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Separation Trauma

Fair and just societies protect children. The Trump administration’s unconscionable practice of separating children from their families at the border between Mexico and the United States is making me rethink what kind of society I live in. The images and the stories are heartbreaking. In an effort to deter families from migrating to the United States, reports say the […]

June 25, 2018

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Fracking Linked To Increased Rates of STIs

Fracking is linked to increased rates of sexually transmitted infections in Ohio, according to research published in PLoS ONE by academics at the Yale School of Public Health. Hydraulic fracturing, also known as fracking, uses pressurized liquid to penetrate deep into rock and extract natural gas. The practice is controversial, and often met with opposition by residents in communities […]

June 25, 2018

Climate Change Will Make Rice Millions Need Less Nutritious

Rice is the primary food source for more than 3 billion people around the world. Many are unable to afford a diverse and nutritious diet that includes complete protein, grains, fruits and vegetables. They rely heavily on more affordable cereal crops, including rice, for most of their calories. My research focuses on health risks associated […]

June 25, 2018

Native American Teens at Greater Risk for Substance Abuse

Native American teens are at greater risk of alcohol and drug abuse than other American teens, a new study finds. Still, “we do not want these data to be used to stigmatize American Indian kids,” said study author Randall Swaim, director of Colorado State University’s Tri-Ethnic Center for Prevention Research. For the study, Swaim and […]

June 25, 2018

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Cuomo Directs N.Y. Agencies to Expand Transgender Protections

Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Sunday that he is directing state agencies to expand and affirm anti-discrimination protections for transgender New Yorkers seeking health care and insurance. The action, Cuomo said, is in direct response to the Trump administration’s plans to roll back an Obama-era rule from 2016 that prohibited doctors, hospitals and health insurance companies […]

June 25, 2018

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American Flags Planted at Medical Center Represent Veteran Suicides

It was cold and rainy the evening of Sunday, June 24, but veterans and their families and friends came out to plant over 600 flags in front of Sanford Medical Center and promote a good cause. Members of the Marine Corps League Detachment in Fargo planted 660 flags on the Sanford Medical Center lawn to […]

June 25, 2018