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Ball State University Enrollment Spikes Due to Autism Degree
MUNCIE, Ind. — Enrollment in Ball State University’s Teachers College has hit a record high due to demand for analysis and treatment of autism spectrum disorder. The Teachers College expected 150 students at most when it began offering an online-only master’s degree in applied behavioral analysis with an emphasis in autism six years ago, The […]
March 26, 2017
Students
Anti-rape Signs at University of Minnesota Spur Mixed Reactions
MINNEAPOLIS — Residents at of a student co-op at the University of Minnesota say signs they’ve been placing in their front yard about rape culture are drawing concern from fraternity members and gratitude from sexual assault survivors. The signs carry phrases such as “frat boys: stop raping people,” the Minnesota Daily reported. The Interfraternity Council […]
March 26, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Do More to Reduce Debt
Vanessa Brewer grew up with aspirations to become the first member of her family to earn a college degree. She excelled in high school but struggled early in her college career at the University of Texas at Austin to find her place. She began to question herself and the abilities that had enabled her to […]
March 24, 2017
Academics
“Open Cloud Academy” Offers Tech Training
SAN ANTONIO – Rackspace’s Open Cloud Academy is celebrating four years. 559 students have already graduated from the program. One of those graduates is Ruben Apolinar, who used to be a fast food worker. He graduated from the school in 2015. “I had always been into technology, and I heard from a friend that this […]
March 24, 2017
Veterans
Trident U. Hires Veteran for Services
Mark A. Weedon has joined Trident University International’s (Trident) Outreach & Partnerships team as Senior Director of Military and Veteran Affairs. Weedon is a 29-year veteran of the United States Army, serving in many capacities while in the military. In his new role, Weedon will directly oversee and manage Trident’s geographically dispersed Regional Managers, as […]
March 24, 2017
Veterans
Military Experts Explain Benefits
Across the nation, military veterans, active duty service members and reservists receive benefits in several areas as an expression of gratitude for their service. In education benefits, Texas military members are offered state benefits, along with federal, as a bonus appreciation. Tim Miller, program coordinator for the Military & Veterans Program at Tech, explained how […]
March 24, 2017
Policy
Lawmaker Offers Bill to Enhance Aid for Troops
WASHINGTON, D.C. – U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown (D-OH), a member of the Senate Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, introduced the Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act, legislation to improve higher education opportunities for troops and military families. “We need to make it as easy as possible for Ohio service members to use the education […]
March 24, 2017
Other News
Bill Seeks Break for Employers Who Help Students
As student loan defaults rise at a double-digit pace, a bill recently introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives seeks to grant favorable tax status when U.S. companies provide money to help employees pay off student loan debt. H.R. 795, the Employer Participation in Student Loan Assistance Act, would amend the federal tax code to […]
March 24, 2017
Academics
Military Provides Edge to Pay for Grad School
The Post-9/11 GI Bill provides former service members – and their family members – financial support to pursue undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as on-the-job training following their military service. This financial benefit, the level of which varies depending on the veteran’s length of service, helps former service members pursue their education goals. For […]
March 24, 2017
Academics
Momentum Builds for “Free College’ Programs
SAN MARCOS, Calif. — Like many American high school seniors, Rynon Reyes is looking ahead to college with a mix of apprehension and excitement. But there’s one thing he doesn’t have to worry about: tuition. While their counterparts in most of the rest of the country are already facing the first of what will likely […]
March 24, 2017
Students
Texas A&M Tightens Policy on Who Can Sponsor Outside Speaker
COLLEGE STATION, Texas — Texas A&M University has tightened its policy on who can sponsor outside speakers on campus after a December visit by white nationalist Richard Spencer caused unrest on the campus. The new policy puts campus facilities off limits to outside speakers or groups with no affiliation to the university. The (Bryan-College Station) […]
March 23, 2017
Women
Susan Duncan Named University of Mississippi Law School Dean
OXFORD, Miss. — The University of Mississippi School of Law has a new dean. After a national search, the university says it has chosen Susan Duncan of Louisville, Kentucky, for the top post. She is scheduled to start Aug. 1, pending approval by the Board of Trustees of State Institutions of Higher Education. Duncan joins […]
March 23, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Gordon College Professor Says Promotion Denied Over LGBT Stance
WENHAM, Mass. — An associate professor at a Christian college in Massachusetts says in a complaint against the school she was denied a promotion for denouncing its LGBT policies. The Salem News reports that Gordon College social work professor Margaret DeWeese-Boyd says in the complaint filed Wednesday with the Massachusetts Commission Against Discrimination she was […]
March 23, 2017
Students
Perry Blasts Election of 1st Openly Gay Texas A&M Student President
AUSTIN, Texas — Energy Secretary Rick Perry, whose agency oversees the nation’s nuclear arsenal, is inserting himself into an unusually small political dispute: an election for student body president at Texas A&M. In an op-ed submitted to the Houston Chronicle, the former Texas governor suggested that his alma mater’s first openly gay president may have […]
March 23, 2017
News Roundup
Bill Inspired by Snooki Caps N.J. Public University Speaker Fees
TRENTON, N.J. — A bill inspired by former “Jersey Shore” star Nicole “Snooki” Polizzi to cap what state public universities can pay to speakers was approved by lawmakers Thursday and now heads to the governor’s desk. The Democrat-controlled Assembly unanimously passed the legislation to cap the spending of state money at $10,000. The legislation is […]
March 23, 2017
Faculty & Staff
University of Wyoming Trustees Approve Changes to Faculty Separation Program
LARAMIE, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming Board of Trustees has approved changes to a program that aims to reduce the number of faculty members in order to save money in the long run. On Thursday, the trustees approved lifting a cap that had been on the voluntary separation program. With the change, up to […]
March 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Fisk University Names Kevin Rome President
Fisk University named Kevin Rome as its 16th president, filling the historically Black institution’s executive position on a non-interim basis for the first time since September 2015.
March 23, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Group Sees 2017 as Year of Governance
At a time when the roles and functions of college governing boards are being increasingly debated, the SACSCOC is focusing on “effective governance” at its Small College Initiative meeting next month.
March 23, 2017
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