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Foundation Donates $5 Million to Transition Program
ARLINGTON, Va – The A. James & Alice B. Clark Foundation announced a $5 million, multi-year  investment in the USO PathfinderSM transition services program, which is dedicated to helping service members and their families chart the path from military service to thriving veteran status. The funds will help ensure transitioning service members and their families have access to USO […]
March 8, 2018
USO Pathfinder Program
Academics
Navy Partnerships Will Advance Science, Technology Careers
West Bethesda, Md and Indian Head, Md. U.S. Navy officials entered into an educational partnership agreement with the University of Iowa and Morgan State University (MSU). The focus of each partnership will aid in the education experience of the students and advance science and technical careers. The goal of the educational partnership between the University […]
March 8, 2018
Advancing Science Careers
Policy
Army Corps Predicted Houston Flooding Lawsuits
A report determined that the Army Corps of Engineers knew of possible lawsuits from homeowners living near reservoirs in west Houston, Texas but that residents had a slim chance of winning if the areas experience any mass flooding. According to the Associated Press, the Corps decided not to retrofit the Addicks and Barker reservoirs when […]
March 8, 2018
Houston Flooding Lawsuits
Policy
Bad News for Immigrants Recruited to Military
The federal agency in charge of processing citizenship has shuttered all of its offices at US Army basic training locations, putting up another roadblock for immigrant recruits who were promised a fast track to citizenship in return for their service. It’s the strongest indication to date that the Trump administration may be planning to shelve […]
March 8, 2018
Immigrants in the Military
Academics
BMW Starts Camp Training Program for Transitioning Marines
What does the German automaker BMW have to do with military training? Lots, it turns out. The Germany auto company is starting a training program at Camp Pendleton for Marines getting ready to transition out. Essentially, they learn how to make quick hardware and software fixes on the shop floor. The programs only produce a few dozen […]
March 8, 2018
BMW training camp
Academics
Female Marines First to Train for Combat
SAN DIEGO (KSWB) – Female Marines arrived Tuesday at Marine Corps Base Camp Pendleton to begin the first phase of a combat training course that, on the West Coast, was previously open only to males. It was the first time ever female students had checked in to Marine Combat Training at the School of Infantry […]
March 8, 2018
Female Marines
Academics
Report: 70% of Youth Ineligible, Unfit for U.S. Military
Of the 34 million youth aged 17 to 24 in the United States, only 29 percent could actually serve, according to a report from The Heritage Foundation. As the military relies on volunteers to fill ranks each year, it’s a crisis authors Thomas Spoehr and Bridget Handy say is not in the future; it’s here […]
March 8, 2018
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Students
Hampton Administrators Address Causes of Student Unrest
In the weeks leading up to spring break at Hampton University, tensions on the Virginia seaside campus reached a boiling point and students took to the streets — and to the lawn of President William Harvey’s campus home — to air their grievances.
March 7, 2018
protest
Opinion
Don’t Touch My Hair: Black Women Navigating the Ivory Tower
Solange’s “Don’t Touch My Hair” is a powerful anthem that resonates with women of color. Her hair is her crown and symbolizes a refusal to compromise her beliefs and identity to accommodate others. Unfortunately, for female scholars of color, particularly those in higher education, our crown is as much a curse as it is a gift.
March 7, 2018
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News Roundup
College Awarded Federal Grant to Study Lake Superior Bay
BAY MILLS, Mich. — Bay Mills Community College has received a federal grant to study biodiversity and pollution levels in Lake Superior’s Waishkey Bay. The bay is an important recreational and cultural resource for members of the Bay Mills Indian Community and tourists. The U.S. Department of Agriculture awarded the college $216,000 for the study. […]
March 7, 2018
News Roundup
Chanting Protesters Shut Down Temple Stadium Town Hall
PHILADELPHIA — Chanting community members protesting Temple University’s plan to open a $135-million football stadium on its campus shut down a town hall meeting meant to address their concerns. The university’s president was to speak, and then architects were to present plans and then answer questions. Philly.com reports that about 10 minutes into President Richard […]
March 7, 2018
Students
Foundation Report Advises on College ‘Promise’ Programs
A report issued this week by a nonpartisan think tank suggests that states considering “free college” policies should avoid unfair cost-containment strategies, communicate with students and families and make bolder investments in higher education.
March 7, 2018
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News Roundup
Man Pleads Guilty to Racist Threats Toward Howard University
ALEXANDRIA, Va. — A northern Virginia man has pleaded guilty to posting racist threats online targeting historically Black Howard University in the nation’s capital. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said in a news release that 26-year-old John Edgar Rust pleaded guilty Tuesday to threatening to kill Black students at the […]
March 7, 2018
LGBTQ+
Duderstadt: Diversity Improves School Quality
While he is known today as a pioneer of diversity and inclusion in higher education, Dr. James J. Duderstadt started as an assistant professor of nuclear engineering at the University of Michigan and eventually became president.
March 7, 2018
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Blogs/Opinion
Short-Term Policies
Short-term health insurance is sometimes scoffed at as “sham insurance.” But to those who turn to it in need, this kind of insurance offers vital protection from unexpected medical costs. The Trump administration’s plan to extend how long it lasts makes sense. Short-term plans offer temporary coverage for many of the same things standard health […]
March 7, 2018
Short Term Policies
Disparities
Venues Accommodate for Sensory Overload
NEW ORLEANS — A nonprofit organization that helps open doors for people with autism has certified the aquarium and zoo in New Orleans as sensory inclusive. The Aquarium of the Americas is the first aquarium to get such certification, and the Audubon Zoo is among the first 10 zoos, according to KultureCity, based in Birmingham, […]
March 7, 2018
New Orleans Aquarium
Disparities
Woman Sentenced Over Buttocks Injection
LOS ANGELES — A Southern California woman who performed an illegal buttocks enhancement that sent a woman to the hospital has been sentenced to two years in prison. Ana Hernandez of Monterey Park was sentenced Monday for receiving an adulterated medical product. She also was ordered to pay $125,000 in fines and restitution to the […]
March 7, 2018
Buttocks Injections
Disparities
Studies Offer Promise for Fighting Childhood Cancers
Each year, more than 15,000 American children and teenagers will be diagnosed with cancer. While great progress has been made in treating many types of childhood cancer, it remains the leading cause of disease-related death among kids who make it past infancy in the United States [1]. One reason for that sobering reality is our […]
March 7, 2018
Childhood Cancer
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