Search | The EDU Ledger

Welcome to The EDU Ledger.com! We’ve moved from Diverse.

Welcome to The EDU Ledger! We’ve moved from Diverse: Issues In Higher Education.

Study: Academic Readiness Gaps Closing but Slowly

Despite the narrowing readiness gaps, they remain large and in fact progress is so slow that at the rate that improvements are occurring, it will take at least 60 years for disparities to be eliminated.

August 28, 2016

082916_Featured

Increased Oversight of ITT and the Impact on Students

In recent years, ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT) has increasingly been the subject of state and federal investigations and this year it has twice been found out of compliance with its accreditor’s standards. Over time, ITT’s decisions have put its students and millions of dollars in taxpayer funded federal student aid at risk. In response, […]

August 26, 2016

El Paso Gets One Stop Center for Veterans

Emergence Health Network (EHN) is proud to announce the Grand Opening of the El Paso Veterans One Stop Center. EHN received a $500,000 grant from the Texas Veterans Commission Fund for Veterans’ Assistance and close to $123,000 from the Health and Human Services Commission (HHSC) for the development of the first of its kind “Veteran […]

August 26, 2016

Air Force Veteran Serves Community Through Art

I seldom create things to please other people; I normally create things with the mindset that I’m making something that I would want to display in my own home,” said the man with many accolades and awarding-winning pieces adorning the walls around his drafting table. Before retiring in 2010, then Master Sgt. Cody Vance was […]

August 26, 2016

160324-F-ZZ999-100

Senator Baldwin Supports Grant for Center

U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin applauded the Department of Education’s announcement to award the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee $236,900 in TRIO grant funding. The funding will go towards the University’s Educational Opportunity Center in order to assist the Center in sustained efforts to increase access to postsecondary education for adults from disadvantaged and underrepresented backgrounds. This announcement […]

August 26, 2016

Overseas, Public Universities Are More Affordable

With the growing concern over the high tuition rates in the United States, some students may be considering getting an online education. Another alternative would be to earn a degree overseas. According to the College Board, the average tuition and fees for in-state students at public universities was at $9,410. Moreover, the average published tuition […]

August 26, 2016

college-costs-_gwimages_-_Fotolia_large

The Education Bubble Keeps Growing

Return on investment. Higher education is becoming increasingly more expensive and it’s not getting results; it doesn’t lead to graduates getting jobs that allow them to pay off the debts they’ve accrued from that education. That’s not to say that higher education should solely be judged based on graduate salaries. Read More

August 26, 2016

Ashford University Cries Foul on GI Bill Decision

Ashford University cries foul on veterans’ agency and California for meddling in Iowa’s decision to yank the for-profit’s GI Bill eligibility, and newly released emails show an Iowa official shared that view. Ashford University says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and two California agencies improperly pressured regulators in Iowa to drop the university’s eligibility […]

August 26, 2016

History_and_Tour15

Binghamton University Responds to Criticism over #StopWhitePeople2K16

A public university in New York says the #StopWhitePeople2K16 used as the title of a recent training session was chosen for its irony and the session ― about diversity ― wasn’t anti-White. A Binghamton University administrator issued an explanation Wednesday as the title and criticism of it made the rounds on social media. The optional, […]

August 25, 2016

Fraternity Suspends Texas A&M Chapter after Student’s Death

COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― The Sigma Nu fraternity has suspended all activities of its Kappa Sigma chapter at Texas A&M University following the death by drug overdose of a member last weekend. A statement Thursday from the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity announced the suspension while an investigation into the death of 19-year-old Anton Gridnev of Frisco […]

August 25, 2016

Doctors Ask Feds to Probe Use of Live Animals at Med School

COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The emergency-medicine training program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine violates federal law by using live animals, according to a complaint filed Thursday by a doctors group that seeks alternatives to using animals in medical education and research. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Physicians […]

August 25, 2016

Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now

A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.

August 25, 2016

Gov. Jerry Brown

Diverse Docket: Ousted Ohio State Band Director Loses Bias Suit

The ousted marching band director at The Ohio State University has lost his Title IX suit accusing the school of gender bias.

August 25, 2016

082616_Jonathan_Waters

Colleges Work to be More Family Friendly

Times are changing and colleges and universities are scrambling to keep up — at least when it comes to family benefits for employees.

August 25, 2016

Wounded Warrior Project Helps K.C. Veteran Find a Job

KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After serving the United States during times of war, it’s still harder for veterans to find jobs than civilians. When you add an injury on top of that veteran status, the odds are even steeper. A recently released study shows many employers see veterans as heroes but they don’t necessarily see […]

August 25, 2016

Supporting Veterans? Think Local

Don’t donate to veterans’ charities that contact you through the mail, phone or TV. Don’t get me wrong. I would encourage you to give to our vets — but do it locally, to Rockland veterans groups. We should all learn a lesson from the Wounded Warrior Project and how quickly that fell apart. If you […]

August 25, 2016

U.S. Army Combat Veteran Reports On Business Built On Urban Farming.

After 20 years of travails and a 10-year-long war, literature’s most celebrated veteran, Odysseus, finally returns to his homeland to find he does not recognize it—or himself—at all. As he sets foot upon home soil, noble Odysseus “awoke from his sleep, having been away so long that he did not know his fatherland again”. Read […]

August 25, 2016

Swords-to-Plowshares

Service Member for Life Commits to Improving Transition

Service members often hear duty to their country isn’t just a commitment but an opportunity to be placed in a position to excel in civilian life. The newly renovated Service Member for Life program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord is committed to improving that transition process of becoming a civilian. In October, JBLM will be one […]

August 25, 2016