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Job Fair Helps Veterans in Transition

FORT KNOX, Ky. (WDRB) — Thousands of Kentucky veterans are unemployed. “It’s really difficult, it is,” U.S. Army Staff Sergeant Terrence Douse said. “You know you’re getting out and you’re trying to figure out where you’re going to get a job at.” Staff Sergeant Douse is not alone. Many members of the military struggle to […]

December 16, 2016

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4 Greek Organizations at Gustavus Adolphus College Suspended

ST. PETER, Minn. — Four of Gustavus Adolphus College’s Greek organizations have been suspended for a year or more, reportedly for violating the school’s hazing and sexual harassment policies. Some members of the suspended sororities and fraternities maintain that college administrators unfairly scrutinize their organizations and overreacted to minor violations. They told The Free Press […]

December 15, 2016

Regents Move to Base All University of Alaska Education Colleges in Juneau

JUNEAU, Alaska — The University of Alaska’s board of regents has decided to consolidate the university system’s three schools of education into one that will be based at University of Alaska Southeast in Juneau. The board voted Wednesday to approve the change recommended by UA President Jim Johnsen, The Juneau Empire reported. Johnsen had amended […]

December 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Stillman College Trustees Name Cynthia Warrick as Interim President

TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — A senior fellow at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund has been named interim president of Stillman College. The Tuscaloosa News reports the board of trustees at Stillman announced Wednesday that Cynthia Warrick will fill in as president after Peter Millet leaves the historically Black college at the end of December. Warrick is […]

December 15, 2016

David Acosta to Lead Association of American Medical Colleges’ Diversity Efforts

The Association of American Medical Colleges (AAMC) announced Thursday that David A. Acosta will be the organization’s new chief diversity and inclusion officer.

December 15, 2016

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Mott Community College Helps Flint Face Water Challenge

By the time Mayor Karen Weaver had declared a state of emergency in Flint in December 2015, Mott Community College was already ahead of the game.

December 15, 2016

Water being donated to Mott Community College during the Flint, Michigan, water crisis. (Photo courtesy of Mott Community College)

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Michelle Obama: ‘Hidden Figures’ Underscores Power of Diversity

Invoking the new silver screen legacy of three Black women who worked behind the scenes to help NASA send the first American into space, First Lady Michelle Obama said Thursday that the nation won’t advance unless diverse voices are at the table.

December 15, 2016

India Presents Example for Affirmative Action in Higher Ed

Affirmative action within higher education admissions naturally generates controversy because preferential admission granted to one student results in the exclusion of another. There is also the question of whether affirmative action may actually harm, rather than help, the supposed beneficiaries – creating a “mismatch” by prompting students to attend selective colleges for which they are […]

December 15, 2016

Rankings for Best Online Coming Soon

On Jan. 10, U.S. News will publish the 2017 Best Online Programs rankings on usnews.com. These rankings are particularly useful for working adults – often in their 30s or 40s – who may not be able to take classes during the day but wish to learn skills and earn credentials to boost their careers. U.S. […]

December 15, 2016

Barber School Owner Pleads Guilty to GI Bill Scam

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The owner of a barber school has pleaded guilty to a scam that used $4.5 million in GI Bill tuition payments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that Katherine Grobes claimed to train veterans at the school in Chesapeake. In reality, authorities said, she had most sign […]

December 15, 2016

OSU, Other Colleges Commit to Help Low-Income Students

Thirty top colleges and universities, including Ohio State University, have committed to help thousands of talented low- and moderate-income students find their way to a quality higher education. The program, funded with a $1.7 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, is called the American Talent Initiative. Its goal is to educate an additional 50,000 high achievers […]

December 15, 2016

United Way Helps Training Center Meet Veterans’ Needs

WARNER ROBINS — Soon after a new veterans training center opened four months ago, workers there realized that veterans had more needs than the center was set up to provide. The center’s primary aim is to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce through education and ensuring that they get proper academic credit for the […]

December 15, 2016

Iraq Veteran Uses Experience to Get Through College

The most outstanding, vivacious rewards in life are seldom material. It takes time, effort and strife to realize ambition and achieve that level of personal satisfaction. On an individual basis, we’re all often trying to achieve the abstract; what is meaningful to one’s self. After serving in the U.S. Army for eight years and persevering […]

December 15, 2016

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MARTHA E. POLLACK

MARTHA E. POLLACK has been named president of Cornell University, eff ective April 17. She is provost at the University of Michigan. Pollack earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

December 15, 2016

LAURIE L. PATTON

LAURIE L. PATTON has been elected vice president of the American Academy of Religion. She is president of Middlebury College. Patton earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Chicago.

December 15, 2016

ROHIT VARMA

ROHIT VARMA has been named dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is interim dean and a professor of ophthalmology and preventive medicine. Varma earned a bachelor’s and M.D. from the University of Delhi in India and a master’s from Johns Hopkins University.

December 15, 2016

JENNIFER RICHESON

JENNIFER RICHESON has been appointed the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She was the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Endowed Chair in psychology at Northwestern University. Richeson earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

December 15, 2016

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MILDRED GARCIA

MILDRED GARCIA has been appointed chair of the board at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She is president of California State University, Fullerton. Garcia earned an associate from New York City Community College, a bachelor’s from Baruch College (CUNY), a master’s from New York University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

December 15, 2016