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ITT Tech Student Vet Figuring Out Next Steps After Campuses Close

CHARLOTTE, NC (WJZY) – “The program I was in was about $41,000 and some change,” John Schneider said. For Navy Veteran John Schneider that was only for nine months of school. He used his G.I Bill for ITT Tech and said the education there wasn’t worth the price. Others like Quinby Akal, who finished his […]

September 23, 2016

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Survey: Higher Education Is in Trouble

Inside Higher Ed reports on a forthcoming survey of more than 200 college and university executives that will reveal a negative perception of higher education’s commitment to student outcomes, but largely positive perception of the work being done on their individual campuses. More than 60% of survey respondents indicated that their school has too many […]

September 23, 2016

Some Try to Scam Texas Free-Tuition for Veterans Program

AUSTIN — Some people who are ineligible for Texas’ free tuition program for veterans and their families are trying to take advantage of the program anyway, adding yet another concern for higher-education leaders already grappling with the program’s skyrocketing costs. “It’s fraud,” said Lisa Blazer, senior associate vice president for student affairs at the University […]

September 23, 2016

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Rackspace Hosting’s Cloud School Enrolls Veterans

More than a dozen veterans today are starting a cybersecurity track of a boot camp inside local managed cloud provider Rackspace Hosting Inc.’s career school, Open Cloud Academy LLC. Rackspace leadership in partnership with local government and several other regional employers expanded the Open Cloud Academy’s courses to include cybersecurity, a step beyond Linux administration […]

September 23, 2016

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Veteran Complains School Won’t Refund GI Bill

It’s been more than five months since disabled Army veteran Curtis Owens enrolled in the Barber Institute of Texas. In that time, the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs has paid $24,325 for Owens’ tuition, fees, books and supplies to the institute. But despite attending 236 hours of class time, records show Owens has none of […]

September 23, 2016

Experts Say Latino Student Enrollment Outpacing Faculty Growth

Between 2003 and 2014, the percentage of Latinos among all faculty members grew from 2 to 4 percent, while the ratio of Latino students to Latino faculty rose from 80:1 to 90:1 over the same period.

September 22, 2016

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Professor: Islam Viewed Through Distorted Lens

Georgetown University professor says Islam gets viewed through a distorted lens that impacts foreign policy.

September 22, 2016

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Why Must College Athletes Face Rules Double Jeopardy?

Athletes who participate in schools p-20 are held accountable by two sets of standards: by the school as an organization and the athletic program.

September 22, 2016

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Highly Anticipated African American History Museum Begins Its Mission

Thousands of people are expected to gather this weekend to celebrate the opening, see and tour the Smithsonian Institution’s new and massive National Museum of African American History and Culture.

September 22, 2016

South African Police Battle Stone-throwing Students

JOHANNESBURG ― South African police battled students on a university campus on Thursday in the latest violence over protesters’ calls for free education, a demand that the government has dismissed as unrealistic in a country with a weak economy. Police fired tear gas at stone-throwing students on the University of KwaZulu-Natal campus in the city […]

September 22, 2016

Ghana Professors Campaign for Removal of New Gandhi Statue

ACCRA, Ghana ― Professors at a university in Ghana’s capital are campaigning for the removal of a new statue of Indian independence leader Mohandas Gandhi. The petition, delivered Thursday to the University of Ghana’s governing council, takes issue with what the professors call Gandhi’s “racist identity” and controversial references to Africans in his writings. Launched […]

September 22, 2016

Ky. Supreme Court says Gov. Bevin Cannot Cut University Budgets

FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s highest court says the state’s Republican governor cannot cut the budgets of public colleges and universities without the approval of the state legislature. The 5-2 ruling by the state Supreme Court on Thursday reverses a lower court ruling earlier this year that said Gov. Matt Bevin had the power to order […]

September 22, 2016

Amid Scrutiny, For-profit Colleges See Enrollment Slide

Some of the nation’s largest for-profit colleges are suffering steep declines in enrollment amid growing competition, new regulation and government pressure that led to the collapse this month of one of the industry’s biggest players, ITT Technical Institute. The industry has been losing students for the past six years, but the crisis appears to be […]

September 22, 2016

ITT Executives, Blame Yourselves

Don’t cry for ITT. Judging from all the accusations that have been made against the ITT in recent years, its leaders have only themselves to blame for the company’s collapse. Unsurprisingly, ITT officials and other apologists for the company, such as the editorial writers at The Wall St. Journal, don’t like that explanation. They would […]

September 22, 2016

5 Hottest Industries for Jobs

If you’ve recently separated from the military, or are a military spouse, check out careers in these growing fields. Transitioning out of the military is often laden with uncertainty for service members and their spouses. Because most people separate young, the question of “what comes next” can be difficult to answer. When looking for a […]

September 22, 2016

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U.S. Creates “NextStepsEdu” Portal for Displaced Students

Students left befuddled and stranded by college closures will have access to a new online resource meant to connect them with financial aid and academic counselors, said Ted Mitchell, the U.S. under secretary of education, in a call with reporters Monday. The announcement for the portal, NextStepsEdu.org, came two weeks after ITT Tech announced it […]

September 22, 2016

Billionaire Mario Gabelli Offers Solutions to Student Debt Crisis

Billionaire Mario Gabelli (Trades, Portfolio) started a discussion yesterday on how to resolve the astronomical debt owed by many college graduates, offering some of his own ideas. The leader of hedge fund GAMCO Investors (NYSE:GBL) asked his 13,700 followers for their suggestions as loan balances in the U.S. exceeded $1.26 trillion, more than four times […]

September 22, 2016

14 Universities Launch Global MOOC-based Master’s Program

Fourteen universities around the world are today launching modular master’s degree programs in which students can complete up to half of the course work online, earn a credential and then decide whether they want to apply to pursue the full degree. The launch of the 19 programs, known as MicroMasters, follows a pilot at the […]

September 22, 2016

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