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Online Learning & Military

Exploring the expansion of the online learning model, this article examines how this expansion has influenced the military student. Looking at the online and for profit expansion and ensuing lull, the underlying reasoning for declining enrollment, increasing attrition, and non-completion rates among these schools are explored. Varying online social media outlets are used to contact […]

October 16, 2018

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Texas Tech Offers Resources for Active Military, Veteran Students

After time overseas, many veterans have trouble adapting to their lives of school and work. Although, continuing their education at Texas Tech is an endeavor they will not face alone. On campus, there are a variety of resources dedicated to assisting veterans with their college goals. The Tech Military and Veterans Programs is a department […]

October 16, 2018

V.A. Explains the Wait for GI Bill Money

The average student veteran using the Post-9/11 GI Bill this fall has had to wait more than 3 weeks for their housing benefits to come through. The Veterans Affairs Department alerted students to the higher-than-normal wait times in an email this week, noting that average processing times are currently around 23 days for continuing GI […]

October 16, 2018

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Cadet Found Guilty of Rape of Unconscious Woman

WEST CHESTER — The arc of the life of two promising college students whose paths crossed on St. Patrick’s Day two years ago is a study in tragedy, said those who were involved in the criminal trial that resulted in guilty verdicts on rape charges over a four-day period this week. A Chester County Common Pleas […]

October 16, 2018

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Minnesota Launches Initiative to Help Adult Learners Return to College

The Minnesota Office of Higher Education, or OHE, and Minnesota State are launching a new program to help adult learners re-enroll and finish their postsecondary education: MN Reconnect. Through MN Reconnect, adult learners who started but did not complete their postsecondary studies will receive personalized support to re-enroll in higher education, stay engaged in their […]

October 16, 2018

Army Expelled 500 Immigrant Recruits in a Year

Over the course of 12 months, the U.S. Army discharged more than 500 immigrant enlistees who were recruited across the globe for their language or medical skills and promised a fast track to citizenship in exchange for their service, The Associated Press has found. The decade-old Military Accessions Vital to the National Interest recruiting program […]

October 16, 2018

N.J. Attorney General Backs Lawsuit of Defrauded Students

New Jersey has pledged support in a lawsuit against the U.S. Department of Education over its attempts to limit debt relief for defrauded college students. Attorney General Gurbir Grewal joined seven other states in filing an amicus brief Wednesday in support of the lawsuit filed by former students at Corinthian Colleges. Read more

October 16, 2018

DeVos Bows to Court on For-Profits Fraud Rule

WASHINGTON — The Education Department says it will no longer try to delay an Obama-era regulation that helped students defrauded by for-profit colleges get their loans forgiven. A federal court ruled last month that Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ decision to delay the regulation, known as borrower defense, was unlawful and that the rule should go […]

October 16, 2018

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St. Cloud State Names Building for First African-American Graduate

St. Cloud State University has named one of its buildings after its first African-American graduate, Ruby Cora Webster, according to a story published on the Minnesota university’s website. Webster attended the university, then known as State Normal School, in 1909. Webster’s children, grandchildren and other family members were present when Ruby Cora Webster Hall was […]

October 16, 2018

Community Colleges

Inaugural Leadership Conference Empowers Minority Male Students

Santa Monica College recently hosted an inaugural Men of Color Leadership Conference under the theme “Agents of Change” to holistically support all minority male students enrolled in the California Community College system. Workshops throughout the conference Friday focused on the men’s academic and post-grad success. There were sessions on leadership development, managing relationships and access […]

October 16, 2018

St. Lawrence University Alumni and Faculty ask Officials to Rescind Collins’ Honorary Degree

As a result of Sen. Susan Collins R-Maine voting to confirm Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh in the beginning of October, faculty and alumni from her alma mater are requesting St. Lawrence University rescind her honorary degree from the institution. Over 1,800 alumni and faculty members have sent letters to university officials asking for her […]

October 16, 2018

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Community Colleges

Community College of Philadelphia and Rutgers-Camden Partner on Dual Admission

The Community College of Philadelphia (CCP) and Rutgers University-Camden will partner for a cross-state, dual-admission agreement that will allow the community college’s students to earn their bachelor’s degree. CCP students who complete their associate’s degree and meet transfer requirements can transition to Rutgers-Camden starting in their junior year, according to WHYY. Although CCP has previously […]

October 16, 2018

Placing ‘Purpose First’ in Higher Education

A new report from Complete College America (CCA) is pushing higher education institutions to rethink their student onboarding and advising experiences by encouraging them to help students connect their purpose and career interests to an academic program early on.

October 15, 2018

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It is Necessary to Disseminate Multicultural Standards in Higher Education

Multiculturalism intensities the bond of connection that makes all one. Lack of understanding and not knowing the standards that one grew up under or may still be living under can lead to a false image of the individual or their whole culture. This can lead to prejudice, bias and hatred of not only of a person but also all who are of the same nationality.

October 15, 2018

Latino Crisis

Latinos make up nearly a third of New York City’s eight million residents. But even though we are a large part of New York’s present and a rising population that’s crucial to the city’s future, we are completely invisible. We are invisible in large part because we are different. And because of those joined factors, […]

October 15, 2018

Study: Life-Threatening Birth Complications More Common in Minority Women

On Valentine’s Day 2017, Ebony Boyd picked up some holiday doughnuts as she headed to work feeling “blessed and happy,” she recalls. She was six months pregnant and excited to be having a baby whom she and her boyfriend had already named. But a few hours after she got to work, Boyd, 36, started feeling […]

October 15, 2018

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Senate Vote on Health Care Likely Fodder for Both Parties

WASHINGTON — Days after ending a turbulent Supreme Court confirmation fight, the Senate turned back to health care — with a battle squarely aimed at coloring next month’s crucial elections for control of Congress. In a return to its characteristically more unruffled mode of work, the Senate on Wednesday rejected a Democratic attempt to stop […]

October 15, 2018

Thousands of Children Get No Vaccines, Survey Finds

NEW YORK — A small but growing proportion of the youngest children in the U.S. have not been vaccinated against any disease, worrying health officials. An estimated 100,000 young children have not had a vaccination against any of the 14 diseases for which shots are recommended, according to a Centers for Disease Control and Prevention […]

October 15, 2018