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WGU North Carolina and Veterans Bridge Home Announce New Veterans Appreciation Scholarships
CHARLOTTE, N.C., Aug. 15, 2019 /PRNewswire/ WGU North Carolina Chancellor Catherine Truitt made a special trip from Durham to Charlotte yesterday to attend Veterans Bridge Home’s monthly Uptown Lunch and make a special announcement with VBH Executive Director Blake Bourne. WGU North Carolina is partnering with VBH to offer eight Veterans Appreciation Scholarships to military […]
August 16, 2019
Women
Acclaimed Author Paule Marshall Remembered By Scholars
Acclaimed author Paule Marshall, whose writings often reflected on her own heritage, the complexity of Black identities and racism, has died at the age of 90. Scholars say the Brooklyn-born daughter of Barbadian immigrants was an inspiring literary figure whose empowerment of African-diaspora women touched a wide and diverse audience.
August 16, 2019
Other News
Military Veterans Aren’t Traditional Students, But Local Colleges Aim to Ease the Transition: ‘It Is a Culture Shock When You Get Out’
When DePaul University student Mike Baumann talks with his classmates, hearing what stresses them out, he thinks to himself, “Wait until you’re older.” Because of his age, Baumann, 32, feels out of place around other students in his undergraduate business classes. But there’s another reason his perspective differs — he’s a veteran. Read More
August 16, 2019
News Roundup
Two People Killed, Three Wounded Near Alabama State University
Two people were killed and three wounded in a shooting near Alabama State University campus on Thursday night. University leadership confirmed Friday that one of the victims shot was an Alabama State University student. The student was left unnamed. “My heart is heavy today because it’s difficult to look a parent in the face and […]
August 16, 2019
Students
Two Nonprofits That Help Low-Income Students Are Merging
College Access Now, a Seattle-based, regionally focused nonprofit, will become a part of College Possible, a national nonprofit focused on college accessibility for low-income students. College Access Now will be renamed College Possible Washington. Leaders of the two organizations, both first-generation college graduates, see the merger as a way to better help students.
August 16, 2019
Campus Climate
Academic Bullying: Higher Education’s Dirty Little Secret
When we think about workplace bullying, we often think of it in terms of the corporate world, not higher education. Yet, academic bullying – workplace bullying that takes place in institutions of higher education – can no longer remain a dirty little secret. It’s a persistent issue in higher education that must be addressed. Once the issue is out in the open, it is the responsibility of the individual institution to work to change their culture.
August 16, 2019
Leadership & Policy
California College President Under Investigation Resigns
Contra Costa College president Dr. Katrina VanderWoude – one of three top administrators under an unspecified investigation – has quit, according to a story in the East Bay Times. At a special meeting Wednesday, the Contra Costa Community College District board approved a resignation agreement signed by VanderWoude . The chancellor, Dr. Fred Wood, told […]
August 16, 2019
News Roundup
Another University to Start Selling Alcohol at Football Games
The University of Tennessee will now be permitted to sell alcoholic beverages at home football games, according to an Associated Press report. Beer will officially be sold at kiosks and concession stands at Neyland Stadium starting Sep. 7, Tennessee’s second home game. Additionally, wine will be available for purchase in the East and West clubs […]
August 16, 2019
STEM
Three Houston Universities Receive Grant to Boost Minority STEM Faculty
For Dr. Yvette Pearson, an associate dean in Rice University’s Brown School of Engineering, the award of a $2.66-million National Science Foundation grant to Rice and two other Houston institutions means that other scholars may not have to experience some of the difficulties she faced early in her career.
August 15, 2019
Women
Advocacy and New AMA Presidency Define Harris’ Career in Psychiatry
Rather than getting career inspiration from her family and friends, Dr. Patrice Harris’ interest in the medical field sparked from watching a television show. Now the West Virginia University alumna is a veteran psychiatrist and the first African-American woman to become president of the American Medical Association.
August 15, 2019
News Roundup
This University Seeking to Trademark the Word ‘The’
Ohio State University wants to trademark the word “The” when it’s used as part of the school’s name on university merchandise, according to an Associated Press story. Ohio State submitted a trademark application this month to the U.S. Patent and Trademark Office, the Columbus Dispatch has reported. The application requests a standard character trademark for […]
August 15, 2019
Leadership & Policy
UT Austin Student Center Named After Former President
The University of Texas at Austin will rename its student activity center after William C. Powers, the school’s 28th president, who died in March. Powers served as president from 2006 to 2015. Before his presidency, he was a law school professor for 40 years, and for six of those years he served as dean. After […]
August 15, 2019
News Roundup
Some Students Finding Transcription Services a Convenient Job
As a way to make extra money, some college and high school students are opting away from retail stores and restaurants and gravitating toward the convenience of working online. And putting in hours with a transcription service has become a popular way to do that. Due to living costs, around 50 percent of students work […]
August 15, 2019
Campus Climate
Three Key Groups Too Often Left Out of Diversity Assessments of Campus Climates
College leaders have begun to realize that assessing their campus climate and culture for diversity is paramount. A crappy climate does not enhance the likelihood that students from diverse backgrounds will enroll, achieve and graduate, and it can constrain the level of interactions that help all members of the campus to feel safe, productive and successful.
August 15, 2019
Sports
Michigan State Deal with Feds Will Protect Patients
To resolve a federal civil-rights investigation into Dr. Larry Nassar’s abuse of young gymnasts and other athletes under the guise of medical treatment, Michigan State University has agreed to better protect patients from sexual assaults. The three-year agreement, announced Monday, includes a chaperone requirement for sensitive medical exams and covers not only students under Title […]
August 14, 2019
Women
Nonprofit to Implement Global Education Program for Girls
Plan International USA, a non-profit organization focused on ending poverty, recently received a $12-million donation to fund a new program to help young girls around the world pursue an education and feel safe within their communities.
August 14, 2019
News Roundup
CSU Chancellor Defends Reserves
California State University (CSU) chancellor Dr. Timothy White said a state audit that revealed the school withheld $1.5 billion in reserves was “profoundly misleading” but not untrue, the Associated Press reported. The audit was conducted by state auditor Elaine Howle, who found that the legislature was unaware of the money. White claimed that the reserve […]
August 14, 2019
Students
Teen Artist Wins $30K Google College Scholarship
Arantza Peña Popo, a Georgia high school graduate from Columbia, won a $30,000 college scholarship in a “Doodle for Google” contest. Her high school, Arabia Mountain, will also receive $50,000 for a computer lab or technology program, according to an Associated Press article. For the competition, K-12 students crafted designs for Google’s logo that reflected […]
August 14, 2019
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