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Nursing
Nursing Scholarship Honors Murdered Nuns
COLUMBUS, Miss. Mississippi University for Women is creating a scholarship to honor two slain nuns who worked as nurse practitioners in one of the poorest parts of the nation. The Sister Margaret Held and Sister Paula Merrill Graduate Nursing Scholarship will be given to a graduate nursing student who works in an underserved area or […]
September 8, 2016
Sports
Texas Asks State Supreme Court to Block Track Coach Lawsuit
AUSTIN, Texas ― The University of Texas recently asked the state Supreme Court to block a sex and race discrimination lawsuit filed by former women’s track coach Bev Kearney, who was forced out in 2013 after the school learned about a romantic relationship with one of her athletes a decade earlier. University lawyers argued in […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Ky. Attorney General Intervenes in University Suit Against School Paper
FRANKFORT, Ky. ― Kentucky’s attorney general has ratcheted up his dispute with the state’s flagship university in an open-records case that spurred the school to sue its campus newspaper after it asked for investigative documents pertaining to a professor under investigation for alleged sexual harassment. In the latest twist, Attorney General Andy Beshear said Wednesday […]
September 7, 2016
Students
Experts: Minority Students Need Aerospace Opportunities
In order to diversify the workforce of the aerospace and defense industries, business and higher education leaders must be proactive and intentional.
September 7, 2016
Students
Education the Ticket for Success
Having a solid education will help you in your future endeavors. This is what many of us know, not what we think.
September 7, 2016
Leadership & Policy
UTSA President Ricardo Romo to Retire Next Year
Ricardo Romo, the longest serving and first Hispanic president in the University of Texas at San Antonio’s 47-year history, has announced that he will retire next year.
September 7, 2016
Students
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
Organizations Launch Campaign to Bring Facts to Light about MSIs
September 7, 2016
Policies
Connecticut Medical Insurances Rates Will Climb
HARTFORD, Conn. — Tens of thousands of Connecticut health insurance consumers will still see double-digit increases in their 2017 rates, even though the state’s Department of Insurance has denied some rate requests filed by health insurers, while reducing others. The agency said Friday the rates reflect rising medical costs and elimination of the federal payments […]
September 7, 2016
Policies
Cuba Reports Success in Controlling Zika Virus
HAVANA — Six months after President Raul Castro declared war on the Zika virus in Cuba, a militarized nationwide campaign of intensive mosquito spraying, monitoring and quarantine appears to be working. Cuba is among the few countries in the Western Hemisphere that have so far prevented significant spread of the disease blamed for birth defects […]
September 7, 2016
Policies
Judges Blasts Denial of Medication in Mumia Abu-Jamal Case
PHILADELPHIA — A federal judge in Pennsylvania has blasted a prison policy that denies former death-row inmate Mumia Abu-Jamal and others an expensive hepatitis C drug until they have advanced liver damage. U.S. District Judge Robert Mariani said the policy amounts to “conscious disregard” for the inmates’ health, but noted that prisons, Medicaid officials and […]
September 7, 2016
Students
2 Laid-off ITT Educational Employees File Federal Lawsuit
CARMEL, Ind. ― Two employees laid off by the parent company of for-profit college chain ITT Technical Institute have filed a lawsuit claiming the company violated federal law by not providing 60 days’ notice. Allen Federman, a business analyst at ITT Educational Services Inc.’s Carmel, Indiana, headquarters, and Steve Ryan, an instructor at two ITT […]
September 7, 2016
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2016-17 Academic Kickoff
2016-17 Academic Kickoff.
September 7, 2016
African-American
University Study Finds Inequality Unchanged in Hollywood
Despite widespread attention over diversity in the movie business, a new study finds that little is changing in Hollywood for women, minorities, LGBT people and others who continue to find themselves on the outside of an industry where researchers say inequality is “the norm.” A report to be released Wednesday by the Media, Diversity and […]
September 7, 2016
Students
San Jose State Professor on Leave in Sexual Harassment Case
SAN JOSE, Calif. ― A San Jose State professor accused of sexually harassing a student last year has been placed on paid leave nearly five months after a campus investigation into the matter concluded. An investigation by the Bay Area News Group into Professor Lewis Aptekar raises questions about the campus’ response to a problem […]
September 7, 2016
Academics
One-Stop Center Helps Adult Students Finance Future
Brandman University doesn’t have a smiling mascot to greet new students. It has something much better: One Stop specialists. One Stop specialists help adult students find the answer to their top questions: What will this education cost and how can I pay for it? As experts in navigating the often complex world of the scholarships, […]
September 7, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
ITT Crackdown Long Overdue
ITT Technical Institute’s tagline is “Education for the Future.” The for-profit chain’s future is in trouble, and it’s about time. The U.S. Department of Education announced last week it was banning the school’s parent, ITT Educational Services, from enrolling new students who rely on federal loans and grants. The government is acting on concerns raised […]
September 7, 2016
Veterans
65 Schools Receive Veteran-Friendly Ranking
World class athletes weren’t the only ones going for the gold this past month. Sixty-five colleges and universities recently earned bronze-, silver- or gold-level status based on their commitment to providing on-campus, veteran-centric services to student veterans. The Veteran-Friendly School program, created by the Michigan Veterans Affairs Agency, recognizes institutions of higher learning for their […]
September 7, 2016
Veterans
New Grant Targets Veterans
WATERLOO – A program located at the University of Northern Iowa Center for Urban Education plans to redouble its efforts to reach out to military veterans in helping them continue or complete higher education. The U.S. Department of Education has awarded a $450,384 grant to the UNI’s Educational Opportunity Center, located at UNI-CUE, 800 Sycamore […]
September 7, 2016
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