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The Rise and Fall of Confederate Statues
Last Thursday Duke University officials reported that a statue of Confederate general Robert E. Lee at Duke Chapel had been defaced. After the photo surfaced of a stone face of Lee with his nose broken off and his forehead and eye chipped away and punctured, Duke’s president ordered that the statue be hauled away.
August 20, 2017
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Dick Gregory Dead at 84, Leaving Behind Timeless Legacy
Comedian and activist Dick Gregory who committed his life to social justice through both satire and sincerity, died on Saturday at the age of 84.
August 20, 2017
News Roundup
College is Moving Confederate Memorial Plaque
Bowdoin College is moving a Confederate memorial plaque from a school lobby to the archives and special collections of its library in the wake of deadly, race-fueled clashes in Charlottesville, Virginia. Bowdoin President Clayton Rose announced Saturday that the school has concluded that historical artifacts “directly tied to the leadership of a horrible ideology are […]
August 20, 2017
News Roundup
Citing Trump Remarks, Entire President’s Arts Council Quits
NEW YORK — Another presidential advisory committee is breaking up. Actor Kal Penn, artist Chuck Close and the entire membership of the President’s Committee on the Arts and the Humanities have announced their resignation. A letter dated Friday, and signed by 16 of 17 committee members, cited the “false equivalence” of President Donald Trump’s comments […]
August 20, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Invest in Education
I recently traveled from Greensboro to Asheville for a debate on education between a Democratic senator and a Republican Party chairman. The Republican stance was we should not invest more money in public education. The debate gave me a lot to think about. Last week I was in Wilmington to take my daughter on a […]
August 18, 2017
Veterans
Custodian Returns as a Teacher
Lowell Outland was a custodian at Tates Creek High School for seven years, a high school dropout who dreamed of becoming a teacher. The 59-year-old Air Force veteran made it happen. On Wednesday, the start of the school year for Fayette County Public Schools, Outland stepped to the front of his classroom as the new […]
August 18, 2017
Veterans
What Today’s College Students Look Like
When most people think of a college student they likely imagine an 18- to 22-year-old coed bounding through the quad on the way to her dorm from a lecture hall. But these days, the typical college student actually looks more like Erin Jones. Jones, 37, is a veteran and single mom who drives to her […]
August 18, 2017
Academics
Degree-Completion Effort Launches Website
JACKSON, Miss. — Mississippi officials have launched a new website to encourage people to complete partially finished college degrees. Gov. Phil Bryant and higher education officials announced the site’s launch August 15. The Complete 2 Compete initiative is targeting more than 130,000 former students, including more than 30,000 who have enough credits to earn a […]
August 18, 2017
Other News
Coding Bootcamp Turns to New Funding Model
Once a hailed as a key to pushing more workers into the middle class, the coding boot camp industry is wrestling with its future following a spate of high-profile closures. Amid these challenges, one boot camp owned by a for-profit college chain is hoping to lure more students by allowing them finance their degrees by […]
August 18, 2017
Other News
School District Uses Veterans for Safety
JONESBORO – The Clayton County Public Schools Department of Safety and Security has assumed management and oversight responsibilities related to crossing guard assignments throughout the district. Approved as part of the fiscal year 2018 budget and effective July 1, the CCPS Department of Safety and Security will utilize Vets Securing America Inc. to ensure crosswalks […]
August 18, 2017
Veterans
Troops-to-Teachers: Finding Peace in the Classroom
Peace has eluded retired Air Force Maj. Jeff Shelton for the better part of two decades. Every time he parachuted into enemy territory, every time he held a dying friend in the back of a helicopter, every time he watched a child collapse from grave injuries, peace for Shelton seemed to slip farther and farther […]
August 18, 2017
Academics
Search for a Revolution in Military Education
It was the day after Suzy died. Congressman Ike Skelton’s dearly loved soulmate was gone, and Ike’s call to me that night was heart-rending. Our annual House Armed Services Committee battlefield staff ride was the next day so I assumed Ike was calling to cancel. After offering my condolences, I suggested that we might put […]
August 18, 2017
Students
After Hearing, UNC Awaits NCAA Ruling in Academic Case
The University of North Carolina has wrapped up a two-day hearing with an NCAA infractions committee panel that will decide whether the school faces penalties tied to its multi-year academic scandal.
August 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
New Fisk President Brings Optimism Aboard
Fisk University is one of many historically Black schools that have felt the pain of financial issues over the years. However, under the leadership of new president, Dr. Kevin Rome, these issues may soon diminish.
August 17, 2017
Students
St. Philip’s College Embraces Dual Identity
Artemisia Bowden St. Philip’s College has the distinction of being both a historically Black college and a Hispanic serving institution.
August 17, 2017
News Roundup
Veterans Get Expanded College Assistance Under Trump
BRIDGEWATER, N.J. — Military veterans are getting unlimited access to college assistance under legislation President Donald Trump has signed into law. The Forever GI Act removed a 15-year limit on using the benefits, effective immediately. The measure increases financial assistance for National Guard and Reserve members, building on a 2008 law that guaranteed veterans a […]
August 17, 2017
Students
Judge Approves $250K Settlement for College Student’s Death
CLEMSON, S.C. — A judge has approved a $250,000 settlement between Clemson University and the family of a student who died during a fraternity pledge run nearly three years ago. Court records filed Thursday show Judge Robin Stilwell approved the deal reached earlier this month. Clemson promises to create a $50,000 endowment in Tucker Hipps’ […]
August 17, 2017
Students
In Letter to Staff, DeVos Condemns Charlottesville Violence
WASHINGTON — Facing criticism over her muted response to the violence in Charlottesville, Virginia, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Thursday condemned those “tragic and unthinkable” events and blasted “neo-Nazis and other racist bigots” in a letter to staff. DeVos’ email to Education Department employees came after she was criticized for insufficiently condemning the violence, in […]
August 17, 2017
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