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Advocacy Group Challenges HBCUs to be LGBTQ Friendly
In an era where attitudes are shifting — albeit slowly — when it comes to securing rights for LGBTQ people, the National Black Justice Coalition is pushing HBCU leaders to step up by addressing the visages of homophobia still visible on their college campuses.
June 11, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Better Accreditation Options
Does anyone out there think higher education doesn’t cost enough? Or that there are plenty of ideological points of view for students to choose from? I didn’t think so. Which is one reason that the Obama administration’s hostility toward for-profit colleges was so unfortunate. Policies that limit the ability for new institutions to enter the […]
June 9, 2017
Veterans
College Opens Veterans Education Center
PARMA, Ohio – When it comes to helping our veterans, Tri-C West has been at the forefront of education and services to the men and women who have served our country in the military. On Memorial Day, Tri-C West officially opened the Crile Veterans Center and Archives. “Cuyahoga Community College is dedicated to serving those […]
June 9, 2017
Veterans
CBS Radio Launches “Connecting Vets” Program
CBS RADIO has launched the new “CBS RADIO Presents ConnectingVets.com … Connecting Vets Every Day,” a national, multi-media resource linking military veterans and their families to relevant information, resources, solutions and each other. The content will be produced and presented by fellow vets and cover such important topics as health and fitness, employment and entrepreneurialism, […]
June 9, 2017
Veterans
Yale Grad’s Nonprofit Helps Others Earn Education
Jesse Reising grew up in Decatur, Illinois, alongside friends and classmates who “struggled with poverty and routinely endured other unthinkable hardships,” he says. “Ivy League schools weren’t even a topic of discussion.” But Reising, who skipped fifth grade and was his high school’s valedictorian after captaining its football team, made it to Yale University anyway. […]
June 9, 2017
Other News
Website Allows Users to Compare MOOCs
In today’s world, consumers want to customize everything from fast-food burritos to their cars. It’s no different at work, where companies use personalized learning to help employees develop new skills around individual needs. However, some talent development functions might feel unable to offer these programs for want of resources: 16 percent have annual budgets of […]
June 9, 2017
Other News
How Online Programs Can Keep Learners Engaged
Keeping students engaged can be a challenge in a traditional class setting, but doing so via online course design can be even trickier. According to eCampus News, customizable assignments can engage online learners. Examples provided include taking a photo and describing it using concepts and theories from lectures, finding a public figure or neighbor to […]
June 9, 2017
Academics
Military Spouse Gives Back to Help Other Families
Behind every good Airman is a great support system. Meredith, a key spouse of the 17th Attack Squadron, not only cares for her husband, an MQ-9 Reaper pilot, but also works for spouses married to military members across Creech and Nellis Air Force Bases. She serves as an In Gear Career Nevada chapter lead and […]
June 9, 2017
Academics
Ex-Military Student Wins Geospatial Intelligence Award
The 2017 Lt. Michael P. Murphy Award in Geospatial Intelligence was recently presented to Robert J. Farnsworth, a retired U.S. Army reconnaissance engineer. He was recognized at the U.S. Geospatial Intelligence Foundation’s (USGIF) GEOINT 2017 Symposium. Farnsworth is currently a senior consultant of geospatial data for KeyW Corporation in support of the National Geospatial-Intelligence Agency […]
June 9, 2017
Students
Survey: Hiring on Upswing for Recent College Grads
Employers are expected to hire five percent more recent college graduates this year, according to a new study.
June 8, 2017
Students
In Maryland Desegregation Case, Black Colleges Seek Protected ‘Academic Niches’
Historically Black colleges in Maryland should have the right to offer unique, high-demand courses that cannot be duplicated at nearby traditionally White colleges, lawyers argued Thursday in the closing remarks of the remedy phase of a desegregation case.
June 8, 2017
Students
Morehouse Interim President Taggart Dies
The Morehouse College community woke on Thursday morning to the news that William Taggart, interim president of the historically Black institution in Atlanta, had died Wednesday night.
June 8, 2017
Students
NY College Students Begin Applying for Free Tuition Program
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York state has begun accepting applications for its new tuition-free college program. More than 3,000 people signed up for the Excelsior scholarship Wednesday, the first day the applications were available. They’ll be accepted through July 21. Applicants should know within a week whether they’re eligible to receive funding. The tuition initiative […]
June 8, 2017
News Roundup
Southern Oregon U. Loses $1.9M in Email Scheme
ASHLAND, Ore. — Southern Oregon University lost $1.9 million in an email scheme. The Mail Tribune reports University officials announced the loss Wednesday, stating the funds were intended for the contractor on the McNeal Pavilion and Student Recreation Center. But unknown suspects allegedly posed as Anderson Construction in an email, prompting officials to send the […]
June 8, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Robert Henry to Resign as Oklahoma City University President
OKLAHOMA CITY — Oklahoma City University President Robert Henry has announced plans to resign next year after eight years as head of the university. Henry says in a statement released by OCU that he will step down on June 30, 2018, and take a year sabbatical to focus on writing and legal projects, then return […]
June 8, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Fund Campus Resources
Over 2 million veterans live in California today and a large majority of veterans who have served in the War on Terror have enrolled into our California Community College system; the estimated population of veteran students at community colleges in California is 70,000 individuals. Both last year and this year veterans met with legislators during […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Tenn. Governor Signs Act to Give Guard Benefits
Tennessee Gov. Bill Haslam recently signed the S.T.R.O.N.G. Act into law making it easier for Tennessee National Guard members to pursue higher education. “The S.T.R.O.N.G. Act provides educational opportunities for those who protect and serve our state and country and supports the Drive to 55 goal of equipping 55 percent of Tennesseans with a degree […]
June 8, 2017
Other News
Schools Mark Military Appreciation Month
In honor of military appreciation month, Bridgepoint Education and its academic institutions, Ashford University and University of the Rockies, hosted a series of events to show appreciation to military, veterans, and their military-affiliated workforce. These events included a military roadshow, a Center for Excellence in Teaching and Learning (CETL) session focused on the military, a […]
June 8, 2017
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