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‘We Need You’
I recently had the privilege of firing the starting pistol and greeting runners at the finish line of the 42nd annual Marine Corps Marathon. Over 40,000 people participated in the 10k and marathon. Those running, wheeling, and walking in this race all participated with purpose. Team Kelly, Team Semper Fi, and Team Fisher House were […]
November 10, 2017
Veterans
Florida Governor Recognizes Educators
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. – Most of the 18 educators honored with the Governor’s Shine Awards at Tuesday’s Florida Cabinet meeting were selected because they served in the U.S. military before they they became teachers in the state’s public schools. The Shine Award is presented to teachers and administrators in Florida who make significant contributions to the […]
November 10, 2017
Veterans
Veteran Encourages Others to Pursue Education
With a combat tour in Afghanistan and a deployment training foreign soldiers, Cody Brown is a great example of those celebrated on Veteran’s Day, Nov. 11. And like most veterans, he’s not eager to share his experiences. He shakes his head at the title of “hero.” Brown would rather talk about his future than his […]
November 10, 2017
Veterans
Adult Learners Club Provides a Haven
With a baseball cap and a backpack, anyone can become almost invisible in the sea of students walking across Penn State’s campus, no matter their age. This makes it easy for adult learners to blend in to the crowd. “Everyone assumes that I am 20, 21 — that I am their age,” Melissa Mercado, president […]
November 10, 2017
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Survey Details Challenges
The Wounded Warrior Project has released its 2017 survey results. The organization says the survey was completed by 34,000 veterans this year. The results showed that more injured veterans are trusting the Department of Veterans Affairs for health care concerns. The results also showed that more warriors are gainfully employed than in past years. Below […]
November 10, 2017
Policy
DOE Now Tracks Part-Time, Transfer Students
The Department of Education has finally started tracking graduation rates of part-time and transfer students. The data also now gives outcomes specifically on Pell grant recipients, who weren’t tracked separately before. First-time, full-time students make up only 47% of all students in higher ed, and one-third of students are receiving Pell grants, meaning federal data […]
November 10, 2017
Academics
Academy Won’t Discuss Motive Behind Hoax
DENVER — The Air Force Academy says it will not discuss what led a student to allegedly stage a hate crime, but a researcher said those who commit hoaxes are sometimes trying to bolster their reputations or want to deflect attention from trouble they are in. The academy said that an African-American student acknowledged writing […]
November 10, 2017
Other News
Study: For-Profits Generate Most Fraud Claims
WASHINGTON — Students who attended for-profit colleges filed more than 98 percent of the requests for student loan forgiveness alleging fraud by their schools, according to an analysis of Education Department data. The study, published November 9, by The Century Foundation represents the most thorough analysis to date of the nearly 100,000 loan forgiveness claims […]
November 10, 2017
Home
Newly Published Data Highlights Fraud Complaints Against For-Profits
For-profit colleges drew attention again this week after troves of newly public data showed the overwhelming impact the institutions have had on student borrowers.
November 9, 2017
Home
García to Lead American Association of State Colleges and Universities
Dr. Mildred García, who has led California State University Fullerton for the past five years, is leaving her post to become president of the American Association of State Colleges and Universities, or AASCU, making her the first Latina in higher education to hold that position. García, who was a first-generation college student, hopes to place […]
November 9, 2017
Home
Guest Artists Add a New Dimension to Hip Hop Studies
The inclusion of Hip Hop studies in academia has become a growing trend at colleges and universities around the country.
November 9, 2017
News Roundup
Hate Crime Charge Sought Against White College Roommate
WEST HARTFORD, Conn. –The Connecticut NAACP wants a felony hate crime charge immediately filed against a white former college student accused of smearing body fluids on her Black roommate’s belongings. Close to 100 people attended a rally held by the NAACP on Thursday outside the West Hartford police department. Former University of Hartford student Brianna […]
November 9, 2017
African-American
Program Aims to Help Virginia Students Apply to College
RICHMOND — Every public four-year college and university in Virginia will participate in a program aimed at helping thousands of high school students apply to college. During Virginia College Application Week — Nov. 13 through Nov. 17 — participating students are encouraged to submit at least one college application. This year, 66 high schools around […]
November 9, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Finding a Job
QUESTION: I was in the military for over 20 years and recently returned to Brevard after receiving an honorable discharge. I don’t have many transferable skills. I obtained my associate’s degree before signing-up and the only civilian jobs I had were waiting on tables and working at a gas station. Do I need to go […]
November 9, 2017
Other News
Scoreboard: Nearly 4 Million Dropped Out with Debt
The saddest stories among those who owe some of the $1.3 trillion in student loan debt are those of college dropouts. They took out loans to go to school, hoping for a better life. But without college degrees, many don’t find good jobs to help pay back these loans. It not only ruins their lives, […]
November 9, 2017
Veterans
Vets2Cloud Apprentice Program Powers Help Desk
AUSTIN, Texas–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Cloud Co-Op, a product development firm and Salesforce systems integrator providing consulting services for clients wishing to grow their business processes in “the cloud,” expands its commitment to help military veterans transition into the workforce through its Vets2Cloud™ apprenticeship program that provides on-demand helpdesk implementations and is staffed by former military veterans moving […]
November 9, 2017
Academics
Academy Says Black Student Wrote Slurs
DENVER — Racial slurs posted outside the dorm rooms of five black students at the Air Force Academy were written by one of those students, the school said Tuesday. The announcement was a jarring turn in an episode that prompted the academy’s superintendent to warn students that racists were not welcome at the school — […]
November 9, 2017
Veterans
Detroit Worst City for Vets
(WXYZ) – With Veterans Day coming up on Saturday, a new report from WalletHub took a look at the best cities for Veterans to live in America, and it does not look good for Detroit. According to the WalletHub study, Detroit is the worst city in America for veterans to live, when looking at the […]
November 9, 2017
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