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African-American
TMCF and Koch Collaboration Looks to Former Education Official to Lead Research Organization
A new research initiative created to support HBCUs and research fragile communities that lack access to education and economic opportunities has named Gerard Robinson, an education scholar and former school official, as its new executive director.
December 11, 2017
Students
Dr. Ajay Nair Selected as Next President of Arcadia University
Arcadia University’s Board of Trustees announced that Dr. Ajay Nair has been named the 22nd president of the university. He will be the first person of color to lead the private, liberal arts university in its 164-year history.
December 10, 2017
Opinion
Higher Education Devalued Under Trump/GOP Tax Bill
The truth is anything connected to higher ed got the shaft in this massive legislation that the GOP is jamming through Congress.
December 10, 2017
News Roundup
University of Georgia, Army Cyber Command Eye Partnerships
ATHENS, Ga. — The University of Georgia and the U.S. Army’s Cybersecurity Command could soon be exchanging students and workers. A civilian Army official, Ronald Pontius, says the command would take up University of Georgia Vice President for Research David Lee’s offer during a UGA conference on informatics, or big data. Pontius is deputy […]
December 10, 2017
News Roundup
Trump Pays Tribute to Civil Rights Heroes Amid Protests
President Donald Trump paid tribute Saturday to the leaders and foot soldiers of the civil rights movement whose sacrifices help make the United States a fairer and more just country, though protests surrounding his visit to Mississippi laid bare the stark divisions among Americans about his commitment to that legacy. As Trump gazed at an […]
December 10, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Fund Higher Ed
Congress is poised to give the HEA a much-needed update. The House of Representatives have introduced legislation and discussions are picking up in the Senate, but questions remain as to the scope and timing for completing action. The Higher Education Act (HEA), the foundation law for the financing of American higher education, was enacted in […]
December 8, 2017
Academics
Company Raises $1.5 M to Support Online Students
UP AND UP: Do online-only college students receive less support than their on-campus peers? That’s a theory held by Melvin Hines, co-founder and CEO of Austin-based Upswing, an online tutoring and support company for students, advisors, instructors and others that work in online education. Originally a video platform for online coaching, Upswing’s pivot into academic […]
December 8, 2017
Academics
10 Free “Deep Learning” MOOCS
To compile this list, we explored deep learning MOOCs (Massive Open Online Courses) published by top universities, colleges, and leading tech companies. Dedicated to beginners, intermediate, and advanced learners, and covering most concepts of Deep Learning, from the most basic to the cutting-edge, all of these courses are free and self-paced, and some of them […]
December 8, 2017
Academics
Program Paves the Way for Transitioning Soldiers
Navy veteran B’Jard Jones was wary of asking for help with his academic career at The University of Texas at Dallas because he had been trained in the military to know how to figure things out. After serving 14 years in the Navy, the newly discharged corpsman wanted to earn a biology degree in the […]
December 8, 2017
Academics
How Important is Regional Accreditation?
The most important insight about accreditation: Regional accreditation is the gold standard! Regionally accredited institutions usually only accept transfer credits from other regionally accredited institutions. Regionally accredited schools are recognized as giving a comprehensive education and allow for easy transfer of credits between institutions, should a student want to change schools or enroll in a […]
December 8, 2017
Academics
Tennessee County Recognized for Supporting Soldiers
CLARKSVILLE, Tenn. — (CLARKSVILLENOW) Fort Campbell and Montgomery County, Tennessee live side-by-side as neighbors and partners. On December 4, Montgomery County was one of only seven Army communities worldwide to be recognized in Washington, D.C. by the U.S. Army with an Army Community Partnership Award – an award that celebrates partnerships that enhance Army readiness […]
December 8, 2017
Other News
DOE Announces Vision to Transform Student Aid
Today, the U.S. Department of Education (the Department) took an important next step in fulfilling the promise of U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos to transform the delivery of financial aid to millions of students and their families. To an audience of more than five thousand financial aid professionals from around the world, Dr. A. […]
December 8, 2017
Policy
Former Academy Student Tells Her Assault Experiences
Lynn Hall wishes she could go back to her 20-year-old self standing on the University of Colorado Boulder campus, grab her younger shoulders and share the news that she proudly published a memoir about her rape on the United States Air Force Academy campus in Colorado. “My younger self wouldn’t have believed it,” she said. […]
December 8, 2017
Home
Critical Reading & the American Education System
The entirety of Geoffrey Galt Harpham’s slim but wide-ranging historical look at the rise of American English departments emerges out of a single anecdote.
December 7, 2017
Home
Home-Grown Candidate Selected as Next President of CCNY
Interim President Dr. Vincent Boudreau has been tapped to fill the permanent position.
December 7, 2017
MSIs
Easing the Transition from Education to Employment
A new grant from Strada Education Network will help prepare MSI students for employment opportunities.
December 7, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Deceiving Students
At this week’s Department of Education ongoing public meeting to advance Betsy DeVos’s plan to repeal and replace the Obama rules on for-profit colleges, owners and executives of those institutions repeat familiar themes, both during formal sessions and in hallway conversations. Faced with evidence that many for-profit college students end up dropping out, or graduating […]
December 7, 2017
Other News
For-Profits Target Veterans
The Department of Education began negotiations to change regulations related to the for-profit college industry in December, a move that some advocates say will harm students. “This proceeding is blocking a regulation that was carefully considered and carefully crafted to protect students and taxpayers from well-documented abuses by some career colleges… These students, as before, […]
December 7, 2017
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