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New MOOC Takes Aim at Curbing Recidivism
Could education be the path to helping former prison inmates reintegrate successfully into society?
July 19, 2015
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College Graduates Living Longer as Well as Prospering
A college degree may not only be the best way to secure gainful employment in the modern economy—it’s also becoming increasingly associated with living a longer life.
July 19, 2015
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Students
Georgia University Using Grant to Support Migrant Education
DAHLONEGA, Ga. ― The University of North Georgia is planning to use millions of dollars in grant funding to help expand educational opportunities for the children of migrant and seasonal workers.
July 16, 2015
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Experts: Ruling Against College Seeks to Protect Accused
SAN DIEGO ― A ruling by a judge that a California university unfairly punished a student for sexual misconduct sends a strong warning that schools under federal pressure to better address rape should not forget to respect the rights of the accused, legal experts said.
July 16, 2015
Leadership & Policy
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Stakeholders Question Changes to FAMU-FSU Joint College of Engineering NAACP to March From Selma to Washington, D.C. ED Enforces Complaint System for Colleges and Universities Higher Ed Diversity Officers Bound for Cuba
July 16, 2015
Faculty & Staff
USDA Pledges to Continue to Give 1890 Schools a Hand
The Secretary of the United States Department of Agriculture, Thomas Vilsack, outlined a series of initiatives that the USDA will undertake to help the 1890 land grant institutions.
July 16, 2015
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Using History to Become Constructively Critical
In history as well as other disciplines, the need to corroborate the narrative is simply a given.
July 16, 2015
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Community Colleges
Experts: Get College Financial Aid Info Out Early
More students from low-income families might enroll in college if they got information about student financial aid while they were still in middle school, a new report contends.
July 16, 2015
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300 Students to Enroll After Tumult at Sweet Briar College
SWEET BRIAR, Va. ― Saved from the brink of closure, Sweet Briar College said Wednesday that nearly 300 students are scheduled to enroll for the upcoming academic year at the 114-year-old women’s college.
July 15, 2015
Faculty & Staff
Lawyers in Fired Ohio State Band Director Lawsuit Reined In
COLUMBUS, Ohio ― A judge in the gender discrimination lawsuit of Ohio State University’s fired marching band director says he’s intervening in the evidence-gathering process because of “discouraging” behavior by the lawyers.
July 15, 2015
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Amid Celebration, Land Grant Schools Say Money Would Be Great Gift
This week marks the commemoration of the 125th anniversary of the Second Morrill Act that set aside land to create agricultural colleges and universities in former Confederate states.
July 15, 2015
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Stakeholders Question Changes to FAMU-FSU Joint College of Engineering
Dr. Fred S. Humphries, president emeritus of Florida A&M University, said that FAMU’s officials should “fight with every fiber of [their] being to put things back the way they were.”
July 15, 2015
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Health
Meharry, Vanderbilt Medical Schools to Expand AIDS Research
Nashville’s two medical schools, along with the state of Tennessee, have established the Tennessee Center for AIDS Research.
July 15, 2015
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Getting Together for the Greater Good?
Merger of Kennesaw State, Southern Polytechnic State could be one of many to come.
July 15, 2015
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Disparities
“Miss Ann” Problems: Battling Depression While Black
Benilde Little seemingly has everything. She is the bestselling author of the critically well-received 1997 novel Good Hair, among other books. She has beaten a gilded path to a toney, racially diverse New Jersey exurb and on her most taxing days, her biggest responsibilities used to be walking the family dog, administering his cataract eye […]
July 15, 2015
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HBCUs
Lawyer Moves to Add SC State as Defendant in Higher Ed Suit
An attorney who has sued alleging that the state of South Carolina still operates a segregated system of higher education wants a federal court to add South Carolina State University as a defendant in the case.
July 14, 2015
Students
Purdue University Eliminates Chief Diversity Officer Role
A provost at Purdue University will take over the school’s diversity efforts after the school eliminated its chief diversity officer position.
July 14, 2015
African-American
The Sad Reality of Bill Cosby’s Downfall
Last week, a U.S district judge ordered that depositions given by Bill Cosby in a 2005 lawsuit be unsealed and made available for public consumption.
July 14, 2015
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