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Veterans
Fort Campbell Takes Part in Soldier-for-Life Event
Starting in October, Fort Campbell will be one of six installations taking part in a pilot program, which will test changes to the Soldier for Life – Transition Assistance Program. Currently all transitioning Soldiers receive the same career readiness classes to prepare them for life after the Army. The pilot program will use an algorithm […]
September 1, 2016
Veterans
New Pell Grant Program Removes Barriers
Jackson State University and Mississippi Gulf Coast Community College are taking part in a new federal program that aims to increase low-income students’ access to college. Starting this semester, about 10,000 high school students across the country can use Pell Grants for dual enrollment courses for the first time. Most students pay for dual enrollment […]
September 1, 2016
Other News
10 Online Bachelor’s Programs with Highest Grad Rates
The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College, The Short List: […]
September 1, 2016
Other News
ITT Spiral Continues in California
California has banned ITT from accepting new students at 15 campuses across the state, following the U.S. Department of Education’s decision last week to prohibit the school from accepting students who require financial aid to finance their education. The for-profit mainstay has to pay $152 million to cover potential claims from students who can prove […]
September 1, 2016
Other News
Officials Warn Ohio Students of Grant, Scholarship Scams
OXFORD, Ohio — College students and parents in southwest Ohio are being warned to watch out for scammers seeking to rip people off through fake scholarship and tax schemes. “Whether it’s the first year or the final year of college, life before the beginning of the school year is busy for students,” said Sandy Guile, […]
September 1, 2016
Other News
ITT Technical Institute Halts Student Enrollment
CARMEL, Ind.— The company that runs ITT Technical Institute has announced it has stopped enrolling all new students a week after the federal government banned the for-profit school from students who use federal loans to pay for classes. ITT Educational Services Inc. officials have not publicly responded to the U.S. Department of Education’s moves, except […]
September 1, 2016
Women
University of Colorado Business Dean Accused of Gender Discrimination to Resign
BOULDER, Colo. ― The dean of University of Colorado’s business school is resigning from his position amid allegations of gender discrimination. The Daily Camera reports David Ikenberry said in a resignation letter Monday he thinks the Leeds School of Business “needs a fresh start.” Ikenberry will remain in his post until Senior Vice Provost Bill […]
August 31, 2016
Students
Clemson Defends Prayer Policy after Man Told to Move
CLEMSON, S.C. ― Clemson University is defending its policy after a staff member asked a man praying on campus last week to remove a sign or leave. Local media reported a man had a “Prayer” sign Aug. 25 when he was asked to remove the sign or file a request to hold an event. Clemson […]
August 31, 2016
Students
Helene Fuld College of Nursing Tops List of Best Community Colleges
In WalletHub’s analysis, New York City’s Helene Fuld College of Nursing was the best community college overall, when looking at all metrics of cost and educational and career outcomes in combination.
August 31, 2016
Students
A Recipe for Success in Educating STEM Leaders
Is there a recipe for success? Nothing beats hard work, we can all agree on that.
August 31, 2016
Faculty & Staff
At the Bottom of the Resource Gap Lies the Diversity Desert
Actually, it really is difficult to hire a more diverse faculty, and it’s a phenomenon that affects colleges across the country.
August 31, 2016
Students
The Letter No School Administrator Wants to Write
Tim King founded Urban Prep Academies to help Chicago’s young Black men succeed. Each time a current or former student is killed in a shooting, he has the difficult task of delivering the news.
August 31, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
The Rural Blog: Heroin Overdoses Raise Concern Drugs Came From Same Batch
A rash of heroin overdoses reported in the last two weeks in Kentucky, Indiana, Ohio and West Virginia, has officials concerned the drugs came from the same batch, “likely mixed with either fentanyl or carfentanil,” Harrison Jacobs reports for Business Insider. Fentanyl, a synthetic opioid, “is 80 to 100 times as powerful as morphine and […]
August 31, 2016
Other News
Asheville, NC, Plans $433,000 Disparities Initiative
ASHEVILLE – Race hasn’t always been at the forefront of city politics, but now local and national events have pushed the issue into public view – and city officials say they intend to keep it there with an ambitious $433,000 initiative. The City Council is set to review a plan for a $350,000 racial disparity […]
August 31, 2016
Other News
Indiana Teen’s Racial Disparities Project Is a $10,000 Winner
CROWN POINT — A Crown Point teen is the only student in Indiana among a prestigious group of teenagers across the country to be named a 2016 Davidson Fellow, which netted her a $10,000 scholarship. Justine Izah, who will be 18 on Wednesday, won a Davidson Fellows Scholarship for her project, “An Examination of Black […]
August 31, 2016
Disparities
Panel: Screening for Kids in Montana Could Prevent Suicides
HELENA, Mont. —A panel seeking ways to fix Montana’s highest-in-the-nation suicide rate is recommending mandatory depression screening of all schoolchildren beginning at age 11 and programs teaching coping skills to kids as young as 6. Preventing suicide and lifting the stigma of depression is a slow process that will require a cultural shift that begins […]
August 31, 2016
Disparities
Med Student Learns With Team That Treated Him
ST. LOUIS —Luke Weaver knew from a very young age he wanted to be a doctor. He just didn’t realize how much experience he would have with hospitals before ever reaching medical school. When the Belleville native was 15 years old, he started feeling very sick. Initially, doctors thought he had a sinus infection or […]
August 31, 2016
Policies
Officials: Utah Health Plans Affordable Despite Increases
SALT LAKE CITY — As consumers in Utah and around the country are expected to see higher health insurance premiums and fewer choices next year under President Barack Obama’s health law, the White House says rates will still be relatively inexpensive for most Utah consumers. If rates for all health plans available on the federally […]
August 31, 2016
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