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College Gives Degrees to 6 in Family, 5 Posthumously
BOSTON — A Boston college is presenting honorary bachelor’s degrees to six members of a New Hampshire family, five of them posthumously. Wentworth Institute of Technology said the members of the Downing family graduated with two-year degrees between 1914 and 1965. The surviving Wentworth graduate from the family is 72-year-old Jonathan Downing, from the Class […]
April 18, 2017
Other News
Warrior’s Heart Project Helps Veterans Adapt
More than four decades after serving in Vietnam, Perry Famularo still feels the sting of being rejected by other Americans after returning from the controversial war. “Civilians were really mean to us,” said Famularo, who served in the Marine Corps from 1970 to 1974. “They thought we were all crazy, wild maniacs. … It wasn’t, […]
April 18, 2017
Veterans
Penn State Enhances Services for Veterans
University Park, Centre County, Pa. – Penn State is trying to become the best university in the country when it comes to supporting veterans. Scholarship opportunities are expanding, thanks to the Penn State World Campus and the generosity of a Penn State retiree. Al Matyasovsky wishes to show his appreciation for veterans and their service […]
April 18, 2017
Veterans
Student Veterans Take a Journey
GALLOWAY TOWNSHIP — On the first night of their trip to Greece, student veterans on a special Stockton University trip were told to leave their bags outside their hotel doors in the morning to be picked up for transport. “Not one veteran was trusting enough to do that,” said Jason Babin, assistant director of student […]
April 18, 2017
Veterans
Army Plans Military Transition Center
The U.S. Army wants to establish a facility in San Antonio, Texas, that will offer housing, healthcare and employment assistance to military veterans as they transition back into civilian life, Fox San Antonio reported Wednesday. Emily Baucum writes the service branch aims to open the military transition support center near Fort Sam Houston next year. […]
April 18, 2017
Veterans
Texas Veterans Lobby to Keep Benefits
AUSTIN – When Anne Marie Torres’ 16-year-old daughter was getting ready for her first date, Torres wasn’t there to tell her how pretty she looked. And Torres couldn’t offer a hug and whisper the things a mom advises a teenage girl about the things that occupy the mind of a teenage boy. While her daughter […]
April 18, 2017
Policy
Trucking School Owner Indicted in Veteran Scam
LOS ANGELES — The owner and operator of a California trucking company are accused of bilking more than $4 million from the Department of Veterans Affairs by collecting federal tuition reimbursements for veterans who never actually attended any classes, federal prosecutors say. Emmit Marshall, 50, and Robert Waggoner, 54, were indicted in Los Angeles on […]
April 18, 2017
Sports
UNLV Hires Reed-Francois to Lead Athletics Department
LAS VEGAS — UNLV has hired Desiree Reed-Francois as its next athletic director, making her the first Hispanic female AD at the Football Bowl Subdivision. Reed-Francois’ hiring, announced Monday, will be effective June 1. She replaces Tina Kunzer-Murphy, who is stepping down at the end of the academic school year to work for the UNLV […]
April 17, 2017
Students
International Student Enrollment May Slide Further
The impact on international student enrollment remains unclear in the wake of President Trump’s ban on immigration.
April 17, 2017
Students
University Presidents Seek Restored Funding in New Mexico
A council of university presidents from New Mexico is lobbying to have about $745 million put back in the state’s public colleges and universities coffers.
April 17, 2017
Students
Georgia Tech GRIOT Leadership Series Highlights Black Male Achievement
The GRIOT Series highlights the achievements and success of African-American males in various leadership positions at the institution.
April 17, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Marching for Science? Bring a Mirror
I implore you to take a hard look at the politics within your supposedly apolitical, objective science. These barriers to scientific advancement existed well before Trumpland.
April 17, 2017
Students
Wisconsin Students Push for Hmong-American Studies Program
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that several students of Southeast Asian descent formed the Hmong-American […]
April 17, 2017
Students
Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]
April 17, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Quinnipiac President to Step Down after 3 Decades on the Job
HAMDEN, Conn. — The president of Quinnipiac University, who oversaw massive growth at the Connecticut school, has announced that he will step down after more than three decades on the job. President John Lahey said in a weekend message to the school community that he plans on retiring on June 30, 2018. The university in […]
April 17, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Making Americans Sick Again
The Trump administration came into office promising to fix things. Donald Trump promised to vastly improve the affordability and availability of health insurance (and, therefore, health care) for all Americans. He has also promised to cut domestic government spending in a series of sweeping reforms that include drastically cutting the budget of the Environmental Protection […]
April 17, 2017
Policies
Foes of Assisted-Suicide Bill Rally in Nevada
CARSON CITY, Nev. — Frustrated after Democratic lawmakers cancelled debate for the second time in a week, patients and doctors rallied April 12 at the Nevada Legislature against a proposal to legalize physician-assisted suicide. University of Nevada, Reno medical professor Kirk Bronander and Republican Sen. Joseph Hardy of Boulder City were among the physicians who […]
April 17, 2017
Other News
VA Unveils Website for Data on Care
WASHINGTON — The Department of Veterans Affairs has unveiled a new website aimed at providing information on the quality of care at VA medical centers, touting new accountability even as it grappled with fresh questions of patient safety in its beleaguered health system. The VA website, www.accesstocare.va.gov, is a work in progress. It provides preliminary […]
April 17, 2017
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