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Ex-Athletes Say Ohio State Doc Groped, Ogled Men for Years

COLUMBUS, Ohio — On paper, Richard Strauss was a well-regarded Ohio State University physician who examined young athletes for decades as a team doctor and sports-medicine researcher. Some former athletes recall him differently: Locker-room voyeur. Serial groper. “Dr. Jelly Paws.” In interviews with The Associated Press in recent weeks, seven former athletes and a former […]

July 6, 2018

Students to Pay More to Attend Southern University System

BATON ROUGE, La.— Southern University System students in Louisiana will pay hundreds of dollars more a semester in the upcoming school year, to generate $4.2 million for campuses, under a package of fee hikes approved by the system governing board Thursday. Fee increases on students are rankling lawmakers, who protected Louisiana’s colleges from budget cuts […]

July 6, 2018

Commissioner Appeals Ruling on University Rape Case Records

MISSOULA, Mont. – The Montana Commissioner of Higher Education is appealing a judge’s order to release redacted student records to author Jon Krakauer. The Missoulian reports attorneys with the Montana University System filed a notice of appeal Thursday, planning to petition the state Supreme Court to overturn the ruling on records involving the university system’s […]

July 6, 2018

Haywood Strickland Leaving Wiley College in Good Hands

Shortly after Dr. Haywood L. Strickland announced his retirement from Wiley College — after 18 years at the helm — trustee Patsy Ponder and her husband, Gene, gave the small, historically Black college in Marshall, Texas an unrestricted gift of $2 million.

July 6, 2018

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Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official year in which the genocide of the Puerto Rican people became a legal act of the United States. Fast forward to today, we are in the same situation.

July 6, 2018

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Diversity of Convenience in Higher Education

As I sat, looking through a window in a bookstore at a prestigious university, I could not help but notice how monolithic the institution was. It was nothing like how it was advertised on their brochure and website, where they presented a diverse campus filled with people from different racial and cultural backgrounds.

July 6, 2018

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Transitioning to Reserves

Servicemembers are faced with an important decision at the end of their enlistment: whether to separate from military service or transition into the Reserves. The Reserves offer many great opportunities, including the opportunity to remain associated with the military without the full-time commitment of being active duty. Military Reservists commonly work two days a month […]

July 6, 2018

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Art Institute of Charleston Closes Enrollment

Once touted as a necessary training ground for Charleston’s culinary and creative workers, the Art Institute of Charleston announced Monday it will stop enrolling new students. What that means for the future of the 11-year-old, for-profit private school — and for the local hospitality industry that hires some of its graduates — remains uncertain. Read More

July 6, 2018

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Tech College Provides Options for Military Students

President John Kennedy stated, “Leadership and learning are indispensable to each other.” Fayetteville Technical Community College has long been a leader in providing education to military service members of Fort Bragg and surrounding communities. Since the founding of the college in 1961, there has been a special relationship with neighbors from the college’s military and […]

July 6, 2018

Chicago Coding Camp Accepts G.I. Bill

Chicago veterans looking to use their GI Bill benefits now have the option of attending coding camp for little to no cost. Code Platoon, a Chicago-based nonprofit that trains veterans in web development, became the state’s first coding academy approved by the Department of Veteran Affairs to accept the GI Bill earlier this year. Its […]

July 6, 2018

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Active Military Can Get 50% Tuition Discount at Wayne State University

Active U.S. military members may now qualify for a 50 percent tuition discount through Wayne State University. The Active Military Student Discount is designed for members who are on active duty in any of the U.S. Armed Forces, including the Reserves and National Guard. Service members who are admitted to Wayne State University (from […]

July 6, 2018

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Transitioning: Military to Medicine

At 23 years-old, Christopher Bell had convinced himself he was on the right path. He was a young, up-and-coming financial manager who spent his free time bodybuilding. The combination of fitness and financial success seemed more than enough to keep him motivated. But one day, as Bell sat through yet another monotonous meeting at his […]

July 6, 2018

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DeVos Agenda: Easing Regulation of For-Profits

WASHINGTON — Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is expected to take new steps as early as this week toward reversing Obama-era protections for students in debt to for-profit schools, including those that go out of business. It’s the latest in a broader effort by DeVos to recast the mission of her department and to relax safeguards […]

July 6, 2018

Veteran Seeks to Reinvent the Path to Salaried Careers

Felix W. Ortiz III, 34, is a U.S. Army veteran who is working to reinvent the process of employment for salaried positions, especially in the tech sector, by focusing on skills rather than degrees. Working with companies, colleges and candidates, the social enterprise he leads as CEO and founder, Viridis Learning, Inc., has built a […]

July 6, 2018

Experts: Affirmative Action May Feel Riskier Now for Colleges

Colleges and universities committed to using race as one of many considerations in creating a diverse student body are likely to be a lot more concerned about the risks now that the White House has announced a rollback of guidelines issued by the prior administration.

July 5, 2018

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Always Learning: Sharon Diaz Focuses on Healthcare Disparities

As the president of a university focused on the health sciences, Dr. Sharon Diaz of Samuel Merritt University is cognizant of disparities in healthcare and endeavors to develop professionals that embrace diversity and positive change.

July 5, 2018

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Being a Tourist is Not the Same as Being a Minority

I recently returned from China. I spent the summer teaching American law, in English. As a Chinese American, I must confess one of the most annoying statements that White Americans make is that, after they have been a tourist overseas, they understand what it is like to be a minority back home.

July 5, 2018

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University of Virginia Selects New Chief of Police

CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va.— The University of Virginia has named a new chief of police. The Daily Progress reports Tommye S. Sutton, currently the deputy police chief at Northwestern University in Illinois, will move into the new role in August. In his job at Northwestern, Sutton oversaw patrol, investigations, special event planning, security operations and administrative functions. Sutton will […]

July 5, 2018