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Exploiting Veterans

Despite efforts by Congress, the Obama administration and state attorneys general to stop the predatory practices of for-profit colleges, veterans and service members who rely on funding from the G.I. bill and the Defense Department to attend school are still being targeted by an industry infamous for saddling people with debt and useless degrees. A […]

November 28, 2017

U.S. Rep Applauds Restoration of Pell Grants to ITT Tech Students

WASHINGTON, D.C. (Tuesday, Nov. 21, 2017) — U.S. Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) today applauded the Trump Administration and Education Secretary Betsy DeVos for retroactively restoring Pell Grant eligibility to the approximately 16,000 students nationwide who were using the grants to attend Indiana-based ITT Technical Institute when it abruptly closed last fall. Messer led the charge […]

November 28, 2017

Many Overlook Opportunity to Accelerate Careers

I recently attended a military Family Day event as an education provider and I was – and still am – a little stumped. Why were so many people overlooking an opportunity to accelerate their careers? There were more than 1,000 people in attendance, and an estimated 50 tables displaying service providers. Most of the attendees […]

November 28, 2017

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Bill Would Ease Transition for Military

NEW WINDSOR – On Friday, after working alongside Stephanie Keegan of Somers, NY who lost her son Daniel shortly after his transition out of the military and Nelson Rivera, the Dutchess County Veterans Agency Director, Representative Sean Patrick Maloney (NY-18) announced the introduction of the Know Your Vets Act, which will help veterans safely transition […]

November 28, 2017

Should Students Who Don’t Graduate Pay Back Pell Grants?

U.S. Rep. Ralph Norman is co-sponsoring a bill that would force low-income students who don’t graduate from college in six years to repay their federal Pell Grants — with interest. The South Carolina Republican has called the Pell for Performance Act, introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives on Nov. 15, a “taxpayer-friendly” bill that […]

November 28, 2017

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USO’s Tool Aids Transitioning Members

With more than 200 USO locations throughout the world, their mission never ends, connecting American’s troops to their friends and families back home. For more than seven decades, the USO — or United Service Organizations — has thrived on boosting the morale of service members stationed around the globe with various musical performances and celebrity […]

November 28, 2017

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Senators Conduct Oversight on For-Profits

Sen. Tom Carper, a 23-year veteran of the U.S. Navy and Naval Reserves, joined his colleagues in conducting oversight on the Department of Defense, Department of Veterans Affairs and the Federal Trade Commission to protect and defend the education benefits of service members and student veterans from unscrupulous for-profit institutions. On Nov. 9, the VA […]

November 28, 2017

Short on Skilled Workers, Tech Firms Train Their Own

RESEARCH TRIANGLE PARK, N.C. — Some information technology companies are growing so concerned about their inability to find enough digital talent that they’re training their own. IBM, Amazon and Microsoft all now have apprenticeship programs that pay workers while they train for jobs demanding hard-to-find IT skills. Tech companies view apprenticeships — a staple of […]

November 28, 2017

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Fifty Years After Thurgood Marshall Joined the Supreme Court

Thurgood Marshall Legacy Award recipient says recruitment is not enough — it must include retention, mentoring and social programs designed to foster an environment in which people of all backgrounds feel comfortable and can thrive.

November 27, 2017

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TMCF Adds Two New Board Members

Board members Phyllis Harris and Gail Thomas both come from the private sector where they have led departments at Wal-Mart Stores, Inc. and Microsoft, respectively

November 27, 2017

How Faculty of Color Hurt Their Careers Helping Universities with Diversity

New research backs up previous studies that suggest professors of color may be imperiling their tenure and promotion prospects by performing service work to help their institutions become more racially inclusive.

November 27, 2017

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North Dakota University Chancellor Denies Harassment Claims

BISMARCK, N.D.— The head of the North Dakota University System on Monday denied a fired vice chancellor’s allegations that he discriminated against her and other women. Chancellor Mark Hagerott told The Associated Press that he “strongly disagrees” with the complaint filed this month by Lisa Feldner, who was the system’s vice president of information technology […]

November 27, 2017

College Student Suspended for Sexual Harassment Sues School

MONTPELIER, Vt. — A male student who was suspended from the University of Vermont this fall after being accused of groping a female student at an off-campus party has sued the school, saying he didn’t grope the student and the school’s faulty disciplinary system is biased against men. The lawsuit, which refers to the students […]

November 27, 2017

Flu Shot Myths

I have a vivid childhood memory after my mom received a flu shot. I can remember looking through an open door into my mom’s dimly lit bedroom. She was wearing a night gown, so worn it was almost opaque. My mom was too sick to work, and her coughs seemed to rattle her entire body. […]

November 27, 2017

What If Amazon Got Into the Pharmacy Business?

People are starting to seriously think about what it might mean if Amazon were to get into the healthcare industry. In a 70-page report released Monday, analysts at Morgan Stanley broke down all of the potential ways Amazon could get into the industry, at varying degrees of involvement. Read More

November 27, 2017

Anti-Smoking Ads Begin After Decade Of Delay

WASHINGTON — Decades after they were banned from the airwaves, Big Tobacco companies have returned to prime-time television, but not by choice. Under court order, the tobacco industry for the first time will be forced to advertise the deadly, addictive effects of smoking, more than 11 years after a judge ruled that the companies had […]

November 27, 2017

Documentary Probes Native American Connection to Tobacco

Tobacco use has been dropping in Minnesota for years, but there is one community where nicotine addiction remains stronger than ever. “In the Upper Midwest, the smoking rate among mainstream Minnesotans is about 14 percent,” said Adam Kintopf, senior communications manager for the anti-smoking nonprofit ClearWay Minnesota. “Among American Indians, however, the smoking rate is […]

November 27, 2017

Rural Hospitals Struggle to Survive, Another Closes

Rural hospitals across the U.S. are struggling to survive. Since 2010, 80 rural hospitals have closed and 673 are at risk of closing — 210 of which are at “extreme risk,” according to iVantage Health Analytics. Under the Affordable Care Act, Disproportionate Share Hospital payments to rural facilities were sharply reduced. Further cuts in CMS […]

November 27, 2017