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Navy: Tuition Aid Available
MAY 18, 2017, PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) – For service members interested in pursuing or continuing their education while on active duty, Navy tuition assistance (TA) is designed to help. “Two of the questions we get asked most often are ‘How do I get started with my education?’ and ‘How do I pay for it?’,” said […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Minority-Serving Institutions Ask Congress to Bolster Pell Grant
The presidents and chancellors of 10 minority-serving institutions called on members of Congress to strengthen federal investment in the Pell Grant program, in a letter released on Wednesday afternoon. “The Federal Pell Grant program is the foundation of student aid for higher education, and it is a critical part of ensuring the American Dream is […]
May 19, 2017
Other News
Chan Zuckerberg, College Board Partner for College Access
The Chan Zuckerberg Initiative (CZI), the charity created by Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg and his wife, Priscilla Chan, to give away their billions, is about to cut loose with an undisclosed amount of cash to get millions more students into college. On Tuesday it announces a two-year partnership with The College Board to expand access […]
May 19, 2017
Students
LGBTQ Group at Fordham Says No to Chick-fil-A
Fordham University — one of America’s oldest Jesuit institutions — has rejected a proposal to build a Chick-fil-A on its campus in protest of comments made by Chick-fil-A CEO Dan Cathy about same-sex marriage.
May 18, 2017
African-American
Experts See Early STEM Exposure as Key to Fortifying Cybersecurity
If students were exposed to STEM earlier in life, the nation’s cybersecurity could be improved, a U.S. Congresswoman said Thursday at a forum called “Defending The Web.”
May 18, 2017
Students
Hartle: Trump Education Budget an ‘Assault on College Affordability’
If a news report on a preliminary draft of the Trump administration’s proposed education budget is accurate, the budget represents a “historic assault on college affordability,” says a senior executive for the American Council on Education.
May 18, 2017
Students
Advocates: Utah Sexual Assault Bill Could Harm Victims
SALT LAKE CITY — A Republican state representative is proposing legislation to require that Utah colleges give immunity to sexual assault victims for conduct code violations related to alcohol and drugs and allow school officials to report serious assaults to police. But a sexual assault survivor and an advocacy group are pushing back against […]
May 18, 2017
Asian American Pacific Islander
Yale Dean Placed on Leave Over Offensive Yelp Reviews
HARTFORD, Conn. — A Yale University dean has been placed on leave over offensive reviews she made on Yelp, including one in which she refers to customers of a local restaurant as “white trash.” Pierson College Dean June Chu issued a public apology Saturday after reviews from her personal Yelp account began circulating at […]
May 18, 2017
Students
Some Notre Dame Students Plan to Walk Out During Pence Speech
SOUTH BEND, Ind. — A University of Notre Dame student says he and some others plan to protest Vice President Mike Pence’s Sunday commencement address at the school by walking out on the speech. Protest organizer Bryan Ricketts tells the South Bend Tribune he expects 50 to 100 fellow graduating students to silently leave just […]
May 18, 2017
Students
Israeli University Department Criticized for Nixing Anthem
JERUSALEM — An Israeli university department’s decision not to play the national anthem at a graduation ceremony on Thursday has sparked outrage from Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu’s government. A Hebrew University of Jerusalem spokesman confirmed an Army Radio report that the Humanities Faculty will not play the anthem at the event “out of consideration” for […]
May 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
UC Regents Commit to Audit Recommendations, Praise Napolitano
SAN FRANCISCO — The University of California Board of Regents vowed to implement audit recommendations to improve the budgeting practices of the president’s office following a stinging state audit, but took pains to praise President Janet Napolitano and even question the report’s findings. State Auditor Elaine Howle briefed the UC Board of Regents Thursday on […]
May 18, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Search for New Jackson State President Continues
JACKSON, Miss. — Trustees are still looking for a new president for Jackson State University. After hours of closed debate Thursday, College Board President C.D. Smith said trustees haven’t reached a consensus, and are now broadening their search beyond the three unnamed finalists they have been considering. Smith says it’s wrong to say the search […]
May 18, 2017
STEM
West Virginia U. Researchers Patent Method to Strengthen Buildings
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University researchers have patented technology for reinforcing the T-shaped joints of concrete beams in buildings to better withstand shocks like earthquakes without breaking. Doctoral engineering student Praveen Majjigapu and his adviser, Professor Hota GangaRao, are co-inventors and share the two patents. At a demonstration Thursday for potential partners in an […]
May 18, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Power of MOOCs Unleashed
The technological development the world has witnessed in the past decade has forced us to rethink ways in which we offer education-related services. MOOCs – Massive Open Online Course – have been particularly interesting as students all over the world – and irrespective of financial background – can freely gain access to perspectives offered by […]
May 18, 2017
Academics
Scholarships Created for Military Spouses
WASHINGTON, D.C. — Today, the American Military Partner Association (AMPA), the nation’s largest non-profit organization of lesbian, gay, bisexual, and transgender (LGBT) military spouses and their families, announced the launch of the AMPA Military Spouse Scholarship — a new program aimed to help military spouses pursue their higher education goals. AMPA also announced that Hilton […]
May 18, 2017
Other News
Air University Celebrates 70 Years
Unlike the founders of other military educational institutions, the founders of AU sought to break away from traditionalism, rigid thought and doctrine, and the formalization of instruction that had often characterized past military education. They, many of whom were ACTS’ graduates, established a progressive, forward-looking institution. In his dedication address, Fairchild stated, “We must guard […]
May 18, 2017
Other News
Questions Arise Over Purdue’s Online Move
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — An already long list of questions concerning the details of the “NewU” that will emerge from Purdue University’s recent Kaplan University purchase continues to grow as people ponder what this means for Purdue and higher education. Will the NewU degree be equivalent to a Purdue degree? Will there be a process […]
May 18, 2017
Veterans
Pa. Gets Troops-to-Teachers Grant
HARRISBURG, DAUPHIN COUNTY (WBRE/WYOU) Federal Funding will help support the Commonwealth’s Troops to Teach grant program. Governor Tom Wolf announced $400,000 in federal funds will provide support to veterans transitioning from military service to careers in education. The Troops to Teachers grant program is managed by the Defense Activity for Nontraditional Education Support (DANTES). The […]
May 18, 2017
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