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India Presents Example for Affirmative Action in Higher Ed

Affirmative action within higher education admissions naturally generates controversy because preferential admission granted to one student results in the exclusion of another. There is also the question of whether affirmative action may actually harm, rather than help, the supposed beneficiaries – creating a “mismatch” by prompting students to attend selective colleges for which they are […]

December 15, 2016

Rankings for Best Online Coming Soon

On Jan. 10, U.S. News will publish the 2017 Best Online Programs rankings on usnews.com. These rankings are particularly useful for working adults – often in their 30s or 40s – who may not be able to take classes during the day but wish to learn skills and earn credentials to boost their careers. U.S. […]

December 15, 2016

Barber School Owner Pleads Guilty to GI Bill Scam

CHESAPEAKE, Va. — The owner of a barber school has pleaded guilty to a scam that used $4.5 million in GI Bill tuition payments. The U.S. Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Virginia said that Katherine Grobes claimed to train veterans at the school in Chesapeake. In reality, authorities said, she had most sign […]

December 15, 2016

OSU, Other Colleges Commit to Help Low-Income Students

Thirty top colleges and universities, including Ohio State University, have committed to help thousands of talented low- and moderate-income students find their way to a quality higher education. The program, funded with a $1.7 million grant from Bloomberg Philanthropies, is called the American Talent Initiative. Its goal is to educate an additional 50,000 high achievers […]

December 15, 2016

United Way Helps Training Center Meet Veterans’ Needs

WARNER ROBINS — Soon after a new veterans training center opened four months ago, workers there realized that veterans had more needs than the center was set up to provide. The center’s primary aim is to help veterans transition to the civilian workforce through education and ensuring that they get proper academic credit for the […]

December 15, 2016

Iraq Veteran Uses Experience to Get Through College

The most outstanding, vivacious rewards in life are seldom material. It takes time, effort and strife to realize ambition and achieve that level of personal satisfaction. On an individual basis, we’re all often trying to achieve the abstract; what is meaningful to one’s self. After serving in the U.S. Army for eight years and persevering […]

December 15, 2016

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MARTHA E. POLLACK

MARTHA E. POLLACK has been named president of Cornell University, eff ective April 17. She is provost at the University of Michigan. Pollack earned a bachelor’s from Dartmouth College and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Pennsylvania.

December 15, 2016

LAURIE L. PATTON

LAURIE L. PATTON has been elected vice president of the American Academy of Religion. She is president of Middlebury College. Patton earned a bachelor’s from Harvard University and a master’s and a doctorate from the University of Chicago.

December 15, 2016

ROHIT VARMA

ROHIT VARMA has been named dean of the Keck School of Medicine at the University of Southern California. He is interim dean and a professor of ophthalmology and preventive medicine. Varma earned a bachelor’s and M.D. from the University of Delhi in India and a master’s from Johns Hopkins University.

December 15, 2016

JENNIFER RICHESON

JENNIFER RICHESON has been appointed the Philip R. Allen Professor of Psychology at Yale University. She was the John D. & Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation Endowed Chair in psychology at Northwestern University. Richeson earned a bachelor’s from Brown University and a master’s and a doctorate from Harvard University.

December 15, 2016

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MILDRED GARCIA

MILDRED GARCIA has been appointed chair of the board at the American Association of State Colleges and Universities. She is president of California State University, Fullerton. Garcia earned an associate from New York City Community College, a bachelor’s from Baruch College (CUNY), a master’s from New York University, and a master’s and a doctorate from Teachers College, Columbia University.

December 15, 2016

SHAUNA CORRY

SHAUNA CORRY has been named interim dean for the College of Art and Architecture at the University of Idaho. She is an associate professor and head of the interior design program. Corry earned a bachelor’s from Utah State University and a master’s and a doctorate from Washington State University.

December 15, 2016

TYTISHIA “TY” DAVIS

TYTISHIA “TY” DAVIS has been appointed assistant dean and director of the Office of Student Advocacy and Support at Indiana University-Purdue University at Indianapolis. She was a counselor at Pitt Community College. Davis earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from East Carolina University.

December 15, 2016

Leadership & Policy

LSU President Paints Bleak Picture of Repeated Budget Cuts

BATON ROUGE, La. — LSU System President F. King Alexander gave lawmakers a bleak picture Wednesday about the impact of years of budget cuts, describing faculty and students getting poached by out-of-state colleges as per-student spending plummets. “We would take notice if we were losing football coaches,” Alexander told the House Appropriations Committee, just a […]

December 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Regent: Outside Audit on Iowa State Planes Would have been Better

AMES, Iowa — A member of the Board of Regents says he would’ve preferred an outside audit into Iowa State University President Steven Leath’s potential misuse of school planes. Regent Subhash Sahai says he had the flu Monday and missed a board meeting to discuss an internal audit that detailed dozens of questionable flights but […]

December 14, 2016

Leadership & Policy

Audit Finds ‘Dysfunction’ Between University of Louisville, Foundation

FRANKFORT, Ky. — Kentucky’s auditor says the University of Louisville and its nonprofit investment arm often “blurred the lines” of legal separation by empowering one man to make decisions for both groups, essentially bypassing the university’s board of trustees. The audit of the University of Louisville Foundation from Republican Mike Harmon took 18 months to […]

December 14, 2016

American Talent Initiative Seeks to Provide Educational Access for Low-income Students

Thirty higher education institutions from across the academic spectrum have united in an effort to increase the enrollment and graduation of high-achieving students from low- and moderate-income families.

December 14, 2016

The American Talent Initiative was launched by the philanthropic organization founded by former New York mayor and billionaire Michael Bloomberg.

Report Finds HBCU Students Overly Burdened by Loans

A report by the United Negro College Fund finds that students at historically Black colleges and universities are saddled with debt and borrowing twice as much in federal loans as peers enrolled in non-HBCUs.

December 14, 2016