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Trident U. Joins “Military Friendly” List
Trident University International (Trident) announced today that it has earned the 2017 Military Friendly® School designation by Victory Media, publisher of G.I. Jobs®, STEM Jobs, and Military Spouse. First published in 2009, Military Friendly® Schools is the most comprehensive, powerful resource for veterans today. Each year, the list of Military Friendly® Schools is provided to […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
Minnesota Governor Pitches $62 Million Grant Program
More Minnesotans would get help paying for college under DFL Gov. Mark Dayton’s $62 million plan to expand the state’s grant program for low- and middle-income students. The proposal amounts to a small piece of the governor’s $46 billion, two-year budget proposal, which is now being considered by the state Legislature. But the governor’s office […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
“Band of Brothers” Veteran/Teacher Dies
LAKEWOOD, Colo. (AP) – Edward Tipper, a World War II paratrooper who was portrayed in the HBO series “Band of Brothers,” has died. He was 95. He died Feb. 1 in the Denver suburb of Lakewood, said his daughter, Kerry Tipper. Edward Tipper was a member of the famed Easy Company, part of the 101st […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Campus Opens Veterans’ Center
Dakota County Technical College student Nelson Newbill Jr. has been an active user of the campus’ Military and Veterans Service Center since he started taking classes in 2015, despite the fact that the location and size limited its usefulness for some students. Newbill said the old location for the veterans center was crowded, which could […]
February 14, 2017
Veterans
Horses Ease Veterans’ Trauma
LAWTON, Okla. — It is possible to ride the Appaloosas that Ric Jerez uses in his equine assisted therapy, but that’s not how it works. Rather, they help people in distress get better by just being themselves. In nature, horses are prey and humans are predators. Horses tend to be wary around humans and only […]
February 14, 2017
Other News
Quality of Online Programs Varies
To some students, a for-profit online degree program seems like a risky option. “I’ve seen a lot of reports for a lot of years about how for-profit schools have pretty much based their incomes on the ability for students to get federal financial aid,” says 30-year-old Matt Warner, a cybersecurity and information assurance master’s student […]
February 14, 2017
Policy
Admiral’s Name Replaces Calhoun’s at Yale
NEW HAVEN, Conn. — After years of debate, Yale University has announced that it will change the name of a residential college that honors a 19th century alumnus and former U.S. vice president who was an ardent defender of slavery. Yale trustees said the Ivy League university is renaming Calhoun College after trailblazing computer scientist […]
February 14, 2017
African-American
Rodriguez: The Indigenous and Black Roots of Mexico
By knowing their intertwined histories, perhaps both peoples will come to struggle together, which in fact they are increasingly doing so already.
February 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: Judge Throws Out Discrimination Suit Against Spalding U.
A former doctoral student at Spalding University isn’t entitled to readmission or to damages after a federal judge in Kentucky threw out his discrimination suit.
February 13, 2017
Students
We Have Your Back: How Educators Can Support Undocumented Students
We have found seven ways that educators can support undocumented college students.
February 13, 2017
Students
College Students Finding Their Roots
Colleges and universities are using AfricanAncestry.com to connect students with their background and heritage.
February 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Travel Ban’s Impact on Healthcare
(CNN) — The White House’s travel ban encompassing seven majority-Muslim countries is a blunt instrument that’s already wreaking havoc and the impact is already being disproportionately felt in American health care. The administration emphasizes it’s preventing only a “small percentage” of global travelers from entering or leaving the country, but our hospitals rely on a […]
February 13, 2017
Other News
Report: States’ Progress on Telemedicine Varies
All state Medicaid agencies now cover some form of telemedicine, according to the American Telemedicine Association (ATA). Medicaid coverage of telehealth-based dental services, substance abuse treatment and counseling has increased, though 19 states don’t specify the type of care provider allowed to provide telehealth services as a condition of payment, the group’s latest analysis on […]
February 13, 2017
Disparities
Jobs ACA Created in Indian Country Could End
Since its founding in the 1950s, the Indian Health Service has provided medical care for many Native Americans. But the service has been chronically underfunded, so often pays for care only if someone is in immediate danger of losing life or limb. In recent years, the Affordable Care Act created new health coverage opportunities for […]
February 13, 2017
Other News
Groups Urge Trump to Back Science on Vaccines
More than 300 medical and health groups have signed on to a letter to President Trump reaffirming their support for vaccines. In the letter organized by the American Academy of Pediatrics this week, the groups ask to meet with Trump to discuss evidence supporting vaccine safety and effectiveness. Read More
February 13, 2017
Students
Elon University President to Step Down When Successor Picked
ELON, N.C. — The president of Elon University plans to leave the post when a replacement is found. The school said in a news release Monday that Leo Lambert has decided to step down and will take a year off. He will serve as president emeritus and a professor after the sabbatical. Lambert has been […]
February 13, 2017
News Roundup
Fake News 101: The New Civics Course in U.S. Schools?
WILLIAMSVILLE, N.Y. — Teachers from elementary school through college are telling students how to distinguish between factual and fictional news – and why they should care that there’s a difference. As Facebook works with The Associated Press, FactCheck.org and other organizations to curb the spread of fake and misleading news on its influential network, teachers […]
February 13, 2017
Students
Iowa State University Loses Appeal in Marijuana T-shirt Case
DES MOINES, Iowa — Iowa State University has lost an appeal in a federal free speech lawsuit that affirms student rights regardless of political viewpoint. The 8th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals said Monday that ISU administrators including President Steven Leath violated First Amendment rights of two students who were top officers of the ISU […]
February 13, 2017
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