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Culturally Relevant Pedagogy Can Meet the Needs of Nontraditional College Students

According to the American Council on Education, only 34% of nontraditional students complete their degrees. Nontraditional students are defined by the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES) as students age 25 and up and enrolled in undergraduate programs.

February 1, 2018

Thriving Dillard Program Teaches Quality Filmmaking

When Dr. Walter M. Kimbrough became president of Dillard University in 2012, Professor Keith Morris invited him to visit one of the classes in the film program. Kimbrough did not walk into a lecture hall full of seated students, but onto a dynamic film set filled with students working with cameras, editing footage and engaging with famous movie stars.

February 1, 2018

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University of Michigan Investment Practices Raise Concerns

DETROIT – The University of Michigan has invested $4 billion in companies that have donated hundreds of millions of dollars to the university, a newspaper has found. The Detroit Free Press investigation found that the university invested in more than 30 companies co-run or owned by university donors, including members of a group that advises the […]

February 1, 2018

UPenn Scrubs Wynn Name, Rescinds His and Cosby’s Degrees

PHILADELPHIA — The University of Pennsylvania announced Thursday that it will remove casino mogul Steve Wynn’s name from a campus plaza and revoke honorary degrees given to him and comedian Bill Cosby in the wake of sexual misconduct allegations against both men. The school’s president, Dr. Amy Gutmann, and chair of its board of trustees, David Cohen, […]

February 1, 2018

NYC College Creates State’s First Slavery History Database

NEW YORK — A City University of New York college says it has compiled the state’s first slavery records index. The New York Slavery Index , created by students and professors in CUNY’s John Jay College of Criminal Justice, provides records dating from 1525 through the Civil War. WNBC-TV reports the database includes records, documents, […]

February 1, 2018

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One Month of Black History is Not Enough

Black History Month is here. It is a time when we celebrate the many accomplishments and contributions of African-American people.

February 1, 2018

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Emerging Scholar Profile: Perry Grasps Black Politics

If you ask Dr. Ravi K. Perry how he defines himself, he is quick to point out that he’s a scholar-activist. “All of my work has been aligned with my goal of trying to impact the lived conditions of marginalized communities,” says Perry, chair and associate professor of the Department of Political Science at Virginia Commonwealth University.

February 1, 2018

Stop Abuses

In 2015, the collapse of the behemoth Corinthian Colleges, which had been taking in up to $1.4 billion in federal dollars annually, and the subsequent collapse of the giant ITT Tech cost taxpayers hundreds of millions of dollars and left thousands of students with enormous student loan debt and no degree or diploma to show […]

February 1, 2018

Startup Wants a Piece of Drone Market

WILMINGTON, Del. — A 2016 report from PwC priced the emerging global market for business services using drones at $127 billion. Drone sales are expected to eclipse $12 billion in 2021, a Business Insider report suggested in August. There’s a startup in Delaware looking to get a piece of the action. Founded by the husband […]

February 1, 2018

Seminar Helps Student Vets Shift into Gear

Showing that military veterans and other nontraditional students bring a wealth of real-world experience with them to college, T.K. Stoudt, who served in the Air Force for 32 years, is pursuing his doctorate in the University of Wyoming’s College of Education and teaching an innovative first-year seminar for incoming freshmen veterans. The class’s research component […]

February 1, 2018

Deputies Protect Teacher After Anti-Military Rant

Los Angeles County Sheriff’s deputies are monitoring for threats against a Pico Rivera teacher who made disparaging remarks against the military and the student who secretly recorded him — both online and in their neighborhoods. “There has been a firestorm described as mean comments. No threats of bodily injury at this point,” Capt. Patrick Valdez […]

February 1, 2018

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How a 20-Year-Old Found Military Soft Spot

Twenty-year-old college student Nathan Ruser has an interest in the Syrian conflict and an affinity for maps. It’s this combination that led him to discover the potential security risks posed by fitness app Strava. On Saturday, the Australian came across a tweet of Strava’s global heatmap, which was originally published in November 2017. Ruser noticed […]

February 1, 2018

Program Offers Preparation for New Life

“I came into the military when I was 18 years old; this is my first job,” said TAP attendee Chief Master Sgt. Anthony Roane, Air Mobility Command Director of Logistics. “A lot has changed over the past 27 years. TAP helps a person like me catch up with the times of what is on the […]

February 1, 2018

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Details Scarce on Wounded Warrior Dismissal

Marine officials are releasing few details after the commanding officer was relieved of command and two staff members were placed on leave within Wounded Warrior Battalion East. Lt. Col. Chris Hrudka was relieved of command by Wounded Warrior Regiment Commanding Officer Col. Larry Miller on Jan. 29 due to “a loss of trust and confidence,” […]

February 1, 2018

D.O.E. Eyes Major Cuts in Loan Forgiveness

WASHINGTON — The Education Department’s plan to provide only partial relief to some students defrauded by for-profit colleges could reduce overall payments by about 60 percent, according to a preliminary analysis obtained by The Associated Press. The agency announced in December that it was discontinuing the Obama administration’s practice of fully wiping out the loans […]

February 1, 2018

Religious Freedom

On January 18, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services announced the formation of a new “Division of Conscience and Religious Freedom within the HHS Office for Civil Rights. As the chief clinical officer at Howard Brown Health, the largest LGBTQ health care organization in the Midwest, I am alarmed by this assault on […]

February 1, 2018

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Wear Red for Heart Health Day

The American Heart Association is urging everyone to wear red on Friday to help shine a light on the number one killer of men and women — heart disease. “This is such a simple way to make a difference in our community. Every red heart, red ribbon or red dress in a store window reminds […]

February 1, 2018

Dr. Klasko: “Stop Waiting for Government”

Dr. Stephen Klasko currently serves as president and CEO of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania-based Thomas Jefferson University and Jefferson Health. He wears other hats as well. He has coauthored multiple books, including The Phantom Stethescope and We CAN Fix Healthcare: The Future Is Now. Klasko has another book — Bless This Mess: A Pictorial Primer for the […]

February 1, 2018