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House Bill Provides $8M for HBCU Historic Preservation Fund

Advocates for historically Black colleges and universities are praising the passage of a U.S. House of Representatives “minibus” appropriations bill that will increase funding for the HBCU Historic Preservation Fund if approved by the Senate for fiscal year 2019. Earlier this year, the H.R. 6147 bill originally set aside $5 million for the fund for […]

July 20, 2018

Report Outlines College Graduates’ Employment, Debt and Enrollment

A U.S. Department of Education report on college graduates from 2008 shed insight into their employment, debt and enrollment status four years after their graduation. Tracking graduates’ outcomes to 2012, the “Statistics in Brief” indicated that 69 percent of those who earned a bachelor’s degree in 2008 were employed, 11 percent were simultaneously employed and […]

July 20, 2018

Renowned Journalist Ed Gordon Named FVSU Visiting Lecturer

Emmy Award-winning journalist Ed Gordon will join Fort Valley State University in Georgia as a visiting lecturer for the Fall 2018 semester. As part of programming from the Department of Visual and Performing Arts and Media Studies, Gordon’s “master classes” will cover topics such as the business of media, the impact of social media on […]

July 20, 2018

Phyllis Craig-Taylor: A Social Justice Advocate from the Start

Phyllis Craig-Taylor’s formative years in Jim Crow-era Alabama cultivated in the educator a passion that would shape her entire legal career. Today, she shapes and inspires the next generation of lawyers as professor and dean of the North Carolina Central University School of Law.

July 20, 2018

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San Antonio One-Stop Center Eases Transition

After serving four years in the Navy, Bryan Hernandez was ready to start the next chapter of his life. He had been a damage controlman on the USS Nimitz, working as a first responder aboard one of the largest aircraft carriers in the world. He had seen the world, traveling to India, Bahrain, and Japan […]

July 20, 2018

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Getting ‘PhinisheD’ or ‘FinishEdD’: Strategies for Future Doctors

The pursuit of a doctoral degree often is an arduous journey with challenges that may include but are not limited to financial limitations, imposter syndrome, standardized test-taking bias or anxiety, academic hazing and various forms of discrimination. Nevertheless, the tam and tassel are worth the hassle,

July 20, 2018

Owing the V.A.

The Department of Veterans Affairs says you owe them money. You disagree. But how do you fight Uncle Sam when he comes for your cash? If there’s one thing military members know, it’s that when the Defense Department gives you too much money, it will come back for it eventually. Read More

July 20, 2018

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Streetshares Inc. Funding Entrepreneurs

Imagine this: You have conceived a solution to a problem that millions of Americans are having. Your education, experience and military background converge to make this the right time to “go loud” with your startup company. This is your moment in history; the day that you will look back on with pride that you made […]

July 20, 2018

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Ex-Marine Uses Skills to Help Others

LAND O’ LAKES — Chris Stowe has a storied past as an explosives technician in the U.S. Marine Corps. The retired master gunnery sergeant has mementos of his service — a field knife mounted to the lid of an explosives box, for instance — hanging prominently in his new office as Pasco County schools security […]

July 20, 2018

East Carolina Provides Transition Assistance

GREENVILLE, NC (WITN) – East Carolina University is providing college transition assistance to military veterans. The Veteran to Scholar Bridge Program is aimed at helping student veterans succeed before they begin their first full semester at ECU. The Veteran to Scholar Bridge Program is a two and a half week course offered in the summer […]

July 20, 2018

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Bill Aims to Get Student Vets Job Experience

U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen on Monday introduced a bill that would expand the existing Work Opportunity Tax Credit to ensure that all student veterans using their GI Bill benefits can take advantage of paid internships or part-time work while in school. “This bipartisan plan will help incentivize businesses to hire student veterans, giving them the […]

July 20, 2018

Changes Coming for Spouse, Family Aid

An education benefit primarily used by the spouses and children of permanently and totally disabled veterans or those who died after being ruled permanently and totally disabled will soon see major changes, thanks to legislation passed last year. Currently, the Dependents’ Educational Assistance Program (DEA) gives up to 45 months of education benefits at a […]

July 20, 2018

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Military Chefs Showcase Skills on National Stage

FORT LEE, Va. — After a week-long rehearsal at the Quartermaster School’s Joint Culinary Center of Excellence here July 6-12, several military chefs are in New Orleans this week showcasing their skills at the American Culinary Federation National Convention. Representing the Department of Defense are a five-member U.S. Coast Guard Team, Army Sgt. 1st Class […]

July 20, 2018

Strayhorn Appointed to Leadership Post at LeMoyne-Owen College

Dr. Terrell Strayhorn, a prominent education researcher and author, has been named interim vice president for academic and student affairs at LeMoyne-Owen College, a private historically Black college in Memphis.

July 19, 2018

Claflin Wraps Up HBCU-UP, CECOR Cybersecurity Summer Programs

The importance of early-college summer programs was on display last week when the Historically Black Colleges and Universities Under Graduate Program (HBCU-UP) and the Consortium Enabling Cybersecurity Opportunities & Research (CECOR) program at Claflin University hosted an awards and recognition luncheon for participating high school students planning to enroll at the institution this fall. HBCU-UP […]

July 19, 2018

New GI Bill

The Department of Defense (DOD) recently made a change to the Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits, changing the ability for service members to transfer their earned benefits to family members. The DOD called the new policy a “substantive change” in a news release issued on July 12. The new policy puts a deadline on the time that service […]

July 19, 2018

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College: Take One Online Course Per Term. It’s Free

CHICO — Chico State University students can now take one free online course each semester as part of a new California State University initiative. The university system announced earlier this month the launch of CSU Fully Online, which will allow undergraduate students at all 23 campuses to enroll in one free fully online course offered at another […]

July 19, 2018

Study: Vets Who Join Organizations Fare Best

Washington, D.C. (July 12, 2018) – A new study from American University finds that veterans who join a Veterans Services Organization (VSO) are less likely to experience social isolation, especially if they strongly identify with the organization. Professor Cristel A. Russell, of Kogod School of Business, and Dr. Dale Russell, of the Uniformed Services University, […]

July 19, 2018