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Grand Canyon U. Rebuts Testimony from Hearing

On May 24, 2018, the National Advisory Council on Institutional Quality and Integrity (NACIQI) convened a hearing on the topic of “Oversight of For-Profit Institutions’ Conversions to Non-Profit Entities.” As subsequently reported in various media accounts, the hearing quickly devolved into a one-sided, partisan attack on the for-profit education sector, promulgated by a lineup of […]

May 31, 2018

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KEITH AYTCH

KEITH AYTCH hase been appointed president of Evergreen Valley College. Aytch has been serving as EVC’s interim president since July 2017 and vice president of academic affairs since 2011. He earned a bachelor’s and master’s degree from California State University, Sacramento, and a K-12 administrative credential from National University.

May 31, 2018

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Avoiding Burnout

There are lots of benefits for establishing a career in the military for both the service and for servicemembers. From the service’s perspective, a lot of time and money is spent to screen candidates and provide them with proper training. In addition, servicemember longevity means that the valuable experience and technical expertise that servicemembers accumulate […]

May 31, 2018

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Connecticut Gets $1.1 M to Turn Veterans Into Teachers

HARTFORD, Conn. (AP) — The federal government has awarded Connecticut a $1.1 million grant to help military veterans become school teachers. The funding, announced Friday, comes from a U.S. Department of Defense program known as Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support. It will provide service members transitioning into civilian life and those who’ve already left […]

May 31, 2018

NANCY FAHRENWALD

NANCY FAHRENWALD has been named dean and professor of the College of Nursing at Texas A&M University, effective June 1. Fahrenwald was previously dean and professor of the College of Nursing at South Dakota State University. She received her bachelor’s degree from the University of Portland and a Ph.D. from the University of Nebraska Medical […]

May 31, 2018

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Professor Unearths, Publishes Poetry of WWII Soldiers

Robert A. Shearer, retired criminal justice professor of Sam Houston State University, is a literary archaeologist. He uncovers the past, something forgotten after 70 years. In a Texas A&M Library in College Station, he uncovered hundreds of poems written by U.S. Army military personnel during World War II, while looking for information for a […]

May 31, 2018

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Colorado’s New Policy Will Allow Military, Others Credit for Experience

BALTIMORE – Military and veteran students now can get college credit for career experience and knowledge through DSST ® prior learning assessments (PLAs), due to a policy expansion by the Colorado Commission on Higher Education (CCHE) earlier this month. This change in policy provides Colorado citizens, including the over 400,000 military veterans who reside there, […]

May 31, 2018

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For-Profit Colleges Seek Nonprofit Status

WASHINGTON—Ashford University is one of more than a dozen for-profit colleges across the country looking to become nonprofit institutions, a change that would make them subject to less federal oversight and shed the often-maligned “for-profit” designation. Switching “to nonprofit status will allow Ashford University to…be judged and measured as colleges and universities should be—on their […]

May 31, 2018

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Trump’s Pick for V.A. Boosts Hopes for Reform

President Trump’s selection of Robert Wilkie to lead the Department of Veterans Affairs (VA) is being praised by veterans groups as a safe, stabilizing move in the aftermath of the failed nomination of former White House physician Ronny Jackson. Wilkie, who is serving as acting VA secretary, is a Washington insider with years of administrative experience […]

May 31, 2018

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More than Just a Brotherhood

As a first-generation college student, I had a very stereotypical view of fraternity and sorority life and did not know that multicultural Greek letter organizations existed. I thought fraternity life was all about partying, living in mansions and that joining would negatively affect my grades.

May 31, 2018

A President Committed to Service

An accomplished businessman, Rhodes Scholar and retired Air Force reserve lieutenant colonel, Dr. Christopher B. Howard has moved his institution forward by integrating his prior military experience into his role as the eighth president of Robert Morris University, a private institution in the suburbs of Pittsburgh.

May 31, 2018

Report Examines Impact of Last-Dollar Financial Aid

A new study looks at how the Bridging the Gap program at Rutgers University-Camden improved affordability and reduced financial stress for eligible first-year students.

May 31, 2018

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Chinese College Enrollment—Prominent in Texas—May Decline After US Visa Policy Shift, Groups Warn

Changes to U.S. policy on Chinese visas may trickle down to college enrollment, officials warned, and Texas’ schools may feel some impact. The Trump administration plans to shorten the length of validity for some visas issued to Chinese citizens, the State Department said Tuesday, as President Donald Trump works to counter alleged theft of U.S. […]

May 31, 2018

University Student’s Death Was Suicide; Roommate Takes Plea

COLUMBIA, Mo. – A former roommate of a University of Missouri student who committed suicide has pleaded guilty to a lesser charge in the case. The Columbia Daily Tribune reports 21-year-old Deandre Winters pleaded guilty Thursday to a misdemeanor charge of evidence tampering and will service two years of unsupervised probation. The plea came after […]

May 31, 2018

Harvard Teaming With Google to Reduce Harmful Chemical Use

BOSTON – Harvard University is teaming up with Google to reduce the use of harmful chemicals in building products and materials. Organizers say the initiative announced Wednesday targets chemicals used in consumer products like furniture and carpets that science has shown have potential negative health effects. The goal is to create a set of tools […]

May 31, 2018

At NCORE, Symone Sanders Calls for Civility in Discourse

NEW ORLEANS – More than 3,500 students, faculty and staff from colleges and universities across the nation are gathering here this week to engage in critical discussions about race relations on their college campus in particular, and in society in general.

May 30, 2018

University of Memphis to Waive Tuition for Fallen Soldiers’ Families

Starting this fall, students whose parents or spouses were killed or disabled in military service can attend the University of Memphis without paying tuition, university officials announced Wednesday.

May 30, 2018

Education’s Challenge: Culture of Criticism or Compassion?

When I read recently in Stanford Magazine that the Stanford Graduate School of Business had a course on compassion and that it regularly carried a waiting list, I was intrigued. My interest was mostly due to the uniquely personal challenges I continue to face as I practice my own commitment to greater compassion for myself and others.

May 30, 2018