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Future Pell Grant Funding In Danger?
Is the Trump administration working toward eliminating the Pell Grant program’s rainy day fund?
April 2, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Pell Grants Matter
College is not a right; it is a privilege. College attainment is unequally distributed throughout society because of the extensive financial requirements that going to college requires. Because of this unequal distribution, the government of the United States of America created the Pell Grant program with the Higher Education Act of 1965. Pell Grants provide […]
March 31, 2017
Academics
Michigan Base Honors “Nose Art” Painters
HARRISON TOWNSHIP, Mich. — Three artists who designed “nose art” for U.S. military aircrafts were recognized at a Michigan Air National Guard 127th Wing ceremony for continuing the long-held tradition in military avionics. The ceremony in Selfridge Tuesday was part of a future event celebrating the base’s 100th anniversary and its role in U.S. military […]
March 31, 2017
Policy
Ex-Senator Declines Naval Award
ANNAPOLIS, Md. — Former U.S. Sen. Jim Webb announced that he will not accept a Naval Academy Alumni Association award because of recent protests from other alumni. Media outlets report that several alumni wrote to the association starting last week, asking the organization to rescind the Distinguished Graduate Award planned for Webb, a 1968 graduate, […]
March 31, 2017
Policy
Ex-Pentagon Chief Returns to Harvard
BOSTON — Former Defense Secretary Ash Carter is the latest member of Barack Obama’s cabinet heading to the world of academia. Harvard University said Carter is being hired as a professor and as director of the Belfer Center for Science and International Affairs, a university think tank. Carter follows other top members of the Democratic […]
March 31, 2017
Veterans
University Gives Wounded Warriors a Spot
A dedicated parking space in the university parking ramp has been reserved with a Wounded Warriors Family Support’s combat wounded sign. The reserved parking space is near the ground floor entrance of the parking ramp. The sign and parking space are the result of an effort by Tom Torgerud, university parking operations coordinator, to show […]
March 31, 2017
Policy
Judge Postpones Trump U. Ruling
A federal judge in San Diego declined on Thursday to issue an immediate ruling in the multi-million-dollar settlement related to President Trump’s defunct “Trump University” real estate program, keeping open the possibility that a Florida woman could still sue the president. U.S. District Judge Gonzalo Curiel, who became a lightning rod for Trump’s criticisms during […]
March 31, 2017
Other News
Could Year-Round Pell Grants Work?
WASHINGTON — Pell Grants have been a fixture of federal financial aid since the 1970s, helping about 8 million low-income students attend college each year. Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is now considering allowing students to use the grants year-round, rather than just for two semesters in any given year. She raised the possibility during a […]
March 31, 2017
Other News
Vouchers Expedite College for Sr. Personnel
PENSACOLA, Fla. (NNS) — A path to providing senior enlisted personnel with expedited higher-education opportunities was announced March 29, via Naval Administrative Message (NAVADMIN) 073/17, the call for applications for the FY-17 Advanced Education Voucher (AEV) program. The AEV program offers post-secondary, Navy-relevant education at the baccalaureate and master’s level and provides financial assistance to […]
March 31, 2017
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Terminology Aside, Directors Focused on Raising Diversity Awareness
Higher education diversity officers outline key guideposts in developing diversity and inclusion programming.
March 30, 2017
Students
Leading Educators: All Students Need Data Analytics Courses
The growing need for college graduates who are versed in data analytics is emphasized in a new report also released Thursday by the Business-Higher Education Forum, an organization made up of college presidents and CEOs.
March 30, 2017
Students
North Carolina’s ‘Bathroom Bill’ Compromise Under Fire
The replacement bill has elicited strong criticism from a diverse coalition of sources since its introduction in the state senate on Wednesday night.
March 30, 2017
Students
University of Wyoming to Open Native American Student Center
LARAMIE, Wyo. — University of Wyoming officials are opening a center for Native American students that they hope will help with student recruitment and retention. The Laramie Boomerang reports that UW Vice President of Student Affairs Sara Axelson told the UW Board of Trustees on Friday that Native American student retention for fall 2015-2016 was […]
March 30, 2017
Sports
Federal Judge Dismisses UNC as Defendant in Athlete Lawsuit
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. — A federal judge has granted the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill’s request to dismiss the school from a lawsuit filed by two former Tar Heels athletes tied to its multiyear academic scandal. In a Wednesday ruling, U.S. District Court Judge Loretta C. Biggs stated the school had 11th Amendment immunity […]
March 30, 2017
International
Scholars Urge China to Let Academic Return to Australia
BEIJING — Dozens of scholars in Australia, the U.S., Britain and Hong Kong are urging Beijing to let a Sydney-based academic return home, warning that continued barring of his departure is raising concerns about the risks of conducting research in China. Organizers of an open letter to President Xi Jinping and Premier Li Keqiang say […]
March 30, 2017
Students
Penn State Bans Frat Where Student was Fatally Injured
Penn State University on Thursday permanently banned a fraternity where a pledge was fatally injured last month and announced additional steps to curb underage drinking throughout the university system. The university revoked its recognition of the school’s chapter of Beta Theta Pi after it said an investigation found “a persistent pattern” of excessive and forced […]
March 30, 2017
African-American
Audit: Chicago State University Improperly Reported Awards
CHICAGO — An audit of Chicago State University by Illinois’ auditor general has found that the embattled school improperly reported nearly $52 million in federal awards. The report by the state’s Auditor General Frank Mautino says the university didn’t properly prepare expenditure reports, as required by federal law, for federal awards of more than $51.7 […]
March 30, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Benefiting at Vets’ Expense
Administered by the Department of Veterans Affairs, the Post-9/11 GI Bill’s educational benefits can help both veterans and schools that prepare them for successful civilian careers. But too often — especially when for-profit schools are involved — schools seem to benefit at veterans’ expense. With high school graduates’ numbers shrinking, the GI Bill has helped […]
March 30, 2017
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