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Leadership & Policy
Carol T. Christ to Become UC Berkeley’s 1st Woman Chancellor
SAN FRANCISCO — Carol T. Christ, a scholar of Victorian literature and former president of Smith College, was named the next chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley on Thursday and the first woman in the school’s 149-year history to hold the position. The UC Board of Regents, the governing board of the system’s 10 […]
March 16, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Congressman Helping Vets Harmed by ITT Tech Closing
Rep. Luke Messer (IN-06) is working to restore GI Bill educational benefits to veterans harmed by school closures, like the recent closure of Indiana-based ITT Technical Institute. ITT Tech closed its doors in September of 2016, impacting 130 campuses nationwide and an estimated 40,000 students, including more than 7,000 veterans. While many students have been […]
March 16, 2017
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Academics
Central Missouri Ranks No. 1 Military Spouse Friendly
(WARRENSBURG, MO., digitalBURG) — The University of Central Missouri is the No. 1 ranked military spouse-friendly school, beating out the likes of the University of Central Oklahoma, the University of Alabama and Buffalo State College. UCM topped the list of 100 public universities included in Victory Media’s 2017 Military Spouse Friendly Schools, according to a […]
March 16, 2017
Other News
Attorneys General Ask DOE to Keep Protections
Attorney General Andy Beshear today joined with other state attorneys general to send a letter to federal officials expressing continued support of recent federal protections for students in higher education and taxpayers. Beshear sent the letter to U.S. Department of Education Secretary Elisabeth DeVos and congressional leadership detailing how rolling back federal education laws would […]
March 16, 2017
Academics
Missouri State Unveils Veteran’s Center
On the third floor of Carrington Hall, there used to be a little hole-in-the-wall lounge for student veterans. Now, the Office of Veteran Student Services has moved to Meyer library and has been renamed the Oldham Family Veteran Student Center. The new location is a total of 2,500 square feet and contains four offices, a […]
March 16, 2017
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University to Research Veterans at Cemetery
STURGIS, S.D. — A nearly $74,000 contract has been awarded to a South Dakota university to research stories of veterans buried at the Black Hills National Cemetery. Staff and students at Black Hills State University will research the veterans’ history and the circumstances of their service, the Black Hills Pioneer reported. Thousands of people are […]
March 16, 2017
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Veterans
Groups to Receive $350k to Help Veterans
BOSTON — Four Massachusetts organizations that provide legal assistance to veterans will receive $350,000 in grant funding. Attorney General Maura Healey says her office will award two-year grants to fund legal help for veterans seeking services such as health benefits through the Department of Veterans Affairs healthcare system, housing and education assistance, discharge status upgrades […]
March 16, 2017
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Veterans
Wounded Warrior Gives Back to Community
JACKSONVILLE, Fla., March 10, 2017 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ — John Jacobson comes from a family of sailors. Both of his older brothers joined the Navy, so when he graduated high school, it seemed like a natural choice. “My first ship was the USS Mississippi, a nuclear-powered cruiser out of Norfolk, Virginia,” John said. His career led him […]
March 16, 2017
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Other News
Colleges Helping Veterans to Stay in School
If college is not easy for a regular student, just imagine how difficult it would be for student veterans. Military veterans face tough challenges in school compared to their non-vet peers. According to the American Council on Education, 4% of undergrad student vets across the country have expressed their difficulty in connecting in their campus […]
March 16, 2017
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Faculty & Staff
Plenty of Work Remains in Effort to Close Higher Ed Gender Pay Gap
New evidence suggests some colleges and universities are taking bold steps to even out the playing field when hiring and retaining female faculty and staff.
March 15, 2017
Dr. Jacqueline Bichsel says the overall gender pay gap at colleges and universities is “not narrowing.”
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Federal Judge Rejects Bias Suit Against Portland State
A federal judge in Oregon has rejected a race and national origin discrimination suit by a student who failed a final chemistry exam after Portland State University officials determined he had sent someone else to take the test.
March 15, 2017
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Students
Scholars: Student Hunger, Homelessness Underrecognized
A new report focuses on college student hunger and homelessness in an effort to stimulate policy solutions.
March 15, 2017
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Women
Wisconsin-La Crosse Disputes Employee was Fired for Supporting Trump
LA CROSSE, Wis. — A University of Wisconsin-La Crosse police dispatcher says she was fired for supporting President Donald Trump. The La Crosse Tribune reports that university human resources director Madeline Holzem sent a letter sent to Kimberly Dearman on Monday asking her to resign or be terminated. The letter says Dearman was investigated after […]
March 15, 2017
Students
700 Michigan State University Workers Won’t Help Immigration Agents
EAST LANSING, Mich. — Roughly 700 Michigan State University employees have signed a statement vowing not to help federal immigration officials seeking to apprehend or deport students. The Lansing State Journal reported Wednesday the faculty and staff members signed the “statement of solidarity” with students who are refugees, immigrants or children of immigrants. The statement […]
March 15, 2017
Students
Sex Assault Reports Up at Navy, Army Academies
WASHINGTON — Reports of sexual assaults increased at two of the three military academies last year and an anonymous survey suggests sexual misconduct rose across the board at the schools, The Associated Press has learned. The new data underscore the challenge in stemming bad behavior by young people at the military college campuses, despite a […]
March 15, 2017
Sports
Bill Proposes Commission to Protect California’s College Athletes
LOS ANGELES — A California legislator is proposing that the state create a commission to protect the health and safety of collegiate athletes, something the bill says the NCAA and school athletic departments have failed to do. The commission and its rules would apply to every competing college athlete in the state, from a community […]
March 15, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Drain the Healthcare Swamp
In his Feb. 28 address to the Joint Session of Congress, President Trump called the Affordable Care Act (ACA, or “ObamaCare”) an “imploding disaster.” His references to soaring premiums, contracting choices, and market collapse are all spot on. And of course everybody wants “reforms that expand choice, increase access, lower costs, and at the same […]
March 15, 2017
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Other News
VA Psychiatrist Charged with $198K Fraud
ROCHESTER, N.Y. — Federal prosecutors say a psychiatrist at a Veterans Affairs hospital in western New York bilked a health care provider out of nearly $200,000 by charging for private services he didn’t provide. The U.S. Attorney’s Office in Rochester says 52-year-old Dr. Xingjia Cui, of Pittsford, has been charged with health care fraud, money […]
March 15, 2017
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