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Veterans Defend Georgetown Program

When an earthquake struck Haiti in 2010, Mark Henderson (COL ’17) jumped into action to help survivors. As an enlisted member of the 82nd Airborne Division of the United States Army’s Global Response Force, Henderson and his fellow soldiers at Fort Brag, N.C., were deployed to aid civilians in the Caribbean country. “I was part […]

October 6, 2016

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New Data Released on Pell Grants

The U.S. Department of Education recently released a new report on participation in the Pell Grant program. The need-based program provides up to $5,815 annually in federal funds for college students. The new data shows that 35 percent of all dependent students in families nationwide received federal Pell Grants in the 2011-12 academic year. This […]

October 6, 2016

Affluent Families Using Welfare Funds for High-Priced Colleges

Albion College is one of the most expensive private schools in Michigan and many of its students come from families of means. On the surface, it would appear the liberal arts students at Albion would have little in common with those living in the poor neighborhood that surrounds the school, where a third of residents […]

October 6, 2016

Where Are ITT Tech’s 40,000 Former Students?

Two years ago, William McNeil lost his retail job at Sears and was looking to improve his life. Around the same time, he got a bunch of emails promising a path to a new career from ITT Technical Institute, the for-profit college chain. So, McNeil, who’s 57, signed up online to get more information about […]

October 6, 2016

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Former College President: Two-Year Schools Are the Future

Tom Snyder retired in June after nine years at the helm of Ivy Tech, the nation’s largest singly accredited community college system. Snyder’s coming from a corporate background gave him a different perspective about higher ed in general and community colleges in particular. For one, he realized the role community colleges play in serving millions […]

October 6, 2016

Navy Closes Most Stateside VolEd Offices

Effective October 1 the Navy has closed all stateside Voluntary Education (VOLED) offices leaving only four remaining CONUS locations. Afloat services and OUTCONUS offices, including Hawaii will not be affected by the closing. The four remaining stateside offices are Naval Station Norfolk, VA; Naval Air Station Jacksonville, FL; Naval Base San Diego, CA; and Naval […]

October 6, 2016

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Harvard Dining Services Picket in Historic Strike

Hundreds of Harvard’s dining service workers began picketing early Wednesday morning, commencing a historic strike precipitated by months of tense—and thus far fruitless—negotiations with the University.

October 6, 2016

Will People of Color Use the Aid in Dying Law?

Death was a topic that wasn’t discussed in Adrienne Lawson Thompson’s home growing up. The Los Angeles native says it was such a taboo topic, that her own mother didn’t even reveal what illness she was stricken with before she died. “She didn’t want to disclose things to me because ‘Oh, you’re young. I don’t […]

October 6, 2016

Experts: Math, Science Underemphasized in College Prep for Minorities

A groundbreaking report shattered the notion that mere exposure to “college knowledge” will make a meaningful difference in closing racial gaps in college enrollment.

October 5, 2016

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Rodriguez: California Leading Way on Ethnic Studies

A groundbreaking report shattered the notion that mere exposure to “college knowledge” will make a meaningful difference in closing racial gaps in college enrollment.

October 5, 2016

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The Rise of Global Hispanics

A new generation of global Hispanic professionals is rising, ready to navigate the world and steer their futures.

October 5, 2016

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Monticello Summit Offers Somber View of Slavery Legacy

A public summit hosted by the Thomas Jefferson Foundation brought hundreds to Monticello for a discussion on history, race and slavery.

October 5, 2016

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Drug May Help Reduce Alcohol Disorder

A new medication that targets part of the brain’s stress system may help reduce alcohol use in people with alcohol use disorder (AUD), according to a new study by researchers at the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), part of the National Institutes of Health. “Medications have become an important tool for treating […]

October 5, 2016

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“Privacy Pods” Help Nursing Mothers

KAISERSLAUTERN, Germany — It’s a stand-alone, 4-by-8-foot pod that resembles a photo booth. The Durham Bulls have one, and now so does Landstuhl Regional Medical Center. LRMC earlier this month unveiled its first “lactation support pod” — the second at a U.S. military hospital and the first in Europe, hospital officials said — to give […]

October 5, 2016

Bill Aims to Improve Lives of Native American Children

FAIRBANKS — A bill to improve the lives of Native American children passed Congress unanimously last week, according to a news release from the office of U.S. Sen. Lisa Murkowski (R-AK), one of the bill’s sponsors. The Alyce Spotted Bear and Walter Soboleff Commission on Native Children Act creates a commission to examine social issues […]

October 5, 2016

Analysis: Arkansas Medical Pot Foes Learned Lessons From 2012

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. — When Arkansas voters narrowly rejected legalizing medical marijuana four years ago, it was a relief to the social conservatives who had mounted a last-ditch effort to kill a measure whose momentum had surprised many in this Bible Belt state. With two competing proposals on the ballot, opponents don’t want to be […]

October 5, 2016

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University of Michigan Rolling Out Diversity, Inclusion Plan

ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― A vice provost has been selected to serve as the University of Michigan’s first chief diversity officer as part of broader efforts to improve diversity on campus, the school’s president announced Wednesday. Robert Sellers’ appointment will go before the school’s Board of Regents on Oct. 20. The position is being created […]

October 5, 2016

Report: 2.5M Are Missing Out on Health Care Credits

Millions of Americans who bought individual health insurance outside the Affordable Care Act’s public exchanges may be leaving money on the table if they skip those marketplaces again in picking 2017 coverage, a new report says. The Department of Health and Human Services estimates that 2.5 million people who bought so-called off-exchange coverage for this […]

October 5, 2016