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Longtime Journalist, Pulitzer Prize Winner Les Payne Dies

NEW YORK — Longtime New York journalist Les Payne, whose career took him from the poppy fields of Turkey to the Soweto uprising in South Africa to the streets of American cities, has died. He was 76. Payne’s family confirmed his death to Newsday, where he worked for nearly four decades, rising through the ranks […]

March 20, 2018

Not Yet Just, Not Yet Free

“Black women saved America.” Those words peppered post-election analysis of the hotly contested 2017 Alabama Senate race, when Black women cast 98 percent of their votes for the winner. Black women are a cohesive and consistent voting bloc, but what have they received in return?

March 20, 2018

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Retiring Whittier President Garnered Support for Students

Whittier College President Dr. Sharon D. Herzberger can be found cheering for various Whittier athletic teams, also known as the Poets; attending college plays; or casually strolling on campus with students, faculty and staff in her well known “Walk and Talks.”

March 20, 2018

Optics at V.A.

The VA OIG is apparently investigating Secretary David Shulkin’s misuse of his staff by asking one to help him shop at Home Depot and Donald Trump is pissed. The optics are bad, and I am sure he is pissed about compromising to keep Shulkin instead of going with a pick of his own to lead […]

March 20, 2018

Scholarship Will Help Military Spouse Finish Degree

Some of the most exciting things that have happened recently for Stephanie Endicott have transpired via a phone call. The first was a marriage proposal from her active-duty, now husband, who made the call when his boat pulled into port – and finally had a chance to propose in person less than a week before […]

March 20, 2018

Morgan State Official Named Northeastern Illinois University President

Northeastern Illinois University has named a Morgan State University official as its new president. The Northeastern Illinois University Board of Trustees announced Thursday that Gloria Gibson would fill the post that’s been vacant since fall 2016. She’s been serving as provost and senior vice president for academic affairs at Morgan State in Baltimore. The East […]

March 20, 2018

Buffalo Soldier Gets Historical Marker on Tennessee State Campus

Tennessee State University will bestow an honor on one of its alumni, Lt. William McBryar, a Buffalo Soldier who was awarded the Medal of Honor for actions in 1890 during the Cherry Creek Campaign in the Arizona Territory. On Tuesday, the university will reveal a historical marker on campus to officially recognize and honor McBryar, […]

March 20, 2018

University of Maine Gets $10M Gift for Engineering Building

ORONO, Maine — The University of Maine has received a $10 million gift for its new engineering building. The Kennebec Journal reports UMaine president Susan Hunter said the gift is from the family of a graduate of the school’s engineering program. Hunter says the donor will be identified later and the building will be named […]

March 20, 2018

4 Indicted in Theft of $125K Meant for Wounded Warriors

NEW ALBANY, Ind. Four southern Indiana residents are accused of pocketing more than $125,000 through fundraisers touted as benefiting veterans and their families. All four were indicted on fraud charges alleging that they solicited funds from individuals and businesses in Indiana, Kentucky, and Ohio. They allegedly pocketed more than $125,000 in cash, gift cards, merchandise […]

March 20, 2018

Academy Will Hire Firm to Review Athletics

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — The Air Force Academy’s athletic director says the school will hire an outside firm to review its sports teams and practices after recent suspensions and investigations into its swimming and lacrosse programs. Athletic Director Jim Knowlton told The Gazette of Colorado Springs that those misconduct investigations have prompted the school to […]

March 20, 2018

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Ex-Student Sues California College, Player in Rape Case

LOS ANGELES — A former student is suing a Southern California community college and the football player convicted of raping her, accusing the school of allowing the young man to attend school despite a previous sexual assault conviction. The woman’s attorneys announced the lawsuit Monday against Cerritos College, the school’s dean of student services and […]

March 20, 2018

‘Homer Can Help You’: Veterans Use Ancient Epics to Cope

BURLINGTON, Vt. — The trials of Odysseus are really not that different from the struggles of those learning to readjust after wars of today, modern veterans are finding. A small group of military veterans has been meeting weekly in a classroom at the University of Vermont to discuss “The Iliad” and “The Odyssey” for college […]

March 20, 2018

Veteran Service Fund Approved by Michigan House

LANSING, Mich. — Michigan’s first county veteran fund was approved by lawmakers in the state House on Wednesday. They voted 107-1 to create the County Veteran Service Fund, which would deploy veteran service officers to each county to assist veterans in adjusting to civilian life. Each county’s grant consists of a base $25,000 amount and […]

March 20, 2018

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DOE Offering Defrauded Students Partial Loan Forgiveness

WASHINGTON — The Department of Education has begun notifying some former Corinthian Colleges students that it will forgive only one-half or less of their federal student loans, even though the students were defrauded by the now-defunct schools, The Associated Press has learned. The action is part of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ push to ease regulations […]

March 20, 2018

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Conference Identifies Innovative Practices for Community Colleges

Education practitioners gathered at the 2018 League for Innovation in the Community College Conference on Monday to discuss and promote innovation in teaching and learning across the community college landscape.

March 19, 2018

Federal TRIO Programs Work

There are many students in America who benefit from TRIO, and there are many more who need TRIO services. I am living proof that TRIO works.

March 19, 2018

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Renowned Social Justice Expert Is Optimistic About the Possibilities

Maya Wiley came to understand social injustice at a young age, partly by listening directly to the stories of poor Black women on public assistance in her hometown of Washington, D.C. Her career as a civil rights attorney and now a university professor and administrator has catapulted her to national acclaim.

March 19, 2018

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Civil Rights Warrior

Honoring 25 women in the academy who are making a difference.

March 19, 2018

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