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Oregon Vice Provost Heralds Online Advances

Ask Carol Gering about her greatest successes as executive director of e-learning and distance education at the University of Alaska Fairbanks and she’ll rattle off a half-dozen stories about students in seconds. Among them, a woman from Jordan who wants to open a fashion business in the Middle East and is taking UAF online classes […]

October 12, 2018

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A Jail Offers Help to Reintegrate Veterans

The McLennan County Jail has started a new program for our former troops. Creating Opportunity for Veterans through Education and Reintegration, or C.O.V.E.R as it’s called, is a program that seeks to help veteran inmates move toward the right path back into society. Inmates are selected for the program through an application process which includes […]

October 12, 2018

New Checklist Aims to Help Universities Improved Digital Offerings

Online learning is picking up speed in higher education as a college experience offering more flexibility and convenience for students and teachers alike, as well as opening doors to students who may not be able to attend classes on campus. However, not every online program may be up to par with traditional higher education offerings, […]

October 12, 2018

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5 Ways MOOC-Based Degrees Are Different

Online degrees are nothing new. Since the late 1990’s, a steady stream of online degree programs have entered the market, including many reputable options from top-tier schools. But in recent years a new type of online degree has emerged, born of partnerships between elite universities and the platforms that support MOOCs, such as Coursera, FutureLearn, […]

October 12, 2018

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Dartmouth Removes Murals Considered Racist, Sexist

Murals at Dartmouth College that negatively depict Native Americans will be removed from the school and placed in storage at the nearby Hood Museum, according to the New Hampshire Union Leader. The Hovey Murals are four painted scenes from the 1930’s depicting the college’s founding. They include scenes now considered racist and sexist. According to reports, the murals show undressed […]

October 12, 2018

New Dean of Simmons University Gwen Ifill College Stirs Controversy

The recent appointment of Dr. Brian Norman, a White man, as the dean of the Gwen Ifill College of Media, Arts, and the Humanities at Simmons University has created mixed opinions about whether he is the right person for the position. Ifill, a 1977 graduate of Simmons, was an African-American journalist and host of the […]

October 12, 2018

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Feminism, Womanism and Election 2018

As we stand a month away from the midterm elections, we do so as a record number of women of color are running for office. Congressional candidates like Rashida Tliab of Michigan, Ilhan Omar of Minnesota, and Jahana Hayes of Connecticut. New Mexico’s Deb Haaland and Sharice Davids of Kansas are poised to become the first American Indian women ever elected to Congress. Their entry would come over 190 years after Hiram Revels of the Lumbee tribe was elected as the first African -American and first American Indian to enter the legislature.

October 12, 2018

Colin Kaepernick, Dave Chappelle and Others Receive Du Bois Medals at Harvard

Instead of taking a knee, Colin Kaepernick took home a prestigious award Thursday bestowed by Harvard University on those who’ve contributed greatly to African-American and African culture.

October 11, 2018

Report Highlights Why Minority Adults in California Leave College Before Earning Degree

Four million, or five percent of adults living in California aged 25-64 have left the state’s colleges and universities due to financial barriers, personal obligations and institutional roadblocks according to a new report.

October 11, 2018

NYU Program Preps Ph.D. Students for Tenure-Track Faculty Job Search

Maurice Shirley wanted the inside scoop on how to get a tenure-track teaching post in higher education, and the Faculty First Look program at New York University is giving him a big dose this week.

October 11, 2018

Understanding Transition

As business owners, we look for key talent to grow our organizations and stay competitive. Today, employers are faced with greater challenges in hiring and retaining talent and may be overlooking a unique and experienced workforce — the military veteran. Veterans bring tremendous skills, talents and experience to their civilian careers. While some of their […]

October 11, 2018

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Stanford Student Interned with Military in Hawaii

The Hawaiian Islands are perhaps best known for their lush landscape, tropical climate and rich culture. But, as coterm Rachel Hirshman learned this summer, the islands also play an important role in the United States’ military operations. For nine weeks, Hirshman interned at the U.S. Indo-Pacific Command, a combatant command center near Honolulu that oversees […]

October 11, 2018

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What You Need to Know About Tuition Assistance

Did you know that you can earn a degree in the military without spending a penny of your own money and without using up any of your GI Bill benefits? Through a benefit called tuition assistance, or TA, active-duty service members can take classes in pursuit of a college degree on the military’s dime. TA […]

October 11, 2018

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Congressman Backs Reforms for Transition Program

Last week, U.S. Rep. Carlos Curbelo, R-Fla., announced he was backing a proposal to reform the Transition Assistance Program (TAP) for members of the Armed Forces looking to move into the civilian workforce. Curbelo announced that he signing up as a cosponsor of U.S. Rep. Jacky Rosen’s, D-Nev., to “The IMPROVE Transition for Servicemembers Act.” […]

October 11, 2018

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Partners Launch Military Spouse Empowerment Zone

Unemployment and underemployment are two problems that military spouses often have to contend with as they support their significant other’s career. According to a report by the U.S. Chamber Foundation, 16 percent of military spouses face unemployment which is four times higher than the national average. The Hampton Roads Chamber, the Hampton Roads Workforce Council, […]

October 11, 2018

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Raising the Next Generation of Wargamers

My career in wargaming began by chance, not by design. Initially hired for my writing on national security and my Marine Corps background, I learned to be a wargamer on the job. With no prior wargaming experience, I was taught to combine my storytelling ability, my knowledge of the military, and my personal experience with […]

October 11, 2018

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Military Recruits Soldiers for War That Started Before They Were Born

Today, for the first time in history, a young American can enlist to fight in a US war that started before he or she was born. As the war in Afghanistan enters its 18th year and the US Army falls thousands short of its recruiting goals, the Pentagon is recognizing it has to do something […]

October 11, 2018

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In Defense of Affirmative Action

The most recent battle in the war against affirmative action is being brought by Students for Fair Admissions against Harvard University. What is striking about the Harvard case is — unlike previous suits which involved White plaintiffs — this suit is being brought on behalf of its Asian American members who claim they were denied admission to Harvard due to their race. Will this be the battle that finally brings down affirmative action?

October 11, 2018