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A Year After Hurricane Irma, Nursing Homes Ill-Prepared for Disaster
Despite enhanced guidance from CMS, nursing homes hit by disaster often struggle to execute emergency plans and protect residents, according to testimony (PDF) from the HHS Office of Inspector General to lawmakers last week. Addressing the Energy and Commerce Committee’s oversight subcommittee, OIG’s Regional Inspector General Ruth Ann Dorrill said officials went in and looked […]
September 12, 2018
Other News
Immigrants Fear Using Nutrition, Health Programs
AUSTIN, Texas — Before President Donald Trump was elected, Marlene saw the food stamps her children received as a way to feed them healthy meals. After Trump’s election, the $300 a month from the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program for her 14-year-old daughter and 12-year-old son became a source of sickening worry. This spring, she stopped […]
September 12, 2018
African-American
ROTC Programs Bring Access to Education and Careers for HBCU Students
The revival of the Reserve Officers’ Training Corps (ROTC) program at LeMoyne-Owen College in Tennessee makes the Memphis-based school one of several historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) in the country that offers students an education and military training to become a commissioned officer in the United States armed forces.
September 12, 2018
News Roundup
NC, SC & VA Institutions Close Because of Hurricane Florence
In preparation for Category 4 Hurricane Florence’s expected arrival on Thursday, Sept. 13, over 25 colleges and universities in Virginia and The Carolina’s have canceled classes as early as Monday, Sept. 10. Some institutions have even encouraged students to evacuate campus to safer grounds or remain and stay indoors, depending on Florence’s predicted path. Most […]
September 12, 2018
HBCUs
Philadelphia Reporter Recognized for Journalistic Excellence
The School of Global Journalism and Communication (SGJC) at Morgan State University (MSU) will award its 2018 Vernon Jarrett Medal for Journalistic Excellence to Helen Ubiñas, an award-winning columnist for the Philadelphia Inquirer, Philadelphia Daily News and Philly.com. Praised for her tenacious, fearless and compassionate reporting, Ubiñas will receive the Vernon Jarrett Medal and a […]
September 12, 2018
Community Colleges
Merger of Two NJ Colleges to Move Forward
Cumberland County College and Rowan College at Gloucester County officials have set plans to move forward with a merger process that would establish a unified Rowan College of South Jersey with 10,000 students. Leaders from the two New Jersey colleges signed an agreement last Wednesday that would lead to an anticipated merger by July 1, […]
September 12, 2018
Students
Study: One in Three College Freshmen Reports Mental Health Disorder
More than one-third of first-year university students in eight industrialized countries around the globe report symptoms consistent with a diagnosable mental health disorder, according to research published by the American Psychological Association. Lead author Dr. Randy P. Auerbach of Columbia University and his co-authors analyzed data from the World Health Organization’s World Mental Health International […]
September 12, 2018
Latinx
Excelencia in Education Report Examines HSI Graduates’ Life Outcomes
Leaders and individuals committed to the success of Latino students in higher education gathered for a collaborative panel discussion following the release of Excelencia in Education and Gallup’s report “Examining Life Outcomes Among Graduates of Hispanic-Serving Institutions (HSIs).”
September 11, 2018
Other News
Rethinking Military Education
The 2018 U.S. National Defense Strategy charges that military education “has stagnated, focused more on the accomplishment of mandatory credit at the expense of lethality and ingenuity.” This claim has put the military classroom in the spotlight. Jennifer Mittelstadt, Paula Thornhill, David Morgan-Owen, Tammy Schultz, and Richard Andres each offer new, insightful critiques and competing […]
September 11, 2018
Academics
Training Program Helps Military Spouses, Veterans
Norvinnia McLaurine left the U.S. Army after 21 years of service in April. Since then, he’s struggled to find work. McLaurine, who was a warrant officer, said he found it difficult to translate his military skills to the civilian workforce. He’s also raising his 19-year-old son who has autism, so he needs a flexible work […]
September 11, 2018
Veterans
V.A. Voc Rehab to Increase Counselors by 20%
The Department of Veterans Affairs finally increased the headcount of its little known VA Vocational Rehabilitation program by hiring 20 percent more counselors. “The VR&E program is much more than a benefits program,” said VA Secretary Robert Wilkie. “It’s a vital support network, where VA’s expert counselors work closely with Veterans on their personalized vocational […]
September 11, 2018
Other News
U.S. News Rankings: Best Value, Top Choices for Low-Income Students
Where can you get the most value for your college dollar? According to U.S. News & World Report, among national universities, that would be at Princeton. The names at the top of the 2019 U.S. News & World Report Best Colleges rankings are the ones you expect to see, but for students and parents who have the ballooning […]
September 11, 2018
Other News
Purdue Global Eliminates Confidentiality Agreement
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — Purdue University’s nonprofit online program will no longer require faculty to sign confidentiality agreements following criticism from a national group of professors. Purdue Global Chancellor Betty Vandenbosch told nearly 2,000 faculty members Wednesday that officials are eliminating the “confidentiality and restriction agreement” professors previously had to sign before teaching, the Journal […]
September 11, 2018
Funding
Trump Spares The Rod, Makes For-Profit Colleges Great Again
For-profit colleges took a battering during the Obama years. Concerns about tuition rates, rising student loan debt and employment success after graduation drove regulations that forced the closure of hundreds of programs hosting hundreds of thousands of students. But a lighter touch from the Department of Education under President Donald Trump has reversed prospects for […]
September 11, 2018
Policy
Victims of For-Profit Fraud Are Getting Only Partial Relief
WASHINGTON — The Trump administration is granting only partial loan forgiveness to the vast majority of students approved for help because of fraud by for-profit colleges, according to preliminary Education Department data obtained by The Associated Press. The figures demonstrate the impact of Education Secretary Betsy DeVos’ new policy of tiered relief, in which […]
September 11, 2018
Other News
Companies Fined for Using Scam Websites to Steal Data
The Federal Trade Commission has shut down several websites and issued a $12.1 million fine against a group of companies that illegally gathered personal information from prospective military enlistees, then sold it to marketing companies and for-profit colleges. Sunkey Publishing Inc. and Fanmail.com LLC have agreed to relinquish their domain names, including army.com and armyenlist.com, […]
September 11, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Stop Reducing International Students to Toddlers on Your Campuses
According to several studies, international students find it difficult to make trustworthy friends to talk to about personal problems, and are too shy to ask for clarifications and help when they need support. This can cause social alienation and segregation.
September 11, 2018
Military
Navy Veteran Finds Career in Higher Education
Dr. Georgina Dodge, who is associate provost for diversity, equity and inclusion at Bucknell University, likes to say that she was “born and raised in the Air Force.”
September 11, 2018
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