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Iowa Lawmaker Proposes Ending Tenure at Public Universities
DES MOINES, Iowa — A Republican senator has introduced a bill to end tenure for faculty at Iowa’s public universities, saying he wants administrators to have more flexibility in managing professors. State Sen. Brad Zaun is introducing the bill, which would establish grounds for the termination of employment for any faculty member, the Des Moines […]
January 16, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Accrediting Agency: University of Louisville Bill Step in Right Direction
LOUISVILLE, Ky. — An accrediting body that put the University of Louisville on probation has signaled that Kentucky lawmakers appear to be “working to address” its concerns. The group responded after the legislature voted to abolish the school’s board and replace it with one appointed by Gov. Matt Bevin. In an email to a top […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Norwich University Band to Perform at Trump Inauguration
NORTHFIELD, Vermont — A university band from Vermont will participate in President-elect Donald Trump’s inauguration. The Norwich University Regimental Band and Drill Team will march along Pennsylvania Avenue after Trump is sworn in on Jan. 20. The Burlington Free Press reports band director Todd Edwards say the group is “proud to represent the university and […]
January 16, 2017
Students
University of Minnesota President: Sexual Misconduct Training not Getting Through
ST. PAUL, Minn. — University of Minnesota President Eric Kaler says his school needs to do a better job of training its student-athletes on sexual assault and harassment issues because something isn’t getting through. In an interview published Saturday in the St. Paul Pioneer Press in the wake of the football team’s sexual assault scandal, […]
January 16, 2017
Community Colleges
City College of San Francisco Wins Accreditation Fight
SAN FRANCISCO — City College of San Francisco — one of California’s largest community colleges — has won its five-year fight to keep its accreditation. Chancellor Susan Lamb said in an email Friday that the accrediting commission had decided to extend the school’s seal of approval for a full term of seven years. The San […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Donors Solve Talladega College’s Inaugural Parade Funding Issue
Talladega College said it needed $75,000 to carry out the controversial decision to have its marching band perform in President-electDonald J. Trump’s inaugural parade Friday. As of Monday, donors have pledged more than $400,000 on the Alabama school’s GoFundMe page and an appearance by the historically Black college’s President Billy C. Hawkins last Friday on […]
January 16, 2017
Students
Students of American Career Institute to see $30M in Loans Forgiven
BOSTON — Students of the now-shuttered American Career Institute will have more than $30 million in federal student loans forgiven under a deal announced by Massachusetts’ attorney general. Attorney General Maura Healey asked the U.S. Department of Education to cancel the loan obligations after her office sued the for-profit school over fraud allegations and the […]
January 16, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Beware of Programs That Don’t Make the Grade
JEERS . . . to the more than 800 vocational programs nationwide that graduate students with excessive student-loan burdens based on the salaries they’re able to earn, according to U.S. Department of Education documents released Monday. The education department’s poor grades place these programs at risk of losing federal financial aid funding. The department reviewed […]
January 13, 2017
Academics
Chippewa Valley Technical Makes Military-Friendly List
EAU CLAIRE, Wis. (WEAU)– Chippewa Valley Technical College has been named a military friendly school for 2017. The designation by Victory Media is awarded to colleges, universities and community colleges that do the most to embrace military students. Categories include military support on campus, graduation and employment outcomes and military spouse policies. CVTC says they […]
January 13, 2017
Academics
Q&A: Scholarship Program for Military Spouses
The My Career Advancement Account Scholarship program, a component of the Department of Defense Spouse Education and Career Opportunities program, is a career development and employment assistance program. My Career Advancement Account Scholarship helps military spouses, who have successfully completed high school, pursue licenses, credentials or associate degrees with a specific concentration or major(excludes General […]
January 13, 2017
Veterans
Forums Address Veterans’ Needs
When it comes to veterans’ issues, there’s no one way to address the needs of those who served. It’s a fact that Sgt. 1st Class Ben Davis said is all too familiar. After returning from Vietnam, Davis felt abandoned. Transitioning back to civilian life took time. But his experience differs from what today’s veterans are […]
January 13, 2017
Other News
Officer Helps Soldiers Find Careers after Service
FORT RILEY, Kan. (WIBW) — Army Master Sgt. Jason Snell is a transition liaison on Fort Riley. His job is to help soldiers tap into the resources available for job employment after the military. “Most of them come out of high school and they go right into the army and they don’t understand what the […]
January 13, 2017
Veterans
Psychologist Receives Award for Work on Veterans
Nathan Ainspan ’88, an industrial-organizational (I-O) psychologist with the Department of Defense’s Transition to Veterans Program Office, has received the Raymond A. Katzell Award in I-O Psychology from the Society for Industrial and Organizational Psychology (SIOP) for his work improving the lives of military veterans and for his commitment to promoting research-based insights designed to […]
January 13, 2017
Veterans
Va. College Helps Convert Military Skills into Credits
As a Marine, Jasmine Quiroz–Pele went from Japan to Afghanistan and back again, getting a thorough training in supply chain logistics. But once out of the service, as a civilian in her mid-20s and a single mom who relocated to Fredericksburg after retiring from active duty, she was just another college student, with a long […]
January 13, 2017
Other News
For-Profit College Industry Slips Through Cracks
At this time last year, all signs were pointing to a for-profit college industry in crisis, if not the death throes. But the industry has found new life through aggressive advocates in government and steadily rising stock prices with the election of Donald Trump, who operated an unaccredited for-profit education scheme and recently settled fraud […]
January 13, 2017
Health
2017 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs
The University of Vermont and the University of West Georgia are among the 2017 Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs, making them the only schools to make the list in each of its four years of existence.
January 12, 2017
African-American
Senators May Find Betsy DeVos not a Quick Read
Regarded as a conservative, Betsy DeVos has attracted criticism in recent months from affirmative action’s staunchest opponents for her past positions on affirmative action policies.
January 12, 2017
Students
TMCF Boss: Nothing Political About $26M Gift from Kochs
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced on Thursday the launch of the Center for Advancing Opportunity, which is supported by a $26 million gift from the Charles Koch Foundation and Koch Industries.
January 12, 2017
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