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West Virginia Business College Closes
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business College has decided to close its doors while in the midst of a legal battle over the school’s accreditation. James Weir, the college’s general manager, said in an email Monday that declining enrollment for the July 2017 quarter made it financially impossible for the college to remain open. […]
July 14, 2017
Veterans
Texas Foundation Targets Military Vets in Transition
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and State Representative Pat Fallon joined Admiral Bobby R. Inman and Linda Mays McCaul as well as Chancellors William McRaven and John Sharp and representatives from AT&T today to raise awareness of the needs of military veterans who often struggle to find work in corporate America and to support […]
July 14, 2017
Policy
Western Governor’s Introduces Scholarship Program
Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Nevadans’ access to higher education throughout the state is offering 250 Smart Choice Scholarships—each valued at up to $2,000—$500 per six-month term for up to four terms. A total of $50,000 of the overall amount will be given to Nevada residents. Each Smart […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
For-Profit/Not-for-Profit Lines Blur
As soon as the news was announced in April, the phones started ringing off the hook — that is, they would have if phones did that anymore — at Cooley, an education industry law firm. Purdue University, a land-grant institution with a sterling academic brand honed since 1869, had announced a stunning merger with Kaplan […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Expanded GI Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill coverage […]
July 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman Appoints Interim President Grimes
Bethune-Cookman University has appointed its general counsel, retired judge Hubert Grimes, to take on the position of interim president in the absence of its former leader, Dr. Edison O. Jackson. Grimes also serves as the director for the Center for Law and Social Justice at B-CU. Grimes’s election comes after Jackson, the university’s sixth president, […]
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success
As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.
July 13, 2017
Students
Students With Disabilities: We Want Our Fair Chance at College
Students with disabilities deserve access to higher education to achieve their dreams and goals like everyone else. That is the message several panelists delivered Thursday at a session on the Improving Access to Higher Education Act.
July 13, 2017
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DeVos: ‘Work To Be Done’ on Title IX
Title IX guidance around sexual assault on college campuses appears to be in for an update, according to remarks from Education Secretary Betsy DeVos.
July 13, 2017
Students
Fight Flares in Arizona Over Tuition for Young Immigrants
PHOENIX — A former Arizona lawmaker known as the driving force behind most of the state’s toughest immigration laws is moving to challenge the university system for temporarily allowing young immigrants protected from deportation to keep paying lower-cost in-state tuition. It comes after a court ruled that students in the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, […]
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Moses C. Norman Dies; Retired Clark Atlanta University Dean
ATLANTA — Moses C. Norman, former dean of Clark Atlanta University’s School of Education and a pioneer in educational leadership in Atlanta, has died. His son, Conrad Norman, said his father died Tuesday at his Atlanta home. He was 82. An alumnus of Clark Atlanta, Norman had just retired as dean of the university’s School […]
July 13, 2017
Students
House Reaches Deal to Greatly Expand GI Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal being announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill […]
July 13, 2017
Students
Building Where Sanders’ Wife Was College President is Sold
BURLINGTON, Vt. — A Vermont building that housed a now-defunct college where U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders’ wife was president has been sold at auction. The Burlington Free Press reports People’s United Bank took ownership of the former Burlington College property Wednesday for $3.1 million, about $650,000 less than the college has in debts. Developer Eris […]
July 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Rolling Back Protections
Step by step, the Trump administration is walking back policies and rules in higher education that its predecessor said were needed to protect students who rely on federal funding to pursue a degree. Supporters say the Education Department under President Trump is restoring balance after overreach during the Obama administration led to punitive regulations and […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Why Professional Learners Like MOOCs
In Oct 2011, a few Stanford professors offered three online courses which were completely free. The strong public interest in these courses caught everyone by surprise. More than 100,000 people signed up—for each course. This led to a feeling of FOMO (Fear of Missing Out) across higher education and Silicon Valley, both of whom invested […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
4 Grads Tell Why They Chose Money’s Top Colleges
Every year, MONEY ranks the best colleges for your money, finding the schools that add the most value for students’ tuition dollars. This year we interviewed recent graduates of four of the top schools on our list—asking them to tell us what worked for them, how they covered their costs, and what advice they’d pass […]
July 13, 2017
Veterans
Veterans Trade Uniforms for Chef’s Jackets
Five military veterans stand at work stations in the University of South Florida, Sarasota-Manatee’s Culinary Innovation Laboratory in Lakewood Ranch. Armed with whisks, the former soldiers’ military uniforms have been replaced by white double-breasted chef’s jackets. All eyes are on their instructor, former battlefield paramedic Bryan Jacobs, who is teaching the students how to make […]
July 13, 2017
Academics
Rankings Address Measuring College Outcomes
Some 20 years ago, I spent my summer in Washington, D.C., as an intern for the U.S. News & World Report college rankings. Part of my job was to call colleges to get missing data that was used to compile the rankings or confirm the data that the magazine already had from the school. Princeton […]
July 13, 2017
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