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Air Force Captain Leads Team U.S.A. at Invictus Games

After graduating from the U.S. Air Force Academy and receiving her master’s in theology from Liberty University, Capt. Christy Wise was sent to Afghanistan, where, as a pilot, she flew six rescue missions in 2012. In December 2015, she was scheduled to deploy again, but in April, her life changed forever. According to The Washington […]

September 26, 2017

Former Utah Governor Blasts Audit of W.G.U.

SALT LAKE CITY — Former Utah Gov. Mike Leavitt says a newly released audit of Western Governors University by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Inspector General was a “sneak attack by the past on the future.” The audit report recommends that the nonprofit online university repay $713 million in federal student financial aid […]

September 26, 2017

Fort Bliss Kicks Off Education Partners Project

Soldiers and principals, military family liaisons and other campuses leaders sat together to foster their relationship as Partners in Education and discuss activities and events scheduled for the school year. “Our soldiers have been and will continue to be involved in a variety of projects and campus routine activities aimed at improving the safety, well-being, […]

September 26, 2017

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U.S. Allows 2 For-Profit Schools to Convert to Nonprofits

Two large for-profit colleges, Kaplan University and the Art Institutes, have been approved to become nonprofits this year by the Education Department, BuzzFeed News reported Monday. Purdue University in April announced it was buying Kaplan University in an unprecedented move as Kaplan mostly has an online footprint. In March, a philanthropic foundation in Los Angeles […]

September 26, 2017

Ashford U. Gets OK to Keep G.I. Bill Students

Ashford University has received the Department of Veterans Affairs’ stamp of approval to continue enrolling GI Bill students long-term. The announcement comes after a tumultuous summer for the online for-profit school, which was, at one time, scheduled to lose its eligibility to receive VA funds in August after losing its state-level approval in Iowa. Ashford […]

September 26, 2017

Idaho Initiative Helps Admit 20,000 Students to College

BOISE, Idaho — The Idaho State Board of Education has announced that more than 20,000 high school students have been admitted to Idaho’s public colleges and universities. According to the board, this is the third year students with qualifying grades and test scores have automatically been admitted to Boise State University, University of Idaho, Idaho […]

September 25, 2017

Handling of Sexual Violence Examined at Hampton U., William and Mary

HAMPTON, Va. — Federal officials are investigating the handling of campus sexual violence at Hampton University and the College of William and Mary. The Daily Press reports that the Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights is investigating under Title IX, which protects against discrimination in educational programs that receive federal funding. It was not […]

September 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Washington State President Declines to Punish College Republicans

PULLMAN, Wash. — The president of Washington State University is declining to withdraw official recognition and support for the WSU College Republicans group. President Kirk Schulz says all registered student organizations must adhere to university policies to remain in good standing. Last week, a dozen Democratic state legislators from Western Washington sent Schulz a letter […]

September 25, 2017

Leadership & Policy

Regents Detail Secret Harreld Meetings During U. of Iowa Search

IOWA CITY, Iowa — A majority of University of Iowa governing board members have described under oath how they secretly recruited Bruce Harreld weeks before hiring the businessman as president, circumventing the Iowa Open Meetings Law, court records show. Five of nine members of the Board of Regents met Harreld — a former IBM executive […]

September 25, 2017

Faculty & Staff

Report: University of Kansas Women Faculty Still Minority

LAWRENCE, Kan. — A recent report says women faculty are still in the minority at the University of Kansas, where they’re also twice as likely to resign from their posts as male colleagues. The Lawrence Journal-World says university economics professor Donna Ginther headed the committee tasked with investigating and identifying potential gender inequities among students, […]

September 25, 2017

Racism, Bullying Best Defeated by a Team

Current controversial exchanges between President Trump and those protesting against police brutality and social inequality drives home the point that Black athletes can teach us about more than just sports.

September 25, 2017

U.S. Appeals Court Agrees That University of Cincinnati Can’t Suspend Student Accused of Sexual Assault

A federal appeals court panel Monday upheld blocking a university’s suspension of a male student who argues he was completely denied his right to confront a female student accusing him of sexual assault.

September 25, 2017

ETS Survey Aimed at Diversifying Teaching Field

ETS also has partnered with three Tribal Colleges to go even deeper than the survey, conducting phone interviews and site visits to further explore the challenges that schools face in admitting and retaining minority, specifically Native American, teacher candidates.

September 25, 2017

Chancellor Salgado Focuses on Mission and Efficiency

Juan Salgado was tapped by Mayor Rahm Emanuel earlier this year to become chancellor of City Colleges of Chicago after having served 16 years as CEO of Instituto del Progreso Latino, a community-based not-for-profit located in Chicago’s Lower West Side neighborhood.

September 25, 2017

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Unpacking the Sanders Bill

On September 13, Senator Bernie Sanders (I-VT)—with 16 Democratic cosponsors—released the Medicare-For-All Act of 2017, intended to transition the American health care system to a single-payer system. In addition to the bill text, Senator Sanders released an executive summary, title summary, and white paper on financing options. Read More

September 25, 2017

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Summit Aims to Boost Black Infant Survival Odds

ST. PAUL — Even after 15 years, Ruth Richardson still remembers a prenatal visit to the doctor that left her outraged. It was her second pregnancy, and a white physician made a startling assumption about her. “He looked at my arm and asked me, ‘How long have you been an IV drug user?’” she recalled. […]

September 25, 2017

Tribe Moves to Dismiss Drug Patent Case

A Native American tribe holding patents for drugmaker Allergan Plc on Friday moved to dismiss a case brought by generic drug company Mylan NV challenging the patents. In a filing to the U.S. Patent Trial and Appeal Board, the Saint Regis Mohawk Tribe asked that Mylan’s case seeking to invalidate Allergan’s patents on dry-eye medicine […]

September 25, 2017

Legionnaires’ Outbreak at Senior Center Probed

The Minnesota Department of Health is investigating two cases of Legionnaires’ disease confirmed in residents at the SilverCreek on Main memory care and assisted living facility in Maple Grove. The first resident’s symptoms began Aug. 22, and the second resident’s symptoms began Sept. 12. MDH is working with SilverCreek to identify possible sources for the […]

September 25, 2017