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One-Stop Shopping Helps Student Veterans
Success comes in many forms, including the newly remodeled, 1,600-square-foot Veteran Success Center (VSC) located in the University Union Fieldhouse at Northern Arizona University. For a veteran student, success can mean finding a safe space on campus to interact with other military-affiliated students and relax, watch TV and play ping-pong. Read More
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Army Nurse Shares Experience
Capt. Kelly Elmlinger, a cancer survivor and Army nurse, shared a story of resilience and recovery during her battle with cancer with William Beaumont Army Medical Center nurses, April 6. Growing up, Elmlinger was always athletic. She participated in various high school sports and was even award a scholarship based off her athleticism. But Elmlinger […]
April 25, 2017
Other News
Women Veterans Alliance Empowers Lives
Sevrine Banks served in the U.S. Army for 20 years, retiring as a Sergeant First Class. Once retired though, she missed the close-knit community that the military brought her, so she became a member of the new and local Sacramento chapter of Women Veterans Alliance, a professional organization dedicated to impacting and empowering the lives […]
April 25, 2017
Other News
Iowa Soldier Creates Career Path
ONAWA, Iowa — Randy Lee, a soldier who grew up in Soldier, Iowa, enjoys the challenge of directing his “troops” at American Coating & Welding, a small business he founded in Onawa in 2015. “Something like one out of every seven veterans starts their own business,” said Lee, who served with the U.S. Army in […]
April 25, 2017
Academics
Brown U. Plans to Recruit at Military Bases
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University says it has signed a memorandum with the Defense Department so it can talk to service members at military bases about attending the university. The Ivy League university in Providence, Rhode Island, says one of its admissions officers visited Norfolk, Virginia, but couldn’t go to the Navy base because Brown […]
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Wounded GW Student Finishes Marathon
First-year graduate student and U.S. Air Force veteran Adam Popp ran the Boston Marathon alongside tens of thousands of runners last week. But for Popp, the journey to the finish line wasn’t so simple. Eight years ago, doctors told Popp, a rehabilitation counseling major, that he couldn’t run anymore because of complications from his amputated […]
April 25, 2017
Veterans
Report: Graduation Rates Under GI Bill Are Poor
Colleges and universities often benefit from GI Bill funding that supports the enrollment of military veterans, but many of those veterans do not graduate from these educational institutions with degrees, according to The Hechinger Report. An average of only 15% of full-time student veterans receiving benefits from GI Bill funding graduated from community colleges with […]
April 25, 2017
Students
Rodriguez: Liberation or Social Justice?
The Chicano Movement did not use the term “social justice,” though it was very much a part of its agenda.
April 24, 2017
Students
Education Advocates Uneasily Awaiting Trump Budget
“I’ve been in higher education for a long time, but I’ve not seen this level of uncertainty and unpredictability,” Dr. Judith Eaton, president of the Council for Higher Education Accreditation, said Monday.
April 24, 2017
Students
Return of the Teach-In: Lessons Learned from Opening up Communication
At Keene State College, as well around the country, there was a sense that people on all sides of the political spectrum felt concerns that needed to be expressed.
April 24, 2017
Students
Ex-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’
Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.
April 24, 2017
Students
Ann Coulter’s Backers at UC Berkeley File Lawsuit
BERKELEY, Calif. — University of California, Berkeley students who invited Ann Coulter to speak on campus have filed a lawsuit against the university, saying it is discriminating against conservative speakers and violating students’ rights to free speech. Harmeet Dhillon, a San Francisco attorney who represents the Berkeley College Republicans, filed the lawsuit Monday in U.S. […]
April 24, 2017
Students
FAMU’s Potential Freshman Class Up by a Third
TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Officials at Florida A&M University credit an intensive recruitment drive with increasing by more than a third the number of potential freshmen in next fall’s incoming class. University officials at the historically Black school said Monday that more than 2,000 potential freshmen have been admitted for next fall’s class, an increase of […]
April 24, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Engineer Set to Take Over New York State University System
ALBANY, N.Y. — An entrepreneur and engineer who has worked in government and is in the National Inventors Hall of Fame was confirmed Monday as leader of one of the nation’s largest public university systems. The State University of New York Board of Trustees unanimously approved Kristina M. Johnson’s appointment as chancellor of the 64-campus […]
April 24, 2017
Sports
Athletic Director: Complaints, Not Bias, Led to Iowa Coach’s Firing
DES MOINES, Iowa — University of Iowa athletic director Gary Barta said Monday that three rounds of complaints from parents and field hockey players prompted an investigation into the program that ultimately led to the firing of coach Tracey Griesbaum in 2014. Griesbaum’s termination is a central piece of a lawsuit filed by former top […]
April 24, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Fix the Healthcare System
Empathy for customers is perhaps the most powerful engine for success, but it is missing from many industries. When we experience the empathy gap in industries like air travel, it’s frustrating — but in other scenarios, like getting health care, it can be life threatening. Many Americans, including those with health insurance, cannot see the […]
April 24, 2017
Other News
Program to Prepare Detroit Residents for Healthcare Jobs
DETROIT— Three health systems will work with the city to train Detroit residents for entry-level healthcare jobs. Mayor Mike Duggan announced the partnership with the Detroit Medical Center, Henry Ford Health System and St. John Providence. Training for patient care associates and patient sitters will be provided by Focus: HOPE and Oakland University’s School of […]
April 24, 2017
Disparities
Rare, Deadly Mouse-Borne Virus Increases
As the weather warms and people turn to spring cleaning and outdoor activities such as camping and hiking, they need to beware of a rare but deadly virus that is spread through mouse droppings and kills up to 40 percent of people who become infected, public health officials said. The severe respiratory illness is known […]
April 24, 2017
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