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University of Louisville Removing Papa John from Stadium Name

The University of Louisville is removing Papa John’s from its football stadium’s name after a report the pizza chain’s founder used a racial slur. The company’s logo has been on Papa John’s Cardinal Stadium since it was built 20 years ago. John Schnatter, who also resigned from the university’s board of trustees, apologized this week […]

July 13, 2018

Gina Adams: Power Player Who Supports Scholars

Every work day is a busy day for Gina F. Adams, which makes lunch on this particular Friday a welcomed diversion. It’s even more special because Adams is meeting for the first time with a first-year student at Howard University’s School of Law.

July 13, 2018

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NATO Spending

President Trump is already drawing headlines for his gaffes at this week’s NATO conference. But perhaps worse is his bold—but more mainstream—demand that NATO countries meet an arbitrary military spending goal. The president wants NATO countries to spend 4% of their GDP on their militaries. In fairness, Trump didn’t dream up this daffy idea himself: […]

July 13, 2018

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Filmmaker to Open WWII Education Center

PROVIDENCE, R.I. (AP) — A filmmaker who shares the stories of World War II veterans is opening an education center in Rhode Island so students can learn about the war and meet the men who fought in it. Tim Gray, founder of the nonprofit World War II Foundation, has made 21 documentaries and amassed a […]

July 13, 2018

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N.C. Schools Invite Students Burned by For-Profits

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro and Wake Technical Community College are two public institutions encouraging students from three for-profit colleges to consider them for transfer this fall. South University in High Point and the Art Institutes in Durham and Charlotte will close at the end of the year. Like other for-profit colleges, those […]

July 13, 2018

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83-Year-Old Charged With Posing as Marine Vet for Benefits

PENSACOLA, Fla. — An 83-year-old Florida man has pleaded guilty to pretending to be a veteran so he could receive hundreds of thousands of dollars in benefits. According to a statement from the U.S. attorney for the Northern District of Florida, Richard Kohl claimed to serve with the Marines in the Korean war, forging government […]

July 13, 2018

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Major Colleges Dropping Essay Test as Barrier

The SAT and ACT essay tests began with fanfare in 2005, a bid to assess the writing chops of college-bound students under the pressure of a clock. Now, many colleges say time’s up for those exams. With a few notable exceptions, the consensus in higher education is that the tests are becoming an afterthought even […]

July 13, 2018

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What Can an Academic Tell Soldiers?

It was near the end of the evening commander’s update briefing on 6 June 2010, and her audience included dozens of staff officers in various combat uniforms. Hundreds more joined via videoconference from the regional commands in Afghanistan and NATO bases around the world. ISAF commander General Stanley McChrystal sat solemn-faced at the hub of […]

July 13, 2018

DOD to Bar G.I. Bill Transfer for Long-Serving Troops

Starting next year, service members who have been in the military for more than 16 years will no longer be able to transfer GI Bill benefits to their dependents — a change to current Pentagon policy that’s garnered mixed reviews from military advocates. The Defense Department announced today it is instituting the 16-year cap, effective […]

July 13, 2018

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Army Ousts Recruits Lured by Promise of Citizenship as ‘Security Threats’

NEW YORK – In June, a young Pakistani student studying in Minnesota managed to get his hands on the documents that explained why he wouldn’t be allowed to join the United States Army. The electrical engineering student, who didn’t want his name revealed because of fear of reprisals if he goes back to Pakistan, “has […]

July 13, 2018

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What Higher Ed Can Learn from Ocasio-Cortez Campaign

Given Alexandri Ocasio-Cortez’s success in engaging first-time voters, despite being significantly underfunded compared to her opponent, her election has many lessons for colleges throughout the nation to take note of in engaging their students and surrounding communities to participate in local elections.

July 12, 2018

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DACA Student Gets MBA, Eyes Entrepreneurship

Despite the obstacles Jorge Mendez Barcelo faced as an immigrant from Mexico, who arrived in the United States in 2007 at the age of 15, he was able to earn his master’s degree in business administration and establish his own business.

July 12, 2018

University of South Carolina Raises Tuition Nearly 3 Percent

COLUMBIA, S.C. The University of South Carolina is raising undergraduate tuition costs for the coming year nearly 3 percent. The school’s board of trustees approved the increase Wednesday. The school said in a news release that in addition to the 2.9 percent tuition increase, there will also be a 3.5 percent increase in food service […]

July 12, 2018

Chinese Professor Suspended Following Misconduct Complaints

BEIJING— A leading Chinese university has suspended a prominent primatologist in a victory for China’s slow-building #MeToo movement. Sun Yat-sen University in Guangzhou said in a Thursday statement on social media that it would suspend Zhang Peng and revoke his honorary titles after confirming two complaints from female students. The university did not disclose the […]

July 12, 2018

White Nationalist Agrees to Discourage Paramilitary Activity

RICHMOND, Va. — An organizer of a White nationalist rally that erupted in violence in Virginia last summer has agreed to “actively discourage” armed paramilitary activity at any future rallies in Charlottesville, under an agreement filed in court Thursday. The consent decree signed by Jason Kessler resolves a lawsuit brought on behalf of the city […]

July 12, 2018

International Collaborative Explores Social and Emotional Learning in Higher Education

PRINCETON, N.J. – As he talked, listened and observed over the course of three days at a New Jersey conference center, Dr. Monte Randall kept thinking about the struggles of students at College of the Muscogee Nation in Oklahoma, where he is dean of academic affairs, and at the other 35 tribal schools in the American Indian Higher Education Consortium.

July 12, 2018

The Wild West

Everyone in America should be concerned about recent news that the U.S. Department of Education has quietly but steadily deprioritized investigations into fraud and abuse by a number of for-profit institutions. This doesn’t just impact current and future students — it affects every tax-paying citizen in our country. Higher education is more than a series […]

July 12, 2018

Navy Changes Tuition Aid Policy

The U.S. Navy recently removed the fiscal year limit of 16 semester hours (or equivalent) and allowed Sailors to use tuition assistance (TA) up to the funding cap of $4,500. TA will continue to be paid up to the current DoD limits of $250 per semester hour, $166.67 per quarter hour, or $16.67 per clock […]

July 12, 2018