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Growing Number of South Dakota law Graduates Fail Bar Exam
VERMILLION, S.D. ― The percentage of University of South Dakota School of Law graduates who fail to pass the state bar exam has increased from about 10 percent in 2013 to about 50 percent this year. The trend is prompting fears that a shortage of lawyers in rural South Dakota could get worse. Most lawyers […]
October 4, 2016
Students
Montana Tech Faculty Seek Changes After Students Expelled
BUTTE, Mont. ― Montana Tech faculty members want to revise the school’s “academic dishonesty” policy and undergo safety training after a summer in which they battled organized cheating by dozens of Middle Eastern students. The school announced in August that it had expelled 15 summer school students. The Montana Standard obtained a Faculty Senate report […]
October 4, 2016
Students
White Towson University Student Accused of Using Racial Slur
TOWSON, Md. ― A Black Towson University student has accused a white student of calling her a racial slur while arguing over a parking space last week. The Baltimore Sun reports that university officials are investigating the incident, which gained attention on social media after the Black student tweeted about it. University officials have declined […]
October 4, 2016
Faculty & Staff
State University System Wants to Reach Union Deal at Table
HARRISBURG, Pa. ― The chancellor of the state higher education system says it rejected a union proposal to have a third party outline mandatory contract terms because the system’s negotiators remain dedicated to reaching a deal at the bargaining table. “That’s the way the process is supposed to play out,” state system Chancellor Frank Brogan […]
October 4, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Support Military Families
If this election season has taught us anything, it’s that America is a nation divided. But one area where we can find common ground is the commitment to the men and women who serve our country in uniform and their families. Preserving efforts to advance not only veterans, but military families and spouses, is a […]
October 4, 2016
Other News
Online Education Breakthrough: A Master’s for $7,000
The master’s degree business is booming. College graduates looking for a leg up in the job market are flocking to one- and two-year programs that promise entry to lucrative careers. Top colleges are more than willing to provide them — for a price. Tuition for a 30-credit master’s in computer science from the University of […]
October 4, 2016
Other News
Congress Hasn’t Acted on Relief for ITT Tech Victims
WASHINGTON — When ITT Technical Institutes, a chain of for-profit career colleges accused of fraud, shuttered operations this month, many of its students became eligible for federal student-loan forgiveness. Military veterans using VA education benefits got no such relief, however. And an effort by U.S. Sen. Sherrod Brown, an Ohio Democrat, failed to change that […]
October 4, 2016
Other News
Obama Promotes Relief for Rising College Costs
President Barack Obama greatly increased financial assistance for college students since 2008, but the cost of higher education and student debt still climbs and graduation rates have remained flat. In the 2007-2008 academic year, the average combined tuition and fees for public four-year colleges and universities were $15,530, according to the College Board, a higher […]
October 4, 2016
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Honoring Black Poets
October is National Book Month, celebrated and promoted by the National Book Foundation. The nonprofit organization was established in 1989 to foster appreciation of great writing in America. The foundation sponsors the National Book Awards annually, as well as public and educational programs. This year, the foundation will present its 2016 Literarian Award for Outstanding […]
October 4, 2016
Academics
VA Overpaid Schools Millions under GI Bill
WASHINGTON — Schools approved for the GI Bill received $247.6 million more than they should have during the 2013-2014 academic year, according to a report released Friday from the Department of Veterans Affairs inspector general’s office. The post-9/11 GI Bill paid out $5.2 billion for 796,000 veterans to go to school from 2013 to 2014, […]
October 4, 2016
Veterans
Association Expands Fund for Spouse-Owned Businesses
The National Military Family Association (NMFA), a nonprofit that works to strengthen and protect military families, is now accepting applications for its Joanne Holbrook Patton Military Spouse Scholarship, Career, and Business Funds Program. The program is expanding its application period to 15 weeks to allow more time for spouses to apply. Since the program’s inception […]
October 4, 2016
Veterans
Veteran Ex-Pilot Attends Veterinary School
Major Amie Pflaum, a Tillman Scholar and full-time student in the NC State College of Veterinary Medicine, has led a path of service as a Black Hawk helicopter pilot in the U.S. Army’s Aviation Branch and currently the North Carolina Army National Guard. She has always had a love for animals and an interest in […]
October 4, 2016
Veterans
Trump Tells Veterans PTSD Victims “Can’t Handle” War
Donald Trump told a group of military veterans on Monday that some members of the military develop mental health issues because they are not “strong” and “can’t handle it.” “When you talk about the mental health problems, when people come back from war and combat, they see things that maybe a lot of the folks […]
October 4, 2016
African-American
Survey: Minorities, Whites See Life in D.C. Area Very Differently
WASHINGTON — Fear of the police is pervasive among Blacks and Latinos living in the Washington, D.C., area, while Whites and those who are well-educated or wealthy are more likely to report being “extremely satisfied” with where they live. These stark contrasts are among the findings of a groundbreaking survey report released Monday that sought […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Guillermo: Close Tax Loopholes to Finance Free College Tuition Plan
The revelation of Donald Trump’s loss of nearly a billion dollars in 1995, according to his tax records obtained by the New York Times, may bolster the visibility of the free-college tuition issue on the campaign trail. Trump’s declared losses of $916 million on his 1995 return would have allowed him not to pay any […]
October 3, 2016
Students
Colleges may get Help Fighting ‘Revenge Porn’
A proposed law that would punish people who publish “revenge porn” online will likely be put forth in the next Congress, but how effective ― if passed ― will the measure be in combating the practice on college campuses?
October 3, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Health Agenda for Lame-Duck Congress
Watchdog journalists say the ties between insurance commissioners and the insurance industry are too close, and thousands of striking nurses in Minnesota — unhappy over their health benefits — vote on a contract today. But first: We’re entering the frenetic final days before Obamacare open enrollment. LESS THAN ONE MONTH TO GO: OBAMACARE CRUNCH TIME […]
October 3, 2016
Policies
Nurse Settles Suit over Disability
NEW BRUNSWICK, N.J.— The attorney for a former New Jersey school nurse who accused her bosses of discrimination based on her disability says his client has reached a $2 million settlement with a board of education. Rose Martinez’s attorney tells NJ.com the settlement comes as she has been testifying about her attempts to seek help […]
October 3, 2016
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