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Community Colleges

UHD’s “Degree Maps” Put Students on Track to Graduation

Houston Community College (HCC) and Lone Star College (LSC) are partnering with the University of Houston-Downtown (UHD) to implement “degree maps” to help students graduate on time with less debt. Embedded advisors at HCC and LSC will counsel students in the transition from their associate degree program to a bachelor’s degree program at UHD by […]

September 21, 2018

Native Americans

Police Detainment of Native American Brothers Sparks Campus Campaign

A campaign is set to launch at Colorado State University in response to an April 30 incident when two Native American brothers touring the campus were searched and detained by police, according to a press release issued this week. The American Civil Liberties Union, which is launching the,“Living While Black,” campaign and representing the brothers, […]

September 21, 2018

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University, Fund Partner to Help Navy SEALS

MOON TWP. — A new partnership between Robert Morris University and the SEAL Future Fund will give active duty and veteran SEALs the opportunity to earn a degree at the university. The SEAL Future Fund offers scholarships to bridge the funding gap between military education benefits and full tuition. SEALs who are looking to transition […]

September 21, 2018

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Chilean Officer Stands Out at U.S. Naval War College

Chilean Navy Commander Sergio Gómez took on the role of instructor through the U.S. Naval War College (USNWC), teaching U.S. military students. The Chilean Navy officer will deliver several courses and participate in humanitarian aid conferences in military and civil institutions until 2019. The Chilean officer began teaching as part of his studies at USNWC’s […]

September 21, 2018

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MOOCs Are Reshaping Higher Education

Are MOOCs still capable of reshaping higher education? Those of us who have been following MOOCs since the beginning are all too familiar with narrative that has surrounded them. First, there were the overblown predictions that MOOCs would bring about the downfall of higher education as we know it. Then, when that didn’t happen (at […]

September 21, 2018

Professional Networking in Military Paves Way to Careers Later

Servicemembers have many options to prepare for civilian employment after their military service. They can take advantage of education and training programs, acquire skills that are attractive to civilian hiring managers, and learn how to translate their military experience into civilian employment terminology. Another important step is professional networking. In this digital age, servicemembers can […]

September 21, 2018

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Penn Will Have First Online Bachelor’s in the Ivy League

The University of Pennsylvania this summer announced its first online master’s degree. Now it will be offering an online bachelor’s degree, too, and says it’s the first Ivy League university to do so. The new bachelor of applied arts and sciences degree, targeted to working adults and other nontraditional students, will be offered through Penn’s […]

September 21, 2018

Report: Counselors Need Better Training to Help Students Apply to Colleges

Confusing wording on financial aid documents, not enough access to school counselors along with the limited knowledge of the counselors they can access, are just some of the barriers facing low-income and first-generation students needing critical information about college financing options, according to a new report.

September 20, 2018

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African-American

The Metaphysical Dilemma: Academic Black Women

Daughter, sister, wife, mother, these titles are typically attributed to women. Academic, researcher, doctor, professor, scholar, these titles are typically attributed to men. African-American, Black, Black American, Colored and Negro are terms used to describe Americans in the Black (socially constructed) racial group. What though, if you identify with all of the descriptors?

September 20, 2018

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Study Reveals Perceptions of the Student Voice on Campuses

WASHINGTON – Leaders of student government organizations on college campuses perceive themselves as having more impact on institutional decision-making when they have a right to speak during discussion as opposed to an ability to vote later in the process, according to a study by the National Campus Leadership Council.

September 20, 2018

Harvard to Award Kaepernick W.E.B. Du Bois Medal

Colin Kaepernick, a former San Francisco 49ers quarterback-turned-activist, will be one of eight people who will receive Harvard University’s W.E.B. Du Bois Medal at the Hutchins Center Honors on Oct. 11. “The medal honors those who have made significant contributions to African and African American history and culture, and more broadly, individuals who advocate for […]

September 20, 2018

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New Jersey Colleges that Mishandle Sexual Assault Allegations Could Face Fines

New Jersey colleges that mishandle sexual assault allegations could be hit with a $10,000 fine, according to a report by NJ Advance Media. If the New Jersey state bill is passed, the state’s secretary of higher education would be allowed to impose a fine if a university is found to not have sufficiently punished a student sexual assault offender. […]

September 20, 2018

Focus Group: College Students Don’t Know Where to Buy Stamps

Some college students in Fairfax County, Virginia said they aren’t mailing in their absentee ballots, simply because they don’t know where to buy a postage stamp, according to a WIVB report. Those are the findings of a Fairfax County focus group, which polled interns working in different Fairfax County Government offices. County officials said they […]

September 20, 2018

Seattle University Set to Divest in Fossil Fuels

Seattle University is set to be the first college in Washington state and the first Jesuit college to divest in fossil fuels, according to a report by the Seattle Times. University officials said it would no longer invest any of its $230 million endowment in, “funds and securities” of fossil fuel companies. “By taking this step […]

September 20, 2018

Scholar Inspires Next Generation of Researchers

Even though Dr. James Earl Davis grew up in the rural South, near Huntsville, Alabama, he has always loved cities. Now, Davis — a prolific researcher and teacher — uses urban spaces as a platform for his scholarship at Temple University, where he holds the Bernard C. Watson Endowed Chair in Urban Education and is a professor of higher education and educational leadership.

September 20, 2018

Supplying Teachers

The military has a knack for instilling positive traits in its personnel. Businesses and other organizations have benefited from the ability of military veterans they’ve hired to work under pressure, stay organized and motivate others. It’s easy to see how those skills would translate to the classroom. A Defense Department program has helped fortify teaching […]

September 20, 2018

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Academy Announces Criminal Hazing Charges

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Two U.S. Air Academy cadets face charges stemming from a hazing incident involving the Colorado school’s swim team. The Gazette reports that the criminal charges announced by the academy on September 13 are without precedent in the academy’s 64-year history because previous hazing cases have been handled through the school’s administrative […]

September 20, 2018

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Report: Students Better Served by Public Colleges, Than by For-Profits

As for-profit colleges have come under fire over the past several years, the industry defended the low graduation and job placement rates and some of its schools by arguing that these colleges serve the riskiest students who might not otherwise have access to a degree. It’s true that for-profit colleges educate single parents, women, minority, […]

September 20, 2018

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