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15 Indiana Schools Waive Application Fees For a Week

To encourage low-income applicants to apply to college, 15 Indiana colleges are waiving application fees for College Application Week, a new initiative from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27. Last year, schools only waived the fees for a day. Participating colleges include Franklin College, Indiana Tech, Purdue University Northwest, Indiana State University, Manchester University and more. […]

September 23, 2019

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HBCU Pre-Law Summit Prepares Students for Law School

Six years ago, attorney Evangeline M. Mitchell founded the National HBCU-Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo. It has become the nation’s largest gathering of HBCU undergraduate students looking to enter the legal profession.

September 22, 2019

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Huffman’s Wrist Tap Should Be Harder; Think of Crystal Mason

Many people are upset about the sentencing of Felicity Huffman, the prime time star in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal. Fourteen days? That’s it?Immediately, stories of people of color like Crystal Mason surfaced.

September 22, 2019

Billionaire Makes Good on Promise to Settle Debt for Morehouse Graduates

Billionaire Robert F. Smith has made good on his promise. On Friday, Morehouse College officials noted that Smith has paid off the loans that the graduating Class of 2019 accumulated at the tune of $34 million. He made the pledge during his commencement address back in May.

September 22, 2019

Is Hollywood Ready for Its Close-Up? UCLA Scholars Examine Progress in Diversity

A new UCLA study found that “current status quo approaches to addressing the entertainment industry’s diversity problem have failed to move the needle in any significant way.”

September 22, 2019

Collaboration Effort Creates Native American Law and Policy Institute

A partnership between the Southern University Law Center and the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana has led to the establishment of the Native American Law and Policy Institute (NALPI). The Institute offers Federal Indian law courses, seminars and conferences including the Louisiana Rural Economic Development Summit and the Tribal Sovereignty Symposium, according to Southern University Law […]

September 21, 2019

Bard College Receives $165,000 Grant for Center Focused on Combating Hate

Bard College in New York received $165,000 from the GS Humane Corporation to fund five projects over the next two years aimed at combating hate. GS Humane Corporation is a charitable organization that educates communities on the humane treatment of all living things, according to Bard’s press release. The grant will go towards research under […]

September 20, 2019

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Florida International University Awarded $2 Million to Launch Cybersecurity Apprenticeships

Florida International University received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to create a new cybersecurity apprenticeship program called Cyber-CAP. The program will train 800 cybersecurity apprentices over the course of four years. Cyber-CAP will teach participants the skills they need to earn credentials for a career in cybersecurity, according to university officials. It’s […]

September 20, 2019

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Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving Our Nation

National Hispanic Heritage Month is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on our shared history as Americans, and to celebrate the rich mosaic of people and cultures who, together, built and strengthened our Army and our nation. This year’s national theme – “Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving our Nation”– aptly captures that spirit […]

September 20, 2019

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Academy Celebrates Military, Academic Career of Former Dean Armacost at Retirement Ceremony

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Brigadier Gen. Andy Armacost said goodbye to the Air Force Academy Sept. 13. You could tell it wasn’t easy for the school’s former dean or his family, friends and coworkers to accept, but there he was, capping-off a 30-year military career with an official retirement ceremony in Arnold Hall. […]

September 20, 2019

Congress Wants the Military to Report Extremism in the Ranks. Here’s Why That Will Be Tough

Lawmakers want the military to explain how it’s tracking dangerous ideologies in the ranks, including white supremacy and neo-Nazisim. But even as the problem grows more widespread, it’s going to be difficult for leaders to spot and police, experts who spoke with Military.com warned. A new mandate proposed by Senate appropriators, tucked into the $695 […]

September 20, 2019

This Queer Veteran Is Running For Congress In California

WASHINGTON — Two weeks after Democratic Rep. Susan Davis announced her retirement, five candidates have announced a congressional bid for the California congressional seat. Janessa Goldbeck, a military veteran who identifies as queer, is the sixth. Goldbeck, 34, is a first-time candidate and announced her candidacy officially Wednesday, she told BuzzFeed News. She plans to […]

September 20, 2019

UC System President Plans to Step Down Next Year

After seven years leading the University of California system, President Janet Napolitano announced that she plans to step down in August 2020. Napolitano was the system’s first female president. “My time at UC has been deeply gratifying and rewarding,” Napolitano said. “I have been honored and inspired every day to serve this institution alongside incredibly […]

September 19, 2019

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House Committee Hearing Probes Problems with the Public Service Loan Forgiveness Program

Since the Public Service Loan Forgiveness program began in 2007, 99.6 percent of applications have been denied. In response, Congress passed the Temporary Expanded Public Service Loan Forgiveness to broaden the program in 2018. But the low acceptance rate held steady, according to a 2019 Government Accountability Office report.

September 19, 2019

Improvements to FAFSA Eagerly Anticipated

Speaking at the National College Access Network (NCAN) conference earlier this week. Mark A. Brown, COO of Federal Student Aid (FSA), talked about the importance of making college accessible.

September 19, 2019

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UTEP Honored for High Retention, Graduation Rates Among Underrepresented Students

The University of Texas at El Paso (UTEP) was recently recognized and given an award by the Center for Minorities and People with Disabilities in IT (CMD-IT) for their commitment to retaining and graduating students from underrepresented groups in the computer science field. CMD-IT chose to honor UTEP with their University Award for Retention of […]

September 19, 2019

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Dressed in Dreams: A Black Girl’s Love Letter to the Power of Fashion Offers a Powerful History Lesson

Dr. Tanisha C. Ford’s new book on Black women and fashion is a powerful and compelling memoir that is deeply historical.

September 19, 2019

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Oregon University Employees Plan Strike, Demand Wage Increase

Over 95 percent of higher education workers at Oregon’s seven public universities voted to authorize a strike due to wage gap disparities, Service Employees International Union (SEIU) Local 503 reported. Negotiations with management have occurred since February with workers arguing that their wages do not support their cost of living or family expenses. The employees […]

September 19, 2019