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Scholars: DREAMer’s Arrest a Threat to Rights of All
Experts say the arrest of a DREAMer and aspirant university math professor who had just spoken out about the impact that immigration enforcement was having on her family has had a chilling effect on other DREAMers and is likely to reverberate beyond the community of undocumented students.
March 2, 2017
Students
Dubuque Students Apologize for Photo of Them in Blackface
DUBUQUE, Iowa — More than 150 people gathered at the University of Dubuque to discuss how to respond after two students posted a photo of themselves in blackface on social media, sparking outrage at the school and surrounding communities. The two-hour discussion Wednesday allowed students and faculty members to speak their minds, the Telegraph Herald […]
March 2, 2017
Students
Pence, not Trump, to Give Notre Dame Commencement Address
INDIANAPOLIS — Vice President Mike Pence will deliver the commencement address this spring at the University of Notre Dame, the school announced Thursday, an honor customarily reserved for newly elected U.S. presidents. Notre Dame’s president, the Rev. John Jenkins, had criticized President Donald Trump over his executive order limiting travel and refugees from some Muslim-majority […]
March 2, 2017
Students
College Students Protest Speaker Branded White Nationalist
MIDDLEBURY, Vt. — Hundreds of Vermont college students have protested a lecture by a speaker they call a white nationalist, forcing the college to move his talk to an undisclosed location on campus. Speaker Charles Murray wrote “The Bell Curve: Intelligence and Class Structure in American Life” and “Coming Apart: The State of White America, […]
March 2, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Working to Ease Veterans’ Re-Entry
Ever since the horrific attack on our country on 9/11, we in the United States have been in a watchful state. We have also actively defended our interests abroad with counterattacks on those who would harm us. On the front lines have been the men and women of our armed forces, and they have carried […]
March 2, 2017
Other News
Illinois School Adds Veterans Honor Society
EDWARDSVILLE – Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is adding SALUTE, the only national honor society dedicated to recognizing and honoring military and veteran students for their service and outstanding academic performance: Service – Academics – Leadership – Unity – Tribute – Excellence. The program is made possible by a grant from the American Council on Education/Walmart […]
March 2, 2017
Academics
Texas Bill Would Benefit Veterans
A Texas lawmaker authored a bill to prevent penalties against student veterans and their families whose benefits aren’t in sync with education deadlines. Rep. John Raney, R-College Station, authored House bill 846 to prevent higher education institutions from dropping veteran students and their families from classes or charging extra fees if their state or federal […]
March 2, 2017
Academics
Lawmakers Offer Act to Expand Military Education
(U.S. Senate) – U.S. Senator Jon Tester, Ranking Member of the Veterans Affairs Committee, and Senators Al Franken (D-Minn.), Chris Van Hollen (D-Md.), Maggie Hassan (D-N.H.), and Amy Klobuchar (D-Minn.) today are introducing legislation to ensure that America’s veterans have access to educational opportunities. The Senators’ Educational Development (ED) for Troops and Veterans Act will […]
March 2, 2017
Veterans
College Staff Take Course in Military Competency
February 28, 2017 —With about 20 percent of its students connected to the military, Texas A & M University, San Antonio, recently took an extraordinary step: It became the first college in the United States to require all faculty and staff to take “military competency” training. As part of its mission to be “military embracing,” […]
March 2, 2017
Veterans
Stanford Expands Veterans’ Programs
After serving six years in the U.S. Army, including five deployments to Iraq and Afghanistan, Cole Moses knew that the transition to academic life – as an MBA student at Stanford Graduate School of Business – would be tough. Still, even before he arrived on campus Moses knew he could rely on two organizations for […]
March 2, 2017
Other News
Scholar Rates For-Profit Schools as “Lower Ed”
Tressie McMillan Cottom studies for-profit colleges as a sociologist at Virginia Commonwealth University. She has analyzed large data sets, scrutinized financial filings, interviewed students and staff. But she has also helped enroll students at two different for-profits herself. They’re not named, but known only as “Beauty College” and “Technical College” in her new book, Lower […]
March 2, 2017
Other News
Norfolk Grad Promoted to Brigadier General
Norfolk State University alumnus, Col. Fletcher V. Washington, Class of ’92, will be promoted to the rank of brigadier general in a ceremony today in Springfield, Virginia. A native of Fredericksburg, Washington served four years enlisted in the Army National Guard as a 12B combat engineer, before graduating cum laude from Norfolk State with a […]
March 2, 2017
Students
Expert: 3-pronged Approach Key to Closing Black-White Graduation Gap
According to Dr. Andrew H. Nichols, The Education Trust’s director of higher education research and data analytics, closing the graduation gap will require three systemic changes.
March 1, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Jenkins: HBCU Presidents Couldn’t Afford to Miss White House Meeting
While it is always an honor to meet the leader of the free world, I must admit I had reservations. My reservations drove me to make a list of pros and cons and in the end my decision to attend was based on several factors.
March 1, 2017
Students
UMB Students Enjoy Day of Discovery
Four University of Maryland, Baltimore students spent the last day of Black History Month adding important pieces to the puzzles of their ancestry.
March 1, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Union: University of Oregon Planning 75 Layoffs of Faculty
EUGENE, Ore. — A labor union representing University of Oregon employees says the school is considering a plan to lay off 75 nontenured faculty members. The Register-Guard reports that United Academics says the reductions will affect employees of the College of Arts and Sciences, the College of Education and other university units. The plans come […]
March 1, 2017
Students
University of California Releases Details on 113 Employee Sexual Misconduct Cases
BERKELEY, Calif. — The University of California said it investigated 113 cases of sexual misconduct involving staff and faculty at its 10 campuses over a recent three-year period, according to hundreds of pages of internal documents released Tuesday. The information was released to The Associated Press and other news organizations following a public records request […]
March 1, 2017
Students
After Backlash, University of Iowa Restores Scholarships
IOWA CITY, Iowa — After facing lawsuits and days of criticism, the University of Iowa is shelving a plan to eliminate scholarships promised to thousands of current and incoming students. UI President Bruce Harreld announced Wednesday that he was reinstating the Iowa Heritage Award and four other smaller scholarship programs for current students and those […]
March 1, 2017
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