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Campus Suicides Rattle N.J. College. Students Demand Improved Mental Health Services.
The Rowan University student was sleeping in her dorm room when it happened two years ago. In the middle of the night, another student killed himself nearby on the Glassboro campus. “It really struck me and I think about that a lot. Somebody felt like there was no other option that they had than to […]
December 9, 2019
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December 9, 2019
News Roundup
Ascendium Funds New Initiative to Improve Prison Education System
Using $5 million in funding, Ascendium Education Group will launch a new initiative focused on developing more postsecondary education opportunities within the prison system. Under the program, “Optimizing Delivery Systems for Higher Education in Prison: Postsecondary Pathways for Re-Entry Transition,” three sites were given a one-year $150,000 planning grant. There will also be $800,000 of […]
December 8, 2019
Native Americans
Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership Supports Native Students in STEM
In the sciences, only 48 research doctorates were awarded to Native American and Alaska Native students, out of the 11,764 doctorates awarded to U.S. residents in 2012. The Sloan Indigenous Graduate Partnership supports Native American scholars pursuing graduate education in STEM disciplines.
December 8, 2019
Students
Marymount University Unveils New Scholarship for DREAMers
Marymount University (MU) recently announced its creation of a new scholarship available to DREAMers, or recipients of the federal DACA (Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals) program. Earlier this year, MU began a partnership with TheDream.US, the nation’s largest college access program from DREAMers, which enabled incoming MU DREAMers to apply for the organization’s national scholarship. […]
December 8, 2019
Community Colleges
New Community Colleges Catering to Needs of Next Generation of Students
In the last 10 years, a small group of new community colleges has emerged on the U.S. higher education landscape poised to respond to evolving needs of students.
December 8, 2019
News Roundup
South Carolina State, Claflin to Share $1.4M Teacher Education Grant
The South Carolina Legislature awarded a $1.4 million grant to South Carolina State University’s (SCSU) Department of Education to fund the Teacher Education Initiative in partnership with Claflin University (CU). As both colleges plan to improve minority access to careers in education, CU will receive $400,000 of SCSU’s gift. The schools plan to recruit high […]
December 8, 2019
International
NYU Launches Dual Degree Program With Indian Institute of Technology
New York University’s engineering school and the Indian Institute of Technology, Kanpur are embarking on an international partnership, offering a new dual doctoral degree program in computer and electrical engineering.
December 8, 2019
News Roundup
Yale Receives $100M Gift to Advance Public-School System Equity
The Eli and Edythe Broad Foundation donated $100 million to the Yale School of Management (SOM) to advance equity within public-school systems. Through the donation, education leaders are eligible to earn their master’s degrees tuition-free and superintendents can enroll in developmental training. Additionally, research will be conducted on public education leadership. This initiative aims to […]
December 8, 2019
African-American
FAMU Professor Serves as Model for Rosa Parks Sculpture
Dr. Kimberly Brown Pellum, a Florida A&M University history professor, served as the model for a Rosa Parks sculpture recently unveiled in Montgomery, Alabama. The sculpture commemorates the 64th anniversary of the day police arrested Parks for refusing to give up her bus seat, then igniting the year-long Montgomery Bus Boycott. The sculptor had asked […]
December 8, 2019
Academics
Children of Wartime Veterans Scramble to Repay Money After State Makes Last-Minute Cut to Scholarship
GREENVILLE, N.C. (WBTV) – Children of wartime veterans—including children whose parents have been killed or injured in combat—are scrambling to repay money and adjust budgets for the spring semester after the North Carolina Department of Military and Veterans Affairs slashed a promised state-funded scholarship weeks before the semester’s end. The North Carolina Scholarship for Wartime […]
December 8, 2019
Other News
Fort Leonard Wood Robotics University Develops New Robot to be Used by All Services
The Robotics University at Fort Leonard Wood, Training Area 211, is ready to field a new robot — the Man Transportation Robotic System Increment II (MTRS Inc II) — to be used by the Army, Air Force, Marines and Navy for multiple purposes, including explosive ordnance disposal and detection of chemical, biological, radiological and nuclear […]
December 8, 2019
Other News
University in Ohio Developing Hearing Protection for Military Dogs
CINCINNATI (AP) — Researchers at the University of Cincinnati are working on developing hearing protection for canines on the battlefield. The head of the project tells WKRC-TV in Cincinnati that the goal is to prevent short-term hearing loss in military working dogs. Read More
December 8, 2019
Other News
Pensacola NAS Shooting Victim ‘Saved Countless Lives With His Own’
Family members have identified Joshua Kaleb Watson, 23, a recent graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, as one of the victims of Friday’s shooting at Naval Air Station Pensacola. “Joshua Kaleb Watson saved countless lives today with his own,” wrote his brother, Adam Watson, late Friday. “After being shot multiple times he made it outside […]
December 8, 2019
Community Colleges
Owens Community College President Creates Initiative to Combat Community College Stigma
To combat “pejorative” and “outdated” views on community colleges, Owens Community College President Dr. Steve Robinson launched a social media campaign.
December 5, 2019
HBCUs
Stepping Away from the Brink Part V: The Call to Action for HBCUs
It is no secret that, from their inception, HBCUs have filled a series of voids within the Black community. Against a backdrop of centuries of deprivation to live out their full potential, newly enfranchised Africans and their progeny born in this country possessed few skills that would make them competitive in the mid-to-late 19th & 20th century American industrial economies.
December 5, 2019
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FIRE Report Examines Free Speech on College Campuses
The Foundation for Individual Rights in Education (FIRE) has released its annual report on institutional policies that can restrict student expression.
December 5, 2019
News Roundup
After Racist Graffiti, Salisbury University Announces New Diversity and Inclusion Initiatives
Salisbury University is enacting new diversity and inclusion initiatives after racist messages were repeatedly found in Fulton Hall, Delmarva Now reported. Salisbury University President Dr. Charles Wight announced in a statement on Tuesday that the school will be creating a chief diversity officer role. The new position will report directly to him as a part […]
December 5, 2019
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