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Ashford University Cries Foul on GI Bill Decision
Ashford University cries foul on veterans’ agency and California for meddling in Iowa’s decision to yank the for-profit’s GI Bill eligibility, and newly released emails show an Iowa official shared that view. Ashford University says the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs and two California agencies improperly pressured regulators in Iowa to drop the university’s eligibility […]
August 26, 2016
Students
Binghamton University Responds to Criticism over #StopWhitePeople2K16
A public university in New York says the #StopWhitePeople2K16 used as the title of a recent training session was chosen for its irony and the session ― about diversity ― wasn’t anti-White. A Binghamton University administrator issued an explanation Wednesday as the title and criticism of it made the rounds on social media. The optional, […]
August 25, 2016
Students
Fraternity Suspends Texas A&M Chapter after Student’s Death
COLLEGE STATION, Texas ― The Sigma Nu fraternity has suspended all activities of its Kappa Sigma chapter at Texas A&M University following the death by drug overdose of a member last weekend. A statement Thursday from the Lexington, Virginia-based fraternity announced the suspension while an investigation into the death of 19-year-old Anton Gridnev of Frisco […]
August 25, 2016
STEM
Doctors Ask Feds to Probe Use of Live Animals at Med School
COLUMBIA, S.C. ― The emergency-medicine training program at the University of South Carolina School of Medicine violates federal law by using live animals, according to a complaint filed Thursday by a doctors group that seeks alternatives to using animals in medical education and research. In a letter to the U.S. Department of Agriculture, the Physicians […]
August 25, 2016
Students
Calif. High School Ethnic Studies in Governor’s Hands Now
A California Bill that would mandate the teaching of ethnic studies in public schools across the state has cleared a legislative hurdled in the senate and assembly and is now headed to Governor Jerry Brown’s desk.
August 25, 2016
Students
Diverse Docket: Ousted Ohio State Band Director Loses Bias Suit
The ousted marching band director at The Ohio State University has lost his Title IX suit accusing the school of gender bias.
August 25, 2016
Students
Colleges Work to be More Family Friendly
Times are changing and colleges and universities are scrambling to keep up — at least when it comes to family benefits for employees.
August 25, 2016
Veterans
Wounded Warrior Project Helps K.C. Veteran Find a Job
KANSAS CITY, Mo. – After serving the United States during times of war, it’s still harder for veterans to find jobs than civilians. When you add an injury on top of that veteran status, the odds are even steeper. A recently released study shows many employers see veterans as heroes but they don’t necessarily see […]
August 25, 2016
Other News
Supporting Veterans? Think Local
Don’t donate to veterans’ charities that contact you through the mail, phone or TV. Don’t get me wrong. I would encourage you to give to our vets — but do it locally, to Rockland veterans groups. We should all learn a lesson from the Wounded Warrior Project and how quickly that fell apart. If you […]
August 25, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
U.S. Army Combat Veteran Reports On Business Built On Urban Farming.
After 20 years of travails and a 10-year-long war, literature’s most celebrated veteran, Odysseus, finally returns to his homeland to find he does not recognize it—or himself—at all. As he sets foot upon home soil, noble Odysseus “awoke from his sleep, having been away so long that he did not know his fatherland again”. Read […]
August 25, 2016
Other News
Service Member for Life Commits to Improving Transition
Service members often hear duty to their country isn’t just a commitment but an opportunity to be placed in a position to excel in civilian life. The newly renovated Service Member for Life program on Joint Base Lewis-McChord is committed to improving that transition process of becoming a civilian. In October, JBLM will be one […]
August 25, 2016
Academics
College Fights Education Department Decision on Going Nonprofit
The Center for Excellence in Higher Education, a Utah-based chain of career colleges, is demanding the Department of Education reconsider its request to become a nonprofit under the federal financial aid program, accusing the agency of disregarding legal precedent to advance a political agenda. The appeal arrives two weeks after the department denied the company’s […]
August 25, 2016
Academics
General Education Courses Scrutinized as College Prices Rise
Schools like Amherst College offer dozens of general education course options, and while skeptics challenge the rigor of courses in video games and zombies, advocates suggest they are an ideal way to expand critical thinking, problem solving and diversity. Read More
August 25, 2016
Academics
What Employers Think of Online Degrees
Getting an online degree is easy nowadays. Technology has certainly helped a lot of people get an education anytime and anywhere. However, do employers give the same treatment to candidates who gained their education online as with someone who went through traditional college? Read More
August 25, 2016
Academics
School 2.0: The Blended Learning Evolution
Schools across the country have moved to the next level of blended learning, turning to student-directed personalized work that matches pupils’ needs and abilities, rather than simply combining online elements with face-to-face instruction. Read More
August 25, 2016
Policy
Ruling Clears the Way for Graduate Students to Unionize
Graduate students at private institutions can now form unions, according to a 3-1 decision from the National Labor Relations Board, which redefines working and educational relationships between students and institutions. The United Auto Workers, who petitioned for representation on behalf of graduate assistants at Columbia University, successfully argued that a working relationship with an institution […]
August 25, 2016
Students
Militants Attack American University in Afghanistan
KABUL, Afghanistan ― Militants attacked the American University of Afghanistan on Wednesday, according to an Associated Press photographer who was in class at the time. Massoud Hossaini said he was in a classroom with 15 students when he heard an explosion on the southern flank of the campus. “I went to the window to see […]
August 24, 2016
Students
Ex-University of Arkansas Student Files Lawsuit in Rape Case
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. ― A former student at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville has filed a federal lawsuit alleging the school acted with “deliberate indifference” after she reported that she was raped by another student. The lawsuit was filed Monday, The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette reports. It alleges the university violated Title IX, a federal law that […]
August 24, 2016
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