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Back-to-School Military Veterans Find Support at Kalamazoo Valley Community College

KALAMAZOO, Mich. — For military veterans returning home, going back to school can create new challenges. “A lot of us have had experiences that most people don’t understand,” said Shelby Powers, a long-serving veteran of the armed forces and student at Kalamazoo Valley Community College. “For people who have injuries, or PTSD, there are lot […]

November 8, 2019

Mississippi College to Reduce Tuition for Military

CLINTON, Miss. (WLBT) – Mississippi College is reducing tuition for students in the military. Beginning with the Spring semester in January, military personnel will receive reduced tuition for graduate or undergraduate programs. “We believe this agreement will open doors for men and women serving in our nation’s military forces to enroll at Mississippi College to […]

November 8, 2019

High-Ranking Dog Provides Key Training For Military’s Medical Students

The newest faculty member at the Uniformed Services University of the Health Sciences has a great smile ― and likes to be scratched behind the ears. Shetland, not quite 2 years old, is half-golden retriever, half-Labrador retriever. As of this fall, he is also a lieutenant commander in the Navy and a clinical instructor in […]

November 8, 2019

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Department of Education Will Cancel Loans For Art Institute of Colorado and Illinois Institute of Art Students

The Department of Education will cancel student loans and restore Pell grant eligibility for students who attended the Art Institute of Colorado or the Illinois Institute of Art between January 20, 2018 and December 31, 2018, U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos announced on Friday. It will also extend the closed school discharge lookback period […]

November 8, 2019

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Furious Flower Poetry Center Celebrating 25 Years

In September 1994, if you were a Black poet or needed assurance that Black poetry and its writers were not extinct but alive, cra¬fting, publishing, teaching and flourishing, then the inaugural Furious Flower Poetry Conference at James Madison University was the place to be. Since that first decade-defining gathering 25 years ago, Furious Flower has grown into an internationally recognized center for the study and preservation of Black poetry.

November 8, 2019

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Hampton University Offers Another Free Semester to Bahamian Students

After Hurricane Dorian struck the Bahamas in August, Hampton University opened its doors to 43 displaced students from the University of the Bahamas-North Campus. Now, as the fall semester draws to a close, Hampton University recently announced it will offer those students a second semester of free room, board and tuition. “It’s a great feeling,” […]

November 8, 2019

Faculty & Staff

University of West Georgia Considers Cutting Faculty Members

The University of West Georgia found itself with a $3 million tuition revenue gap this fall after enrollment fell by 500 undergraduate students, the Atlanta Journal-Constitution reported. As a result, the school is considering cutting members of its faculty. According to state data, University of West Georgia employs 590 faculty members with an average salary […]

November 8, 2019

University System of Maryland Selects New Chancellor

Dr. Jay A. Perman, the president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore, has been chosen to be the new chancellor of the University System of Maryland, the Baltimore Sun reported. Perman worked at the Johns Hopkins University School of Medicine then led the University of Maryland medical school’s pediatrics department. He also served as dean […]

November 8, 2019

University of Utah Announced $2.5M Scholarship Program

To increase the number of students completing their degrees within four years, the University of Utah has announced a $2.5 million scholarship program. Students are automatically considered for the scholarship when they apply to the university. In order to be eligible, students must have at least a 3.2 GPA, be a Utah resident, start school […]

November 8, 2019

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Book Review: How to Be an Antiracist

“How to Be an Antiracist,” has catapulted Dr. Ibram X. Kendi — already a National Book Award winner, professor and founding director of the Antiracist Research and Policy Center at American University — to greater heights.

November 7, 2019

Higher Ed Institutions Wrestle With Reparations and Repentance

In a growing reparations movement, universities like Georgetown are looking for ways to financially give back after discovering historic ties with slavery, provoking difficult conversations on campus about what restitution means and how much, if anything, is enough.But for religious higher education institutions, reparations involve another layer of dialogue – struggling with not only their tangled financial pasts but their theological contributions to slavery.

November 7, 2019

Diverse and CoopLew Partnership to Spark Wave of Diversity Initiatives, Research, and Literature

PRESS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Ralph Newell Phone: 703.385.2419 Email: Ralph@DiverseEducation.com Partnership to focus on key areas and experts of diversity administration and targeted skill-sets for diversity officers in higher education Fairfax, Va.— CoopLew and Diverse announce a partnership for an ongoing series of national diversity initiatives, research, and literature in higher education. The […]

November 7, 2019

Emerson College Looks to Absorb Marlboro College

Officials from Emerson College said that it is considering a plan to merge with Marlboro College, a small liberal arts school located in southern Vermont. Due to declining college enrollment nationwide, Marlboro, like many other schools, has struggled financially in recent years. In a statement Marlboro’s President Dr. Kevin Quigley wrote, “While this announcement is […]

November 7, 2019

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What I Learned from The Vagina Monologues

One of the proudest accomplishments of my undergraduate experience was my involvement with the V-Day Movement that produces The Vagina Monologues every year. Freshman fall, I joined this organization whose mission is to “end violence against all women and girls (cisgender, transgender, and those who hold fluid identities that are subject to gender-based violence).”

November 7, 2019

Massasoit Community College Joins Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan

Massasoit Community College will join Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which aims to increase higher education accessibility. Under the program, up to three years of community college tuition is covered for eligible low-income students. The application deadline is Dec. 8 and students can start their courses during the spring 2020 semester. In order to be […]

November 7, 2019

Students Pay Off Parking Fines With Peanut Butter and Jelly at the University of Alaska Anchorage

At the University of Alaska Anchorage, individuals can pay off unpaid parking fines with an unusual currency – peanut butter and jelly sandwiches. This is an annual tradition meant to combat student hunger. For a week, the university accepts peanut butter and jelly ingredients in lieu of cash. The food goes to a pantry for […]

November 7, 2019

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Milwaukee Serves as Backdrop to Examine Issues Plaguing Black Males

If you look at the data surrounding the Brew City, it is hard to believe Milwaukee is making any progress to move the needle at all on racial equity. The city has the highest Black-White segregation and the highest rate of incarceration of Black males in the country. The state of Wisconsin, anchored by the city of Milwaukee, has the worst Black-White achievement gap in the country as evidenced by National Assessment of Educational Progress (NAEP) scores, a truth that has persisted for over 15 years.

November 6, 2019

Johns Hopkins University and The Atlantic Host Civic Education Conference

WASHINGTON– The Atlantic and the Stavros Niarchos Foundation Agora Institute at Johns Hopkins University (JHU) convened various leaders in education and business to discuss civic education on Wednesday at the Newseum in Washington D.C. The conference, Civics and the Future of Democracy, included six panels that discussed the meaning of civic education and the role […]

November 6, 2019