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Single-Payer Plan Would Fulfill Promises

President Donald J. Trump’s proposal to replace the Affordable Care Act with a health care law that achieves more coverage, better benefits and lower costs could be attained through single-payer reform, according to a commentary published in Annals of Internal Medicine. “President Donald Trump and congressional Republicans have vowed to repeal and replace the Patient […]

February 22, 2017

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Faculty & Staff

As the Academic World Turns, Leadership Evolves

The following trends stand out as significant and influential in terms of how colleges and universities operate.

February 22, 2017

OLGA PIERRAKOS

OLGA PIERRAKOS has been appointed founding chair of the Department of Engineering at Wake Forest University. She is program director of the Division of Undergraduate Education at the National Science Foundation (NSF). Pierrakos earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Virginia Tech, and a doctorate from the Virginia Tech-Wake Forest University School of Biomedical Engineering & Sciences.

February 22, 2017

CHERYL RULES

CHERYL RULES has been named dean of the College of Nursing and Allied Health at Grantham University. Her experience includes an extensive background in distance learning and online education. She was an ICU Clinical educator. Rules earned a master’s from Regis University and a doctorate from North Central University.

February 22, 2017

MELVIN HERRING

MELVIN HERRING has been named director of the Masters in Social Work program at Johnson C. Smith University, beginning in May 2017. Herring earned a bachelor’s from North Carolina State University, a master’s from University of North Carolina, Charlotte, and a doctorate from the University of North Carolina, Greensboro.

February 22, 2017

Social Media Scrutinity

How much of a candidate’s online presence should be considered when being recruited for a job at a college/university?

February 22, 2017

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Clemson doctoral student produces rap album for dissertation; it goes viral

CLEMSON — Clemson University doctoral student A.D. Carson is many things — poet, activist, and rap artist to name a few — but “typical Ph.D. candidate” is not one of them. So when it came to writing a dissertation, he couldn’t simply write a traditional one. Instead, he produced a 34-song rap album that already […]

February 22, 2017

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Nguyen Draws on Experience to Start Repairing Education Inequities

Dr. Thai-Huy Nguyen, selected by Diverse as a member of the 2017 Class of Emerging Scholars, says he will function as a navigator to steer disadvantaged community college students through a system for which they are largely unfamiliar.

February 21, 2017

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Diverse Conversations: Affordability Biggest Key to College Access

What does it actually take to make higher education accessible to a larger portion of the population? Affordability.

February 21, 2017

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Free Speech, at the Expense of Who and What?

Let’s be clear: The night of protest at UC Berkeley was full of controversy; however, there was no infringement on Milo Yiannopoulos’ freedom of speech. In fact, this couldn’t be anything further from the truth.

February 21, 2017

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Court Rules Against Accrediting Agency of ITT Tech, Corinthian Colleges

The Accrediting Council on Independent Colleges and Schools — the accrediting agency that had oversight for two recently collapsed for-profit schools — lost its bid to stop the U.S. Department of Education from terminating its federal recognition.

February 21, 2017

West Virginia U. Offers Tuition Incentive to Nursing Students

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. — West Virginia University is offering tuition incentives in hopes of increasing the number of highly trained nurses in the state and beyond. The WVU School of Nursing says it will offer in-state tuition for all students — regardless of residency — to enhance opportunities for nurses through the online Registered Nurse to […]

February 21, 2017

Smith College Raises Possible Record $486M

NORTHAMPTON, Mass. — A private liberal arts college for women says the Massachusetts school has raised a record-high $486 million. The Boston Globe reports Smith College in Northampton announced on Monday its “Women for the World” campaign significantly surpassed its goal of raising $450 million. The campaign launched in the fall of 2012. The school […]

February 21, 2017

University of Wyoming to Hire Diversity Officer

CASPER, Wyo. — The University of Wyoming is looking to hire a chief diversity officer in an effort to increase and retain minority students and faculty. The Casper Star-Tribune reported Monday that UW spokesman Chad Baldwin says the university has been developing the diversity officer position for more than a year in an effort to […]

February 21, 2017

Support GI Bill and “Yellow Ribbon” Aid

I recently attended briefings on Capitol Hill, sponsored by the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities at its annual meeting. On the agenda was launching the Independent College Caucus, a bipartisan initiative to recognize contributions of independent colleges and universities. Virginia’s U.S. Rep. Bob Goodlatte is a co-sponsor of the caucus, and I’ve invited […]

February 21, 2017

N.Y. Republicans Unveil Alternative to Cuomo’s

Assemblyman Joseph Giglio and other New York State Assembly Republicans have unveiled their own college affordability proposal that they say fills gaps in Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s free tuition plan. Minority Republicans earlier this week announced the Affordable College For All Initiative, a bill package they said would “modernize” the state’s Tuition Assistance Program that provides […]

February 21, 2017

Missouri College Recruiting Veterans

(West Plains) – Area veterans interested in using their Military Education Benefits to earn a college degree from Missouri State University-West Plains are invited to visit the university’s Veterans Incentive Program (VIP) Center on March 9 to learn more about the university and the process involved. No appointment is necessary. Veterans can drop by the […]

February 21, 2017

Event Will Let Veterans Test Out of Courses

The Fort Rucker Education Center exists to help Soldiers looking to further their careers through higher education and an upcoming event will allow them the chance to earn free college credits. The education center will hold its CLEP-a-thon Feb. 28 from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. on the first floor of Bldg. 4502 as a […]

February 21, 2017