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Canada’s Switched-At-Birth Case Raises Questions
WINNIPEG, Manitoba— The Canadian government is setting up an independent investigation after DNA evidence indicated two men from a northern Manitoba indigenous community were switched at birth. David Tait Jr. was born three days after Leon Swanson in the winter of 1975 at the Norway House Indian Hospital in the western Canadian province. For years, […]
August 31, 2016
Students
GOP Strategist: Free Education a Ploy for Votes
A Republican strategist threw shade on Democratic presidential candidate Hillary Clinton’s plan for free college Tuesday but conceded he had nothing to report on where Republican candidate Donald Trump might be headed with higher education.
August 30, 2016
Students
ITT Technical Institute Halts All Student Enrollment
The company that runs the for-profit ITT Technical Institute has announced it has stopped enrolling all new students.
August 30, 2016
Students
Chicago Native Can’t Escape Feeling of Vulnerability to Violence
Darius Johnson, a Columbia University graduate student, says he left a violent Chicago neighborhood to go to college but says that “feeling completely safe is a luxury I fear I’ll never have, no matter where I am.”
August 30, 2016
Students
Police Probe Brawl that Killed College Student after Party
ITHACA, N.Y. ― An Ithaca College student fatally stabbed at Cornell University was attacked while trying to help a fellow student amid a series of fights after a weekend party, his sister said Monday. Anthony Nazaire, a 19-year-old sophomore from New York City who was majoring in business administration, and his friend were stabbed early […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Texas University President Fired after Controversial Remarks
SAN ANTONIO ― A Texas university has fired its president after he had been placed on medical leave because of “uncharacteristic behavior and comments.” The San Antonio Express-News reports the University of the Incarnate Word’s governing board on Monday announced it had voted to remove Louis Agnese Jr. as president. The newspaper says Agnese’s firing […]
August 30, 2016
Students
New Medical Program Seeks to Diversify Physicians in Omaha
OMAHA, Neb. ― Two local University of Nebraska institutions have teamed up to create a program to diversify Omaha’s physician population. The Urban Health Opportunities Program will provide tuition and other benefits to undergraduate students at the University of Nebraska at Omaha who want to be doctors in Omaha, particularly in the northeast and southeast […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Another University furls Confederate-themed Mississippi Flag
JACKSON, Miss. ― Another Mississippi university has stopped flying the state flag that prominently features the Confederate battle emblem. Mississippi State University becomes the sixth of the state’s eight public universities to do so. University spokesman Sid Salter said Tuesday that President Mark Keenum approved deans’ plans to remove the flag from four locations […]
August 30, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
How to Increase MOOC Completion Rate
St. George’s University has increased the pass rate of students in its public health massive open online course by more than 400%, and nearly five times the national completion rate for similar distance learning modules. The course uses flipped classroom models, peer review and industrial infusion to make lessons more engaging and enriched for students. […]
August 30, 2016
Policy
SACS: U of L May Have Serious Accreditation Issues
FRANKFORT, Ky. (AP) — The University of Louisville, whose governing board has been in limbo for months through a series of executive orders and legal challenges, now has something else to worry about: its status as an accredited university. The president of the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools Commission on Colleges says Gov. Matt […]
August 30, 2016
Academics
How Workforce Learning Trends May Shape Higher Education
Technology is reshaping the way industries and corporations are training employees to increase productivity, according to EdSurge, and that new focus, designed to engage younger employees, could have impact on higher education academic delivery models. Organizations are substituting theory-based models in exchange for scenario-based, practical instruction to help learners be more attuned to instruction. Lessons […]
August 30, 2016
Academics
NY Advisory Council on Military Education (NYSACME) Opens Registration
The New York State Advisory Council on Military Education’s membership includes institutions, organizations, and individuals who are involved in the support of veteran, guard, reserve, and active duty students in any aspect of their educational journey. Our annual symposium allows us to come together and share best practices, current trends, and new policies as they […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
ITT Won’t Be Able to Enroll Students from Wisconsin
A national for-profit college with campuses in Greenfield and Madison will not be allowed to enroll any new students from Wisconsin either at its campuses or online until it can convince the state’s Educational Approval Board that it is financially stable. The state’s action against ITT Technical Institute — one of the first for-profit colleges […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
Accreditor Pushes Back Decision on ITT
The Accrediting Council for Independent Colleges and Schools this week said it will decide whether or not to sanction ITT Technical Institutes after a hearing scheduled for December, according to a federal filing from ITT. The controversial for-profit chain earlier this year was told by the national accreditor, which itself is facing existential scrutiny, to […]
August 30, 2016
Other News
Education Department Bans ITT from Enrolling New Students
The U.S. Department of Education today took a series of actions to protect students and taxpayers by banning ITT Educational Services, Inc. (ITT) from enrolling new students using federal financial aid funds, and stepping up financial oversight of the for-profit educational provider. This move follows determinations made by the school’s accreditor, the Accrediting Council for […]
August 30, 2016
Students
Campus Pride Releases New List of Anti-LGBTQ College Campuses
Campus Pride, a Charlotte-based LGBT advocacy group, released a new “Shame List” of college campuses that hold anti-LGBTQ policies.
August 29, 2016
Home
Online Petition Circulates to Extend Mangum’s Contract
An online petition has been circulating by alumni of Florida A&M University to have Dr. Elmira Mangum’s contract extended after her forced resignation.
August 29, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Medical School Diversity Means Better Health Care Later
American medical schools are suffering from a severe case of economic and racial homogeneity, which is fueling physician shortages in vulnerable communities. Doctors are most likely to work in areas that share their demographics. White medical students from wealthy backgrounds tend to return to well-off, predominantly white locales to practice. Conversely, communities that produce few […]
August 29, 2016
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