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Report: Underrepresented High School Students Engage More With Institutions Through Social Media

Social media is transforming the college admissions and recruitment process, especially for underrepresented students. According to a new EAB report, nearly 30 percent of students have used a school’s social media site as a gateway to that school’s website and more than 85 percent believe that every institution should have a social media presence.

September 23, 2019

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Can We Fix How We Judge and Pay for College?

You can get a rating on everything — from an Uber driver to a fast food place. But for a recent college graduate like me, finding out things that matter to us about where to go to school and how to pay for it is getting harder, not easier.

September 23, 2019

Worcester Colleges Turn Eyes on Vaping; Policies Vary

WORCESTER — With eight deaths and more than 500 people diagnosed with vaping-related illnesses, Worcester colleges are taking action to support students’ health. At Assumption College, devices may be confiscated, according to Michael Guilfoyle, executive director of communications. This new policy became effective June 1. Read More

September 23, 2019

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U.S. Voters Support Expanding Medicare but Not Eliminating Private Health Insurance

Democratic presidential candidates are presenting policy ideas that are broadly popular with Americans, including tuition-free state colleges, but other proposals—such as Medicare for All—could complicate the party’s prospects next year, the latest Wall Street Journal/NBC News poll shows. Two-thirds of registered voters support letting anyone buy into Medicare, similar to an idea that former Vice […]

September 23, 2019

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Mumps Outbreak at College of Charleston Prompts Response From State and Local Health Officials

An outbreak of mumps at the College of Charleston has been designated by DHEC after three cases of the contagious disease have been confirmed in the past week. The first case was confirmed on Tues. Sept. 17 and the campus community was notified on Fri. Sept. 20. According to a press release from CofC, school […]

September 23, 2019

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The College of New Rochelle Plans to Auction Off Property After Bankruptcy

The College of New Rochelle, a small private Catholic college, will be auctioning off its main campus after the school filed for bankruptcy last week. Through 2020, the property will be leased to Mercy College, which will enroll 1,700 of The College of New Rochelle’s students. “We are particularly pleased that Mercy College students are […]

September 23, 2019

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Becker College Receives $1M Grant for Interactive Research Center

American Student Assistance (ASA), an innovative education organization, announced a $1 million to Becker College over the next four years in order to establish a new research center on campus. According to Becker, under the ASA Center for Digital Learning Models, students will get the opportunity to use interactive media tools to help them with […]

September 23, 2019

15 Indiana Schools Waive Application Fees For a Week

To encourage low-income applicants to apply to college, 15 Indiana colleges are waiving application fees for College Application Week, a new initiative from Sept. 23 to Sept. 27. Last year, schools only waived the fees for a day. Participating colleges include Franklin College, Indiana Tech, Purdue University Northwest, Indiana State University, Manchester University and more. […]

September 23, 2019

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HBCU Pre-Law Summit Prepares Students for Law School

Six years ago, attorney Evangeline M. Mitchell founded the National HBCU-Pre-Law Summit & Law Expo. It has become the nation’s largest gathering of HBCU undergraduate students looking to enter the legal profession.

September 22, 2019

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Huffman’s Wrist Tap Should Be Harder; Think of Crystal Mason

Many people are upset about the sentencing of Felicity Huffman, the prime time star in the Operation Varsity Blues scandal. Fourteen days? That’s it?Immediately, stories of people of color like Crystal Mason surfaced.

September 22, 2019

Billionaire Makes Good on Promise to Settle Debt for Morehouse Graduates

Billionaire Robert F. Smith has made good on his promise. On Friday, Morehouse College officials noted that Smith has paid off the loans that the graduating Class of 2019 accumulated at the tune of $34 million. He made the pledge during his commencement address back in May.

September 22, 2019

Is Hollywood Ready for Its Close-Up? UCLA Scholars Examine Progress in Diversity

A new UCLA study found that “current status quo approaches to addressing the entertainment industry’s diversity problem have failed to move the needle in any significant way.”

September 22, 2019

Collaboration Effort Creates Native American Law and Policy Institute

A partnership between the Southern University Law Center and the Coushatta Tribe of Louisiana has led to the establishment of the Native American Law and Policy Institute (NALPI). The Institute offers Federal Indian law courses, seminars and conferences including the Louisiana Rural Economic Development Summit and the Tribal Sovereignty Symposium, according to Southern University Law […]

September 21, 2019

Bard College Receives $165,000 Grant for Center Focused on Combating Hate

Bard College in New York received $165,000 from the GS Humane Corporation to fund five projects over the next two years aimed at combating hate. GS Humane Corporation is a charitable organization that educates communities on the humane treatment of all living things, according to Bard’s press release. The grant will go towards research under […]

September 20, 2019

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Florida International University Awarded $2 Million to Launch Cybersecurity Apprenticeships

Florida International University received $2 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to create a new cybersecurity apprenticeship program called Cyber-CAP. The program will train 800 cybersecurity apprentices over the course of four years. Cyber-CAP will teach participants the skills they need to earn credentials for a career in cybersecurity, according to university officials. It’s […]

September 20, 2019

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Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving Our Nation

National Hispanic Heritage Month is a great opportunity to pause and reflect on our shared history as Americans, and to celebrate the rich mosaic of people and cultures who, together, built and strengthened our Army and our nation. This year’s national theme – “Hispanic Americans: A History of Serving our Nation”– aptly captures that spirit […]

September 20, 2019

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Academy Celebrates Military, Academic Career of Former Dean Armacost at Retirement Ceremony

U.S. AIR FORCE ACADEMY, Colo. — Brigadier Gen. Andy Armacost said goodbye to the Air Force Academy Sept. 13. You could tell it wasn’t easy for the school’s former dean or his family, friends and coworkers to accept, but there he was, capping-off a 30-year military career with an official retirement ceremony in Arnold Hall. […]

September 20, 2019

Congress Wants the Military to Report Extremism in the Ranks. Here’s Why That Will Be Tough

Lawmakers want the military to explain how it’s tracking dangerous ideologies in the ranks, including white supremacy and neo-Nazisim. But even as the problem grows more widespread, it’s going to be difficult for leaders to spot and police, experts who spoke with Military.com warned. A new mandate proposed by Senate appropriators, tucked into the $695 […]

September 20, 2019