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Children’s Hospitals Caught in Crosshairs by Funding Cuts
Republican plans targeting federal funding for health coverage have drawn ire from Americans in all corners of the country, but some of the loudest voices are coming from parents. They have cornered members of Congress at town halls to ask how the slashed budgets will affect some of society’s most vulnerable. Suggested cuts to Medicaid […]
June 7, 2017
Students
Senators Take DeVos to Task Over Proposed Budget
U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos appeared before a Senate education subcommittee Tuesday to defend a proposed 2018 budget amid charges that it would make college less affordable and increase student debt.
June 6, 2017
African-American
Uncomfort Zone: Time for Higher Ed to Address Race and Class
Many higher education institutions have made tremendous strides in addressing disparities in the area of race and class. There is, however, a long way to go.
June 6, 2017
Students
University of Puerto Rico Reopening as Students End Protest
After more than 50 days of a sustained strike that suspended campus activities altogether, students at the University of Puerto Rico Rio Piedras campus voted to end the protest on Monday. Classes are expected to begin again next week.
June 6, 2017
Students
Ambar Sees Her Achievements as Paths to Empowering Others
Dr. Carmen Ambar, named last week as the first African American president in Oberlin College’s 184 years of existence, said that making history is affirming to African American children that they can do anything.
June 6, 2017
Students
Excellence Does Not Shield Black Students from Racism
Excellence does not shield Black students from the challenges of being Black in America.
June 6, 2017
Women
Krebs Named Executive Director of Modern Language Association
Paula Krebs, dean of the College of Humanities and Social Sciences at Bridgewater State University in Massachusetts, has been named the new executive director of the Modern Language Association. Krebs, who starts on Aug. 1, was on the MLA Executive Council from January 2013 to January 2017. She was also a member of the association’s […]
June 6, 2017
Students
Campus ‘Free Speech’ Bill Backed by Louisianan Lawmakers
BATON ROUGE, La. — Legislation seeking to protect controversial speakers’ appearances at Louisiana colleges and calling on campuses to penalize students who disrupt them has won final passage from lawmakers, but only after its punishment provisions were watered down. Rep. Lance Harris, chairman of the House Republican Delegation, has said his bill is a response […]
June 6, 2017
LGBTQ+
Campus Minister No Longer Faces Discipline for Same-sex Wedding
IOWA CITY, Iowa — A United Methodist Church organization has decided not to discipline a University of Iowa campus minister who performed a same-sex wedding. The Appointive Cabinet of the Iowa Conference had filed a complaint against the Rev. Anna Blaedel, charging her with practices considered “to be incompatible with Christian teaching.” She’s executive director […]
June 6, 2017
Students
3 Things Your Student Loan Servicer Might Not Tell You
Student loan servicers, the companies that manage $1.4 trillion in federal and private loans, haven’t been earning much trust among borrowers. Sixty-four percent of the 44,400 student loan complaints the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau collected between July 2011 and March 2017 involved problems borrowers had with their lenders or servicers, including not informing them about […]
June 6, 2017
Other News
Firm Launches College of Military Studies
RAPID CITY, S.D., June 01, 2017 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — National American University Holdings, Inc.(the “Company”) (NASDAQ:NAUH), which through its wholly owned subsidiary operates National American University (“NAU” or the “University”), a regionally accredited, proprietary, multi-campus institution of higher learning, today announced the launch of the University’s College of Military Studies. NAU has proudly served military […]
June 6, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Pell Grants — Ignore the Distraction
“The Trump administration has a funny way of showing support for the Pell Grant program, which helps low-income students afford college,” Marcella Bombardieri and Ben Miller of the Center for American Progress write in a piece for The Hechinger Report. Read More
June 6, 2017
Veterans
William & Mary Receives Troops to Teachers Grant
The William & Mary School of Education has been chosen to establish a Troops to Teachers center in Virginia to help military veterans and soon-to-be veterans become K-12 teachers, Virginia Gov. Terry McAuliffe announced last week. The $400,000 grant was awarded through the Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES), a U.S. Department of Defense […]
June 6, 2017
Academics
3 Costs Online Learning Saves
When I went back to college as a bill-paying, responsible and supportive member of a family, I became aware of financial considerations I hadn’t paid much attention to as a teenager. I knew enrolling in an online bachelor’s program would require me to pay different fees than a traditional college would, but I couldn’t attend […]
June 6, 2017
Veterans
Yale Hosts Boot Camp for Military Veterans
NEW HAVEN, Conn.–Yale University is preparing some military veterans for the transition to college life by hosting what it is calling an academic boot camp. The camp, which began on May 28 and runs through June 10, is run by the Warrior-Scholar Project and it involves immersing recent military veterans in academic preparation courses. They […]
June 6, 2017
Policy
Accreditors Weigh Rigor vs. Innovation
Dive Brief: Accreditors for higher educational institutions have worked as self-regulators for colleges and universities while helping to serve as government’s proxy to determining federal funding access, but increased pressure on schools to deliver innovative programs puts pressure on accreditors to not stymie such innovation. Richard Legon, the president of the Association of Governing Boards […]
June 6, 2017
Academics
Military Experience Earns Credits in Colorado
Veterans in Colorado will be able get college credit for military training and experience thanks to a bill signed into law by Gov. John Hickenlooper this week. The new law requires the state’s colleges and universities to figure out a policy to translate military service into college credits using the American Council on Education’s recommendations […]
June 6, 2017
Other News
Purdue President Sees Kaplan as Part of Future
WASHINGTON — Purdue University is moving full-steam ahead with plans to acquire the online learning platform of the for-profit institution, Kaplan University. On a panel discussing innovation at public universities, Purdue President Mitch Daniels painted the move as Purdue’s ticket into the future. Read More
June 6, 2017
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