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Academics
Transition Program Free to Active Military
SAVANNAH, Ga. – The Georgia Department of Economic Development (GDEcD) recently announced plans to fund an online entry-level course for all active duty service members in Georgia. The course, Veterans Training and Transition (VET2) 101, was developed by Georgia Tech Professional Education and will ensure Georgia service members are provided employment opportunities and assistance in […]
March 14, 2017
Academics
Roundtable: Making Education More Accessible
LUBBOCK, TX (NEWS RELEASE) – Col. Lou Ortiz, director of Texas Tech University’s Military & Veterans Programs, participated today (March 9) in a roundtable discussion about the educational opportunities for service members and veterans, hosted by the House Committee of Veterans’ Affairs Subcommittee on Economic Opportunity. The discussion centered on the post-Sept. 11 G.I. Bill, […]
March 14, 2017
Policy
N.Y. Free Tuition Plan Fuels Wider Debate
ALBANY, N.Y. — New York Gov. Andrew Cuomo’s proposal to give middle-class students free tuition at state colleges has touched off a broader debate about the cost of an education – and several alternative proposals. Senate Democrats on Monday offered their own plan for the nation’s largest public university system, with 440,000 students spread among […]
March 14, 2017
Other News
Texas Revisits Military Dependents’ Funding
AUSTIN, Texas – Texas lawmakers are once again gearing up for a debate over a program that gives free college tuition to veterans kids. Those who want to scale back the Legacy Provision of the Hazlewood Act say it’s become too expensive to sustain. State universities have said the program has grown larger than expected. […]
March 14, 2017
Academics
4 Trends Transforming Higher Education
“If all you do is think about survival, you’ll ultimately perish. You have to think about prosperity.” That was the message delivered by Association of Governing Boards associate managing principal for institutional strategies Jim Hundrieser Sunday during the 99th annual American Council on Education meeting in Washington, DC. Read More
March 14, 2017
Policy
N.Y. Speeds Licensing for Military Spouses
ALBANY, N.Y.— New York is making it easier for some military spouses to go to work after moving to the state. State Education Commissioner MaryEllen Elia says the state is offering expedited licensing for professionals who hold an out-of-state professional license in certain fields. Military spouses who move because a husband or wife is transferred […]
March 14, 2017
Students
N.C. Governor Calls for ‘BathroomBill’ Repeal in State of State
RALEIGH, N.C. — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper urged lawmakers gathered Monday night to repeal the state’s “bathroom bill” very soon, saying the law is “the dark cloud hanging over our state of promise” by harming North Carolina’s economy and reputation. Delivering his first State of the State speech as governor to the Republican-controlled legislature, Cooper […]
March 13, 2017
Students
California Lawmakers Announce Plan to Reduce Student Debt
SACRAMENTO, Calif. — Assembly Democrats on Monday proposed an extensive expansion of financial aid programs for students at California’s public colleges and universities. They’re calling their plan the most ambitious proposal in the country to reduce student loan debt. In addition to expanding financial aid for community college students, it would create $1.6 billion per […]
March 13, 2017
News Roundup
Biden Institute Launched at University of Delaware
NEWARK, Del. — Vice President Joe Biden is hoping a new public policy institute bearing his name will foster civic engagement and promote a spirit of bipartisanship. “There’s a whole range of things that have no ideology attached to them,” Biden told reporters Monday after formally launching the Biden Institute at the University of Delaware, […]
March 13, 2017
News Roundup
Pitzer College Says it has Received Threats After Earrings Dispute
CLAREMONT, Calif. — The president of a Southern California college is condemning hate speech directed at the campus community by outsiders after a dustup over hoop earrings and cultural appropriation. A wall on the side of a dormitory at Pitzer College that is devoted to free speech through art was recently painted by a group […]
March 13, 2017
African-American
Franklin Award Winner John Lewis Says Time is Now for ‘Good Trouble’
Speaking at a reception where he received the John Hope Franklin Award from Diverse, U.S. Rep. John Lewis urged those in attendance to continue to fight the good fight at a time when many essential services are at stake.
March 13, 2017
Students
Expert: College Promise Programs must be ‘Sustainable’
To succeed over the long term, promise programs “should be sustainable,” said Dr. Martha Kanter, meaning that they “shouldn’t just redirect federal or state aid.”
March 13, 2017
Leadership & Policy
ACE Speaker Shares Approach to Uncovering Bias in Tenure, Promotion
“It’s not enough to hire diverse faculty,” said Stephen Jordan, president of Metropolitan State University of Denver. “You’ve got to get them to promotion and tenure.”
March 13, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
When Patients Mentor Doctors
It was a cold December morning in 2015, and Roger was slowly dying. With end-stage chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), Roger had been in and out of the hospital for months, each episode worse than the last. Once a functional New Yorker who walked to his favorite corner store with an oxygen tank, Roger had […]
March 13, 2017
Other News
Colorado Moves to Limit Home-Grown Marijuana
DENVER — Colorado is moving toward limiting growing marijuana at home under a bill that sets a max of 12 plants per residential property. A House committee voted 11-2 on March 6 to curb the nation’s most generous allowances for growing pot at home. Colorado currently allows medical pot patients to grow up to 99 […]
March 13, 2017
Other News
Idaho House to Consider Abortion Law Repeals
BOISE, Idaho — A proposal to reverse two anti-abortion laws in Idaho was headed to the House floor for debate after being approved at the committee level by lawmakers hesitant to loosen the state’s tough anti-abortion stance. Earlier this year, a federal judge agreed to give the Idaho Legislature time to repeal two laws passed […]
March 13, 2017
Other News
Man Awarded $2.5M from VA Hospital
PHOENIX — A judge awarded $2.5 million to a military veteran who said that his now-terminal cancer would have been curable had the Veterans Administration hospital in Phoenix diagnosed it sooner. U.S. Magistrate Judge Michelle Burns ruled on March 6 that a nurse practitioner who found abnormalities in Steven Harold Cooper’s prostate during an examination […]
March 13, 2017
Policies
VA Secretary Wants to Extend Choice Program
WASHINGTON — Veterans Affairs Secretary David Shulkin says Congress needs to act quickly to extend a program aimed at widening veterans’ access to private-sector health care, pointing to a growing demand for medical treatment outside the Department of Veterans Affairs. Shulkin also pledged additional efforts by his agency to combat suicide, saying he wanted to […]
March 13, 2017
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