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Trump Drops Challenge to Transgender Enlistment

Transgender individuals can openly sign up for military service for the first time starting Jan. 1 after the Trump administration announced Friday it will no longer challenge the enlistments. Two federal appeals courts last week rejected the administration’s request to put on hold orders by lower court judges that would require the military to begin […]

January 2, 2018

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NBPLC NHPLC 2017 Game Changers Panel

The 3rd Annual National Black and Hispanic Pre-Law Conference and Law Fair 2017 Sponsored by AccessLex Institute. NYU School of Law. New York, New York.

January 2, 2018

50 Years After King

On January 15, when we celebrate the life of the Rev. Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.— this year on his actual birthday — we will undoubtedly also recall that it has been 50 years since his death. He was killed on April 4, 1968. Nearly everyone who was alive then remembers where and how he or she heard the news. (I was listening to the radio in our kitchen near Charleston, W.Va., while my brother was at a Temptations concert in town.)

December 30, 2017

Year in Review

December 26, 2017

American University of Antigua Working to Assuage Scarcity of Black Doctors

The American University of Antigua and its administrators believe the Caribbean institution is uniquely equipped to supply the country with highly trained physicians of color.

December 21, 2017

LSAC Shifting the Dynamics of the Legal Profession

In an effort to introduce undergraduate students from diverse backgrounds to the legal profession, the Law School Admission Council (LSAC) this month awarded $1.5 million to five new law schools through its Diversity Initiatives grant program.

December 21, 2017

Lakin Fellows Are Prepared to Lead

This is the third in a three-part series, spotlighting the fellows in this year’s Thomas Lakin Institute for Mentored Leadership. The Institute is committed to preparing Black senior-level community college executives for positions as chief executive officers.

December 21, 2017

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Roger Williams University President Joins Immigration Group

BRISTOL, R.I. – The president of a Rhode Island university has joined a national coalition of school leaders who are working to improve immigration policies. The Providence Journal reports Roger Williams University President Donald Farish joined the Presidents’ Alliance on Higher Education and Immigration. According to a statement on the group’s website, the alliance is […]

December 21, 2017

University of Utah Accused of Mistreating Lab Animals

SALT LAKE CITY — Animal rights groups are accusing the University of Utah of mistreating lab animals. The Salt Lake Tribune reports that People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals and Students for Animal Welfare filed a complaint Wednesday with the U.S. Department of Agriculture and the Office of Laboratory Animal Welfare. They allege animals […]

December 21, 2017

Elitists and Crybabies

Frank Antenori shot the head off a rattlesnake at his back door last summer — a deadeye pistol blast from 20 feet. No college professor taught him that. The U.S. Army trained him, as a marksman and a medic, on the “two-way rifle range” of Afghanistan and Iraq. Useful skills. Smart return on taxpayers’ investment. […]

December 21, 2017

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Military Widow Funds Law Scholarships

Arizona State University’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law recently created a scholarship program for U.S. military veterans thanks to Deborah Carstens, whose late husband was an attorney who served in the Marine Corps. The initiative will give four complete scholarships for a J.D. degree to veteran students. Carsten made the donation after learning that […]

December 21, 2017

New Generation Learns Jungle Skills

They are scenes reminiscent of the Vietnam War and the Pacific Theater during World War II: U.S. soldiers, caked with mud and dripping wet from monsoon rains, quietly traversing thick jungle brush. But instead of southeast Asia, these are the Hawaiian jungles northwest of Honolulu, where the U.S. Army’s 25th Infantry Division is training some […]

December 21, 2017

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Medal Recipient Gets Ovation at Graduation

Kyle Carpenter says he never went a day at the University of South Carolina without a professor or fellow student thanking him for his sacrifice as a U.S. Marine. But he admits he also never encountered a moment more special than his last as a USC student, when thousands of his classmates and their families […]

December 21, 2017

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Graduate Students Escape Tax, but Still Feel Targeted

Samantha Hernandez was finishing up an argument for her dissertation about Latinos and affirmative action on Thursday when the emails started pouring in with the subject line “Congratulations.” President Trump had finished a celebratory news conference to announce the completion of a sweeping overhaul of the nation’s tax code, and graduate students were breathing a […]

December 21, 2017

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Bill Would Make it Easier to Transfer Benefits

U.S. Rep. John Katko (R-NY) has introduced bipartisan legislation to incentivize continued military service and enable more Americans to enroll in postsecondary education. Congressman Katko on Dec. 15 unveiled the Education Assistance to Realign New Eligibilities for Dependents Act of 2017, also known as the EARNED Act. The bill would expand certain service members’ ability […]

December 21, 2017

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VA Admits Problems with Forever GI Bill

In Congressional hearings this week the VA has said it is facing problems implementing some parts of the Harry J Colmery GI Bill, better known as the “Forever GI Bill”. The law, signed in August removes the 15 year time limitation that newer veterans have to use their GI Bill. It also gives back GI […]

December 21, 2017

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Senators Ask to See Contracts Between Military, For-Profits

Two U.S. senators have asked the Pentagon to hand over five years of sponsorship contracts between military bases and for-profit colleges, citing an exposé by Reveal from The Center for Investigative Reporting. Records obtained by Reveal show the senators are on the right track. In September, Reveal wrote about an agreement between the for-profit University […]

December 21, 2017

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Repeal and Stabilize

As President Trump and Congressional Republicans move toward passing a critical tax cut and reform package to boost the economy, they also have the opportunity to start repealing and replacing the Affordable Care Act. Repealing the individual mandate in the tax bill is a good first step toward a better market for health insurance that […]

December 21, 2017