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ELYN SAKS

ELYN SAKS has been named Distinguished Professor at the University of Southern California in Los Angeles. Saks earned a bachelor’s degree at Vanderbilt University, a law degree at Yale Law School and a master’s degree at the University of Oxford.

March 22, 2018

Saluting School Choice

Americans who join the military know they’ll be making sacrifices. They put their lives on the line, obviously, but beyond that, they know they’ll have no say in where they live. Indeed, frequent moves are often part of the package. The service-member in question may understand and accept this, but what about the sacrifices of […]

March 22, 2018

Saluting School Choice

Army Band Audition Scheduled

HUNTINGTON, W.Va. — Musicians who would like to play for the U.S. Army Band will have a chance to audition in West Virginia next month. Marshall University says Staff Sgt. Mike Principe will be on the Huntington campus on April 17 for auditions in Room 212 of Smith Hall. Auditions are on a first-come, first-served […]

March 22, 2018

Veterans and Warriors to Agriculture Project Offers Hope

After spending 20 years in the Army, Eric Grandon didn’t picture himself getting into agriculture. He never even had a family garden. However, now, he credits agriculture with saving his life. “I went from that person who was wondering what to do for the rest of my life, wondering if I would take my own life, […]

March 22, 2018

Agriculture Project

American Legion Turns 99

The American Legion is turning 99 years old. It was created in 1919 following the first world war after there was a need to help veterans returning from the war. It was instrumental in starting the veterans administration and helping veterans across the nation. “The commander actually wrote the GI bill that’s out there that enables veterans to […]

March 22, 2018

American Legion Birthday

Court Filing Claims D.O.E. Illegally Got SSN Data

WASHINGTON — A group of former students defrauded by for-profit colleges is claiming in court that the Education Department illegally obtained and used their Social Security data to limit their student loan relief. The Education Department announced in December that it will start granting some former students at the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges only partial federal […]

March 22, 2018

Senator Asks Pentagon for Answers on Sex Abuse at Schools

DES MOINES, Iowa — U.S. Sen. Joni Ernst is asking the Defense and Justice Departments to explain how they handle student-on-student sexual assaults at K-12 schools the Pentagon runs on military bases worldwide. The Iowa Republican wrote Defense Secretary James Mattis and Attorney General Jeff Sessions on Tuesday asking a dozen questions based on issues […]

March 22, 2018

Sex Abuse on Bases

State Grant Will Help Veteran Center Expand

Trent Goodman joined the Marines in 2010. He came to the University of Oregon in 2014 because of the outdoor activities that the state of Oregon offers. Soon after being admitted, Goodman experienced the struggle that many incoming, non-traditional students face; however, he found a home in the Student Veterans Center and went on to […]

March 22, 2018

Veteran Center Expansion

Labor Shortage: How Military Veterans Can Fill the Gap

Approximately 250,000 people leave military service each year and begin the often bumpy process of re-entering civilian life, a large part of which is finding a suitable career. As construction continues to grapple with a chronic workforce shortage, the numbers of new veterans alone represent enormous potential for the construction industry. Transitioning military members and […]

March 22, 2018

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Professor Interrogates the World With Students

Growing up, Dr. McKinley E. Melton was fascinated by language, learning, literature and the articulation of ideas, but wasn’t sure what career path to pursue that matched those curiosities. It wasn’t until his time as an undergraduate at Duke University that he became interested in “diversifying the academy.”

March 21, 2018

Community Colleges

Waiting List: California Leads In Educating the Incarcerated

California leads the nation in offering college opportunities to incarcerated and formerly incarcerated students, according to a recent joint study by the Stanford Criminal Justice Center and The Opportunity Institute.

March 21, 2018

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Report Card: States Fail High-Achieving Low-Income Students

States have made little progress in supporting high-achieving, low-income students, according to a new report by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.

March 21, 2018

Former Governor Sues University Over Assistant’s Treatment

RICHMOND, Va. — Former Virginia Gov. Douglas Wilder is suing Virginia Commonwealth University and top school officials after he says his personal assistant was harassed and mistreated. The Richmond Times-Dispatch reports that Wilder filed the lawsuit Monday in Richmond Circuit Court. Wilder is a distinguished professor at VCU who has a school department named after him. He […]

March 21, 2018

2018 Top 25 Women in Higher Education

Honoring 25 women in the academy who are making a difference. Compiled by Walter Hudson Julie Amon Vice President for Student Development Services Tarrant County College Dr. Julie Amon has been a long-time champion of student success and academic excellence. Prior to her arrival earlier this month at Tarrant County College, Amon was vice […]

March 21, 2018

Amherst Student-Athlete Dies in Mexico City

AMHERST, Mass. – A 2014 graduate of the private University School outside Cleveland who played football for Amherst College has died in Mexico City, devastating friends and family. Officials at the Massachusetts college said in a statement that senior economics major Andrew Dorogi died Friday. The cause was not provided. Dorogi, 21, played tight end […]

March 21, 2018

Alumnus Gives Donation to Virginia Tech’s Honors College

BLACKSBURG, Va. — A Virginia Tech alumnus has made the largest-ever gift to Virginia Tech’s Honors College. David Calhoun’s $20-million donation supports the launch of a pilot model of collaborative learning within the Honors College. The Calhoun Honors Discovery Program’s emphasis will be equipping graduates with knowledge and skills to succeed a complex and dynamic […]

March 21, 2018

Religious Refusals

During the Obama administration, I was the director of the Office for Civil Rights at the Department of Health and Human Services in Washington, D.C. There, I was privileged to spearhead the issuance of regulations implementing Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act, the groundbreaking civil rights provision that — among other things — was […]

March 21, 2018

Religious Refusuals

Wendy Williams Talks About Graves’ Disease

Over the last 10 years, Wendy Williams’ popular daytime show has been known for discussing some of the entertainment industry’s hottest topics. But after she fainted live on the air during a show last October, her health became the most popular topic of them all. In a new interview with Good Morning America, Williams’opened up about her battle […]

March 21, 2018