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3 Ways Repeal Would Devastate Communities of Color
Last August, then-candidate Donald Trump tried to court voters of color by asking, “What the hell do you have to lose?” When it comes to health care, the answer is clear: everything. Senate Republicans are poised to vote for the Better Care Reconciliation Act (BCRA), which would strip coverage, reduce access to care, and cause […]
July 17, 2017
Other News
Short on Votes, GOP Delays Healthcare Action
Did you think the Senate’s high-stakes drama over revamping Obamacare was going to wrap up this week? No such luck. Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Ky.) has been forced to postpone his planned vote on health-care legislation because of…health care, actually. Sen. John McCain (R-Ariz.) will be recovering from surgery for a blood clot over his […]
July 17, 2017
Faculty & Staff
Defunct Missouri Academy Can’t Pay Faculty
A Missouri military academy and college that dated to 1880 before abruptly shuttering at the end of May can’t afford to pay its faculty as previously promised, according to emails obtained by The Associated Press. The president and superintendent of what had been Wentworth Military Academy and College, Michael Lierman, told faculty members by email […]
July 16, 2017
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More Louisiana Students Applying for Federal College Aid
BATON ROUGE, La. – A growing number of Louisiana’s high school seniors are applying for federal aid to help cover college costs, a boom in applications pushed by state officials. The education department says 65 percent of high school seniors, nearly 27,000 students, submitted the Free Application for Federal Student Aid by a July 1 […]
July 16, 2017
Native Americans
Conference Explores Educational Sovereignty for the Navajo Nation
More than 70 Navajo teachers, administrators and counselors from four states convened at the Navajo Nation Museum in Window Rock, Arizona, on June 20 and 21 to explore challenges and strategies for promoting educational sovereignty for the Navajo Nation. Assistant Superintendent Dr. Timothy Benally set the tone for the conference by challenging the participants to […]
July 16, 2017
HBCUs
After Four Decades on the Job, HBCU President has Passed the Mantle
Dr. Luns C. Richardson has the distinct privilege of being one of the nation’s longest-serving college presidents. And among presidents of historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs), the ordained Baptist preacher has outlasted his contemporaries, taking the longevity mantle from Dr. Norman Francis, who retired in 2015 after leading Xavier University in New Orleans for […]
July 16, 2017
Sports
Women of Color Remain Invisible in Leading College Athletics
Women of color continue to be an invisible minority when it comes to college sports. A recent study of the eight major American collegiate sports conferences revealed that 88 percent of head coaches of women’s college teams are White and 57 percent are male. For the NCAA athletic directors, this number is even more dismal […]
July 16, 2017
Students
Chicago Nonprofit Provides Support to Illinois College Students
One Million Degrees is a Chicago-based foundation that provides support to nearly 700 students enrolled in the seven City Colleges of Chicago, College of Lake County, Harper College, Prairie State College and South Suburban College.
July 16, 2017
Blogs/Opinion
Restore Benefits
A recent government study concluded that about 12 percent of service members who left the military between 2011 and 2015 did so with a discharge type that will make them unable to access Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Within that group, more than 55,000 had been diagnosed with post-traumatic stress disorder, traumatic brain injury or related […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
University in Michigan Will Offer Online MBA
ADRIAN — Siena Heights University is starting an online Master of Business Administration (MBA) degree program in January. Dean for Graduate and Professional Studies Cheri Betz said in a statement the program is based on the input of employers and business leaders regarding current and future needs. Using their input, SHU developed a curriculum focused […]
July 14, 2017
Academics
Foundation Help Teach Construction Trades
“Building a better future, one skill, one home, one life, at a time,” is the slogan of the EHS Crow Foundation, founded by Garry Hughes and Elaine Bornemeier. The non-profit organization was established in 2016, with the mission of utilizing certified instructors to teach construction industry skills to high school students. Instructors who are certified […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
West Virginia Business College Closes
WHEELING, W.Va. — The West Virginia Business College has decided to close its doors while in the midst of a legal battle over the school’s accreditation. James Weir, the college’s general manager, said in an email Monday that declining enrollment for the July 2017 quarter made it financially impossible for the college to remain open. […]
July 14, 2017
Veterans
Texas Foundation Targets Military Vets in Transition
Texas Land Commissioner George P. Bush and State Representative Pat Fallon joined Admiral Bobby R. Inman and Linda Mays McCaul as well as Chancellors William McRaven and John Sharp and representatives from AT&T today to raise awareness of the needs of military veterans who often struggle to find work in corporate America and to support […]
July 14, 2017
Policy
Western Governor’s Introduces Scholarship Program
Western Governors University (WGU), an online, nonprofit, competency-based university established to expand Nevadans’ access to higher education throughout the state is offering 250 Smart Choice Scholarships—each valued at up to $2,000—$500 per six-month term for up to four terms. A total of $50,000 of the overall amount will be given to Nevada residents. Each Smart […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
For-Profit/Not-for-Profit Lines Blur
As soon as the news was announced in April, the phones started ringing off the hook — that is, they would have if phones did that anymore — at Cooley, an education industry law firm. Purdue University, a land-grant institution with a sterling academic brand honed since 1869, had announced a stunning merger with Kaplan […]
July 14, 2017
Other News
Lawmakers Reach Deal on Expanded GI Bill
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans and Democrats have reached initial agreement on the biggest expansion of college aid for military veterans in a decade, removing a 15-year time limit to tap into benefits and boosting money for thousands in the National Guard and Reserve. The deal announced early Thursday is a sweeping effort to fill coverage […]
July 14, 2017
Leadership & Policy
Bethune-Cookman Appoints Interim President Grimes
Bethune-Cookman University has appointed its general counsel, retired judge Hubert Grimes, to take on the position of interim president in the absence of its former leader, Dr. Edison O. Jackson. Grimes also serves as the director for the Center for Law and Social Justice at B-CU. Grimes’s election comes after Jackson, the university’s sixth president, […]
July 13, 2017
Faculty & Staff
For Burnim, Integrity at Heart of Success
As he exited his post this summer as president of Maryland’s Bowie State University, Dr. Mickey L. Burnim took a pause to reflect on his more than two decades at the helm of two state institutions — each for more than 10 years.
July 13, 2017
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