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Penn College Offers Three New Health Care-Related Degrees

Expanding a 50-plus year tradition in providing hands-on education that prepares students for a variety of careers in direct patient care, Pennsylvania College of Technology has added several options for those who wish to work in other high-demand health care-related roles. A bachelor’s degree in health science (introduced in Fall 2020) and an associate degree […]

July 26, 2021

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Tulane University, Children’s Hospital Launch Moderna COVID-19 Vaccine Trial for Children

Tulane University School of Medicine and Children’s Hospital New Orleans are participating in a national clinical trial to test the effectiveness of Moderna’s COVID-19 vaccine in children ages 6 months to 11 years old. The KidCOVE Study plans to enroll children across the country to test how the vaccine may protect young children from getting sick […]

July 26, 2021

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Technical, Trade and Junior Schools Experience Large Declines in Staffing

Post-secondary institutions experienced a decline in staffing last year, according to a new report from the MissionSquare Research Institute. The research titled, “Postsecondary Education Staffing,” analyzed projected workforce levels, current staffing and college enrollment trends. Between January 1999 and January 2020, college and university staff increased by 51%. Due to the impacts of the COVID-19 […]

July 26, 2021

Iona College To Establish Health Science School on Former Concordia College Campus

NewYork-Presbyterian, an academic health care network, has donated $20 million to establish a NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, in partnership with Iona College, reports The Journal News. The new school will be on Concordia College’s former campus in Bronxville, which Iona College bought after Concordia announced that it would be closing. Iona’s plans to begin classes on […]

July 26, 2021

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As Fall Semester Approaches, Institutions Struggle to Address Student Mental Health Concerns

Next month, Eden Schiano will start college for the second time. Her first try came last year in fall 2020 when she enrolled at Virginia Commonwealth University. She’d been looking forward to college since she was young and dreaming about theater. But Schiano didn’t know she would develop an eating disorder in high school, and […]

July 26, 2021

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Maryland Launches $1 Million COVID-19 Vaccination Scholarship Program

Maryland Gov. Hogan announced earlier this month, the launch of the $1 million VaxU scholarship program. The effort is to incentivize those eligible, kids between 12-17 to get vaccinated against COVID-19, the governor said. Anyone between those ages who was vaccinated in the state is automatically entered to win. Winners will receive a $50,000 scholarship […]

July 26, 2021

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Anonymous Donor Contributes $1 Million to Claflin University’s Endowment

Claflin University, a historically Black university in Orangeburg, South Carolina has received a donation of one million dollars to support their endowment. Dr. Marcus Burgess, the interim vice president for institutional advancement, said he believes this gift may have been inspired by other, recent contributions to Claflin from MacKenzie Scott, Zoom, Dominon Energy, and others. […]

July 26, 2021

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Event to Commemorate 31st Anniversary of Americans with Disabilities Act

On Tuesday, July 27, 2021, from 11 a.m. to 12 p.m. ET on Zoom, the Center for American Progress, Representative Ayanna Pressley, D-MA, and a panel of disability rights organizers and policy experts will honor the 31st anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and discuss how to better support the disability community in […]

July 26, 2021

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Former NCAA Administrator Named Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs

A former athletic administrator who also is a veteran in the Army, reported to his post last week as Deputy Secretary of Veterans Affairs. Donald Remy, previously served as the chief legal officer for the National Collegiate Athletic Administration (NCAA). In that role, he shaped NCAA policy on a number of issues ranging from academics, […]

July 23, 2021

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Opinions Still Split on Police Academies at HBCUs

A merger of these two seemingly disparate institutions— policing and HBCUs— has raised the ire of some Black activists and academics, particularly in the wake of the string of killings of unarmed Black men and women and calls to defund the police.

July 23, 2021

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Commandant at Army War College Reinstated, Cleared of Sexual Assault Allegations

The Army has reinstated Maj. Gen. Stephen Maranian as commandant of the Army War College at Carlisle Barracks in Pennsylvania after an investigation found no substantial evidence to bring charges against him in relation to the sexual assault allegations lodged against him in February, reports military.com. Maranian was suspended on Feb. 9 after allegations that […]

July 23, 2021

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Uniformed Services University Is Undergoing a ‘Leadership Crisis’

After the president of the Uniformed Services University of the Health Science announced on July 14 that he would step down, a growing number of individuals are concerned that the interim replacement doesn’t bode well for the future of the institution, reports military.com. Former president of the school, Richard Thomas, announced in a letter that […]

July 23, 2021

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Department of Education Helps Improve School Ventilation Systems to Prevent COVID-19

The Department of Education unveiled a resource that outlines how American Rescue Plan (ARP) funds can be used to strengthen indoor air quality at schools, colleges, and universities. Improving ventilation systems at educational institutions can help prevent the spread of COVID-19. “Protecting our schools and communities from the spread of COVID-19 is the first step […]

July 23, 2021

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American Public University System First to Use New Army Tuition Assistance Portal

The American Public University System and its two universities, American Military University (AMU) and American Public University (APU), are using the U.S. Army’s new online portal to help soldiers receive tuition assistance. According to the American Public Education, Inc., the two universities are the first nationwide to “successfully enroll” students through the new portal, which […]

July 23, 2021

After Land Dispute, Music Festival to Purchase Former Marlboro College Campus

The Marlboro Music Festival — a “world-renowned” festival and retreat for advanced classical musicians held during the summer in Marlboro, Vermont — plans to purchase the former Marlboro College campus, where the festival has been held for the past 70 years, reports The Vermont Digger. The ownership of the 500-acre location, known as Potash Hill, […]

July 23, 2021

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Iona College To Establish Health Science School on Former Concordia College Campus

NewYork-Presbyterian, an academic health care network, has donated $20 million to establish a NewYork-Presbyterian Iona School of Health Sciences, in partnership with Iona College, reports The Journal News. The new school will be on Concordia College’s former campus in Bronxville, which Iona College bought after Concordia announced that it would be closing. Iona’s plans to […]

July 23, 2021

NY’s Marist College Appoints Fifth President, Two Years After Departure of Last President

New York’s Marist College has named Dr. Kevin Weinman its fifth president, reports the Poughkeepsie Journal, adding that the hire comes 25 months after Dr. David Yellen stepped down as president “in a surprise move for which neither party elaborated on reasons.” President Emeritus Dr. Dennis Murray, who had been president for 37 years prior, […]

July 23, 2021

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Central NY Colleges Form Alliance to Help Retain Underrepresented Students in STEM

An alliance of colleges and universities throughout Central New York will use a $1.99 million grant from the National Science Foundation to attract and retain students from underrepresented backgrounds in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM). The group, called the Central New York LSAMP (Louis Stokes Alliances for Minority Participation) Alliance, will be led by […]

July 23, 2021

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