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Leadership & Policy
New Kennesaw State President to Receive Big Step Up in Salary
KENNESAW, Ga. ― The new president of Kennesaw State University is in line for a major salary increase. The Atlanta Journal-Constitution reports that Georgia Attorney General Sam Olens’ base annual salary will nearly triple when he becomes the university’s president next month. According to a proposal sent to him Monday by the University System of […]
October 25, 2016
Women
College of Southern Idaho Settles VP’s Lawsuit for $650K
TWIN FALLS, Idaho ― The College of Southern Idaho has agreed to pay a former vice president $650,000 to settle a discrimination lawsuit. The Times-News reports in a story on Tuesday that the settlement with Edit Szanto was made through the college’s insurer, the Idaho Counties Risk Management Program. The college in a statement denies […]
October 25, 2016
Campus Climate
Harvard Reaches Tentative Deal with Striking Dining Workers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Harvard University says it has reached a tentative labor agreement with its striking cafeteria workers. The school announced Tuesday that it agreed to a five-year contract with the labor union representing Harvard’s 750 dining workers. University officials declined to provide details about the deal, which must be approved by members of the […]
October 25, 2016
Students
South Africa’s Universities Described as Inefficient
JOHANNESBURG ― A South African official is describing the country’s protest-hit universities as inefficient, saying the student body of one million includes several hundred thousand who are performing poorly and languishing in the system. Statistician-General Pali Lehohla’s comments on Tuesday about universities that receive some state funding follow student demonstrations for free education that have […]
October 25, 2016
Blogs/Opinion
Candidates Should Discuss Innovation in Education
During the presidential debate last night both Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump promised to grow the economy and create financial security for more Americans. Yet one issue that could truly make or break our country’s economy barely made it onto the debate stage: education. It’s hard to take seriously ambitious plans for economic growth as […]
October 25, 2016
Academics
Resources Are Available for Transition
SCHOFIELD BARRACKS — Advocates from various Army programs, here, recognize the importance of supporting our transitioning Soldiers during one of the biggest transitions of their lives – separating from the military. “You have served our country, now it’s our turn to help you,” was the message from one career advocate to a recent veteran who […]
October 25, 2016
Academics
“War Literature” Course Helps Veterans’ Transition
“It says, ‘War makes you dead.’ So, that I found very interesting because it’s not, and I wasn’t thinking the actually dead. I was thinking about coming home mentally dead. Dead to the world,” said Peter James Biddiscombe, a specialist at the U.S. Army Reserves. Biddiscombe is a nursing major at Bergen Community College but […]
October 25, 2016
Academics
Education Roadmap: The First Step in a Mobile Military Education
Did you join the military to get an education? Many recruits who join the military list education as the main reason they joined. Yet, before they know it, civilian life is upon them, and they still don’t have a degree. It is challenging to make the choice to shift the status quo of your everyday […]
October 25, 2016
Other News
Concordia Gains Students and a Federal Inquiry
One by one, the newest graduates of Concordia University walked across a small stage and collected their Master of Education degrees. The commencement ceremony earlier this year was the first, and only, day that many will ever spend on campus. The Northeast Portland college now bestows more Master of Education degrees than any other public […]
October 25, 2016
Other News
Why For-Profit Education Often Fails
In the last couple of years, a number of well-known and highly-successful business people have made investments in education with the noble intention of bringing innovation and knowledge to a greater number of learners with convenience and at a lesser cost. However, a number of business ventures in this area have failed rather miserably. Take […]
October 25, 2016
Other News
Report: Veterans Wronged by Closing of For-Profits
When for-profit giants Corinthian Colleges and ITT Technical Institutes shuttered, thousands of veterans from the wars in Iraq and Afghanistan lost more than $1 billion in federal education funding that they can never get back. And as the men and women who have served in our military try to finish up their degree, they risk […]
October 25, 2016
Students
Strategic Partnerships Opening Doors to Study Abroad for Disadvantaged
In order to increase and diversify the number of American students who study abroad, K-12 educators, nonprofits and universities must pursue strategic partnerships to reach students from diverse backgrounds while they are still in high school.
October 24, 2016
Campus Climate
Guillermo: Harvard Continues to Nickel and Dime Striking Food Workers
Running a college or university isn’t always about the book learning.
October 24, 2016
Leadership & Policy
Stakeholders Cite Leadership Instability, Finances as HBCUs’ Greatest Challenges
Historically Black colleges and universities leaders reflected on the past and future of the HBCU community at the annual HBCU Week conference, held in Arlington, Va.
October 24, 2016
Opinion
How Did the Republicans Lose Their Hope and Their Party?
The political posturing and back and forth will come to a screeching halt on Tuesday, November 8.
October 24, 2016
Campus Climate
Harvard Students Lead Sit-in to Back Striking Dining Workers
CAMBRIDGE, Mass. ― Students at Harvard University are staging a campus sit-in to support the school’s striking cafeteria workers. Dozens of students walked out of classes on Monday and marched to a nearby building where Harvard officials and a labor union for campus dining workers have been in negotiations. The students said they refuse to […]
October 24, 2016
Students
‘Jackie’ Says She Felt Pressure to be in Rolling Stone Story
CHARLOTTESVILLE, Va. ― The woman whose harrowing account of being raped at the University of Virginia was the centerpiece of a now-discredited Rolling Stone magazine article said that she felt pressured to participate in the story and became scared in the weeks leading up its publication when she realized it may be too late to […]
October 24, 2016
News Roundup
University of Wisconsin System’s Backlog of Repairs Hits $2B
MILWAUKEE ― The backlog of needed repairs in the University of Wisconsin System has grown to an estimated cost of $2 billion. The Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reports the system is asking for $713.3 million in the next two-year state budget, and also asking the state to give the Board of Regents authority to manage projects […]
October 24, 2016
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