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News Roundup
NJ Launches Community College Innovation Challenge
New Jersey’s 19 community colleges have the chance to apply for a new pilot program launched Tuesday under Gov. Phil Murphy’s administration. Under Murphy’s proposed Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) Program, the state’s community colleges can apply to become a CCOG Pilot School through the Community College Innovation Challenge (CCIC). The initiative will expand access […]
August 1, 2018
News Roundup
University of Maryland Opens New Disability Center
The University of Maryland (UMD) and Maryland Governor Larry Hogan have announced the creation of the Center for Transition and Career Innovation for Youth With Disabilities, which will help youth and students with physical and intellectual disabilities transition from an educational to a workforce setting. The new center will be located in Maryland’s College of […]
August 1, 2018
News Roundup
APLU Praises Nominee for Federal Science and Tech Post
The head of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) published a statement in response to President Donald Trump’s announcement of Kelvin Droegemeier as director of the White House Office of Science and Technology Policy. APLU officials said that Droegemeier is a well-known and respected scientist with experience combining science and policy information. He […]
August 1, 2018
News Roundup
16 Schools Defend Harvard’s Race-Conscious Admissions Policy
A group of highly selective universities has defended Harvard University’s race-conscious admissions process by filing an amicus brief in the United States District Court on Monday, the Boston Globe reported. This response comes after Harvard was sued by the Students for Fair Admission organization for allegedly being discriminatory in a way that unfairly limits the number […]
August 1, 2018
Opinion
The Opportunity of Being First-Gen
There is something about using my personal story as a first-generation college student to encourage others that is both transformational for the audience and helpful in my development as a scholar. There is incredible power in reframing what we often think prohibits our success.
July 31, 2018
HBCUs
Things an HBCU Enrollment Manager Must Know
Through trial and error, and ultimately wisdom, I have learned that to be an effective enrollment manager at an HBCU, effective communication, intentional collaboration and strategic coordination are essential to institutional enrollment success.
July 31, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
New Book Chronicles Aftermath of US Japanese Incarceration
Growing up in the 1950s, Kay Ochi heard nary a syllable about the incarceration camps where her parents and other Japanese Americans languished during World War II. A new book documents how ordinary people gained empowerment through their activism around the issue.
July 31, 2018
Asian American Pacific Islander
Jean Zu: Pushing Stevens to National Prominence
Dr. Jean Zu has her sights on working to increase the number of international undergraduate students at her institution and she is looking to forge stronger alliances between the institution and the STEM industry.
July 31, 2018
Sports
LeBron Adds to Education Support, Opens Public School
LeBron James, a forward for the Los Angeles Lakers, has opened a public elementary school named I Promise School. The school is a partnership between the Akron, Ohio Public School system and the LeBron James Family Foundation, Sports Illustrated reported. James has a history of supporting education initiatives across the country and providing scholarships to […]
July 31, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Tracks for Transition
The mandatory portion of the military’s Transition Assistance Program includes pre-separation counseling, the main three parts in the TAP curriculum, and the Capstone at the end. In addition to the required aspects, there is a non-mandatory part of TAP which mainly consists of optional “tracks” that service members can take as an extended part of […]
July 31, 2018
Academics
Ex-V.A. Worker Convicted of Defrauding Veteran
GREENEVILLE, Tenn. — A federal jury has convicted an ex-U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs worker of defrauding a disabled and incompetent veteran of $680,000-plus. U.S. Attorney Doug Overbey’s office says 44-year-old Jonesborough resident Kenneth Richard Devore was convicted last week of wire fraud, mail fraud, financial conflict of interest, stealing public money and false statements. […]
July 31, 2018
Academics
Navy’s First Female Admiral Dies at 98
When Alene B. Duerk enlisted in the Navy Nurse Corps, leaving her nursing job at a Toledo department store at the height of World War II, she envisioned a few months’ service to her country followed by a swift return to civilian life. Yet after treating scores of wounded sailors and prisoners of war, working […]
July 31, 2018
Academics
Navy Tuition-Assistance Policy Gets Updates
Policy changes to the Department of Defense Tuition Assistance program were announced to expand the professional development opportunities and enhance degree completion of Sailors. The changes in NAVADMIN 127-18, released May 22, present higher education options to lead to more capable and engaged Sailors. “This gives Sailors more opportunities to take classes,” said Personnel Specialist […]
July 31, 2018
Academics
Moody Airmen Go the Distance at CLEP-a-Thon
More than 200 Airmen participated in a free marathon-themed testing event at the annual CLEP-A-Thon, July 23-26, 2018, at Moody Air Force Base, Ga., where they pursued their higher educational and self-improvement goals. Airmen took as many Defense Activity for Non-Traditional Education Support (DANTES) and College Level Examination Program (CLEP) exams as they could during […]
July 31, 2018
Policy
House Approves Plan of Economic Opportunity Branch
WASHINGTON — House lawmakers on Monday advanced plans to create a new branch of Veterans Affairs operations focused on economic opportunity, a move that advocates say could better highlight employment and education programs at the department. Veterans advocates have pushed for the new economic opportunity administration in recent months amid concerns that the benefits administration […]
July 31, 2018
Policy
New V.A. Chief Plans to Shake Up Staff
In one of his first acts as President Trump’s Veterans Affairs secretary, Robert Wilkie intends to reassign several high-ranking political appointees at the center of the agency’s ongoing morale crisis and staffing exodus, according to three people familiar with his plans. Wilkie, who will be sworn in Monday, wants to form his own leadership team, […]
July 31, 2018
Policy
Lawmakers Demand DOD Drop Limits on GI Bill Transfers
WASHINGTON — A bipartisan group of 83 House lawmakers are blasting a Defense Department plan to change rules on troops transferring their GI Bill benefits to dependents, calling it unfair and devastating for military morale. “Once a service member meets the requirements for transferring Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits to an eligible family member, we must […]
July 31, 2018
STEM
Professor Gets $1.2M Grant for Pulmonary Fibrosis Study
An associate professor at Hampton University’s pharmacy school has received her second independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health (NIH). Dr. Neelam Azad, chairperson of the school’s Department of Pharmaceutical Sciences, has been granted $1,269,500 for research titled “Targeting Lipogenic and Angiogenic Mediators in Pulmonary Fibrosis.” The award will begin funding this month and […]
July 31, 2018
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