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HBCUs
The Changing Landscape for Aspiring Black Journalists
When the nation’s news organizations were flush with money at the turn of the century, newsroom diversity was a top priority at a number of media companies. They spent millions of dollars on internships, entry-level jobs and training.
February 27, 2018
News Roundup
Former TMCF Leader to Chair HBCU Advisory Board
The former president of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF)  has been tapped to chair President Trump’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs). Johnny C. Taylor, who stepped down from the post to lead the Society for Human Resource Management last June, was succeeded by Dr. Harry L. Williams, who served as […]
February 27, 2018
Veterans
Employment Initiative
Experts have declared the Veterans Employment initiative a success in terms of bringing veterans into federal employment. But now the program is stalling, and those experts say it’s time to shift focus away from broad hiring initiatives, and toward more concentrated efforts to boost their distribution through more diverse agencies, and increase retention and engagement. […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
Veteran Educator Tapped to Lead Adult-Serving University
As the new president of Union Institute & University, Dr. Karen Schuster Webb will be able to increase her impact on higher education by expanding horizons for adult learners. Webb, who assumes the presidency July 1, said she is deeply honored to be named Union’s sixth president, noting that the university’s mission and legacy of […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
11 Air Force Academy Swimmers Suspended
COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo. — Colorado Springs Air Force Academy officials say it has suspended 11 members of its men’s swimming team who were in the center of a misconduct investigation. The academy’s spokesman Lt. Col. Allen Herritage said in an email that cadets who are not in good standing are banned from representing the academy […]
February 27, 2018
Veterans
Veterans Ponder Deputy’s Inaction in School Shooting
After an internal review by the Broward County Sheriff’s office indicated that the student resource officer on duty during the Parkland, Florida, shooting failed to confront the gunman, critics on social media were quick to direct their anger toward the officer on Thursday. Read More
February 27, 2018
News Roundup
University of Alaska Opens Its First All-Gender Restroom
FAIRBANKS, Alaska — University of Alaska’s first all-gender restroom has opened at the Fairbanks campus’ engineering building. The Fairbanks Daily News-Miner reported Monday that the restroom is open to all people regardless of gender identity. It features private, lockable stalls in an inclusive and genderless manner. University spokeswoman Marmian Grimes said inclusive restrooms have been in […]
February 27, 2018
Other News
Report Questions Purdue, Kaplan Online Merger
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. — A pending deal that would make Purdue University the new owner of the online, for-profit Kaplan University might have its fate sealed. The Purdue Global deal was in its final stages, but a 61-page report by the Higher Learning Commission lists a number of concerns and questions about how Purdue and […]
February 27, 2018
News Roundup
Hillary Clinton to Speak at Yale University’s Class Day
Class Day is an annual event at the New Haven, Conn., university that honors achievements in academic, artistic and athletic fields. Past notable speakers include former Secretary of State John Kerry and former Vice President Joe Biden in 2015.  In a statement Monday, Class Day co-chair and Yale student Josh Hochman says students should […]
February 27, 2018
News Roundup
Former UN Chief Scheduled to Speak at Boston College
NEWTON, Mass. — Former U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon is making an appearance at Boston College. Ban was South Korea’s foreign minister before serving 10 years as U.N. chief. He’s scheduled to speak Tuesday on “human welfare and global citizenship.” Ban told the U.N.Security Council last week that the “current reconciliatory atmosphere” between North Korea and […]
February 27, 2018
Other News
Navy Chaplain Candidates Serve God and Country
QUANTICO, Va. – “The candidates were energetic, open-minded, and flexible in regards to how they learned and experience life in the Marine Corps context,” said Chaplain Lt. Brian Burd, Marine Corps Officer Candidates School. The chaplains came from various denominations such as Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Assemblies of God, Roman Catholic Priest and Cooperative Baptist […]
February 27, 2018
Academics
Air Force Will Give Squadrons Incentives for Innovation
ORLANDO — During a speech about future innovation here at the Air Force Association’s Air Warfare Symposium, Air Force Chief of Staff Gen. David Goldfein announced the service will give every total force squadron thousands of dollars in the next few weeks to preserve the “lethality of the force” but also jumpstart new and rapid […]
February 27, 2018
Policy
Arming Teachers? Those with Military Training Are Scarce
During a speech Friday morning at the Conservative Political Action Conference, President Donald Trump claimed that 10 to 20 percent of American schoolteachers are “very gun-adept people.” He was responding to what he called a “fake news” claim that he wanted to arm schoolteachers — when he really meant he wants to arm teachers who are gun […]
February 27, 2018
STEM
Report: Women Need Additional Degree to Attain Equal Pay
Although women have surpassed men in educational attainment, they still earn 81 cents for every dollar earned by men, according to a new study from researchers at Georgetown University.
February 26, 2018
Opinion
Sister to Sister: Strengthening Connections of Black College Women
It is bad enough that some Black college students who attend predominantly White institutions are made to feel inferior or “less than” during their higher education tenure, as identified by Idealist philosopher Georg Hegel in his analysis of the theory of “othering.”
February 26, 2018
Community Colleges
Nationwide Initiative to Boost Graduation Numbers
With the goal of significantly increasing the number of graduates by the year 2025, the Association of Public & Land-Grant Universities (APLU) has launched an unprecedented nationwide collaborative effort.
February 26, 2018
Blogs/Opinion
Restricting Choice
It’s time—literally—for an out-of-the-box approach to the Trump administration’s plan to help feed our most vulnerable neighbors. In last week’s presidential budget, the administration proposed replacing most Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) benefits with a pre-selected box of mostly dry goods like peanut butter, pasta and cereal. They wanted to stop benefit recipients from choosing […]
February 26, 2018
Disparities
Doctor: Focus on Prevention to Address Disparities
Medicine has progressed by leaps and bounds over the past 75 years. Life spans have been extended, advanced cancer treatments and screenings have had a positive effect on cure rates, and drugs and antibiotics have virtually eradicated many diseases that were once deadly. Read More
February 26, 2018
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