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Un-Civil Rights: America’s Fear of Diversity in 2020

Have the war protests started? Are your students beginning to wonder about military service and the importance of a draft? Our country’s constitutional crisis seems to be coming to a head as we deal with a president who insists he can do anything he wants.

January 12, 2020

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Eastern Michigan University’s Program Digital Divas to Expand Through $500,000 Grant

GameAbove and Mr. October Foundation recently partnered to expand the Eastern Michigan University program Digital Divas by offering $500,000 in funding. Digital Divas aims to encourage more females to pursue science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) degrees. Previously, the program only offered a yearly conference. However, with the new funding, it will now include summer […]

January 12, 2020

CUNY Receives $100,000 to Offer Courses to Local Entrepreneurs

The City University of New York (CUNY) was awarded a $100,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to create a mentorship programs for small businesses within the city. Entrepreneurs have the opportunity to take introductory courses at CUNY colleges across the five boroughs which will introduce the concepts of using 5G technologies and artificial intelligence within […]

January 12, 2020

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UVA School of Nursing Receives $20M to Fund Scholarships and Increase Program Diversity

The University of Virginia School of Nursing received $20 million to fund scholarships and increase the program diversity, according to university officials. This is one of many donations given by Bill and Joanne Conway, whose previous grants totaled $15 million. Scholarships will be funded for 10-12 years with a goal of ensuring that nursing students […]

January 12, 2020

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Rutgers University at Camden’s Chancellor Named Chair of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia Board of Directors

Rutgers University at Camden’s Chancellor Phoebe A. Haddon was named chair of the Board of Directors of the Federal Reserve Bank of Philadelphia. As chancellor, Haddon has advocated for more affordable college access for working class families in New Jersey through the Bridging the Gap program. She has received a number of accolades including the […]

January 12, 2020

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Texas Southern University President Placed on Administrative Leave

The president of Texas Southern University, a historically Black college in Houston, has been placed on administrative leave. The Board of Regents announced that Dr. Austin A. Lane is on leave with pay and that the chief financial officer, Kenneth Huewitt, will serve as interim president. It is unclear why Lane, the 12th president, was […]

January 12, 2020

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Operation Recognition Awards High School Diplomas to Veterans

CANTON — High school graduates across the country typically complete coursework and receive a diploma around age 18, but those who left high school in the mid-20th century to serve as members of the U.S. Armed Forces have a different story. While the Selective Service and Training Act took effect in October 1940, and thousands […]

January 10, 2020

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Army Reassures Nervous Teenagers After Draft Scam

Scammers frequently say they’re with the IRS or local police agencies, but they took a new fake identity as tensions rose with Iran this month: the Selective Service Administration. Hundreds of young people across America got the bogus text message sent to their phones telling them they’d been drafted for military service, the Army said […]

January 10, 2020

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Augusta University Incentivizes Troops to Become Teachers

AUGUSTA, GA (WRDW/WAGT) — A program at Augusta University is teaching military service members to serve in a new way. It’s called Troops to Teachers and it benefits more than just the students. Amanda Woods says she went to boot camp right after she finished high school. But after making the transition to teaching sixth […]

January 10, 2020

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A More Inclusive Military

Crowned Ms. Veteran Delmarva 2020 in September, Master Sgt. Jewell Robinson has set her eyes on a goal that goes beyond sparkles and a sash.

January 10, 2020

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Guardian Ninjas of Integrity (And How We Got There)

We teach at Western Governors University (WGU) which has over 110,000 students from every state in the country. Recently, we were part of a student conduct board hearing with a student who allegedly plagiarized four papers. Ava (we’ll call her to protect her identity), was an English Language Learner who was born outside of the U.S.

January 9, 2020

Community Colleges

Scholars Discuss Pedagogy and Community College Jobs at MLA Convention

The first day of the 2020 Modern Language Association Convention was a smorgasbord of hands-on professional development workshops, deep-dive literary lectures, small group discussions and panels on the academy. But it also showed the association dipping its toe into relatively new waters, with an emerging emphasis on pedagogy and the humanities at community colleges.

January 9, 2020

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Study: Black and Latino Students Often Left out of Advanced Coursework

Whether it’s lack of resources or lack of opportunity, a study from The Education Trust finds that Black and Latino students across the country are being denied valuable educational opportunities.

January 9, 2020

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American Association of State Colleges and Universities Receives $2.5M Grant

The Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation awarded the American Association of State Colleges and Universities (AASCU) a $2.5 million grant in order to increase student success. AASCU has around 400 public colleges and university members and is one of 12 organizations to receive the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale grant. Through the grant, AASCU aims to […]

January 9, 2020

APLU Receives $2.5M Grant to Aid Student Success

The Association of Public and Land-grant Universities (APLU) received a $2.5 million grant from the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation to help break down higher education barriers for students. Under the foundation’s Intermediaries for Scale two-year grant, only 12 organizations were awarded the funding out of 200 applicants. APLU will launch the Powered by Publics: […]

January 9, 2020

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Morgan State Considering Osteopathic Medical School

Morgan State University President Dr. David A. Wilson will consider adding a College of Osteopathic Medicine through a partnership with Salud Education, LLC, a company which has experience working with seven medical colleges in the U.S. and internationally. If the Board of Regents and Wilson approve of the agreement and other details of the partnership, […]

January 9, 2020

Faculty & Staff

New Chair of Theater at the Boston Conservatory at Berklee Aims to Increase Opportunities for Women in the Industry

Patsy Collins Bandes was named chair of theater at Boston Conservatory at Berklee. She now has plans to make diversity a central part of her work.

January 8, 2020

How Can STEM Fellowships Evaluate Applicants More Equitably?

How can STEM fellowships make their evaluation processes more equitable. Dr. Joyce Yen, director of the University of Washington’s ADVANCE Center for Institutional Change, has some ideas.

January 8, 2020