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Disabilties

Biden Announces $450 Million Worth of Grants for Higher Ed

The funding is designed to help community colleges and other institutions provide better job training.

September 29, 2014

Leadership & Policy

HBCU Advocates Riding Wave of Wariness Over Proposed College Ratings System

In wake of Parent Plus loan “debacle,” Department of Education trying to quell anxiety as it moves toward the anticipated rollout of the system.

September 23, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Venue Hearing Set in Ex-Penn State President Suit

A federal judge has scheduled a Nov. 14 hearing to determine whether former Penn State president Graham Spanier’s defamation suit against former FBI director Louis Freeh should be heard in federal court or in Centre County where it was filed.

September 18, 2014

Students

Reimbursements for A+ Program Might Be Reduced

The A+ scholarship program gives high school graduates who meet certain criteria money for two years of classes at community colleges.

September 15, 2014

Community Colleges

Ohio Higher Education Changes Extend to 2-Year Schools

State funding formulas for Ohio’s two-year public colleges are now tied to graduation rates and course completion rather than enrollment.

September 7, 2014

Students

Sweet Briar Student Apologizes for Racial Labels

A Sweet Briar College student has apologized for placing racial labels in a dormitory, saying she did not intend to hurt anyone.

September 3, 2014

African-American

Morgan State University Professor Sentenced to 3 Years in Prison

A professor at Morgan State University has been sentenced to three years in prison for fraudulently obtaining research grants from the National Science Foundation.

September 1, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Navy Admiral McRaven Confirmed as University of Texas Chancellor

The head of U.S. Special Operations Command will make $1.2 million annually.

August 21, 2014

Students

50 Years Later, TRIO Programs Paving Pathways to Success

TRIO alumni gathered Thursday to share in celebrating the the 50-year anniversary of the federal programs.

August 21, 2014

MSIs

Department of Defense to Oversee Plagiarism Probe

The Department of Defense has taken the unusual step of overseeing a plagiarism investigation being conducted by the U.S. Army War College against Sen. John Walsh of Montana, the college’s provost said Tuesday.

July 29, 2014

Faculty & Staff

Judge: Students, Staff Can Oppose Corcoran Merger

The Corcoran’s board is seeking to merge the museum founded in 1869 and its college with George Washington University and the National Gallery of Art after years of financial shortfalls and daunting renovation needs.

July 21, 2014

Leadership & Policy

Union Pulls UNCF Support in Wake of $25M Koch Gift

WASHINGTON ― A powerful government workers’ union will end its support for the United Negro College Fund after the group accepted $25 million from the conservative powerhouse Koch brothers and the college fund’s president appeared at a Koch event. In a letter made public last Thursday, the American Federation of State, County and Municipal Employees […]

July 13, 2014