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Disabilties

New Rules Toughen Michigan Sign Language Standards

Professional interpreters and recent graduates of sign language programs have criticized new rules taking effect in Michigan requiring more stringent education and testing requirements for sign language interpreters.

April 8, 2013

Disabilties

Diverse Docket: Judge Sides With Yale in Discrimination Suit

A federal judge in Connecticut has rejected race and gender discrimination claims by an African-American doctor who was terminated from Yale University’s obstetrics and gynecology residency program.

April 8, 2013

Students

Growth Rate Slowing for International Applications for Grad School

The biggest factor in the overall decline in the number of grad school applications from abroad was driven mostly by a decline in applications from China, according to the Council of Graduate Schools report.

April 7, 2013

Students

Md. Governor Seeks $4.1M More for HBCUs

Gov. Martin O’Malley is asking for an additional $4.1 million in his supplemental budget to go directly to the state’s four historically Black colleges and universities or their students.

April 4, 2013

Students

Mass. Sues For-Profit School for False Marketing

A for-profit school offered so little training that students who paid hefty fees to train as medical assistants never learned how to use a stethoscope, according to a lawsuit filed Wednesday by prosecutors in Massachusetts.

April 3, 2013

Students

Research Can Pay Off for Students When It Comes to Loan Repayment

Experts say that when it comes to federal student loans, repayment options are expanding and becoming more generous.

April 3, 2013

Faculty & Staff

U.S. Still Has More Work to Do in Technology Education

According to a recent survey, China leads in integrating technology into the curriculum, its students spend more time using technology in school and say their teachers are technologically savvy.

March 31, 2013

Students

Admiral: Navy Wants to Keep Tuition Assistance

The chief of naval personnel sought to reassure sailors on Tuesday that the Navy wants to keep the service’s tuition assistance program intact, despite intense budget pressures that have forced other military branches to suspend theirs.

March 19, 2013

Students

Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack

A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.

March 19, 2013

Disabilties

Group Calls for Radical Changes to Standardized Tests

Gordon Commission: Educational assessments should be revamped to help educators improve teaching and learning instead of being narrowly used—and in some cases misused—for purposes of accountability.

March 11, 2013

Students

Opening Higher Ed to Students with Developmental Disabilities

College can be a safe space for people, young and old, to learn and grow. Thanks to new initiatives, those with developmental disabilities are now getting the chance to experience all that college has to offer.

March 10, 2013

Students

Students Discuss STEM Involvement at N.C. A&T Forum

At the close of the annual Urban Education Institute, students spoke about their experiences in STEM studies and shed light on where they felt the field may be headed.

March 10, 2013