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Faculty & Staff

Rutgers Commissioning Review of Basketball Scandal

Rutgers University announced Monday that it’s commissioning an independent review of the conduct of fired basketball coach Mike Rice and the way the university handled the situation when it learned that he was kicking and shoving players and berating them with gay slurs in practice.

April 8, 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

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Community Colleges Still Evaluating Impact of Sequestration

Schools are at a standstill when planning on money for the next fiscal year as uncertainty abounds as to what’s actually included in budget cuts.

April 4, 2013

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Bills Would Allow In-State SC Tuition for Veterans

Legislators want to make it easier for veterans to go to college in South Carolina by paying tuition at in-state rates, though bills differ on how to do that.

March 27, 2013

Students

Panel Discusses Federal Financial Aid Solutions

In order to make college more accessible and affordable for students of lesser economic means, the federal student aid system must undergo a radical redesign, experts say.

March 26, 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

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Mo. House Considers National Guard Tuition Aid Proposal

A plan being considered in the Missouri House aims to use state funds to help members of the Missouri National Guard who would lose their federal tuition assistance as a result of automatic federal spending cuts.

March 17, 2013

African-American

Morehouse Furloughs Faculty and Staff

Morehouse College, sticking with its plan to belt tighten all school year, used this week’s spring break for its more than 2,000 students to furlough without pay its entire faculty and staff.

March 13, 2013

Students

Savannah State President Defends TRIO in Congress

When Savannah State University president Cheryl Dozier addressed a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday about the impact of cuts to the federal TRIO programs, she said there was “no doubt” that TRIO helps students succeed.

March 13, 2013

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Next Fiscal Deadline Has Programs at Risk

With educators already grappling with across-the-board budget cuts, lawmakers in Washington, D.C., face an even more ominous deadline of March 27 when a government shutdown could ground all federal education programs.

March 10, 2013

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Sequestration Expected to Squeeze Already Tight Job Market for Teachers

Some 30,000 teachers and teachers’ aides in roughly half of the states won’t get hired next year because of the cuts by the federal government, the White House reported.

March 7, 2013

Opinion

Sequester, Voting Rights Act and the Pope’s Silver Lining

As you all know, Higher Ed isn’t sequestered from this thing called “sequester,” and it’s taking a big hit — an estimated $86 million in cuts that will hurt mostly lower- and middle-class students dependent on federal grants and work-study programs.

March 5, 2013