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Students

Pitt’s School of Education’s Department-Wide Book Club Discusses Racial Inequity in Education

At the University of Pittsburgh (Pitt), the School of Education has adopted a mission-vision of creating equity in schools. To practice, teach and link those values of “innovating, agitating and disrupting inequitable educational structures,” Dr. Valerie Kinloch, Dean of the School of Education at Pitt, established a school-wide book club.

March 22, 2020

Students

Education Department Upgrades Website to Better Explain Student Loan Information

The U.S. Education Department has upgraded its student aid website, studentaid.gov, with several new features. According to a press release, the site now offers an “Aid Summary” which provides students with detailed information regarding grants and loans they have received; a “Loan Simulator” which suggests and compares personalized loan repayment plans; and a “Make a […]

February 25, 2020

Health

Study: Veterans More Likely to Hold Non-Degree Credentials

A new study found that United States military veterans are more likely than their general population counterparts to hold certificates or certifications.

November 26, 2019

Latest News

College Diabetes Network Launches Initiative to Help Students With Chronic or Invisible Diseases

Many students with chronic or invisible illnesses are left to self-advocate during throughout their college experience. To change that, the College Diabetes Network (CDN) launched an initiative that aims to reduce both physical and mental health risks that students with diabetes face by working directly with and educating campus professionals.

November 24, 2019

Latest News

Celebrities Rally for Educational Equity at WISE Summit

Grammy award-winning sensation Shakira Mebarak, whose known simply by her first name, told the more than 3,000 delegates at the World Innovation Summit for Education (WISE) here that her charity—The Barefoot Foundation— has built schools in rural areas of her native Colombia, to provide learning opportunities to poor children.

November 21, 2019

Latest News

DeVos Headlines CED Conference

During her keynote address at the Committee for Economic Development of the Conference Board’s (CED) Fall Policy Conference Nov. 13, United States Secretary of Education Betsy Devos said that “America’s antiquated approach to education fails too many students.”

November 13, 2019

Latest News

Boston College Establishes Prison Education Program

Inmates at the Massachusetts Correctional Institute (MCI) in Shirley, Massachusetts can now apply to take Boston College (BC) accredited liberal-arts courses.

November 4, 2019

Students

Scholars Address Issues of Mobility in Higher Education

Strategizing around how best to address policy makers on issues of access, student success and the impact of higher education, four prominent scholars gathered at New York University (NYU) on Friday to share their research.

October 27, 2019

HBCUs

The Road to HBCU Self-Sustainability

Having been in the trenches of HBCUs for most of my life as a student, administrator and instructor, I know first-hand the difficulties our institutions face.  I believe, however, that HBCUs have the capacity to turn around their fortunes.

October 23, 2019

Disabilties

College of Saint Rose Receives Donation to Train Educators

The College of Saint Rose Thelma P. Lally School of Education recently received a $1.1 million gift to train educators to help children with disabilities and mental health needs. As part of the U.S. Department of Education’s Project Targeting Healthy Resiliency in Vested Educators (THRIVE), the five-year grant will cover the majority of the tuition […]

October 17, 2019

African-American

UGA to Name College of Education School After Mary Frances Early

The University of Georgia’s (UGA) College of Education will be named after music educator and the school’s first African-American graduate Mary Frances Early. As part of the university’s Black History Month celebration, there will be a naming ceremony in February 2020, the Board of Regents announced. “Ms. Early has spent her life as a tireless […]

October 16, 2019

News Roundup

Representatives Introduce Pell Grant Sustainability Act

U.S. Representative Susie Lee and Sean Casten have collaborated to create the Pell Grant Sustainability Act in order to ensure “federal resources for college students keep up with current costs by indexing Pell Grants to inflation.” Pell Grants are becoming less valuable each year, making it difficult for 7 million students to afford college tuition. […]

October 14, 2019