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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.

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Faculty & Staff

Bill Offered to Create Higher Ed Inspector

Republican state lawmakers are proposing legislation to create an inspector who would examine operations within Tennessee’s higher education systems.

Michigan Lawmaker Proposes In-State Tuition for Veterans

Active duty military personnel and veterans would pay in-state tuition in Michigan under measures introduced by one Democratic lawmaker.

Leadership & Policy

Anti-Affirmative Action Bill Fails This Session

The sponsor of a proposal to eliminate affirmative action initiatives from higher education institutions in Tennessee said fellow Republicans who contributed to the failure of his bill on Wednesday could face repercussions in next year’s election.

Leadership & Policy

Ky. Universities Push Senators on Immigration Law

The presidents of Kentucky’s public universities have signed a letter urging the state’s U.S. senators to help overhaul the immigration system.

Oregon House To Vote on Immigrant-Tuition Bill

The state House is scheduled to vote Friday on a measure allowing illegal immigrants to pay in-state college tuition if they graduated from an Oregon high school.

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TRIO Program Advocates Seek Support in Congress

TRIO program advocates made a timely plea for congressional support of what is the federal government’s oldest group of college outreach and retention programs for low-income and aspiring first-generation college students.

Higher Education Leaders Wary of Increased Federal Oversight

Administrators see more regulation coming down the road, and they say complying with existing regulations is partly to blame for the rising cost of education.

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Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M Hires Anti-Hazing Chief

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. — Florida A&M University has hired alumnus Bryan F. Smith as its anti-hazing administrator. Interim university President Larry Robinson said Friday that Smith’s job will be ensuring that initiatives adopted after the hazing death of a band member are implemented. Drum major Robert Champion died in 2011 after he was beaten aboard a […]

Higher Education Spared Cuts — For Now

Higher education programs and education-related tax breaks get a reprieve of at least 60 days as a result of the agreement by President Obama and Congress that averts the “fiscal cliff.”

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‘Merit Plea’ Inherently Racist as Argument Against Affirmative Action

As many of you know, the 6th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals in Cincinnati on Thursday declared Michigan’s ban on affirmative action in college admissions to be unconstitutional.

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Veterans in College Say Late Pay From VA Hurting Finances

Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.

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