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Global May 2018

Foreign Student Temporary Job Program Surged In Past Decade [Education News]

A program that allows foreign graduates of American universities to stay in the country for temporary employment has expanded significantly over the past decade. That's according to a study by the Pew Research Center. The report comes as colleges and universities are struggling with falling enrollment of foreign students amid the Trump administration's anti-immigration rhetoric.

Health Care May 2018

Indiana U Scientist Gets $9M To Further Animal-Human Organ Research [Education News]

An Indiana University scientist is getting a $9 million boost from a biotech company to further his research into ways to use animal organs in humans. The IU School of Medicine says Dr. Burcin Ekser's four-year grant comes from Silver Springs, Maryland-based Lung Biotechnology PBC. That company was founded in 2015 by United Therapeutics Corp. to address the acute national shortage of transplantable lungs and other organs.

Global May 2018

Veterans Charity Helps Warriors Connect with Families at Science Museum [On A Positive Note Beyond Education]

Wounded Warrior Project® (WWP) invited injured veterans and their guests to explore more than 165, hands-on exhibits at the Connecticut Science Center. Socializing with family and other warriors can help injured veterans cope with stress and emotional concerns. In a WWP survey of the injured warriors it serves, more than half of survey respondents (51.6 percent) expressed they talk with fellow veterans to address their mental health issues.

Financing May 2018

Regents Approve Tuition, Fee Increase At Southeast Missouri [Education News]

Southeast Missouri State University's tuition and fees will increase in the fall in response to reduced state funding for universities. The Board of Regents on Friday approved a 2.1 percent increase in tuition, but waived all but 1 percent while leaving open the possibility of another increase. The Southeast Missourian reports Gov. Eric Greitens' announced budget for fiscal year 2019 would reduce funding for Southeast Missouri by $6.3 million.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Companies Propose Immigration Detention Centers For Midwest [Beyond Education]

Companies and local governments have proposed building new immigration detention centers in Minnesota, Michigan, Illinois and Indiana, responding to a request from Immigration and Customs Enforcement officials stepping up arrests in the center of the country. The proposals, most by for-profit corrections contractors, were submitted to ICE after it put out a request in October for detention sites near Chicago, Detroit, Salt Lake City and St. Paul, Minnesota.

Financing May 2018

College In Missouri Unveils Free-Textbook Program [Education News]

Students taking online or evening classes at a private college in central Missouri will no longer have to pay extra fees or for textbooks with the school's new program. Columbia College President Scott Dalrymple says the school was looking at how to make college more affordable by getting rid of extra fees and combating the rising cost of textbooks.

Legal May 2018

1st Appeals Court To Weigh Trump's Decision To End DACA

The Trump administration will try to convince a U.S. appeals court Tuesday that it was justified in ending an Obama-era immigration policy that shielded hundreds of thousands of young immigrants from deportation. The 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will be the first federal appeals court to hear arguments about President Donald Trump's decision to phase out the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals program.

Financing May 2018

University Of Iowa Freezes Most Pay Increases [Education News]

The University of Iowa has frozen pay increases for teachers and other staff members until January. The Des Moines Register reports that it's not certain whether the freeze will be lifted then. University administrators blame the freeze on uncertainty about revenue there will be from tuition, fees and state allocations.

Financing May 2018

Bill Gates Gives $44M To Influence State Education Plans [Education News]

Billionaire philanthropist Bill Gates saw an opportunity with a new federal education law that has widespread repercussions for American classrooms. His non-profit, Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation, has given about $44 million to outside groups over the past two years to help shape new state education plans required under the 2015 law, according to an Associated Press analysis of its grants.

Financing May 2018

Arborjet "Taking Root" College Scholarship Program Now Accepting Applications [Education News]

Arborjet Inc., a plant health care company, is seeking applicants for its 2018 "Taking Root" college scholarship program. For the fifth consecutive year, the scholarship program will award 10 graduating high school seniors each with a $1,000 scholarship to pursue full-time studies in Forestry, Plant Sciences, Horticulture, Entomology, Environmental Science or a related major at an accredited two- or four-year college.

Global May 2018

Michigan State And Nassar Victims Reach $500M Settlement [Education News]

Michigan State University agreed to pay $500 million to settle claims from more than 300 women and girls who said they were assaulted by sports doctor Larry Nassar in the worst sex-abuse case in sports history, officials announced Wednesday. The deal surpasses the $100 million-plus paid by Penn State University to settle claims by at least 35 people who accused assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky of sexual abuse.

Financing May 2018

State Funds Available To Help College Students Buy Textbooks [Education News]

Millions of dollars have been allocated for a second year in a row to help students enrolled in New York's public colleges off-set the high cost of textbooks. Gov. Andrew Cuomo announced Thursday that the second round of funding for the Open Education Resources initiative includes $8 million for the State University of New York and the City University of New York.

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