Financing October 2018

HCCC Selected For NJ Tuition-Free Pilot Program

Hudson County Community College has recently been named as one of 13 community colleges in New Jersey to pilot the New Jersey Community College Opportunity Grant (CCOG) program. The CCOG program will allow the school to offer both new and current students from low-income families to attend community college tuition free.

Global October 2018

Ford Donates Ford Focus To SUNY Canton’s Automotive Program

The Ford Motor Company has made a donation to SUNY Canton’s automotive program. A late-model Ford Focus is being given exclusively for students to perfect their mechanical skills in order to prepare them for their future careers. The Focus now resides in the college’s Auto Lab where students will now gain hands-on access to the latest advancements made in motor vehicles.

Legal October 2018

Brett Kavanaugh Will Not Return To Teach At Harvard Law

Administrators at Harvard announced by email that Judge Brett Kavanaugh will not be returning to teach at Harvard Law School in January. Kavanaugh was scheduled to teach a course entitled The Supreme Court Since 2005, which is a three-week course that he has taught at Harvard Law School for about a decade.

Financing October 2018

Minnesota State Colleges And Universities Waive Application Fees

Minnesota State Colleges and Universities are celebrating College Knowledge Month by waiving their application fees. During the month of October students can apply to any of the 30 colleges and seven universities in the state of Minnesota without paying a fee.

Global October 2018

10 Lone Star College Jobs Available On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

Lone Star College currently has 54 job listings on Hispanic Outlook’s job board. Ten of the current jobs available at Lone Star College include: faculty positions, technician, systems analyst, director and dean. Further information is available at Hispanic Outlook’s job board (https://hispanicoutlookjobs.com/).

Global October 2018

BFIT And Prime Motor Group Announce Prime Scholars Program

Benjamin Franklin Institute of Technology and Prime Motor Group have established the Prime Scholars program. As many as 15 students will work directly with the company part-time as they pursue their degrees, receive $5,000 scholarships from Prime Motor Group, and develop the skills necessary to secure jobs with Prime Motor Group upon graduation.

Hispanic Community October 2018

Watchdog: US Unprepared For 'Zero Tolerance' Immigration

Homeland Security’s watchdog made public in a report that immigration officials were not prepared to manage the consequences of a “zero tolerance” policy this summer at the Southwest border, which led to nearly 3,000 children being separated from their parents.

Health Care October 2018

Tulane U School of Medicine Awarded $2.8M Grant

The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded Tulane University a new $2.8 million grant. The grant will allow investigators Dr. Jiang He from Tulane University School of Public Health and Tropical Medicine, and Drs. Jing Chen and Lee Hamm of Tulane University School of Medicine to continue their groundbreaking research on chronic kidney disease.

Global October 2018

Poll: Young Americans Say Online Bullying A Serious Problem

A new poll shows that young adults and teens say cyberbullying is a serious problem, however, at the same time, they do not think they will be the ones targeted for digital abuse. The poll, which is from The Associated Press-NORC Center for Public Affairs Research and MTV, found parents and young people see social as having for the most part a negative effect on the younger generation.

Global October 2018

Texas Tech U Launches First Online Doctoral Program

Texas Tech University has launched an online doctoral program in education policy. This is Texas Tech’s first fully online doctoral program and among a select few in the nation. The university is taking advantage of the latest digital technology to advance educational policy making into a doctoral program available to all students from all around the world.

Global October 2018

UVM Students Protest Kavanaugh Nomination

Students and faculty from the University of Vermont are demonstrating against Judge Brett Kavanaugh’s nomination to the U.S. Supreme Court. The students held a walk-out on Thursday, and abortion is a key issue with Kavanaugh seen as the deciding vote regarding the future of access to abortion.

Global October 2018

Feed The Children Provides Free Classroom Supplies For Educators

Feed the Children’s five Teacher Store locations are providing free classroom supplies to teachers, including copy paper, pencils, glue, pens, notebooks and instructional materials. The nonprofit is supporting teachers in an effort to combat poverty by supporting education.

Health Care October 2018

UVA Planning Cutting-Edge Student Health And Wellness Center

The University of Virginia is planning a new cutting-edge student health and wellness center to be completed by 2020. This center will have four stories spanning 156,000 square feet with ample parking. It will be located at the south end of Brandon Avenue.

Global October 2018

Not Real News: A Look At What Didn't Happen This Week

The Associated Press has investigated the following stories and have determined they are all not legit. These articles were all widely shared on social media this week. All three of these not real stories involve Judge Brett Kavanaugh's nomination to the Supreme Court and the accusations of sexual misconduct made by Christine Blasey Ford.

Financing October 2018

Kansas State Ending Merit-Based Putnam Scholarships

Kansas State University is no longer offering the $9,000 per year Putnam Scholarship to students. A student could have the Putnam Scholarship for four years. The move is because Kansas State is shifting from totally merit-based scholarships to need plus merit-based ones.