Global May 2018

Amid #MeToo, More Colleges Host Women As Graduation Speakers [Education News]

For the first time in at least two decades, the majority of the nation's top colleges are featuring women as their spring commencement speakers, a shift that industry experts credit to the wave of female empowerment that has fueled the #MeToo movement. Yale is bringing Hillary Clinton. MIT will host Sheryl Sandberg. Vanderbilt landed Amal Clooney, while Dartmouth chose Mindy Kaling.

Financing May 2018

Alma Mater Honors Waffle House Hero With Scholarship Fund [Education Article]

The alma mater of the man who took an AR-15 rifle from a gunman at a Tennessee Waffle House has established a scholarship fund in his name. Tennessee State University held a reception in honor of 29-year-old James Shaw Jr. of Nashville. Several businesses and organizations praised Shaw and gave him awards.

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.

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

School System Plan Will Let Teachers Have Guns In Holsters [Education News]

Another Georgia school system has approved a plan to arm teachers who volunteer to carry weapons. WSB-TV reports that the Fannin County School Board near the Tennessee line on Thursday unanimously approved the policy. The station reports that teachers can have guns holstered under the plan. Guns in bags or purses will not allowed.

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.

Financing May 2018

University Of Memphis Plans To Free Tuition Again This Year [Education News]

Officials say the University of Memphis is going to give students a break and freeze tuition for the 2018-19 academic year. U of M school officials say theirs will likely be the only university in Tennessee, public or private, to not increase tuition this year.

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.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Chilean Bishops Open To Resignations, Reparation For Abuse [Beyond Education]

Chile's Catholic bishops said Monday they were open to whatever Pope Francis proposes to overhaul the Chilean church, including the removal of bishops, reforms of seminaries and paying financial reparation to victims of a clergy sex abuse and cover-up scandal. Representatives of the Chilean bishops conference told reporters they were heading into three days of meetings with Francis humbled, pained and shamed for their own errors in handling abuse cases.

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.

Hispanic Community May 2018

Trump Draws Rebuke For 'Animal' Remark At Immigration Talk [Beyond Education]

While railing against California for its so-called sanctuary immigration policies, President Donald Trump referred to some people who cross the border illegally as "animals" — drawing a sharp rebuke from Democratic leaders for the harsh rhetoric. Trump's remark at meeting with local leaders was in response to a complaint about gang members.

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.

Global May 2018

Upcoming Job And Career Fairs At The University Of Utah [Education News]

The University of Utah is currently slated to host three career fairs for the fall of 2018: The Fall 2018 Student Job Fair, which is schedule for August; The Fall 2018 STEM Career Fair, which is scheduled for September; and The Fall 2018 All Campus Career Fair, which is scheduled for October.