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.

Global October 2018

Top 4 Latest Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

The top four jobs on the Hispanic Outlook’s job board are from Cornell University, Southern Methodist University and Ball State University. Job positions are: The Janet and Gordon Lankton Professor of Nutrition and Director of the Division of Nutritional Sciences, Assistant Vice President and Dean of Residence Life & Student Housing, Associate Vice President and Dean of Students and Assistant Professor of Social Psychology.

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.

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

DeVos To Miss Deadline In Easing College Fraud Protections

Although the Education Department had been ready to issue its new regulations by the beginning of November, students that have been defrauded by for-profit colleges are getting a reprieve from the department’s push to ease regulations on those schools. This reason? The government has said that it would miss releasing an updated rule on loan forgiveness on deadline.

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

This Week’s Top 5 Trending Headlines

Texas Tech U Launches First Online Doctoral Program, Brett Kavanaugh Will Not Return To Teach At Harvard Law, Top 4 Latest Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

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.

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

UN Report On Global Warming Carries Warning; 10 Things To Know For Today

The U.N. released a report on global warming that says preventing just one extra degree of heat could mean the difference between life-or-death in the coming decades. Mitch McConnell has indicated that he would be open to another Supreme Court nominee in 2020. Horrific limo accident that claimed the lives of 18 people occurred at a known danger spot.

Legal October 2018

GOP Students Threated Seattle Bar Over Kavanaugh Event

The University of Washington College Republicans have threated legal action against Shultzy’s Bar and Grill when the sports-themed establishment asked them to go elsewhere for their “Beers 4 Brett” event to celebrate the confirmation of Supreme Court Justice Brett Kavanaugh.

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.

Financing October 2018

UIC To Offer Free Rides To State's Top Students

Under the new Chancellor’s Fellows Program, the University of Illinois-Chicago will be able to offer the state’s top students a free ride. The program will be funded with the university’s share of $25 million, which is set aside by the state for merit scholarships.

Global October 2018

Top 4 Featured Jobs On Hispanic Outlook’s Job Board

The top 4 featured jobs on Hispanic Outlook’s job board are from Trinity Christian College, Texas State University, Brookdale Community College and North Park University. The job positions are Literature and Languages Faculty Position; Coordinator, Communication Design Program - Assistant Professor, Associate Professor, or Professor; Nursing Instructor; and Founding Program Director for the Doctor of Occupational Therapy Program (OTD).

Financing October 2018

University To Launch New Scholarship Program

The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill is launching a new scholarship program that is designed to help cover the costs for undergraduates that are from middle class families. The new program coincides with the 225th birthday of the university.