Global January 2019

UNH Designated R1 Institution

The University of New Hampshire (UNH) has now been designated as a R1 research university by Carnegie Classification of Institutions of Higher Education.

Global January 2019

Pentagon To Extend Role On Border

The Pentagon has agreed to provide personnel to lay concertina wire and operate security cameras at the U.S.-Mexico border. This was at the request of Homeland Security.

Global January 2019

RWU Hosts Free Dinner During Shutdown

Roger Williams University is hosting a free dinner for U.S. Coast Guard members during the government shutdown. The school is expecting 75 to 100 people to attend.

Global January 2019

Worried Parents, Discount Marijuana

The shutdown has impacted in a variety of ways, including federal employees receiving discounts on medical marijuana and desperate parents looking for child-friendly activities.

Global January 2019

Trump Rejects Short-Term Shutdown Fix

President Trump rejected a proposal from Republican Sen. Lindsey Graham to temporarily reopen the government while continuing negotiations regarding funding for his border wall.

Global January 2019

MI Universities’ Enrollment Down

Reports from MLive.com have found that enrollment at public universities in Michigan has decline largely because there are less college-age students in Michigan and nationally.

Global January 2019

Shutdown: Day 24; 10 Things To Know

While Congress returns to Washington, there appears at this time to be no end in sight to the partial government shutdown. Secretary of State Mike Pompeo visits Saudi leaders.

Global January 2019

School System Helps During Shutdown

A school district in Maryland is helping students impacted by the partial government shutdown by raising money for meals. The fund has raised $15,000 so far.

Global January 2019

Shutdown Ties For Longest On Record

The current government shutdown has now tied with a government shutdown in 1996 for the longest shutdown on record. Some 800,000 federal workers will not be receiving paychecks.

Global January 2019

Changes On High-Tech Visas?

President Trump promised he would stop high-tech visas from being used as a “cheap labor program Now, the president says changes are coming to these visas.

Global January 2019

US Approves Child Bride Requests

Does the U.S.’s immigration system enable forced marriage? Over the last decade, the U.S. approved thousands of child and adolescent bride requests.

Global January 2019

Shutdown, Grants, NY; Top 5 Headlines

How is air travel affected by the government shutdown? What grants are helping to increase teacher diversity in New Jersey? What New York schools are reaching out to Puerto Rico?