Global October 2018

Trump Stokes Pre-Election Fear Of Immigrants To Drive Voters

With the midterms less than a week away, President Trump has been focusing on immigration. As the migrant caravan makes it way towards the United States, the U.S. has sent thousands of troops to the southern border. The president has also talked about ending the guarantee of birthright citizenship.

Financing October 2018

2019 Ezra Jack Keats Mini-Grant Program Call for Proposals

The Ezra Jack Keats Foundation is now accepting proposals from educators across the country for its mini-grant program. Approximately 70 grants are slated to be awarded to librarians and teachers. Each grant is worth up to $500. The deadline is March 31.

Technology October 2018

Sony Partners With 11 Higher Education Institutions

Sony Electronics is partnering with 11 higher education institutions to create opportunities through technology solutions and active-learning practices. The initiative is designed to incorporate the role technology plays in teaching and learning. Members of the Future Learning Collaborative are working with Sony designers and researchers to develop and enable classroom technologies to execute more effective teaching methods.

Financing October 2018

Saudi Ties To US Colleges Come Under Mounting Scrutiny

In the wake of the killing of journalist Jamal Khashoggi's at the Saudi Consulate in Istanbul, some colleges and universities in the United States are rethinking arrangements where the institutions have received millions from the Saudi government in this decade.

Global October 2018

US Sending 5,200 Troops To Border

As the migrant caravan continues to make its way towards, the Pentagon is sending 2,500 troops to the U.S.-Mexico border. This number is more than double the 2,000 troops who are currently in Syria to fight the Islamic State group.

Global October 2018

Trump: End Birthright Citizenship For Some US-Born Babies

President Trump has declared that he wants to issue an executive order to end the constitutional right to citizenship for anyone born in the U.S. to non-citizens. All children born in the U.S. are guaranteed the right to citizenship under the 14th Amendment.

Global October 2018

UVA Launches New Engineering Systems And Environment Dept

The University of Virginia Engineering has launched a new department: Engineering Systems and Environment. This move comes in response to the growing need for engineers to be trained in solving complex global problems of the 21st century. This is the first new department for UVA Engineering in more than 40 years.

Global October 2018

Parent-Led Group Hopes To Help Hungry Kids In Minnesota

Feeding Area Children Together, a parent-led group, has distributed more than 23,000 meal packs to St. Cloud-area children in a little more than a year. This is roughly the equivalent of the combined student populations of St. Cloud Community & Technical College, St. Cloud State University, St. John's University and the College of St. Benedict.

Global October 2018

1 Migrant Dies As 2nd Group Tries To Force Entry Into Mexico

A 26-year-old Honduran migrant was killed at a border crossing from a rubber bullet hitting him in the head, according to Guatemalan firefighters. Mexican Interior Secretary Alfonso Navarrete Prida has denied that Mexico’s forces were responsible and said that his country’s federal police and immigration agents were attacked.

Global October 2018

Suspect In Synagogue Shooting Due In Court; Survivors Recall Ordeal

Robert Gregory Bowers is due in federal court today. Bowers is the suspected gunman in a shooting at the Tree of Life Synagogue in Pittsburgh, which resulted in 11 deaths. Survivors of the attack are giving firsthand accounts of the shooting.

Financing October 2018

UNH Expands Tuition-Free Program

Students who transfer to the University of New Hampshire from the state’s community college system can now qualify for the school’s tuition-free program. The program guarantees that New Hampshire students who receive federal Pell grants will not have to pay tuition to go to UNH.

Hispanic Community October 2018

ACLU Sues Dodge City Over Voting Access For Hispanics

The ACLU is suing Dodge City in Kansas for moving the only polling site in the city to outside the city limits. According to the lawsuit, this will make it more difficult for the majority of the city’s Hispanic population to vote because of issues with work schedule flexibility and access to transportation.