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.

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

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.

Global October 2018

Firms Sell School 'Hardening' As Mass Shooting Solution

When a former student shot and killed 17 people at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, it publicly reignited the gun-control debate, and privately propelled security industry efforts to sell school fortification as the answer to preventing more children from being killed. Nonprofit groups linked to the industry and security firms have persuaded lawmakers to elevate the "hardening" of schools over other measures.

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

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.

Global October 2018

SONIC Drive-In Celebrates 10 Years of Supporting Teachers With $1M Donation

SONIC ® Drive-In’s 10th annual Limeades for Learning Fall Voting consumer-driven philanthropic campaign allows consumers to support teachers. From October 1 through October 28, consumers can direct a $1 million donation to specific classroom projects across the nation and can vote daily on specific projects.

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

Kavanaugh Case Unfolds As DeVos Readies Sexual Assault Rule

With the testimonies of Judge Brett Kavanaugh and Christine Blasey Ford still fresh in the public’s mind, Education Secretary Betsy DeVos is in the process of considering new guidelines that could drastically change how sexual violence allegations are investigated on college campuses.

Global October 2018

What Is Replacing NAFTA; 10 Things To Know For Today

The United States, Mexico and Canada are entering into a new revamped trade pact called USMCA. The FBI has interviewed Brett Kavanaugh’s accuser. In Indonesia, a mass burial began for tsunami and earthquake victims. Iran has launched six ballistic missiles into eastern Syria.

Global September 2018

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

Untrue but widely circulated stories that have been since debunked by the Associated Press include: Prosecutor at Kavanaugh hearing got Catholic priest "off the hook;" Democratic donor awarded grant to woman accusing Supreme Court nominee of sexual assault; and Morgantown Mom Catches Pedophile Trying To Rape Child, Blows His Head Off With Shotgun