Global July 2018

Newtown Parents Urge Facebook To Act Against Hoax Theorists [Education News]

The parents of one of the 20 children killed in the Sandy Hook Elementary School shooting are asking Facebook founder Mark Zuckerberg to remove hateful and harassing comments posted by conspiracy theorists who say the shooting never happened. Leonard Pozner and Veronique De La Rosa wrote Zuckerberg a letter published on Wednesday in The Guardian .

Financing July 2018

DeVos Rules Would Cut Estimated $13B In Student Loan Relief [Education News]

Students who are defrauded by their schools would have a harder time getting their federal loans erased under new rules proposed by the Trump administration Wednesday. The proposal, which aims to replace a set of Obama-era rules that were never implemented, drew applause from the for-profit industry but sharp criticism from advocacy groups that represent student borrowers.

Global July 2018

New University District Coming To Atlantic City [Education News]

Atlantic City has just given designation for a University District surrounding the new Stockton University Atlantic City campus. Stockton’s anchor institution is intended to help expand the social, economic and cultural aspects of not only Stockton but the entire community.

Health Care July 2018

Tufts, MMC Renew Agreement To Bring Med Students To Maine [Education News]

Maine Medical Center and Tufts University have renewed a 10-year agreement aimed at bringing medical students to Maine, where many will remain to practice. Maine Medical Center CEO Rich Petersen said Wednesday the agreement expands on the program that launched in 2008 with a shared vision of addressing Maine's physician shortage and ensuring Maine students have an equal opportunity to pursue a medical education.

Global July 2018

ESPN Hires Former UCLA Coach Mora As College Studio Analyst [Education News]

Former UCLA coach Jim Mora is joining ESPN as a college football analyst, filling the role Chip Kelly held last season at the network before replacing Mora as coach of the Bruins. ESPN announced Tuesday that it added Mora and re-signed college football analyst Joey Galloway to a multiyear deal. Mora coached at UCLA from 2012-17.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Immigrant Held After Army Base Pizza Delivery Released [Beyond Education]

An Ecuadorean immigrant who was held for deportation after delivering pizza to a Brooklyn Army installation walked out of an immigration detention center house hours after a judge ordered his immediate release. Pablo Villavicencio exited the detention center shortly before 9 p.m. Tuesday. He was greeted with hugs from his jubilant wife and two young daughters.

Legal July 2018

Judge Strikes Down Florida's Campus Ban On Early Voting [Education News]

Calling it a "lopsided" burden on college students, a federal judge on Tuesday told Florida that college and university campuses can be used as early voting sites in this year's elections. In a scathing ruling, U.S. District Judge Mark Walker called the ban put in place by Secretary of State Ken Detzner unconstitutional. He said it appeared to be done to stop younger voters from casting ballots.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Colleges Face Petitions, Protests To Split With ICE [Education News]

Some colleges are being pressured to cut ties with U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement amid public outcries over the separation of migrant families along the nation's southern border. Northeastern University, Johns Hopkins University and Vermont's system of public colleges have contracts with ICE totaling about $4 million this year for research and training services.

Financing July 2018

New Year-Round Pell Grant Boost Summer Enrollment at Cal State LA [Education News]

California State University, Los Angeles (Cal State LA) summer enrollment has reached new heights thanks to a new year-round Pell Grant. The new grant opportunity supports not only summer enrollment but timely graduation. Cal State LA has almost doubled their summer population thanks to the Federal financial aid improvements.

Health Care July 2018

NIH Awards Professor 2nd $1.3M Grant For Lung Disease Study [Education News]

A Hampton University professor has been awarded another grant to study lung disease. The Daily Press reported Monday that the chair of the pharmaceutical sciences department, Neelam Azad, received her second $1.3 million independent investigator award from the National Institutes of Health. The goal is to use traditional molecular biology techniques, along with less conventional methods, to look at markers for pulmonary fibrosis.

Global July 2018

Metal Detectors To Be Used In School Where 17 Were Killed [Education News]

Students at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School will no longer have to use see-through backpacks, but they will have to pass through metal detectors when they return to class in a few weeks. The Sun Sentinel reports that the school where 17 people were fatally shot on Valentine's Day will be the first in Broward County to use metal detectors.

Hispanic Community July 2018

Administration Reports Nearly 1,200 Family Reunifications [Beyond Education]

Nearly 1,200 children 5 and older have been reunited with their families after being separated at the U.S.-Mexico border, leaving hundreds to go before this week's court-imposed deadline, according to a Justice Department court filing on Monday that raised the possibility that many parents have been deported.