August 2021

Harvey Hurdle, Executive Director of the Philadelphia Bar Association.Drexel University’s Thomas R. Kline School of Law has partnered with the Philadelphia Bar Association, creating a first-of-its-kind opportunity for law students, faculty, and staff with J.D. degrees to access all the benefits of a membership. In particular, membership opens mentoring connections and offers free attendance to […]

As Congress negotiates the reconciliation budget plan, a survey from the University of Maryland’s School of Public Policy found that a large majority of voters favor increasing federal spending for higher education, a key principle in the budget plan so far. The survey briefed 2,613 registered voter respondents on the cost of higher education and

Montana State University’s College of Nursing has received $101 million — the largest donation ever given to a U.S. nursing college. The gift comes from Goosehead Insurance Inc. founders and Montana natives Mark and Robyn Jones, who say they want to improve health care access for the state’s rural and frontier communities. According to the

In an ongoing survey, Syracuse University’s Institute for Veterans and Military Families (IVMF) asks a key question: What made you want to serve? The over 8,000 respondents were active-duty, reservists, part of the National Guard, or veterans. Fifty-three percent, the largest majority, said the reason they joined the armed services was the educational benefits. Disaggregating

​​“Tech is everywhere,” says Danielle Rose in the midst of a virtual Zoom conference. “There’s no escaping it at this point in time.” Rose, an East Oakland, California, native with a background in mechanical engineering, is the newest CEO of SMASH, the Summer Math and Science Honors Academy, which aims to remove barriers for disadvantaged

I’m proud to be the first woman in my Latinx family to complete a college degree and the first person to finish a master’s degree, and that left a seemingly easy goal for me to set: I want to complete a doctoral degree before hitting the big 5-0. And I hoped the journey would remind

Dr. Michele Hancock has been promoted vice president of college culture for inclusion at Carthage College. Hancock, who is currently a professor of education at Carthage served as the college’s director of diversity for two years and oversaw training programs for faculty, staff and first-year students.  “There is no aspect of Carthage’s work in diversity,

The pandemic thrust higher education institutions into virtual delivery almost overnight, but active-duty military members had been learning online for years already. Experts say lesser-resourced campuses, especially some historically Black universities and colleges (HBCUs), can tap into their potential to compete for these students — and the millions of dollars in federal tuition assistance that

Dr. Yolanda Watson Spiva, president of Complete College AmericaComplete College America (CCA), a nonprofit promoting equity in college completion rates, received a $1 million grant from the Lumina Foundation, a private foundation focused on racial justice in education, to improve college completion strategies for adult Black, Hispanic/Latino, and Native American students at Predominantly Black Community

Dr. Andrea A. HayesDr. Andrea A. Hayes has been named the first woman chair of the department of surgery at Howard University. She has also been appointed associate director of the Cancer Center. “I look forward to leading Howard University department of surgery in the continued tradition of providing outstanding, innovative care for patients and