Tag: Trump administration: Page 2

Students

Education Leaders Laud Some White House HEA Principles

Education leaders reacted positively to some of the principles outlined by the White House as Congress works toward reauthorization of the Higher Education Act, but questioned the possible direction of other aspects based on details yet to emerge.

March 19, 2019

Home

Higher Ed Observers Slam Federal Reprieve for For-Profit Accreditor

While a major accreditor of for-profit schools has won a conditional reprieve from Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and is pledging to continue correcting its deficiencies, some observers say the decision prioritizes the interests of schools over the well-being of students.

November 27, 2018

Campus Climate

Little Clarity in Sexual Harassment Rule Changes

Poor Betsy DeVos. Three words that an accountant would never use for the woman connected to the Amway fortune, whose only real knowledge of education was being an anti-public school/pro-voucher advocate. But now, here she is, thrust into the role of nation’s top education official in a bit of White affirmative action by Donald Trump, another recipient of the same.

November 26, 2018

Students

AFT Hits White House as Student Loan Watchdog Chief Resigns

The president of the American Federation of Teachers union is sharply criticizing the Trump administration following a top official’s announcement Monday that he is resigning Friday from the federal Consumer Financial Protection Bureau. The departure of Seth Frotman – who has been with the bureau since its creation by Congress in 2011 and has served […]

August 28, 2018

Opinion

Observing the International Day of Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition

August 23rd, 2018 marks the 20th anniversary of the observance of the International Day for Remembrance of the Slave Trade and of its Abolition by member states of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO).

August 22, 2018

News Roundup

Manafort Found Guilty on Eight Counts of Financial Crimes

Paul Manafort, former campaign chairman to President Donald Trump, was found guilty on eight counts of financial crimes. However, jurors couldn’t reach a verdict on 10 charges, so Judge T.S. Ellis declared a mistrial on those counts. Five of the counts Manafort was indicted with are tax fraud charges, two were counts of bank fraud […]

August 21, 2018

News Roundup

Betsy DeVos’ $40M Family Yacht Untied; $5-10K in Damages

Last weekend, an unidentified individual untied a yacht owned by U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos’ family, causing between $5,000 and $10,000 in damage, police told CBS News. The yacht, named SeaQuest, is reportedly worth $40 million. The SeaQuest was docked at a basin in Huron, Ohio, when the captain reported it became untied and […]

July 26, 2018

News Roundup

UVA Center Hires Trump Ex-Official, Many Faculty Disapprove

Dozens of University of Virginia professors are outraged at the university’s decision to hire a former member of the Trump administration, according to an NBC-29 news report in Charlottesville, Va. Marc Short, a former White House director of legislative affairs who has an MBA from UVA, has been hired as a senior fellow at the […]

July 23, 2018

Opinion

NAFEO Urges Continuing Affirmative Action Efforts in Higher Ed

Every student benefits from inclusive and diverse classrooms, not just students of color. NAFEO urges all school systems, colleges and universities not to retreat from their thoughtful, holistic review processes of applicants that are resulting in diverse environments.

July 18, 2018

Opinion

Trump Administration Takes Affirmative Action to Ignore Race and Law

In case you missed it: while you were celebrating all the progress we’ve achieved in America – 242 years of opportunity resulting in a burgeoning sense of equality and diversity – the Trump administration placed a cherry bomb in your inbox.

July 9, 2018

Opinion

Genocide to Exodus: Why the Average Joe Should Care About Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico and the ongoing colonization of the island is nothing new. 1898 marks the official year in which the genocide of the Puerto Rican people became a legal act of the United States. Fast forward to today, we are in the same situation.

July 6, 2018

Opinion

Supporting International Students in the Age of Trump

“Will I be safe in America?” “Am I welcome?” “Is the U.S. my best option?” These are the unsettling questions we in college admissions now often hear from prospective international students. Concerns over the political climate and uncertain immigration policies have heightened anxieties among foreign students and their families – and chilled a decade-long growth in international student enrollment.

July 3, 2018