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Veterans Day History and Policy Issues to Watch When Serving Veterans

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WCET Frontiers would like to honor our veterans by sharing about the history of Veterans Day and also share some updates on federal policy issues for institutions to watch that affect the process and delivery of Veterans benefits. Bill education benefits receive a Monthly Housing Allowance (MHA) for the terms that they are enrolled.

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Legends Henry and Shirley Frye Honored with Renaming of A&T Building

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Frye Hall is one of six buildings on campus designed by the architectural firm of the late Phil Freelon, a nationally recognized figure in the architecture community who led the design team for the Smithsonian Institution’s National Museum of African American History and Culture.

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Testy Appointed to Lead the Association of American Law Schools

Diverse: Issues in Higher Education

Testy Association of American Law Schools “I am deeply honored to have been chosen as Judy Areen’s successor and am committed to advancing excellence in legal education at a time of heightened challenges and changes in law and higher education,” said Testy. Kania Dean of the Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law.

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Can higher education in Pennsylvania be saved?

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Pennsylvania is facing a double-edged sword in funding its higher education system next year, so much so that Gov. Josh Shapiro proclaimed his state’s public higher education system “isn’t working. ” Long-term problems Due to long-term trends, Pennsylvania is partially trapped in a poor higher education model.

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Benedict College Names Building After its First Woman President

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Shorter Photography “I am very grateful for the opportunity to lead Benedict College into the next chapter of her storied history,” said Artis, during the March 22 rededication. Dr. Roslyn Clark Artis A. Thank you for your decision to memorialize my work in such a profound, powerful, and lasting way.” Board Chairman Dr. Charlie W.

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Former education secretary under Barack Obama is named SUNY chancellor

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Education Secretary who served under former President Barack Obama from 2016 to 2017, was named State University of New York chancellor Monday afternoon, setting him up to lead the largest public university system in the country. John King Jr., the former U.S. link] pic.twitter.com/NEUEoQhwHP. — Dr. John B.

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Dr. Ruth J. Simmons Takes Readers ‘Up Home’ in New Memoir

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Simmons busily prepared to deliver the 2023 Jefferson Lecture in the Humanities at the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture in Washington, D.C. It was the latest on a long list of accomplishments in Simmons’ career as one of the nation’s most prominent Black women in higher education. Dr. Ruth J.