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The department made the declaration out of an “abundance of caution” and after consulting with local health and university officials and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the release said.

As college administrators debate student preferences for receiving financial aid funds, this research provides evidence that students favor debit cards, as checks become widely unpopular with an increasingly cashless generation.

Here’s an indication of how burdensome student loans have become: About one-third of millennials say they would have been better off working, instead of going to college and paying tuition.

It found that hundreds of public and private colleges expect the neediest students to pay an amount that is equal to or more than their families’ yearly earnings. At the same time, the schools are offering more merit aid, based on such factors as a student’s academic achievement, to attract the students they most desire.

The Rural Horseshoe Initiative is being undertaken by Virginia's 14 rural community colleges. This multidisciplined initiative seeks to address the lack of overall educational attainment that handicaps our young people who reside in rural Virginia through the increased use of career coaches.

The University of Texas Co-op was the first in Texas to sign up to get the branded shelves for hot items such as headphones and accessories from Beats by Dr. Dre, Skullcandy and SOL Republic.

A push to prevent public colleges and universities from charging student veterans out-of-state tuition took a leap forward Tuesday when Senate Veterans’ Affairs Committee leaders joined the cause.