Guidance is in short supply at California's community colleges, where funding for advising, tutoring and other student support services was chopped in half during the economic downturn. But Professor Claudio Duran and his students found a low-cost solution to help aspiring transfers find their way: a support group.
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5/20/2013
5/16/2013
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.
5/9/2013
The Senate Education Committee signed off on two bills Wednesday intended to protect free expression in schools and colleges.
5/9/2013
"Lavender graduation," also known as "rainbow graduation," first occurred at the University of Michigan in 1995 and honors the hardships, achievements, struggles and hopes and dreams of graduates and allies from the gay community.
5/2/2013
The death of Binland Lee, a senior studying marine biology, came less than two weeks after a bomb at the Boston Marathon killed 23-year-old Lu Lingzi, a graduate student studying statistics at the school. In all, an "unprecedented" 11 BU undergraduate and graduate students have died in the past 13 months, said BU spokesman Colin Riley.
5/2/2013
Student groups at more than 60 college and universities hosted events to raise awareness and push for fossil fuel divestment as part of 350.org’s #FossilFreedom Day of Action.
4/25/2013
Delta Gamma said on its website that it has accepted the resignation of the University of Maryland college junior, whose passionate email calling out her “AWKWARD” and “BORING” sisters for their lackluster social interactions with Sigma Nu Fraternity has been widely circulated and parodied.
4/25/2013
A bill banning smoking on all public university property in Illinois, including at outdoor locations such as tailgate parties, construction sites and farm fields, fell five votes short of passage Wednesday.
4/18/2013
Of course, no school will admit that their students are dissatisfied with the academics, campus life or financial aid. But there is a way to take the pulse of a freshman class: Determine what percentage of students return for their sophomore year.
3/10/2013
Two months after Salem College announced it was developing a policy on transgender students, a letter from the chairman of the trustees is being interpreted by some in the college community as an indication that no overt policy will be adopted.
3/7/2013
School officials told ABCNews.com that its insurance carrier had agreed to cover so-called "top surgery" or breast removal for Collins, who was born female but has identified as male since prep school.
3/7/2013
As of Thursday morning, Buckeye Village Apartment residents were being told they would have to play $620 to park. The spots had been free as part of the lease.
2/28/2013
Three times a week almost 13,000 students at Liberty University assemble for an hour of singing and speeches, evoking the spirit of a revival meeting that also attracts Republican politicians and Christian celebrities such as New York Jets quarterback Tim Tebow.
2/20/2013
Florida Southern College is building new dorms inspired by the architect Frank Lloyd Wright ... for cats.
2/20/2013
An Eastern Michigan University student organization, Students for an Ethical and Participatory Education, is urging the university to consider severing its contract with Adidas due to allegations of workers rights violations, the Eastern Echo reported.
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