Looking for a low-cost college option? Consider learning German. Patrick Finger, a high school senior from Southern California, did just that.
Daily News
5/15/2013
Students’ access to high-demand classes should not depend on whether they can pay extra for the privilege. The legislature should reject a bill that would set up a two-tier fee system for some community college classes. State and education officials should find a better solution to the space shortage in must-have classes than letting those with more financial resources skip to the head of the line.
5/15/2013
Here’s a website with several Department of Education resources to help higher ed institutions prepare for natural disasters, guns on campus, and other emergencies.
5/15/2013
This year's crop of college graduates is walking across the stage and into a still-tough job market, and Andy Chan, vice president of personal and career development at Wake Forest University, says many of them haven't been well-served by traditional career counseling.
5/15/2013
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.
5/15/2013
The Kansas Board of Regents is expected to adopt a temporary resolution to keep in place the current no-weapons policy at the state universities, including Kansas University.
5/15/2013
In a resignation letter, Saunders highlighted FAU’s progress in academics and student success, but also noted “there is no doubt the recent controversies have been significant and distracting to all members of the University community.”
5/15/2013
The Texas Senate on Wednesday gave final approval to a bill setting new limits on the powers of university regents to fire campus presidents and requiring regents to under undergo ethics training.
5/15/2013
At a time when health and safety issues have rattled football to its core, some members of the Penn State community can't fathom why one of the country's highest-profile and most-scrutinized college sports programs would do anything that might lessen athletic health care.
5/15/2013
Everyone who came to America knew that the most reliable path to financial success and status was hard work and higher education. That formula even worked for those born here.
5/15/2013
The circumstances of 18-year-old high school graduates beginning their bachelor’s degree programs at four-year residential colleges are different from that of 30-year-old single parents seeking short-term occupational certificates to find jobs. A new report released by a panel of higher education experts recommends changes to the Pell Grant system to better serve the growing numbers of nontraditional students.
5/15/2013
A major bond rating firm has taken notice of the turmoil at the top of Pima Community College. Moody's Investor Service has affirmed the college's healthy credit rating for now, but issued a "negative outlook" for the school on Monday.
5/15/2013
Jackson Community College (Mich.) is moving ahead with plans to drop the word “community” from its name because it now offers some four-year degrees. The college also hopes to lure more international students.
5/15/2013
Community members, friends, and former co-workers of Northampton Community College's late former president, Robert Kopecek, celebrated his life today in the campus building named in his honor.
5/15/2013
A bill that would fund dozens of construction projects for community and technical colleges statewide sailed through the House Education Committee without opposition Tuesday, even as critics warned that it could mean financial disaster for the state.
