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Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) program introduces Pathevo® to STEM all-stars

Owen Software, producer of Pathevo® , the education and career planning web service for science, technology, engineering and math (STEM) disciplines announced today that the Virginia Aerospace Science and Technology Scholars (VASTS) program has incorporated Owen Software Pathevo® into its Spring 2012 curriculum.

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Pathevo

Colleges of the Arts and Artisans

Future Shock
Inspiring the new creative economy
James Martin and James E. Samels
University Business, March 2012

Futurist Richard Florida moved the needle with his book The Rise of the Creative Class (Basic Books, 2002)—establishing creativity as a 21st century learning and earning skill, and a driving force of economic growth, jobs creation, and cultural enrichment in today’s competitive global society.

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Community Colleges
Student Life Cycle Management

Utah Task Force Has Ideas To Help Women Become College Grads

Utah must act to reverse the widening gap between men’s and women’s rates of college attainment if the state hopes to reach its education goals, according to findings of the Utah Women’s College Task Force, presented Tuesday to the Governor’s Education Excellence Commission.

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The Salt Lake Tribune

Keeping Students on Board

End Note
Implementing a research and development approach
Corey Davis
University Business, March 2012

Student retention is a big problem that doesn’t get the attention it deserves. About one-third of college students fail to obtain a degree six years after taking their first college course, and the United States is no longer in the top 10 list of countries with the highest graduation rates, according to the College Board. The drop-out rate affects long-term economic prosperity nationwide. This is particularly true in an age where knowledge, creativity, and innovation are key drivers in a globalized economy.

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Academic Leadership
Student Life Cycle Management
Student Retention

Speed Puts Community Colleges Front And Center

Fitzpatrick Manufacturing Co. is a high-tech job shop, crafting super-precise parts for machines used in everything from robotics to aerospace to oil exploration. Macomb Community College lies a few miles down the road in this Detroit suburb.

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AP via The Boston Globe

U of Utah Shifts Admission Policy To Better Address Older Students

The University of Utah is revising its admissions policy for some older students in the wake of a civil-rights complaint filed by a learning-disabled applicant who was denied admission because he read and wrote at only a fourth-grade level.

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The Salt Lake Tribune

Vermont Pushes To Get More Students To College

A number of strategies in Vermont to get more students to pursue higher education or training after high school.

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AP via The Boston Globe

Southern U at New Orleans Chancellor Has Vision Of A 'Universal University'

Southern University at New Orleans weathered two challenges in the past year that could have doomed the historically black university. It survived an attempt by Gov. Bobby Jindal to merge it with the University of New Orleans, a proposal that touched off a furor before dying in the Legislature. It also managed to persuade inspectors to renew its accreditation for 10 years, despite the slow pace of repairs after Hurricane Katrina.

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The Times-Picayune

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