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Student Life Cycle Management

More College Freshmen See Getting Good Job As Key Goal, Poll Finds

The UCLA survey asks first-year students to select reasons they are pursuing higher education. The 85.9% who cite job concerns is the most in the 40 years the question has been asked.

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The Los Angeles Times

Alabama A&M Students Plan Protest Rally On Campus

Alabama A&M University students are planning to hold a protest rally today at noon on campus, SGA President Andrew Foster said.

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The Huntsville Times

UC Davis Students Occupying Unused Campus Building

Following a noontime rally Tuesday, University of California, Davis, students spilled into an unused campus building, saying they intend to occupy it around the clock.

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The Sacramento Bee

Tracking Community College Trends

Community Colleges
By the Numbers
Kristen Domonell
University Business, Feb 2012

Because community colleges serve such a diverse population and face unique challenges separate from their four-year peers, it’s important to monitor and analyze trends specific to these institutions. A recent policy brief from the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) does just that, giving a 20-year overview of trends in educational attainment.

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Community Colleges
Student Life Cycle Management

Duke Students Present Complaints To President

A group of Duke University students says it's disappointed with the administration's response so far to concerns about how black students are being treated on campus.

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AP via ABCLocal

2 Held At U of Calif Regents Meeting

Talks at UC Riverside were halted for 50 minutes by a sit-down protest over fee hikes.

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The Los Angeles Times

The New Student Activism

Ashley Ward, an aspiring idealist with waning faith in the world, was standing in the newsroom of her college paper at Humboldt State University in Northern California when a fellow student rushed in with startling news. 

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The New York Times

Sneezebox turns Traditional Touch Points into ‘Contagious’ Interactive Experiences, Making Student Prospecting, Enrollment and Retention More Effective

A newly released web platform is redefining visual storytelling, allowing higher education marketers to create customized stories on the fly to enhance lead generation, lead conversion and student relationship management initiatives. Sneezebox, also known as “WOW Factor in a Box”, combines interactive video which incorporates gaming technology, artificial intelligence and engagement analytics in a single platform to help colleges and universities connect with prospects and students based on shared interests and experiences.

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PRweb

University Of New Orleans' New President Greets Students On First Day Of Classes

As students strolled across the University of New Orleans quad on the first day of spring semester classes, they got a surprise. Standing at a table laden with bagels and coffee was UNO President Peter Fos, who took over Tuesday after the university went more than a year without a permanent leader in the post.

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The Times-Picayune

Pearson and Monster Partner to Improve Workforce Readiness and Job Placement at Private Sector and Career Colleges

Pearson and Monster Government Solutions today announced a partnership designed to improve workforce readiness and job placement for students at private sector and career colleges. Through a new suite of products and services, the companies will provide real-time labor data and analytics solutions to help these institutions ensure their course offerings and programs match the occupations, skills, knowledge, certifications, work experience or education levels in demand by employers.

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Pearson

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