An all-online Calif. community college may be coming
A proposal that advocates hope will use online courses to help the job prospects of about 2 million working class Californians got its first hearing in Sacramento on Monday.
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Talks underway on college student fraud-protection rules
Education Department officials opened formal negotiations on Monday to rewrite federal rules meant to protect students from fraud by colleges and universities.
St. Gregory’s University: Area colleges offer hand to displaced SGU students
In the coming weeks, St. Gregory’s University (SGU) students will be scrambling to get back on track after receiving news Wednesday that the school is suspending operations after the fall semester ends.
College roommate not wanted
Colleges and universities face growing pressure to offer students single rooms.
Male students ‘uncomfortable’ on Texas campuses, official says
Outnumbered male college students in Texas have created a sharp gender gap in statewide completion rates – and, according to the state’s higher education commissioner, a campus cultural problem for men.
Free speech isn’t free: It’s costing college campuses millions
When Charles Murray or Milo Yiannopoulos visit a college campus, administrators don’t just worry about the effect that inflammatory speech might have on their students.
Major companies ready to expand apprenticeships
Four major U.S. companies — IBM, Lockheed Martin, Northrop Grumman and Lincoln Electric — are ready to expand their apprenticeship programs and poised to sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with the American Association of Community Colleges (AACC) and the U.S. Labor Department (DOL).
Rethink apprenticeship scheme, employers and unions urge
Critics say near-60% fall in trainee numbers are down to overly complex rules and difficulty in accessing funds
Justice Department threatens to sue Harvard over admissions policies
The U.S. Justice Department has threatened to sue Harvard University to force it to turn over documents as it investigates whether the Ivy League school’s admission policies violate civil rights laws.
Push for higher-education certificates over college degrees gets mixed grades
The University of Florida made its mission becoming a national top 10, pre-eminent public university in 2013.
