New network focuses on connecting vets with local colleges
A new initiative aims to get more of Northeast Florida’s nearly 30,000 military servicemen and women through college and gainfully employed.
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U. of Maryland eyes fundraising record for innovation plans
The University of Maryland has quietly started its next capital fundraising campaign with an eye on raising more than $1 billion.
Ithaca college protesters 1 day after solidarity walk: Rochon must go
One day after a student solidarity walk at Ithaca College that called for the school’s president, Tom Rochon, to leave his post
Three-year grad plan offers some Texas students fast path to college
The Hutto school district is working on a new cure for senioritis — that fit of indolence that strikes fourth-year high school students as they breeze past their graduation requirements — by offering top students a three-year path through high school.
NCAA’s Emmert cautions schools about academic ‘mismatches’
NCAA president Mark Emmert told a gathering of high-ranking university officials Sunday that they have an “ethical responsibility” to address what he termed academic or admissions mismatches that result in Division I athletes struggling in the classroom and having trouble completing meaningful degree programs.
Minnesota schools get reprieve on new dual-credit mandates
College and university sponsors of dual-credit classes that allow Minnesota high school students to earn college credits now can have an extra five years to meet new requirements for the class instructors.
Fees lifted for private Chinese school kids
State Council makes all students equal as it promotes govt support for tuition, books
Nation’s unrest over campus diversity reaches UNLV
For weeks, high-profile protests at college campuses across the country have forced schools to have uncomfortable conversations about race and diversity.
Chrysler expands free tuition program to include employees’ families
In May, Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) made news by announcing it would offer all employees free tuition at Strayer University.
Racial equality: Not here, not now
Black Lives Matter, that increasingly catchall movement asserting black dignity, is having a major moment on college campuses across the country, including Southern California.
