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Learning French through 'middle immersion'
Recently I was one of the many parents surprised and caught unprepared by the requirement to register my child for kindergarten. I have been agonizing over the decision whether to ...
Source: Prince Edward Island Guardian

Baby goes to university for $137,013
A ll of you new parents, you had better put away those celebratory cigars and start saving. At a time when Canadians are grappling with high levels of credit card debt, soaring ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Memphis-area colleges lay out plans for use of stimulus funds
The American Recovery and Reinvestment Act will funnel $228 million over two years into Tennessee higher education, and public schools say maintenance projects will benefit from ...
Source: Memphis Commercial Appeal

Pitt names top principals
WINTERVILLE — With both growing up in families with educators, it wasn't too surprising that Seth Brown and Cathy Kirkland landed in the field they did. Brown, principal at Ayden ...
Source: Daily Reflector

Apollo Weakness for Phoenix Revenues Spurring Short Sellers
Oct. 30 (Bloomberg) -- The University of Phoenix, the largest for-profit college in the U.S., may have set off on a collision course with the federal government and investors in ...
Source: Bloomberg

Accounting program gets internationally accredited
An international association accredited the Lewis College of Business undergraduate and graduate accounting programs as one of the top accounting programs in the world. The ...
Source: Parnon

Community colleges lead jump in push for higher education
Some are there because of the recession, and others despite it. Regardless, more young Americans than ever are in college — especially community college, according to a new ...
Source: Arizona Daily Star

College News: LETU Flight Team wins and more
LeTourneau University's aeronautical science team won first place overall and first place in ground events in the recent National Intercollegiate Flying Association's 2009 Region ...
Source: Longview News-Journal

HPU Professor Of English Presents At Two Academic Conferences
HIGH POINT, N.C., Oct. 29, 2009 - Dr. Jim Casey, assistant professor of English at High Point University, recently presented a paper at the Blackfriars Conference in Staunton, Va ...
Source: High Point University

Purdue University and SunGard Higher Education to Collaborate on ...
The collaboration is among the first examples of SunGard Higher Education's new Open Digital Campus strategy in action. Developed by Purdue, the Signals software monitors students ...
Source: TMCnet

Northern Ontario Medical School, Algoma U. announce agreement
The Northern Ontario School of Medicine and Algoma University have signed a Collaboration Agreement which will allow the two parties to collaborate and share expertise and ...
Source: Sault Ste. Marie This Week

SFU Student Awarded Premier's One World Scholarship
"This scholarship supports BC students to become global citizens," said Reed. "It also encourages the international exchange of knowledge and culture." Premier's One World ...
Source: CNW Group

I solemnly swear ... to never become Bernie Madoff
‘ I will act with integrity and respect in all my dealings. “I will allow neither ego nor malice to play a role in my decision-making process. “I will conduct my activities ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Dr. Teresita Neris de la Salas Honored for Excellence in Consulting
Dr. Teresita Neris de la Salas, Former Columnist and TV and Radio Host, Specializes in Public Administration Membership provides individuals with a valuable third party endorsement ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Photo courtesy Rob Weitzel
OTTAWA (CIS) – Canadian Interuniversity Sport proudly announced Monday the student-athletes honoured as Desjardins Top Eight Academic All-Canadians for the 2008-09 season. Every ...
Source: WHL

The LPQ & LPC Certifications Receive Academic Credit for Bachelor’s ...
Charlotte, NC, November 05, 2009 --( PR.com )-- The Loss Prevention Foundation’s LPQualified (LPQ) and LPCertified (LPC) certifications are now eligible for Bachelor degree ...
Source: PR.com

Capella Education Company Announces Investor Event Webcast Schedule ...
The webcast of the presentation will be posted on Capella Education Company's Web site at www.capellaeducation.com in the investor relations section. About Capella Education ...
Source: Stockhouse

NCKU's Prof. J. J. Miau Elected as an IAA Corresponding Member
Prof. Jiun-Jih Miau from Department of Aeronautics and Astronautics at National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan, as well as the Director General of National Space Organization ...
Source: Genetic Engineering News

Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy strikes gold strike.
Hurray, the Nigeria Society of Physiotherapy (NSP) is 50 years. How time flies. I am sure this is what the founding fathers of the society and the first set of practitioners like ...
Source: Daily Sun

A Brutal Wakeup Call for Part-Time B-Schools
The economic crisis has hit executive MBA and non-degree programs hard, but the savviest are adapting to the new market.
Source: BusinessWeek

Thoughts from the front lines
We asked some of Canada's entrepreneurial go-getters to share three issues they are chewing on at the moment. We'd like you to share with us, too. Tell us who you are, where you ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Walden University President and Chief Academic Officer Talk to Radio ...
Pear Tree Greetings Announces Picture Perfect Contest: Win $400 In Holiday Shopping Money and Holiday Cards Personalized greeting card company, Pear Tree Greetings, has announced a ...
Source: dBusinessNews.com

USF launches wide-ranging effort to improve retention, graduation ...
Graduate student Boaz Anglade, background, tutors economics major Rob Casteleiro at the Tutoring and Learning Services center on the second floor of the University of South Florida ...
Source: St. Petersburg Times

Job prospects drawing agriculture students
There isn't a farm within miles of where she grew up on Chicago's west side, but she's set to graduate with a bachelor's degree in crop sciences from the University of Illinois ...
Source: San Francisco Chronicle

Study and Play in Byron Bay
In a regional first, Northern Rivers Tourism (NRT) has partnered with tertiary education institutions and international airlines to raise awareness of and increase interest in ...
Source: e-Travel Blackboard

NCKU Signed a MOU with ScinoPharm Taiwan on Nov. 24th
National Cheng Kung University (NCKU), Taiwan signed a MOU with ScinoPharm Taiwan Ltd. on Nov. 24th. The NCKU President, Academician Michael M.C. Lai, attended together with Prof ...
Source: Melodika.net

New Hood Vp Can Crunch Numbers, Tell A Joke
When Hood College was looking for a new vice president for finance, it was a tall order. President Ron Volpe said he wanted someone with the necessary accounting and budget ...
Source: WTOP Radio

QUICK TAKES
MANAGER: The West Liberty University Foundation has announced the hiring of a new administrative manager, Judith Hennen. She is a graduate of West Liberty and earned a graduate ...
Source: Weirton Daily Times

For-Profit Colleges Rake in Federal Bucks
RALEIGH, N.C. (Nov. 29) -- Students aren't the only ones benefiting from the billions of new dollars Washington is spending on college aid for the poor. An Associated Press ...
Source: AOL

Colleges working to find, help students before they drop out
Finances, personal life and poor academic preparation are among reasons students give for why they drop out of college and other postsecondary education programs. Statistics from ...
Source: Kingsport Times-News

Achieving Educational Success for Aboriginal Canadians
In the past 14 months, there have been 104,000 net new jobs for Canadians with university level education, and 410,000 fewer jobs for those without. This demonstrates the ...
Source: First Perspective

Where Are the Men?
The U.S. Commission on Civil Rights announced in November that it will investigate whether colleges illegally discriminate against women by admitting less qualified men. This is ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Florida State denies allegations in ESPN show
Questionable evaluation methods used to designate athletes as learning disabled A disproportionate number of athletes being designated learning disabled Admission of student ...
Source: WZVN-TV

Jean Bartels
Duties: Responsible for management of Commercial Business Unit for Willis Insurance Services of Georgia. Duties include driving retention and growth for commercial property and ...
Source: Savannah Morning News

Lunch powwow leaves health leaders queasy
WEST PALM BEACH — Pistache is a French bistro tucked near the fountains on Clematis Street, a cozy restaurant where lobbyists plot strategy with politicos over steak frites and ...
Source: Palm Beach Interactive

5 YEARS: (It's the less-stressful 'four -year' college degree)
Alexandra Amador probably could have finished her degree at Michigan State University in four years, even after switching her major from biochemistry and molecular biology to ...
Source: Lansing State Journal

WMU GRADUATION: African woman fulfills dreams
Courtesy of Ray White / Heifer International Tererai Trent holds a tin box that she buried beneath a rock in a Zimbabwe field in 1987. The box contained a scrap piece of paper that ...
Source: MLive.com

K-State Student-Athletes Receive Degrees In Fall Commencement
MANHATTAN, Kan. – Kansas State University held its fall commencement exercises on Saturday, December 12, and among those receiving degrees were 27 current or former Wildcat ...
Source: WIBW

Graceland University offers college classes
CAMERON, Mo. — Graceland University will offer college classes beginning in August at the local middle school. “Our goal is to become an economic development engine for Cameron ...
Source: StJoenews.net

Ottawa rolls out red carpet for the Olympic flame
OTTAWA — While the Olympic flame has been brightening communities across Canada for a month and a half now, the nation’s capital was especially lit up by its arrival on ...
Source: Regina Leader-Post

Local university class opens doors
Picture Owen Sound as a university town. The idea is not at all farfetched, said six women just completing the first-ever Laurentian University course offered at Georgian College ...
Source: Owen Sound Sun Times

Missouri governor praises Big Ten
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. — The University of Missouri should consider leaving the Big 12 and joining the Big Ten Conference if it gets an offer to do so, Gov. Jay Nixon said Friday ...
Source: Tulsa World

Next stop: Real World
MARIETTA - In a sign of the harsh economic times, even an impressive college degree and a perfect 4.0 grade point average do not immediately guarantee a job. That's one of the ...
Source: Marietta Daily Journal

Reforms hailed, but issues linger
LANSING -- Even if Michigan doesn't win a piece of the $4.3 billion the Obama administration will dole out to states for at-risk schools, reforms approved by the Legislature on ...
Source: Detroit Free Press

COLUMN State can stem the brain drain by encouraging entrepreneurs
The Small Business Administration recently released a study of the so-called brain drain. Seems Maine isn't the only state interested in trying to find ways to keep its best and ...
Source: Maine Sunday Telegram

UCF Students, Families Celebrate Graduation Day
Graduates celebrated with family and friends during two commencement ceremonies Friday. Thousands of University of Central Florida graduates and their families celebrated during ...
Source: University of Central Florida

Stephanie Birdwell-Bighorn and Dr.Dan Wildcat play God with Haskell ...
So here it is folks in black and white straight off of the Higher Learning Commission wed site Dan Wildcat listed as: CHIEF EXECUTIVE OFFICER: Dr. Daniel R. Wildcat, Acting ...
Source: LJWORLD

Gates: ‘America needs the best and brightest’
BLOOMINGTON — U.S. Secretary of Defense Robert Gates was awarded an honorary degree and delivered the commencement address Saturday at the IU graduation ceremony. IU President ...
Source: Bedford Times-Mail

University's holiday drive brings gifts to the needy
Janet Heath’s co-workers at East Carolina University’s Laupus Library may think she’s crazy to offer to do their shopping and gift wrapping, but she doesn’t mind. Not when ...
Source: Daily Reflector

Anderson University Graduates First Online Student
Anderson University graduated their first online-only student in December with a Bachelor of Criminal Justice. ANDERSON, SC, December 26, 2009 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Anderson ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Merging departments at U of W postponed
THE University of Winnipeg has postponed a controversial plan to amalgamate its philosophy, classics and religious studies departments. Dean of arts David Fitzpatrick said he takes ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Harper in control as decade winds down but polls say Canada hasn't ...
OTTAWA - When an internationally known band of subversive "culture jammers" targeted Canada this month in an elaborate climate change hoax, it did more than irritate the office of ...
Source: Canada East

Federal money will help medical school boost programs
YAKIMA, Wash. -- The Pacific Northwest University of Health Sciences has received a $400,000 federal grant to help expand programs at the new medical school. The school announced ...
Source: Tacoma News Tribune

Frostburg State University
Founded in 1898, Frostburg State University (FSU) is a comprehensive, regional Master's university located in the scenic highlands of Western Maryland. FSU is the only four-year ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Local higher education grew with Ivy Tech, USI and UE | DECADE IN ...
MOLLY BARTELS / Courier & Press archives Chairman of the Board of Trustees John M. Dunn, left, lines up with former presidents David L. Rice, center left, and H. Ray Hoops, center ...
Source: Evansville Courier-Press

Morris County school news
• The Morris County Park Commission's Park Alliance has been fundraising for 18 months for the new Canine Activity Area at Central Park of Morris County in Parsippany. To help ...
Source: Morris County Daily Record

Despite cutbacks, dean says Texas Tech still committed to Abilene
Tech Tech University remains “committed to a presence in Abilene for academic programs,” one of the college’s deans said, even though five full-time faculty members at ...
Source: Abilene Reporter-News

John Fischer, 99, educator during turbulent times
NEW YORK - John H. Fischer, whose cool, determined leadership as school superintendent made Baltimore the first large American city to integrate its segregated public schools ...
Source: Boston Globe

UTC aims to grow honors college
If UTC is going to compete for the state’s top high school students, the school must expand its small honors program, and officials said they need to raise $10 million to do it ...
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Exceptional Educator Can Now Be Read On The List Of Stanford Who's Who
Vashti V. Muse has earned the recognition of Stanford Who's Who for her exceptional work in the Educational Industry. RAYMOND, MS, January 2, 2010 / Stanford Who's Who / -- Vashti ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Secondary School Principal Is Enrolled In The Class Of Stanford Who's ...
Augustus Martin has been accepted among the ranks of Stanford Who's Who for his magnificent performance in the Educational Industry. SCORESBY, VIC, AUSTRALIA, January 1, 2010 ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Is Regime Change Coming to Iran?
Introduction: Since the fraudulent June 12th Presidential elections in the Islamic Republic of Iran (IRI), an increasingly emboldened opposition, the green movement, has arisen to ...
Source: Canada Free Press

Athletes enjoy better odds for special admissions
If grades make you a long shot for college, you’re much more likely to get a break if you can play ball. An Associated Press review of admissions data submitted to the NCAA by ...
Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Homeland Security
The events of 9/11 gave birth to specialized programs designed to school students in protection against domestic and international terrorism.
Source: New York Times

Wanted: ‘Cyber Ninjas’
New programs are addressing the growing need to protect computer networks against increasing attacks.
Source: New York Times

ROTC program isn't a one-way education
The platoon's members are crouched in the field on their 35 pound rucks, holding on to M-16s and watching their instructor review a flip chart diagramming where they should deploy ...
Source: Denver Post

2009 rewind: OSU leader looks to future
Editor's note: This story is part of a weeklong series in the Gazette-Times taking another look at some of the top local news stories of 2009. An economist by training, Oregon ...
Source: Corvallis Gazette-Times

Florida International University
Florida International University is Miami-Dade County's first public, four-year university. FIU was founded in 1965 and opened for classes in 1972 with 5,667 students - the largest ...
Source: Fort Lauderdale Sun-Sentinel

University offers America 101
LOS ANGELES -- The topic was baseball and the class members, foreign graduate students recently arrived in the United States to attend the University of Southern California, were ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Dawn Hemming-Rich Receives Professional Networking Community's Highest ...
Cambridge Who’s Who is an exclusive membership organization that recognizes and empowers executives, professionals and entrepreneurs throughout the world. /Cambridge Who's Who ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Online instead of on campus
Stephen Balzac got his undergraduate degree the old-fashioned way at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology, but when his career focus shifted from software engineering to ...
Source: Boston Globe

College’s problem: cost, not dropouts
A substantial percentage of the academic research in economics provides evidence that people have too much time on their hands. Occasionally, though, researchers shed light on ...
Source: Everett Herald

MSU putting students on the fast track
Elizabeth Fletcher doesn't believe four years are necessary for a college education. Her three daughters all got their bachelor's degrees in three years or less, and her youngest ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Nashua Community College celebrating 40th anniversary
Staff photo by DON HIMSEL San Pham uses a computer in the library at Nashua Community College on Friday. The school is celebrating its 40th anniversary. Enlarge Staff photo by DON ...
Source: Nashua Telegraph

WSECU scholarships go to 14 area college students
The Washington State Employees Credit Union recently awarded 27 scholarships totaling more then $40,000 to members pursuing a degree at a two- or four-year college. Winners were ...
Source: Olympian

ECTC-WKU partnership meets Hardin County's postsecondary needs
Education is a driving force in the economic development of Hardin County and the surrounding area. Enrollment at Elizabethtown Community and Technical College and at Western ...
Source: News Enterprise

University of Texas at Dallas starts up masters in entrepreneurship
The University of Texas at Dallas kicks off a master's degree in entrepreneurship this week, making it the first state college in Texas to offer such a program. It's also the ...
Source: Dallas Morning News

McNair Scholar headed for Italian university
FOREST CITY — Jade Davis will say arrivederci to Rutherford County, Jan. 10, when she hops on a plane bound for a semester at John Cabot University in Rome, Italy. Davis ...
Source: Digital Courier

Ashland University MBA Team Places as One of Top Teams in the Country
A team of Ashland University Master of Business Administration (MBA) students placed first among the more than 100 colleges nationally based on the team's 192 percent return on ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Social Work NBSW & Inner City Social Work 10709
NBSW and INNER CITY SOCIAL WORK PROGRAMS The University of Manitoba Faculty of Social Work invites applications for two probationary Assistant Professor positions, beginning July 1 ...
Source: First Perspective

BU Vice Presidents
These are the vice presidents who oversee each of Binghamton University's five divisions. With President Lois DeFleur retiring in July, and a search for her replacement not yet ...
Source: Press & Sun-Bulletin

More students look to UGA engineering programs
The University of Georgia produces lots of professionals like pharmacists and lawyers, but administrators hope the school becomes better known in the future for another kind of ...
Source: Athens Banner-Herald

Savannah-Chatham teachers could see pay hikes
Savannah-Chatham public school officials are seeking to participate in a performance-based pay system piloted by Gov. Sonny Perdue. Perdue outlined his proposal to add a ...
Source: Savannah Morning News

Education notes
Four local students have been named to East Texas Baptist University’s Honor and Dean’s list in recognition of their outstanding academic achievement during the 2009 Fall ...
Source: Houston Community Newspapers

Garibaldi: More can be done to improve education of black males
For the majority of my professional career, the educational attainment and performance of black students have been primary themes in my research. But over the last three decades ...
Source: Erie Times-News

Quick Takes
EGCC HIRES: Eastern Gateway Community College has hired two new employees for grant-funded programs. Marie Hall of Youngstown is the development education coordinator for the ...
Source: Herald-Star

An art history major can’t fix your plumbing
ONE repeated theme in President Obama’s education agenda is that he wants the United States to have the highest proportion of college graduates in the world. As he put it in an ...
Source: New Haven Register

Egypt's Muslim Brotherhood chooses new leader
CAIRO (AP) - Egypt's largest opposition movement, the Muslim Brotherhood, announced Saturday it has chosen a new leader, a conservative academic who looks unlikely to challenge the ...
Source: WTOP

Missed opportunity, but not the last
T he First Nations University of Canada appears doomed, undone by years of bad governance and worse leadership. But the efforts to advance first nations postsecondary education ...
Source: Globe and Mail

UT access, success: Goals not in conflict
The University of Tennessee Knoxville is committed to being accessible and affordable to every qualified Tennessean who dreams of being a Tennessee Volunteer. More than a goal, it ...
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

Dean eyes bigger role for UTEP business college
Robert Nachtmann, dean of the UTEP business college, said he was attracted to UTEP by the school's working-class student body. Last week, he checked in on students working on a ...
Source: El Paso Times

Universities meet demand for enrollment in online classes
According to a survey published by the Sloan Consortium last month, colleges saw online enrollment grow by 17 percent in the fall of 2008. It found that there are 4.6 million ...
Source: Inland Valley Daily Bulletin

Spring enrollment numbers show increase
Bevill State Community College is celebrating another enrollment increase for the 2010 spring semester with 4,358 credit-taking students. The unofficial enrollment number is up ...
Source: Daily Mountain Eagle Online

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Source: Johnson City Press

Give and Receive
In the aftermath of an earthquake that crippled the Sichuan Province in China, the State University at Fredonia opened its doors to 150 Chinese students. Two years later, the ...
Source: Post-Journal

S.J. women honored for their strength, courage
Robina Asghar's journey from a 15-year-old mother in Pakistan to executive director of the Community Partnership for Families began not with a formal education and high school ...
Source: Record

SHSU Updates: Feb. 14
Stanford University biology professor Barbara Block will discuss her work with giant Bluefin tuna on Thursday at 7:30 p.m. in the Lowman Student Center Theater. The 5th biennial ...
Source: Huntsville Item

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The University of Baltimore continued its undergraduate expansion Friday, winning approval from the Board of Regents for two new degree programs in environmental and international ...
Source: Baltimore Sun

Local view: UMD’s new, growing engineering programs are thriving
Perhaps it has been a quiet explosion, but opportunities for talented students to obtain undergraduate degrees in engineering are booming at the University of Minnesota Duluth ...
Source: Duluth News Tribune

Ag job market expected to pick up
A new report from the U.S. Department of Agriculture predicts there will be 52,000 agricultural job openings for college graduates this year, including teaching agricultural ...
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier

Merge mingles college and institute
The Texas Institute for Applied Environmental Research is joining forces with Tarleton State University's College of Agricultural and Environmental Sciences. The realignment is ...
Source: High Plains Journal

Ps. state universities consider eliminating some majors
Lock Haven University wants to build a classroom and research center that will bring to campus new science majors, including aspiring chemists. Yet that didn't stop the State ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

2 published articles offend Purdue
Purdue's pride was bruised last week. From the student body to President France Córdova, there was some cringing and outright offense taken by two published slights on the ...
Source: Lafayette Journal and Courier

Medical college recruiting students for one-year master's program
LINDA MORGAN / STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER From left, Daniel Shust of Greenfield Twp., Mark Keller of Bethlehem and Patrick Courtright of West Scranton listen to a presentation during a ...
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune

Faculty leaders mixed on Forsee
Gary Forsee is getting satisfactory marks from faculty leaders as he begins his third year as president of the University of Missouri System. Asked to grade Forsee as he celebrates ...
Source: Columbia Daily Tribune

Adjunct teaching offers rewards, challenges
In this time of job insecurity, the question may have occurred to you: Should you consider part-time teaching as a way to improve your finances and expand your career opportunities ...
Source: St. Petersburg Times

ASU aim: Attract, graduate more
Angelo State University students walk past booths with companies looking for qualified employees at an Angelo State University job fair in September. There were 45 businesses with ...
Source: Standard-Times

Denver Center shocker: Conservatory to be phased out
Mat Hostetler, right, and Leigh Miller in the National Theatre Conservatory's 2009 production of William Shakespeare's "Macbeth," adapted and directed by Rick Barbour. (Eric ...
Source: Denver Post

AURAK receives accreditation of Business Administration program
The Commission for Academic Accreditation (CAA) has recommended to the UAE Minister of Higher Education and Scientific Research (MoHESR) that Initial Accreditation be granted to ...
Source: Zawya.com

Name change coincides with college's 75th anniversary
Corban College is preparing to change its name — again. The school first established as Phoenix Bible Institute in 1935 will officially be known as Corban University starting May ...
Source: Statesman Journal

Mizzou faculty gives passing grade to Forsee
COLUMBIA, Mo. -- Gary Forsee is getting satisfactory marks from faculty leaders as he begins his third year as president of the University of Missouri System. Asked to grade Forsee ...
Source: Southeast Missourian

Magee: Charging higher tuition for popular classes makes reality sense
In theory, the University of Tennessee's proposed plan to increase tuition for in-demand majors is an unfair twist for some students. Just because someone wants to get a business ...
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

OSU's fundraising goal $1 billion
STILLWATER — Oklahoma State University on Friday officially launched a $1 billion fundraising effort that is the largest of its kind in the state's history, said university ...
Source: Tulsa World

Tuition legislation would price many out of college
The cost of a higher education at Washington's three largest universities - already a source of sticker shock for many students and their families - could take an unprecedented ...
Source: Longview Daily News

Briefly: Bready Bears raise $3k for Special Kids
Greg Baughn, owner of local Great Harvest Bread Co., recently visited Special Kids to celebrate the success of the Bready Bear sale over Valentine's day. On Feb. 12 and 13, Great ...
Source: Daily News Journal

Comparing education, experience
The Chronicle of Higher Education started an important discussion in November 2009, asking a panel of nine higher education experts, "Are too many students going to college ...
Source: Iowa City Press-Citizen

Search for new Grambling president put on hold
BATON ROUGE — The search for a new president at Grambling State University is being put on hold, allowing interim President Frank Pogue to continue directing the campus. Search ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

New Residence Hall at Duke to Serve as Housing Model
DURHAM, N.C. -- The Duke University Board of Trustees on Saturday approved the construction of a new 150-bed residence hall on West Campus that signals a move toward a new housing ...
Source: Chronicle

Guess who's coming to Canada
In a small classroom at Toronto's York University, a handful of students gather each morning to practise their English. "Saudi Arabia is a very safe country, so you can go anywhere ...
Source: Globe and Mail

$25m to poorer schools has been money well spent
Pilot project has improved morale, attendance and academic performance
Source: Globe and Mail

Editorial: College, a multiple-choice quest
Here's a college program to gladden the hearts of tuition-paying parents. The University of North Carolina at Greensboro has developed a program to help highly motivated students ...
Source: Salisbury Post

Summit reaches out to students
Among those attending this year's Southwest Agriculture Summit will be about 120 area high school students who are studying agriculture, science, math and engineering. Their ...
Source: Yuma Daily Sun

Rockingham People: RCC foundation sets $175,000 fundraising goal
The Rockingham Community College Foundation Inc. kicked off its annual campaign on Feb. 24 and hopes to raise $175,000 by the end of March. At the kick-off event, college alumn a ...
Source: Greensboro News & Record

CHAMBER NOTEPAD: Chamber supports education
Corsicana — Many of you may wonder what all your Chamber does that you may not know about and some have even said to me “all I see is your picture in the paper doing ribbon ...
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun

Excellence through assessment
he final report of the Task Force on Graduate Education: Selective Excellence has drawn attention within The University of Iowa and the higher education community, and rightfully ...
Source: Cedar Rapids Gazette

Tax credit unlikely to sway college students
For $8,000, Brett Teslaa might stick around in Michigan after graduation. For the $4,000 tax credit, proposed by Gov. Jennifer Granholm as a replacement for the Michigan Promise ...
Source: Lansing State Journal

Two area colleges to offer three-year degrees
In response to concern about rising college costs, two local universities plan to allow students to earn degrees in three years, saving them up to a year in tuition and room and ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Change in Trenton could be good for All Saints
GETTING STRONGER EVERY DAY – All Saints Academy is working towards the goal of providing a Catholic education in Bayonne for the next 100 years. After a year and a half in ...
Source: Hudson Reporter

Bobcats left-side hitter Sanderson captures CIS ...
KAMLOOPS, B.C. - Paul Sanderson has captured the Canadian men's university volleyball player of the year award, the first Brandon Bobcat to earn the honour in the program's short ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

College to offer engineering degree in Everett
EVERETT — A private college from Thurston County will begin offering a mechanical engineering degree program in Everett this June. Saint Martin’s University will provide a ...
Source: Everett Herald

Personnel File
Bryan Bayley has been named acting medical center director of the Alexandria Veterans Affairs Medical Center in Pineville. Bayley has more than 34 years of federal service ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Univision, feds team up to boost Hispanic ed
MIAMI — Univision kicked off a multiyear campaign to boost academic achievement among Hispanics in the U.S. by teaching parents about what it takes to ensure their children ...
Source: Daily Oklahoman

Marines reject candidate schooled at Wyo youth ranch
CODY -- A woman who spent thousands of dollars to put her son through a Park County program for troubled boys is seeking a refund after learning that the correspondence school ...
Source: Star-Tribune

Mount Carmel didn’t fulfill promises to son, mother ...
A sign along Highway 120 in Clark marks the road leading to the Mount Carmel Youth Ranch in this 2007 file photo. CLARK, Wyo. - A June 2006 report by the state Department of Family ...
Source: Billings Gazette

Savannah College of Art and Design to launch SCADCon ...
The Savannah College of Art and Design has announced that it will launch SCADCon, a three and a half day comic and entertainment convention running May 12 – 15, 2011 at the ...
Source: Comic Book Resources

School Notes
The Florida Diagnostic and Learning Resources System and the school district's Department of Exceptional Student Education (ESE) are seeking volunteers for a surrogate parent ...
Source: The Ledger

Merrimack College Names New President After In-Depth ...
On behalf of the Board of Trustees of Merrimack College, Chairman Dr. Laurence M. Demers has recently announced the selection of Christopher Hopey, Ph.D. as the next president of ...
Source: Melodika.net

Rigorous classes in high school build skills for ...
Academic rigor is a crucial component for college admissions and success, and there are several ways for high-school students to achieve it. Honors classes, Advanced Placement ...
Source: AZCentral.com

Students finding new ways to cheat though Internet
In a new twist on using the Internet for academic cheating, students are outsourcing their essays and assignments through freelancer websites intended to allow prospective ...
Source: Edmonton Journal

Demand for lab techs rising
Medical advances are transforming the jobs of medical laboratory technologists, educators say, and contributing to the growing demand for new workers in the field. Traditionally ...
Source: Times Colonist

Canada’s $200-million lure pulls in 19 big-name ...
A $200-million international recruitment drive is bringing 19 leading researchers to Canadian campuses with multimillion-dollar grants that are setting off alarm bells over a ...
Source: Globe and Mail

University of Toronto to reveal new School of Global Affairs
I t’s Janice Stein’s dream and Peter Munk’s money: the vision of a global plaza reconfiguring Toronto’s downtown Bloor Street West and becoming the hub of Canada’s ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Peregrine Academic Services Offers Higher Education ...
The Peregrine Academic Services staff has over fifty years of higher education teaching and administrative experience. University officials seeking to grow their programs can ...
Source: PRWeb

Former academic partner returns to SJCN campus
LeTourneau University, consistently ranked by U.S. News & World Report as one of “America’s Best Colleges,” is now offering select junior- and senior-level undergraduate ...
Source: Cleveland Advocate

Some Important Lessons for Global Academic Innovation
Earlier this month the John D. and Catherine T. MacArthur Foundation announced more than $5 million in grants to help ten universities establish cross-disciplinary Master's in ...
Source: Huffingtonpost.com

Colleges step up sustainability programs
As more businesses and corporations embrace sustainability, educators in West Michigan are following suit with a growing array of academic offerings. Aquinas College this fall will ...
Source: MLive.com

Tri-Council For Nursing Issues New Consensus Policy ...
In light of the recent passage of healthcare reform legislation, the Tri-Council for Nursing has issued a timely consensus statement calling for all registered nurses to advance ...
Source: Medical News Today

Templeton accepts job at Montana university
HUNTINGTON -- Rosalyn Templeton, Marshall University's executive dean for the College of Education and Human Services, has taken a position at a Montana university, according to a ...
Source: Herald-Dispatch

Algonquin College wants public input into major overhaul
They have a list, but they’re asking you to check it twice. During the course of the past year, staff at Algonquin College have gone over every course they provide in an effort ...
Source: Ottawa Sun

ETBU Offers a Criminal Justice Degree Entirely Online
East Texas Baptist University (ETBU), a Learning House online education partner, offers an online criminal justice degree program to keep up with the rising demand for well ...
Source: PR.com

June 2 farewell reception set for MUW president
A farewell reception will be held in honor of Dr. Claudia A. Limbert, Mississippi University for Women's 13th president, on Wednesday, June 2, from 4 p.m. to 6 p.m. in Cochran ...
Source: Commercial Dispatch

Franklin County academic news
SELINSGROVE -- Renae Marshall, Shippensburg, on April 20 presented the results of her research and extended coursework at Susquehanna University's Senior Scholars' Day. Marshall is ...
Source: Public Opinion

Number of college students looking for assistance jumps
The tough economic climate sent more students to seek financial aid and scholarships at Colorado Mountain College this year, college administrators report. But even with the higher ...
Source: Summit Daily News

Beyond the rhetoric
It is no secret that this recession has been especially difficult for Black Americans. The latest figures from the U.S. Department of Labor show that while unemployment among ...
Source: Michigan Citizen

Schwennsen chosen to head Clemson architecture school
CLEMSON UNIVERSITY — Katherine Schwennsen has been chosen to be chairwoman of the Clemson University School of Architecture. Schwennsen joins the university from Iowa State ...
Source: Anderson Independent-Mail

Colleges help with high costs
Each semester, Brittany Erves uses the $250 to $500 she receives through Mississippi State University's Promise program to buy books and other school supplies. "If I didn't have ...
Source: Jackson Clarion-Ledger

Mixing Torah and flour
Learning a profession and supporting one’s family – as well as studying Torah – has been the norm in Jewish life for thousands of years – and the great Spanish-born sage ...
Source: Jerusalem Post

Four earn Focus on Women Awards
— CUMBERLAND — Allegany College of Maryland honored four outstanding female students at the recent 15th annual Focus on Women Awards ceremony, where ACM Board of Trustees ...
Source: Cumberland Times-News

This eventual IT pro hails from the business side
I had a conversation the other day with a university student who is studying information technology management. Of his career aspirations in the field of IT, he told me he liked ...
Source: it World Canada

Goar: No female scientists? Did anyone really look?
“I’ve got to say it was a total shock to me” said Industry Minister Tony Clement , two days after announcing that 19 “world renowned” scientists — none female — had ...
Source: Toronto Star

Que. medical school grads have much less debt and stress, study finds
OTTAWA — Medical schools in Canada should take a cue from Quebec where graduates complete their education with far less debt and stress, according to a new study that suggests ...
Source: Calgary Herald

Bachelor's degree transfers streamlined
A new agreement between the Colorado Community College System and Colorado Technical University will make it easier for students to earn a bachelor's degree. The agreement will ...
Source: Pueblo Chieftain

Changing needs, economy forcing colleges to adapt
Unprecedented increases in enrollment at two-year community colleges, growing interest in online and hybrid classes, and changing employment needs have community college and state ...
Source: Citizen

German center introduces updated exchange programs
TAIPEI - German Information Center Taipei Director Stefan Rummel outlined plans to expand academic exchanges at a speech marking the 10th anniversary of the center on Friday ...
Source: China Post

Four things to know about trade schools
Trade schools, as opposed to the traditional four-year universities and colleges, are beginning to gain more currency among the general population. This is particularly true for ...
Source: St. Petersburg Times

Communication skills vital for UT president
Sweeping budget cuts and looming layoffs have University of Tennessee trustees and administrators looking for a president who can speak out to citizens and build relationships with ...
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

Our Neighbors
Tatum is an adorable 8-week-old puppy. She is part of a large litter and the other puppies are all just as cute and cuddly. Tatum is probably the most outgoing one of the bunch and ...
Source: Bryan College Station Eagle

Olin Business School Launches Competition for ...
ST. LOUIS, MO, June 06, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- "Strategic change" is the focus of a new journalism prize that aims to raise awareness of what makes successful companies tick ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Lesley University Adopts Intelliworks to Manage Admissions and ...
BETHESDA, MD--(Marketwire - June 1, 2010) - Intelliworks, Inc. , a leading provider of relationship management solutions for higher education, today announced that Lesley ...
Source: Market Wire

The real discrimination at universities
As someone who teaches at a Canadian university, I'd like to think that when my students graduate and apply for jobs, each applicant will be considered on his or her merits ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Recession-Resistant Jobs
5 stable jobs that keep workers on solid ground. According to the latest employment projections from the U.S. Department of Labor, good news is on the horizon for job seekers ...
Source: Mynews India

Erie County Tech to maintain programs full time, though ...
The school's joint operating committee voted last week to maintain each of the school's 18 career training programs full time through the 2010-11 academic year. Under the proposal ...
Source: Erie Times-News

On Foster Youth Success Stories
If one knew nothing about the backgrounds of the young men and women gathered in the student union at City College, the end-of-semester scene could be mistaken as being merely ...
Source: San Francisco Gate

Purdue looks at ways to become more diverse
WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. -- Increasing scholarships and academic programs for minority students at Purdue University could be part of a plan to boost diversity on campus. The ...
Source: Indianapolis Star

Coach's Corner: Summer camps can help athletes get ...
IT'S THE END of the school year. This year's state champs have been decided. Coaches have collected and stored the equipment. Athletes have cleaned out their lockers and are ready ...
Source: Frederick News-Post

Myles L. Berman Announces 2009-2010 Chicago-Kent ...
Myles L. Berman, whose gift established the Chicago-Kent College of Law Top Gun DUI Defense Attorney® Myles L. Berman Endowed Scholarship, announced today the recipient for 2009 ...
Source: StreetInsider.com

150,000GBP Scholarship Offer From SAE Institute UK
SAE Institute to award over 60 partial scholarships for its diploma programmes offered across the UK. OXFORD, ENGLAND, June 20, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- SAE Institute today ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

The culture of Ron Burnett and the success of Emily Carr University
Many people refer to Ron Burnett, president of the Emily Carr University of Art and Design, as president, Dr. Burnett or just plain Ron. But the French now call him a chevalier ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Governor General to Invest 45 Recipients Into the Order of Canada
OTTAWA, ONTARIO--(Marketwire - June 16, 2010) - Her Excellency the Right Honourable Michaëlle Jean, Governor General of Canada, will preside over an Order of Canada investiture ...
Source: Market Wire

Walden University Offers Individual Courses for Adult Learners
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - June 14, 2010) - Walden University is making hundreds of individual courses from nearly all of its degree programs available to working professionals ...
Source: Market Wire

Innocent held hostage at Waterloo
What if nine students got caught cheating on a final exam at the University of Waterloo? Would the course be cancelled? Would the professors be put on administrative leave? Would ...
Source: Canoe

Colleges Tie Courses To Latest Job Trends
Q&A talks job training with Melanie Haber, dean of continuing education, and Joanne Russell, dean of academic affairs, at Manchester Community College. A: Jobs in “green ...
Source: Hartford Business

High-Tech Institute -- Orlando to Offer New Associate ...
High-Tech Institute in Orlando will begin offering three new degree programs, with a class start set for August 2, 2010 for all programs. High-Tech Institute -- Orlando will launch ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Changes, to a degree
Millersville University announced last week that three degree programs have been placed on moratorium following a statewide review by the Pennsylvania State System of Higher ...
Source: Lancaster online.com

Newton manufacturers honored at luncheon
Eight businesses in Newton County were honored for their contribution to the economic engine of the region. Georgia Governor Sonny Purdue designated April 12 – 16 as ...
Source: Covington News

Lanner Group partners with Ingram School of Engineering ...
Lanner Group, the simulation modeling software and business process management specialists, has awarded a gift-in-kind donation of more than $300,000 to the Ingram School of ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Renowned Pediatrician Dr. Sears Offers Training for Those Interested ...
DENVER, CO, July 02, 2010 /24-7PressRelease/ -- Dr. William Sears, renowned pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on parenting, who has been seen on Oprah and Dr. Phil ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Hopes of young delegates for summit
1. What political leader, other than your own, would you most like to meet? What would you ask him or her? “Obama. No questions. I just want to give him a high five! I would ...
Source: Toronto Star

BCIT Becomes First Non-University Body to Award Accredited Civil ...
On June 24, thirteen Civil Engineering students from the British Columbia Institute of Technology (BCIT) made Canadian history as they graduated from BCIT's newly accredited degree ...
Source: Market Wire

HSU looking to grow globally: President Richmond ...
Humboldt State University's President Rollin Richmond traveled over 9,000 miles to Xi'an International Studies University last week to speak to the first graduating class of the ...
Source: Eureka Times-Standard

Drexel offers discount to community college workers
California community college employees who want to earn a master's degree are eligible for a tuition discount at Drexel University. Drexel, which is based in Philadelphia and has a ...
Source: Sacramento Bee

Mike Copeland: L-3 spreading its wings with possible ...
New York-based L-3 Communications operates a plant in Waco that employs about 1,800 and modifies military and commercial aircraft, often installing sophisticated systems. But it ...
Source: Waco Tribune-Herald

What’s Cooking?
Four things remain certain in today’s uncertain world: death, taxes, change, and the desire to go out and have a hearty, lip-smacking meal. The fact of the matter is that people ...
Source: Manila Bulleting Online

Nationwide assessment pool to get $350M
SALISBURY -- Maryland K-12 students may soon be measured by a nationwide assessment. Through the federal Race to the Top grant competition, the U.S. Department of Education intends ...
Source: Delaware Wave

2010 Ace Burpee Scholarship Winners!
HOT 103 is pleased to announce the recipients of the 2010 Ace Burpee Scholarships presented by Mayor Sam Katz. The six recipients selected this year have demonstrated incredible ...
Source: Winnipeg Free Press

Renowned Pediatrician Dr. Sears Offers Training for Those Interested ...
DENVER, CO--(Marketwire - June 30, 2010) - Dr. William Sears, renowned pediatrician and author of more than 40 books on parenting, who has been seen on Oprah and Dr. Phil ...
Source: Market Wire

New courses, programs won't pre-empt need for community ...
Three schools in recent days have rolled out programs that appear to cater to the same students who might be interested in a community college. Mercyhurst College announced Tuesday ...
Source: Erie Times-News

Colorado Mountain College to offer green degrees
EDWARDS, Colorado — Colorado Mountain College has announced it is starting two new environmental sustainability programs. The first academic program will begin this fall for an ...
Source: Vail Daily News

Peter Steiner, Former Michigan Dean Who Played to Win ...
Peter O. Steiner loved to play games, the more competitive the better. After Mr. Steiner, who led the largest college of the University of Michigan at Ann Arbor through the 1980s ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

West education notes
DeSoto ISD will hold an open house event at 6:30 p.m. Thursday at the DeSoto Freshman Center, 620 S. Westmoreland Road. The event will showcase programs at each school and across ...
Source: Dallas Morning News

When the Game's on the Line
I GREW up in Rockaway Beach, Queens. I've always been an athlete. In the 1950s, when I started playing tennis as a preteen, there weren't many women who played, so I'd join my ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Sosnowsky, Judy will take new posts with LSU Theatre ...
Michael Tick, chair of the LSU Department of Theatre and the artistic director of Swine Palace, has been named the next dean of the University of Kentucky’s College of Fine Arts ...
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate

Emslie discusses goals for Western
Gordon Emslie began his new position as provost and vice president for academic affairs at Western Kentucky University on July 1, replacing Barbara Burch, who left June 30 after 14 ...
Source: Bowling Green Daily News

Archer: Entrepreneurship education emerges as viable ...
As Nevadans head back to our colleges and universities this fall, it's an ideal time to look at the wealth of entrepre-neurship educational oppor-tunities available in Northern ...
Source: Reno Gazette

Ashland University's Program in Dietetics Receives ...
Ashland University's new program in Dietetics has received accreditation from the Commission on Accreditation for Dietetics Education (CADE) of the American Dietetic Association ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

James Angus was dean of Ontario’s first university faculty of ...
He created a provincewide model for new programs that followed
Source: Globe and Mail

Help is close at hand for eager Gen-Y entrepreneurs
L ittle cash, minimal work experience and a full academic load makes it seem impossible for Gen-Y’s to make entrepreneurship a reality. Fortunately, there are innovative ...
Source: Globe and Mail

Fitch Affirms Linn State Technical College, Missouri's Aux Ent Rfdg ...
Fitch Ratings affirms the 'BBB' rating on the following series of Linn State Technical College (LSTC, or the college), Missouri's auxiliary revenue bonds: --$8.3 million auxiliary ...
Source: Financial Post

Santa Clara University Mourns the Passing of Chancellor, Former ...
Paul Leo Locatelli, S.J., Santa Clara University’s chancellor and former president, died early this morning from pancreatic cancer. Locatelli, 71, was surrounded by his family ...
Source: Financial Post

Cool job: Working to keep 'hiccups' out of surgery
When he describes his life's work, Don Mordecai talks about takeoffs, landings and airways. But he's not a pilot. He's an advanced practice nurse who administers anesthesia to ...
Source: Daily Oklahoman

College Town
MWCC is offering up to $80,000 in scholarships for the upcoming academic year to students pursuing an associate’s degree or certificate in the college’s biotechnology/bio ...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Southern starts social work program
A new master’s program in social work starting this fall at Southern Adventist University could help address a local shortage of social workers with advanced degrees. The program ...
Source: Chattanooga Times Free Press

Straighterline and Nazarene Bible College Partner to ...
StraighterLine (http://www.straighterline.com) announced today that Nazarene Bible College (www.nbc.edu), one of ten Nazarene institutions of higher education in the United States ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Affordable tuition needed
You don't have to be a math major to take S.C. college tuitions, increase them as much as 14.75 percent and arrive at some bad news. If you happen to be a college student, or the ...
Source: The Post and Courier

Southern University looks to cut school, degrees, jobs
Southern Chancellor Kofi Lomotey discussed some of the proposals on Monday. The Southern University Board of Supervisors is not scheduled to vote on the planned changes until Friday in New Orleans. Lomotey is proposing ...
Source: Shreveport Times

Walden University Adds New Bachelor's Degrees in Educational Studies ...
MINNEAPOLIS, MN--(Marketwire - July 19, 2010) - Earning a bachelor's degree can enable a person to make a potential of 30 percent more income on average over his or her lifetime ...
Source: Market Wire

James Angus was dean of Ontario’s first university faculty of ...
He created a provincewide model for new programs that followed
Source: Globe and Mail

Mesa State bucks the cuts, expands campus, programs
GRAND JUNCTION — When Mesa State College president Tim Foster looks out the bank of windows in the shell of the new student center, what he sees is a grassy commons area spliced ...
Source: Grand Junction Free Press

Central Carolina Community College Exceeds State ...
Central Carolina Community College has exceeded performance standards set by the State Board of Community Colleges, according to the board's recently released 2010 ...
Source: pilot.com

Witnesses rally round Post-9/11 GI Bill reforms
Senior officials at the departments of Veterans Affairs and Defense have joined veterans’ groups and representatives of academia to endorse a comprehensive bill from ...
Source: Biloxi Sun Herald

LSUA contemplates future as budget cuts loom
Louisiana State University at Alexandria is celebrating its 50th anniversary this year, and university officials plan to celebrate at least 50 more. Despite rumors that ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

The Science Center of Pinellas County Set to Launch ...
ST. PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwire - July 30, 2010) - The Science Center of Pinellas County has teamed up with Raytheon, SRI International, and St. Petersburg College to create an ...
Source: Market Wire

New MSU president takes helm
Meet James E. Cofer Sr., 61, the 10th president of Missouri State University. Starting today, the 6-foot-5-inch Cofer, who likes to soften his frame with a bow tie, will ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Steven M. Temple Appointed President of Anthem College ...
Steven M. Temple has been appointed president of Anthem College - Atlanta, which will welcome its first class of students in August. Prior to joining Anthem, Temple held a similar ...
Source: PR-USA.net

Nursing doctorates up as health needs change
The nurse caring for you at the hospital bedside and in the outpatient clinic in years may actually be a doctor — a doctor of nursing practice. William Paterson University ...
Source: NorthJersey.com

Anna Bruehl
Anna Bruehl, daughter of Marc Bruehl of Sedona, was named to the Dean’s List at Ithaca College’s School of Health Sciences and Human Performance for the spring 2010 semester ...
Source: verdenews

New Undergraduate and Graduate Schools Enhance Brenau ...
Brenau University has officially reorganized all of its academic programs under two banners, Graduate School and Undergraduate School, as it continues execution of a strategic plan ...
Source: PRWeb

Nietzel's contributions earn MSU board's praise
Outgoing President Mike Nietzel's resignation -- which came just four months after he inked a four-year contract with Missouri State -- was a complete surprise, said ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Problems with Early Childhood Education in Singapore
In 2003, the country began to standardize the early childhood education in all preschools and kindergartens. The result is a lack of diversity in the education that a ...
Source: Associated Content

Vassar & New York Stage And Film's Powerhouse Theater ...
A world premiere, fully-staged production by John Patrick Shanley , the first professional production for playwright Tracy Thorne , and the newest musical project from ...
Source: Broadway World

GLG Life Tech Corporation Announces the Appointment of Two New ...
VANCOUVER, BRITISH COLUMBIA--(Marketwire - Aug. 5, 2010) - GLG Life Tech Corporation (TSX:GLG)(NASDAQ:GLGL) ("GLG" or the "Company"), the vertically-integrated leader in the ...
Source: Market Wire

The Science Center of Pinellas County Set to Launch Cyber Security ...
ST. PETERSBURG, FL--(Marketwire - July 30, 2010) - The Science Center of Pinellas County has teamed up with Raytheon, SRI International, and St. Petersburg College to create an ...
Source: Market Wire

BCCC expands online services
Bucks County Community College has expanded its online services while adding two more programs of study beginning in late August, college officials announced. In ...
Source: Montgomery Media

Nurses who are doctors
Sue Shirato is a nurse. And a doctor. But probably not the kind of doctor you think, which makes her introduction to patients at the Jefferson Heart Institute more ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

French Business School Signs Lease To Teach Classes on ...
One of France's largest business schools, SKEMA, has signed a leasing agreement with NC State University, which will allow it to conduct classes on the university's research and ...
Source: Melodika.net

Obama shifts affirmative action rhetoric
Obama has said in the past affirmative action helped him get into school but doesn't think his daughters should get preferential treatment. Photo: AP No Democratic candidate for ...
Source: Politico.com

Test scores hurt Louisiana College's nursing program
Louisiana College nursing graduates last year failed the state test to become registered nurses in numbers large enough to get the program put on a "conditional approval ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

MSU spends more in nonacademic areas as state aid drops
With state support shrinking, an increasing share of Michigan State University's budget is coming from student tuition and fees. At the same time, the share of the ...
Source: Lansing State Journal

Our Neighbors
Dr. Regina Bentley of the Texas A&M Health Science Center College of Nursing has been named to the American Association of Colleges of Nursing Leadership for Academic ...
Source: Bryan College Station Eagle

Computer and Video Game Degree Programs Continue to Grow at Colleges and Universities ...
WASHINGTON, DC - 300 American colleges, universities, art and trade schools will offer degrees in video game design, development, programming and art during the 2010-11 academic year, according to new research from the ...
Source: WebWire

Iowa Valley Community College District Selects EducationDynamics ...
HOBOKEN, NJ--(Marketwire - August 10, 2010) - EducationDynamics , the leading marketing information and technology services company dedicated to helping higher education ...
Source: Market Wire

B.C. places moratorium on new post-secondary degree ...
British Columbia surprised post-secondary educators this month when it declared a temporary moratorium on new degree programs, saying it wants to take time to assess the province ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Humboldt State University nabs high rating for master's ...
U.S. News and World Report has ranked Humboldt State University No. 10 on its list of top public master's level universities in the West, bumping the school up three ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Oakland County news briefs: Baker College to host open ...
Baker College of Auburn Hills is to host an open house Aug. 31 for prospective and transfer students. Admissions officers, academic staff and other faculty will provide ...
Source: Detroit Free Press

CORPORATE LADDER
Jay Harvey , of Trucksville, is the interim Upper School dean. He oversees all aspects of the school’s academic and student life programs, college guidance program ...
Source: Times-Leader

Graduate School Introduces Allied Health Academic ...
Beginning in October, the Graduate School's new Center for Health Sciences will offer a Medical Laboratory Technician, Associate of Applied Science degree and a ...
Source: Medical News Today

KA‘ANA MANA‘O: Math program, merit scholarships ...
When President Barack Obama declared "education is an economic issue" during an Aug. 9 speech at the University of Texas, he validated efforts on many college campuses ...
Source: Maui News

Ashland University's Professional Development Services ...
Ashland University's Professional Development Program has seen tremendous growth through the years and is one of the largest programs of its kind in the country. ASHLAND, OH ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

How to budget for a back-to-school that includes tuition
- Shop around for the best cell phone plan that meets your needs. Pick up a long distance card to reduce phone bills. - Brown bag it. Packing your own lunch is cheaper and ...
Source: Toronto Star

Bryant & Stratton College Online Honored as a 2011 Military Friendly ...
BUFFALO, NY--(Marketwire - August 23, 2010) - Bryant & Stratton College Online announced today that it received the high-honor of being named a 2011 Military Friendly School by G.I ...
Source: Market Wire

Winthrop singled out for graduating whites and blacks ...
Winthrop University stands out in a national study of four-year colleges and universities for its ability to close the achievement gap between black and white students ...
Source: Rock Hill Herald

Victoria College awarded federal grant renewal, KEY ...
About the grantThis grant, offered by the U.S. Department of Education, is part of what is known as TRiO - a set of college opportunity programs designed to provide ...
Source: Victoria Advocate

5 school districts, Tech sign agreement
COVINGTON — A major educational milestone was launched last week as DeKalb Technical College signed articulation agreements with five school districts within the college’s ...
Source: Rockdale Citizen

Six join Northwestern College faculty
ORANGE CITY, Iowa—Among the six new full-time faculty at Northwestern College this fall are a former Naval Research Lab physicist, a religion professor with a unique ...
Source: Sioux City Journal

Guest column: Protecting our lottery scholarships, not ...
Tennessee's lottery scholarship program has been a tremendous success, helping thousands of Tennesseans obtain a college degree. Since it began in 2004, the lottery has ...
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

Tracking students' success
What's become of students who have attended Maine public schools? And what does it say about their teachers, the curricula they've followed and the other public school ...
Source: Kennebec Journal

Education At A Cost
College tuition costs have always been a main concern for prospective students. However with the economy being as it is, tuition costs are at the forefront of many ...
Source: Post-Journal

Family partnership claims Powerball jackpot
An 11-member, Asian-American family partnership today claimed the $85.7 million Powerball jackpot through a local attorney. The winning ticket for the multi-state lottery game was purchased July 31 in Baton Rouge ...
Source: Baton Rouge Advocate

How to budget for a back-to-school that includes tuition
Up to $40,000 is available for undergraduate programs. ... mature students who are taking their undergraduate degree ... grades begin to suffer, and that can put their academic ...
Source: Toronto Star

Bryant & Stratton College Online Honored as a 2011 Military ...
An Academic Advisory Board made of educators from institutions such as Carnegie Mellon ... Currently, Bryant & Stratton College Online offers four online bachelor's degree programs ...
Source: Market Wire

Academic Partnerships, LLC to Work With Arizona State University
Academic Partnerships will work with ASU to enhance the online student experience for these specific degree programs through innovative admission and enrollment services ...
Source: Market Wire

Westchester Community College Recognized For ...
... which works to help assure that students make it through their academic programs. ... institution of higher education, offers more than 60 associate degree and certificate programs.
Source: Westchester.com

Ahead of the game
Vickery Hall sparked an academic revolution in the way ... message to prospects that a life-lasting degree is tied ... Division I-A) schools -- those with athletic programs in ...
Source: The Post and Courier

TN colleges under pressure to raise graduation ...
Incoming freshmen are steered into orientation programs ... Tennessee State University next fall to earn a degree ... Myrick Short, the TBR's vice chancellor for academic ...
Source: Nashville Tennessean

EDUCATION BRIEFS 9/5
... has earned an Associate in Applied Science degree in ... students are challenged to achieve their highest academic ... for the implementation or expansion of literacy programs.
Source: Lufkin Daily News

Mentor offering online education
... courses, which don't count for credit toward a degree. ... with creating and delivering courses and programs ... learning and research solutions for the academic ...
Source: News-Herald.com

Clean your closet for students, PSC hosting college ...
... name for nursing students who are female, in financial need and in good academic ... about admission procedures, registration requirements, tuition and fees, degree programs ...
Source: Pensacola News Journal

Technology management savvy a scarcity
The post-graduate degree aims to produce corporate leaders ... more well-rounded web 2.0 leaders by offering MBA programs ... was about opening up to new experiences, getting an academic ...
Source: Toronto Star

Ashland University's Professional Development Services Sees Growth
... for Business and Economics/EconomicsAmerica, the Prison Programs, Workforce Development, Degree ... experience that combines the challenge of strong, applied academic programs ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Students from Redlands make Dean's List
Eight students from Redlands were named to the academic Dean's List at Azusa ... Pacific offers more than 60 areas of undergraduate study, 26 master's degree programs ...
Source: Redlands Daily Facts

Hutchinson college loses $400K grant
The grant funded academic and social support programs for about 350 at-risk students. ... aims at encouraging these students to earn a four-year college degree ...
Source: LJWORLD

Cambridge Who's Who Honors Lois Thompson Johnson
... Johnson is responsible for developing intellectual and academic growth in students as well as educational programs ... Ms. Johnson holds an educational specialist degree in ...
Source: Melodika.net

2 private schools welcome 49 exchange students
... because of the proximity to Washington, D.C., airports, their strong academic and Christian programs ... Korean students are required to earn second-degree black belts to graduate ...
Source: Washington Examiner

CCC enrollment continuing to grow
However, academic transfer also is a path increasingly ... provides students with an accelerated bachelor degree program, Brennan said. CCC also has special programs to ...
Source: Grand Island Independent

About Wisconsin-Superior
... 1926 when the school began offering a bachelors degree ... to offer undergraduate degrees in other academic fields. ... Graduate studies programs include advanced degrees in ...
Source: Duluth News Tribune

Former D-11 board member to propose vocational charters
Students could possibly earn a two-year associates degree ... program is that the students would receive a basic academic ... building to house adult and alternative education programs ...
Source: Colorado Springs Gazette

4,000 college degree programs reviewed
Missouri's higher education department is beginning a study of college degree programs to see if some should be eliminated. Missouri has about 4,000 academic ...
Source: Jefferson City News Tribune Online

CCSU brings ‘innovative’ new programs to students
With a focus toward the work force needs of the state, the university system added what officials describe as “an innovative array of new academic degree programs ...
Source: New Britain Herald

State of Missouri reviews status of 4,000 college ...
Missouri has about 4,000 academic programs at public higher education institutions. The state review is aimed at identifying bachelor’s degree programs that average ...
Source: Kansas City Star

Princeton Review Survey: Engineering Students Study ...
... classes, and then compare that to a degree in English from a liberal arts college, there's a radical difference," says Mark Somerville, associate dean for academic programs and ...
Source: Design News

Pearson LearningStudio Chosen to Power Brookline ...
... academically rigorous programs, but with the freedom and flexibility to earn a degree ... and contemporary academic experience." "We understand that online programs are ...
Source: YAHOO!

INTO University of South Florida Exceeds ...
INTO USF students are enrolled in a variety of academic "Pathway" and English language programs designed by USF faculty to prepare them for successful transition to a degree ...
Source: msnbc.com

Borrowing From Bologna
... an experiment called "tuning" aimed at determining exactly what a degree in a given academic ... accomplishment by employing sample-based testing and assessment programs ...
Source: Inside Higher Ed

VCU study: Team uncovers possible risk gene for ...
... in Richmond, VCU enrolls more than 32,000 students in 211 certificate and degree programs in ... University compose the VCU Medical Center, one of the nation's leading academic ...
Source: EurekAlert

LSU chancellor says budget cuts could shutter nearly a third of its degree programs
BATON ROUGE, LA. — Louisiana State University would have to lay off 628 employees and close nearly one-third of its degree programs to cope with the type of budget cuts being considered by the Jindal administration ...
Source: Washington Examiner

Tuition fees rise by 4 per cent: StatsCan
... paid the highest fees at more than $6,300 for the academic ... Hudson, who completed her undergrad degree in June, said ... Master of business administration (MBA) programs were the ...
Source: Calgary Herald

INTO University of South Florida Exceeds International Student ...
INTO USF students are enrolled in a variety of academic "Pathway" and English language programs designed by USF faculty to prepare them for successful transition to a degree ...
Source: Market Wire

BestNursingDegree.com Announces Recipients of 2010 "Back to School ...
Recipients were selected on the basis of a number of factors, including academic ... Its directory includes more than 7,700 on-campus and online nursing degree programs from more ...
Source: Market Wire

WWU students move onto campus as college plans for ...
... that will be cut, will be allowed to finish their degree. These are the preliminary cuts the university is preparing for: Following campus procedures, 14 academic programs for ...
Source: msnbc.com

Big Ten looking at hockey conference
... of an on-campus arena and Division I programs for men's ... ice hockey as a varsity program for the 2012-13 academic ... from Penn State in 1973 with an engineering degree in ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Donation supports UMES' hospitality program
... expenses and travel for students pursuing a degree in ... of raising $14 million to support and expand its academic ... recognized by the Accreditation Commission for Programs ...
Source: Delaware Wave

UA to offer raises, jobs, grad-student relief
... to the limit, straining them in a way that stretches their time to degree ... definitely interferes with my ability to make progress in my own academic work." Hires for top programs
Source: Arizona Daily Star

BCC rethinks dual enrollment
... 0 or higher for some career and technical programs while students need at least a 3.0 GPA to take any AA degree ... he wants to explore the possibility of having academic ...
Source: Florida Today

Racial jobs gap widens in county
Still, she’s working toward a degree in psychology ... part of a goal to teach black youth that the academic ... is nothing new, McGill said, but the more programs like ...
Source: Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

Rapid-fire growth transforms High Point University
Every cent was reinvested in the school’s academic programs, construction projects ... of-the-art broadcast facilities; and such course offerings as a degree program in ...
Source: Greensboro News & Record

StraighterLine's challenge to the rising cost of ...
After putting off finishing her college degree for ... offering online courses a la carte — and no degrees ... me the assurance of the integrity of the academic program."
Source: Baltimore Sun

A polished politician makes his own way
Glover's first job was helping with summer programs at ... Green Oaks High School was Cedric Glover's academic home ... "You will always have some degree of nervousness," he ...
Source: Shreveport Times

Lack of legs can't slow Montana author down
The memoir has been the focus of reader programs at ... for this year's fourth annual Common Reader program at ... uncomfortable” to think of himself as an academic ...
Source: Glenwood Springs Post Independent

Building Relationships, Stat.
She has dual 1977 bachelor's degrees in physical therapy and psychology from the University of Pennsylvania, a 1985 master's degree ... president in 2006, is the academic ...
Source: The Ledger

Penn State New Kensington reports enrollment jump
New facilities, sports and academic programs are among the reasons credited with increasing ... The campus also credited the addition of a bachelor's degree program in administration ...
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

In Our Towns | North Myrtle Beach gets new fire ...
... CCU into a pedestrian-oriented campus within Chanticleer Drive, the academic core ... fees were approved for the spring semester for new courses and new degree programs.
Source: The Sun News

The making of Corporate U
... its prestige and income by making a college degree (and ... routinely articulated the basic principle of academic ... steps have been taking place: cutting staff and programs ...
Source: Vancouver Business Journal

Class gives frightening look to its students
Tom Savini's Special Make-Up Effects Program offers the only two-year associate's degree ... colleges, they all had the same programs ... have slowly transformed into the academic ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

PCs would flunk plan to fund foreign students
Graduate students entering the 2010/11 academic ... However, a math undergraduate degree at one Australian university costs $29,862 (Canadian) a year and other programs can be ...
Source: Toronto Sun

Are you ready to do an MBA?
... Moncton, N.B., decided to take charge and boost her academic ... the thousands of other Canadians who apply for MBA programs ... GMAT) immediately after completing an undergraduate degree ...
Source: Globe and Mail

How boys are falling behind girls
... gender-based statistics on academic ... earn 55 per cent of master’s degrees and 46 per cent of PhDs. Men still dominate programs ... 11 per cent and from university-degree programs ...
Source: Globe and Mail

State scholarships for haredi students support ...
... those seeking a scholarship include: a bachelors degree in ... way to implement the important national cause of academic ... and those who choose to study in segregated programs will ...
Source: YNET News

Chile's First Community College Remakes Technical ...
The program's university affiliation, along with the dual degree from ... confer dual degrees—five of the Chilean college's six programs of ... with top-ranked academic programs ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Q&A: Yale's President Talks About Its Plans for India
And India has an extraordinary expat academic population. ... [Students] will get an NUS degree. The Singapore government ... in India gets passed, which allows them to offer degrees ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Application Inflation: When Is Enough Enough?
To some degree, the increases are inevitable: the college ... is also deeply connected with the highest virtues of academic ... declining admissions rate as adding value to their degrees.
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Electric companies support program
Monty Johnson, dean of academic and student affairs on ... and two-year Associate in Applied Science degree program for ... through more than 120 career and liberal arts programs ...
Source: Bemidji Pioneer

Early college dropouts cost taxpayers millions
... see their hopes and dreams of a college degree ... not going to class, but we have added programs to ... In addition to the new Freshman Academic Success Tracking program, UTC added ...
Source: msnbc.com

Obituary: Rev. Susan Nelson / Feminist theologian ...
Intrigued, she earned her own master of divinity degree in 1979. She was seven ... in ministry and women in academia," said the Rev. Kathy Black, vice-dean for academic programs ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Henderson: Inclusive design program sees a future ...
If all programs are integrated universally, “no one would ... The university will be developing an academic program in ... will soon be graduating students with Masters Degrees in ...
Source: Toronto Star

Grand Canyon University Executive Named PR Person of the Year Finalist
National Honor Recognizes Communications Achievements in Academic Category ... offers traditional campus-based and online doctoral, bachelor's and master's degree programs ...
Source: Market Wire

Undergrad + work experience = MBA: Gerald Schwartz
... sorts for Mr. Schwartz - he was granted an honorary degree ... if they go on to graduate school or research or academic ... Mr. Schwartz: I am involved in other programs at other ...
Source: Globe and Mail

NanoInk Hosts Future Nanotechnologists at Nano Open House
... body with more than 18,000 students in credit programs. CLC offers a wide range of academic program ... Harper offers associate degree and certification programs, advanced career ...
Source: Market Wire

Colleges need to embrace, not resist, accountability
... that graduate more students in critical degree areas ... It’s the challenge of the academic community to explain ... Ms. Dorothy hosts Program for students Bell/Whittington ...
Source: Corpus Christi Caller

MSU defends 17 programs that produce few graduates
... the Missouri State University academic programs ... an emphasis of an engineering degree. As for many science-related programs ... university to maintain an academic program ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Linda Chavez: Student loan proposal would close ...
... is college material, many kids graduate with no academic ... who need federal loans in order to enroll in programs ... in Albuquerque, N.M., she holds a bachelor's degree ...
Source: Reading Eagle

Dance and theater combine for stronger program
... with a statewide review of academic programs, which found MSU's dance program ... affect students in any of the degree programs ... will stay on to receive their degrees ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Dr. Charles P. Mouton hopes to build on Meharry ...
... medical school, Dr. Charles P. Mouton leads an academic ... role of nurses, nurse practitioners and advanced-degree ... In health-care reform, there are a variety of programs.
Source: Nashville Tennessean

Colorado Technical University Announces Recipients ...
... Warrior Spouse Scholarship programs. The CTU Wounded Warrior Scholarship program is a ... can help students transition to academic ... The school also delivers degree programs 100 ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Developers of Test Drive College Online Announce Graduate School ...
... students applying to graduate degree programs ... time and tuition to a degree program ... have the motivation, time and academic acumen necessary to succeed in a graduate program.
Source: Market Wire

International Technology Oriented University to Open Its First U.S ...
... Regional Certification, TUA provides in depth classes and degree programs ... professionals, but have financial constraints to pursue academic studies, TUA holds a special program of ...
Source: Market Wire

NYU names Swizz Beatz its producer-in-residence
News Programs. CTV National News with Lloyd Robertson ... University said the appointment for the current academic ... artistic training toward a Bachelor of Fine Arts degree.
Source: CTV

Improving the road to success: State commission ...
CR reported 418 degrees and 182 ... CR Vice President of Academic Affairs ... the general population, but other programs such as the Extended Opportunities Program ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

Business people
She received a bachelor’s degree from Fitchburg ... In his new position, he will direct all academic programs and ... He has two master’s degrees from the University of ...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Experts helping Beach schools
... of six Lead Turnaround Partners, three of whom hold doctoral degrees in education, is the largest component of a multifaceted three-year $1.6 million program to increase academic ...
Source: Free Lance-Star

School districts evaluate merits of merit pay
... boost teachers' pay if their students make strong academic ... model - based on years of experience teaching and degrees ... the architects of that program who is now a senior program ...
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

Bucknell University
Professional and pre-professional programs in the ... awards Bachelor of Arts and Bachelor of Science degrees in ... share a commitment to the primacy of the academic experience
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

Aid for N.C. college students is running low
She also receives a Pell Grant, a couple of academic ... North Carolina's grant program, which has been around ... on big debt, even though studies show a college degree ...
Source: Raleigh News & Observer

Government of Canada Helps University of Toronto Science and ...
... be used to establish and maintain training programs. CREATE program ... skills that are not part of their normal academic ... will create the first imaging science degree program in ...
Source: Market Wire

Oklahoma poll shows support of programs for female ...
Oklahoma poll shows support of programs for female ... has 188 beds in the substance-abuse treatment program ... imprisoned parent are at a higher risk of poor academic ...
Source: Tulsa World

ADEC and ATIC Organize Orientation Sessions on Al ...
Orientation sessions on Al Nokhba Scholarship Program ... orientation sessions last week on the two Al Nokhba programs ... must have a minimum GPA of 3.00 and distinguished academic ...
Source: Zawya.com

DREAM Act vote possible
... two years of college leading to a bachelor's degree, or ... who have earned graduate and post-graduate degrees but ... are often attending community college or other academic ...
Source: San Jose Mercury News

High honor: Rhodes scholar sets lofty goals in ...
His academic and athletic pursuits ... She received two bachelor's degrees, in accounting and computer science, and a master's degree ... Solar rebate program kicks off ...
Source: El Paso Times

Critics Blast Compromise Over City Schools ...
Program Schedule ... agreed to a compromise in which a deputy with an academic ... Polakow-Suransky will oversee instructional programs and ...
Source: NY1

Wedding planner likes to change it up
... do, but it was a little routine and boring,’’ said Gross, who has a degree ... Some of the factors worth discussing include: location, majors or academic programs, the ...
Source: Boston Globe

AROUND THE REGION: Door-slamming doc avoids slammer ...
... sustainability coordinator, said an academic committee ... If the program is OK’d by the Minnesota State ... That’s why they are developing bachelor’s-degree programs ...
Source: Grand Forks Herald

Ursinus lauds 1st Rhodes scholar
... the consummate gentleman scholar and academic leader, who ... studies to get a bachelor’s or master’s degree in ... it is especially known for its hands-on science programs.
Source: Times-Leader

Badminton as easy as two, three, four
Ko boasts being named the Douglas College academic ... is currently finishing up an education degree at the University of B.C., is heading up the academy's school program.
Source: Burnaby Now

We must do better for our children
His 2008 throne speech pledged a new program for ... strengths without moving young children into academic "readiness" programs ... calls for a move, over time, to a bachelor's degree ...
Source: The Vancouver Sun

Conococheague Institute provides frontier Christmas ...
... in layers of clothing, as was also the custom, in a house that was 40 degrees a ... learned a little more," said Brikena Samara, regional director of the PAX academic exchange program
Source: Public Opinion

How to best educate future educators
... consensus on what goes into a successful program - large ... pointed to residency programs, such as master's degree programs ... and provide instruction for students at different academic ...
Source: Milwaukee Journal Sentinel

ULS: Don't judge school by graduation rate
Graduation rates, "completer" rates and "academic ... year have enrolled in a legislatively approved program ... He said students who earn degrees within six years ...
Source: The Daily Advertiser

UConn Donors Win Philanthropy Award
... pays tribute to Ray Neag, who earned a bachelor’s degree ... 40,000 for its Fight Hunger at the Holidays program, which ... must demonstrate courage, perseverance and academic prowess ...
Source: Hartford Business

At colleges, languages on the chopping block
After a generation of expansion, academic ... many schools are eliminating language degrees and graduate programs ... recommended suspending undergraduate degree programs ...
Source: Herald Tribune

Report paints bleak picture of black men's education
... things that predict student success in successfully completing their degree ... say, has had success in recruiting and retaining students through programs like the campus' Academic ...
Source: Southeast Missourian

Literate moms
... first and most important teacher, both in teaching academic ... and today Lavonne's grown daughter has a college degree ... on adult literacy "double-duty dollars," since the programs ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Arch Biopartners Obtains Exclusive License for CU Patent
... surfaces owned by the University of Colorado ('CU') and emanating from the Program in ... More than 55,000 undergraduate and graduate students are pursuing academic degrees on CU ...
Source: Market Wire

TUA Announces GLOBECOM 2010 to Open With Keynote Address From ...
According to Dr. Kia Makki, Provost & Vice President for Academic Affairs of TUA, an ... university with bachelors and masters in the high tech arena, including degree programs in ...
Source: Market Wire

Community colleges gain in hard times
... as more and more students seek an affordable academic ... As Lanza points out, an associate's degree bestowed by ... Today, community colleges offer a host of study programs ...
Source: TheDay

Adelphi University Graduate Students Present at ...
... adjustments such as the social, academic ... offers undergraduate and graduate degrees as well as professional and educational programs ... Affiliate Program: Link To Us: Email this page ...
Source: PR.com

AUD Organizes Luncheon for US Consul General with ...
Such events are part-and-parcel of AUD AUD 's academic ... Master's of Business Administration (M.B.A.) degree programs ... serves to complement the undergraduate degree program in ...
Source: Zawya.com

Walker family establishes scholarship
... have shown that the arts enhance both personal and academic ... elementary school students who participate in music programs ... of Woodrow Wilson High School who will pursue a degree in ...
Source: Register-Herald

POST SUBSIDIARY CASHES IN ON VETERANS
... Revenue from DoD educational programs at 18 for-profit ... advisers, financial aid counselors and academic ... where he graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree
Source: NewsWithViews.com

Hit the reset button at UCR Palm Desert
... for meetings and a base for graduate degrees ... UCR PALM DESERT GRADUATE CENTER ACADEMIC PROGRAMS. Executive MBA Program ... Students earn the MBA degree in 21 months by ...
Source: Desert Sun

Commentary: State should focus on real goals to ...
However, voucher programs that divert public ... to serve (the Washington, DC, program is a ... based upon experience and degree levels are poor predictors of academic ...
Source: Gainesville Times

New school rules could take a toll on Capella
... abusive student recruiting tactics, questionable degrees ... helps students and faculty track and measure academic ... anyone younger than 24 into its bachelor's program ...
Source: Minneapolis Star Tribune

OSU-Tulsa's Transfer Day is Wednesday
Greenwood Ave. Students can ask questions, learn about degree programs and get information. Those who meet the criteria can also get admitted, enroll in classes and speak with academic advisors and financial aid representatives.
Source: Tulsa World

AUD, Authentic American Education for International Students
"The purpose of AUD AUD 's ongoing exchange and study abroad programs is to build enduring partnerships that will help enrich the student's experience while adding an international dimension to their academic ... Eastern Studies program which serves ...
Source: Zawya.com

Evaluate teachers, reward the best
The Report Card on American Education by the American Legislative Exchange ranked New Jersey 10th in academic achievement ... of American schools already have "pay-for-performance" programs. The federal government is spending $437 million on the Teacher ...
Source: Asbury Park Press

Plattsburgh State chooses new provost
He led a university-wide program evaluation process ... management of Plattsburgh State's academic offerings. "My first task will be a 360-degree look at the campus, talking to as many people as I can and visiting programs," Liszka said.
Source: Press Republican

CU-Boulder prep program recruiting more males
Ninety-six percent of the pre-collegiate graduates go on to pursue a college degree and about half of them enroll at CU-Boulder. But CU's pre-collegiate program—much like similar prep programs across ... attend a five-week academic camp on the Boulder ...
Source: Denver Post

AUD holds Annual Student Forum
These include general academic ... Bachelor's and Master's degrees. AUD AUD is officially licensed by the Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research of the United Arab Emirates. The Ministry has accredited the university's programs in ...
Source: Zawya.com

Viewpoints: College degree goals must bemore specific
Those are the academic and professional ... women and men are now attaining bachelor's degrees at the same rate – today, women ages 25-34 are actually more likely than men of the same age to have a college degree – but women still make less money.
Source: Sacramento Bee

'Faith-in-Action' drives Haiti twinning ministry
The second gave the history and ongoing work of the Haiti Library Foundation that is dedicated to reading and literacy programs ... academic attire -- walked across the platform in Worthen Arena at the 2009 fall commencement and received his graduate degree.
Source: Star-Press

Krippel brings energy, ideas to Brenau leadership position
Krippel's selection has a lot to do with her direct experience with most of these critical program ... bachelor's degree at Barat, with master's and doctoral studies at Loyola University, Chicago. At Barat, she served as vice president of academic affairs.
Source: Gainesville Times

A lesson in making realistic goals
Before the governors, Biden introduced the “First in the World” initiative and two other grant programs designed to help states ... engineering and mathematics — fields of study? Those are the academic and professional disciplines that can put ...
Source: Boston Herald

Bismarck tribal technical college may add elementary ed program
BISMARCK — United Tribes Technical College in Bismarck has initial approval to offer a bachelor's degree program in elementary education. The approval is from the North Dakota Education Standards and Practices Board, which approves teacher education ...
Source: Grand Forks Herald

South Dakota regents cut little-used programs
The Board of Regents has eliminated more academic programs at South Dakota public universities as part of a continuing review of those that don't draw enough students. The list includes two bachelor's degree programs and an associate degree program at ...
Source: KSFY.com

The war for recruits
Very few players, very few programs get to that level. I think what a lot of them are missing out on is getting a chance to get a great degree at a Canadian University ... regardless of their academic standing. Additionally, teams in each conference ...
Source: Brandon Sun

Trash Triumphs for Education Treasure
Since starting the program, Broward College has rescued more than 171,000 ... than $2 million in scholarships annually to Broward College students and supports academic programs and awards for outstanding faculty. While the State of Florida funds ...
Source: PR.com

Court time v. class time
The NCAA Final Four semifinal match-ups at Reliant Stadium provided a contrast between basketball program performance ... and earning a degree, the nod would go to Butler and VCU. On the National Collegiate Athletic Association Academic Progress Rate ...
Source: Houston Chronicle

Artist, volunteer loses cancer fight
During her cancer battle, Ms. Clearwater often attended programs ... degree at age 42 in the University of Akron's Honors Program while raising her family, a pursuit that earned her one of only 60 spots on USA Today's All-USA '97 College Academic Team.
Source: Akron Beacon Journal

Bishop: Real change coming
The Villanova program will offer a Master of Science degree in church management ... The diocese now offers "lay ministry formation" programs through eight academic institutions, including Neumann University and St. Charles Borromeo Seminary, both in ...
Source: Courier-Post

Education chief gives Missouri schools a C
Missouri's commissioner of education gives the Show Me State's academic ... to-home program, but the proposed $16 million budget still is half of what it was. Nicastro said Missouri public schools must find ways to bring effective programs to the top ...
Source: Southeast Missourian

Tennessee FFA Degree Recipients Backed by FCS
In addition, over 500 members were awarded the prestigious FFA State Degree provided to students who demonstrate extra-curricular achievements and success in their experiment programs. Joining them for the closing program ... as well as academic merit ...
Source: PRWeb

Why straight-A's may not get you into UW this year
So in February, top academic leaders at the UW made a painful ... encouraging them to set different prices on different degrees. For example, the UW might charge more for an engineering degree than a history degree because engineering students must take ...
Source: Seattle Times

Humber Fashion Arts Walk it Out from Dusk to Dawn
We blend academic theory with the right practical skills to give students the tools and experience they need to fulfill their potential in every part-time course, diploma, certificate or four-year degree ... programs include four-year bachelor's degrees ...
Source: Market Wire

University of Hull shares experience, knowledge with Kuwait
Dr Scott announced that they have been working with the College of Basic Education in Kuwait City to develop education and training programs here. We have been working with them for the last two years now and we are in the last part of the program," Scott ...
Source: Zawya.com

College Town
The Scholars at Risk network, an international group of institutions and individuals, works to promote academic freedom and defend ... is being planned for bachelor’s degree programs. As part of the program, students completing FESHE courses will receive ...
Source: Worcester Telegram & Gazette

Students struggle to pay tuition fees despite facilities offered by banks
For the 2010-11 academic year ... The Central Bank’s program is not profitable for banks. “The education loan for us is not a profitable credit; we’re merely helping students obtain a university degree,” an analyst at a commercial local bank ...
Source: Zawya.com

Principal: Bradley's a gem
Education: Bachelor's degree, Bob Jones University (1981); master's degrees, Trevecca Nazarene University (1989 ... Bush honored Kirkpatrick Elementary for academic improvements (2004); Who's Who in Education (2002); honored by Gov. Don Sundquist for ...
Source: Daily News Journal

University of Cincinnati launches bold academic plan
Double student and faculty academic ... the program, which includes several hundred students, to 1,500 students by 2017. • Expand the co-op program, invented at UC more than a century ago, to assignments that span several different UC programs.
Source: Cincinnati.com

Led Rowan campus' evolution in Camden
Then came the two programs for disadvantaged students ... residents who have a high school diploma or its equivalent . . . The EOF program provides structured study, academic advising, and tutoring services." In 1985, Dr. Clark established the Creating ...
Source: Philadelphia Daily News

Brasch Words
In an industry in which degrees matter, and which usually result in higher wages, the support staff, about half of whom have at least an associate's degree, are not compensated ... times taken students out of their academic classes to cover duties ...
Source: American Reporter

Obituary: Gretchen Goldsmith Lankford / Founder, first president of CMU academy for retirees
By 1990, Mrs. Lankford was 67 when she earned a master's degree from CMU's school of urban and public affairs. The degree was an academic capstone to a long ... Mrs. Lankford organized continuing education programs there. Her sons followed their mother ...
Source: Pittsburgh Post-Gazette

Cofer: MSU to market online programs itself
"I'm sure the administration understands that if people want a degree from ... heads of the programs who were considering this marketing option decided not to work with an outside organization," Cofer said. "We informed Academic Partnerships of that ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Four candidates on ballot for Portland School Board
My undergraduate degree ... maintain the programs offered to our young students. Research indicates that if we reach students who are having learning problems early on, we can alleviate many learning gaps they could have in their future academic careers.
Source: Lansing State Journal

Snohomish County appears closer to goal of hosting a university
n Requires WSU to submit a plan to the Legislature by Dec. 1, 2012 for meeting the academic needs of the region and employers' demand for skilled workers, and establishing an engineering degree program at ... offering degree programs at the center; a ...
Source: msnbc.com

Percentage of high-poverty schools rises
The Condition of Education report also included a number of other academic indicators ... diploma or equivalent degree, has dropped from 14 to 8 percent between 1980 and 2008. The total number of college post-secondary degrees earned has also risen ...
Source: msnbc.com

Degrees of burden: Measuring the impact of more tuition hikes at state universities
"There is a huge amount of unmet need," George said, and some federal programs that serve needy ... hiring more academic advisers and starting an ambitious new undergraduate program known as General Education. In a memo sent to the campus on Tuesday ...
Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Improving Emergency Hospital, Community Evacuations
A CAREER award is one of the most prestigious awards given to creative junior faculty likely considered to become academic ... a bachelor's degree in industrial engineering from California Polytechnic State University; two master's degrees, one in ...
Source: Medical News Today

Air pollution exposure affects chances of developing premenopausal breast cancer
UBs more than 28,000 students pursue their academic interests through more than 300 undergraduate, graduate and professional degree programs. Founded in 1846, the University at Buffalo is a member of the Association of American Universities.
Source: Press Trust

Legislation aims to slow rising tuition
"The cost of a degree is going to have to ... over the years to college and university academic leadership," he said. "People are beginning to question, 'Are we getting our money's worth in some of these programs?'" Increases beat inflation Tuition at ...
Source: Augusta Chronicle

Law aims to slow tuition hike
“The cost of a degree is going to have ... the years to college and university academic leadership,” he said. “... People are beginning to question, ‘are we getting our money’s worth in some of these programs?’” AT A GLANCE Tuition at Georgia ...
Source: Savannah Morning News

Reims Management School launches Islamic Banking and Finance certificate program
Learn through an innovative pedagogical approach based on the academic ... Grande Ecole program "Sup de Co Reims", RMS also offers 3 post-degree business schools: Cesem, Sup'TG and Tema. These schools also includes 2 Masters of Science programs, 6 ...
Source: Zawya.com

COLLEGE NEWS: May 29
Charles Davis Snead graduated on May 13 from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor of arts degree. He is the son of Chuck and Lisa ... Jemison: Jana Davenport was named to the list of freshmen with highest academic averages. Cottondale: Christine Baker ...
Source: Tuscaloosa News

Berks' Best Community Service finalists and nominees
Awards and honors: Oley representative, Berks County Outstanding Young Woman; Girl Scout Gold Award; martial arts black belt; distinguished honor roll; Academic Scholar and ... Receive a bachelor's degree in biobehavior health. What others are saying ...
Source: Reading Eagle

The charter school solution: The best — or worst — idea ever?
Some like charter schools' innovation and the freedom they have to create and shut down programs virtually at will ... ago it shut down its Fairfield school for young adults who have academic, social, behavioral or emotional problems.
Source: Sun-Journal

Panasonic Chairman and CEO Joseph M. Taylor Delivers NJIT Commencement Address
Taylor today delivered a moving address at NJIT's 2011 Commencement at the Prudential Center in Newark after receiving an honorary degree. Taylor has had a 20-year association with the university through programs he helped develop ranging from academic ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

Cleveland schools CEO finalist: Grand Rapids, Mich., Supt. Bernard Taylor
He created a "blended learning" program that mixes online study with classroom work and developed "elective hubs" - schools that offer specialized arts programs or other classes ... "He's been single-mindedly focused on academic achievement," said Hartwell ...
Source: Cleveland Plain Dealer

UD awards record number of doctoral degrees during ceremony Friday
a symbol of completion of the University’s highest academic degree. Four distinguished individuals were recognized with honorary degrees at the University of Delaware's 162nd Commencement ceremonies, held May 28 at Delaware Stadium. True distinction ...
Source: the University of Delaware

More than 700 post-baccalaureate conferred at University of Scranton
On Saturday, 46 doctoral degrees ... Master's degree programs with the most graduates include curriculum and instruction, educational administration, occupational therapy and business administration. Graduate students honored for outstanding academic ...
Source: Scranton Times-Tribune

Your Mail: Soldiers doing well
I'd like to comment on the quality of the military officers I have recently had the privilege of interacting with on an academic level at the US ... Many of my colleagues have advanced degrees, demonstrate an uncanny knowledge of world affairs, possess ...
Source: Alexandria Daily Town Talk

Hiring, firing changes collide with looming cuts for teachers
From 2001-09, a state-funded program awarded $2,000 signing bonuses to new teacher hires. Fast tracks to licensure were created for would-be teachers with college degrees who lacked ... underperform in virtually every academic subject on every possible ...
Source: Las Vegas Review Journal

Nowaczyk Accepts Post as Clarion University Provost
As provost, Nowaczyk will be the chief academic officer, responsible for providing strategic leadership and oversight for Clarion’s academic programs ... Nowaczyk completed his Ph.D. and master’s degree in psychology at Miami (Ohio) University ...
Source: Gant Daily

Seekonk schools selling water for town's 200th
Breed Bankruptcy Book Award for his academic ... these programs for all Seekonk residents that qualify: Fuel assistance through Citizens for Citizens, Friends of Friends Emergency Assistance, Salvation Army, and The Good Neighbor Program; Food Stamps ...
Source: Sun Chronicle

Summers on campus provide athletic, academic advantage
That was the summer of '81 where it was over 100 degrees every day. This was an outdoor factory ... "You can use the summer to catch up or gain ground in the academic part. It keeps them all together and keeps them focused on academics and doing running ...
Source: Lubbock Avalanche-Journal

Big student debt could limit schools’ aid access
Under the new rule, the soonest that a delinquent program ... from toxic programs. “The Department of Education’s gainful employment rule is a modest and important first step to protect students and taxpayers from subprime academic programs that ...
Source: Arlington Heights Daily Herald

Education notes for area schools and universities
Academic Year in America needs host families starting in August ... Microsoft offers DigiGirlz High Tech Camp from Aug. 9 to 11 on its campus in Irving. The program is for girls in grades 8 through 11 in the 2010-11 school year. The program is free.
Source: Dallas Morning News

Southern Lehigh welcomes the world to its classrooms
Yu is teaching the language at the middle school and high school this school year as part of a master's degree program at the ... with its Spanish immersion program. English speakers in the popular program learn academic subjects, such as math and social ...
Source: Allentown Morning Call

Familiar Faces
Herod plans to use the funds to pursue a degree at Texas Tech University. This scholarship was one of 1,521 awarded through the National FFA Scholarship Program this ... of undergraduate academic study at ASU lead to the following degrees: Bachelor of ...
Source: Corsicana Daily Sun

Vo-tech classes seeking recruits Panel seeks to attract 8th-graders' interest
A four-year degree isn't for everyone." Gill said he would work with a second group to come up with innovative ways to promote the program ... in the core academic classes to use. Helping people connect the dots is what it's all about. The programs sell ...
Source: Daily News Journal

Converse College, Vanderbilt team up to offer advanced nursing degrees
Converse College is teaming up with Vanderbilt University to offer students a new five-year program that will allow them to pursue advanced nursing degrees. Enrollees will ... vice president for academic affairs at Converse, said in a statement.
Source: Spartanburg Herald-Journal

Geography lesson
They are here to earn their bachelor’s degrees, hoping to add to their names the potent mark of an official degree from a pedigreed ... the Philippines as a good academic destination, establishing exchange programs and enabling foreign students to ...
Source: Global Nation

Georgetown University Announces New Business School Dean
“A recognized thought leader in the area of strategic human resource management, David brings important academic and organizational leadership ... Harvard Business School’s Executive Education Program. Prior to joining the faculty at Harvard, he ...
Source: Yahoo Finance

Asian School Of Media Studies Joins Hand With Annamalai University
The new degree programs are going to start from this academic year for which admission is open now. (www.asms.edu.in) Asian School Of Media Studies is the part of Asian Education Group conducting media education from last 20 years attracting students from ...
Source: PRLog (free press release)

College too easy for its own good
Yet at many institutions, that seems to be sufficient to earn a degree. At many schools, students can choose from a menu of easy programs and classes ... and collectively to define and ensure program quality and academic standards. Finally, student ...
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

Concerns arise over LAUSD's 'salary credit' system
Some people might not object to a high school science teacher getting paid more for having a master's degree in biology ... teachers credit for coursework that he felt did not have any academic merit. He was asked to step down in 2007 from the panel.
Source: Los Angeles Daily News

Crestview Alumni Association awards scholarships, inducts members into hall of fame
McKenzie retired from teaching in 1976 and since retirement has continued to stay active in the Retired Senior Volunteer Program, the Leetonia Library ... Chemistry Club, Academic Challenge and Homecoming Committee. She plans to attend Youngstown State ...
Source: Salem News Online

SPSU: Teacher-prep trend one that should continue
The impression is reinforced by this week's announcement that SPSU this fall will begin allowing its students who earn bachelor's degrees in biology ... vice president of academic affairs. Unlike typical teacher-prep classes at the college level, this ...
Source: Marietta Daily Journal

Education Briefs: Books Distributed
Huggins Graduates Ryan Huggins, son of Robert and Carol Huggins, of Whispering Pines, a bachelor’s degree in business ... The one-week program is open to high school students between the ages of 15 and 18, who are in good academic standing at their ...
Source: pilot.com

Career & Tech Ed program providing students job skills
Education: Bachelor's, Master's, Educational Specialist degrees from University of Arkansas-Fayetteville ... he attended community college for a semester before deciding that additional academic work wasn't for him. "He called and told us and I asked ...
Source: Daily News Journal

College applicant pool shrinks
Byron Jones, 33, graduated in May from Penn State with a bachelor's degree in philosophy ... He transferred to Penn State's main campus in State College this past academic year. "The only negative I can see going back to school is age
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

IN PENNSYLVANIA, DESPERATE WORKERS FIGHT FOR A FAIR CONTRACT
In an industry in which degrees matter, and which usually result in higher wages, the support staff, about half of whom have at least an associate's degree, are not compensated ... times taken students out of their academic classes to cover duties ...
Source: American Reporter

More in S.D. obtaining advanced degrees
About 8 percent of South Dakota's population 25 years old and older have a college degree beyond a ... is we added more graduate programs," said Paul Turman, the Board of Regents' associate vice president for academic affairs.
Source: Argus Leader

Luncheon to honor education supporter Sayre Auslander
A native Tucsonan, Sayre Auslander earned both bachelor's and master's degrees from the University of Arizona ... acting as president of the board for the 1989-90 academic year. The winner of numerous writing awards and other professional honors - she ...
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Life's beauties, life's tragedies
the focus was more academic. When high school ended, she told her parents she wanted to attend college. Her mother said no, but her father intervened. She earned a degree in art and American Indian studies at the University of Michigan, where she also met ...
Source: Arizona Daily Star

Addressing Challenges Facing Girls Today At YWCA Meeting
The event will feature representatives from agencies doing research and work at national and local levels on issues young women face as they strive to complete high school, attain college and advanced degrees ... from across academic, civic and social ...
Source: Westchester.com

FSU, CCCC Sign Dual Enrollment Agreements
Under the terms of the agreements, CCCC students in the two programs ... toward a master's degree, which we would like them to do." Signing the agreements for CCCC were Marchant and Dr. Lisa Chapman, vice president of Academic Affairs.
Source: pilot.com

Pitt set to honor another Mon Valley native
The civic-minded Stitch was a four-year starter and three-time Academic All-American nominee at the University ... have enhanced the value of Pitt's intercollegiate athletic programs. To be eligible, a nominee must have earned a varsity letter in ...
Source: Pittsburgh Tribune-Review

DUMB IN ALABAMA: COLLEGE PRESIDENTS HAVE DIPLOMA MILL DEGREES
Columbia Pacific University acknowledges on its Web site that it "was not regionally accredited" and it "does not offer degree programs at ... who hold these dubious degrees. Raised, too, is the question of just how to safeguard academic integrity, public ...
Source: American Reporter

It's Time for a Scholarly Truce With Military Academies
For well over two decades, many universities suspended both their ROTC programs and on-campus military-recruiting ... taken into consideration for academic/research positions due to their political leanings," one participant explained.
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

New caution for U.S. universities overseas
Even elite schools still pushing forward, like Duke, Yale and New York University, have faced resistance from faculty concerned about finances, quality and whether host countries like China, Singapore and the UAE will uphold academic freedom.
Source: Bryan College Station Eagle

Chinese sponsors want to exit MSU executive business program
Some also spoke of their misgivings, including that some students were accepted into the program with poor English skills, especially in listening and speaking. That has diminished the academic ... suspected of selling degrees, helping MSU ...
Source: News-Leader.com

Letters to the editor, October 23
Accredited, proprietary schools such as University of Phoenix offer working adults the flexibility they need in a rigorous academic environment that ... educating working adults who want a college degree and are willing to work hard to earn ...
Source: St. Louis Post-Dispatch

College websites lack important info, review finds
The lack of basic information about online degree programs played a role in Phoenix resident Shauna Planck's decision to enroll in Arizona State University's online engineering master's degree program ... director of academic affairs and ...
Source: AZCentral.com

Tips on Finding Scholarships for Single Moms
Using the recession that is happening today, obtaining a nicely paying job with no having a degree or finishing college is practically ... Most institutions supply scholarships to those that have good academic standing. Apart from that, some offer you ...
Source: Zimbio

Check out colleges in person, not just online
Others stream 360-degree live webcams of buzzing hubs of activity onto their websites. The visuals are a sidelight to the wealth of online information about a school's academic programs and lifestyle. But what awaits in real life can be quite different.
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Good news on graduation rate
The economy has opportunities for those with two-year technical school degrees, although it's getting harder to navigate for those with traditional four-year college degrees. Leaving high school without a diploma, without the academic background ...
Source: The Daily Advertiser

Women making slow, sure strides in science, math
With two-thirds of all undergraduate degrees ... academic partnerships at the University of California, Riverside, developed summer and after-school math programs for middle school girls — many of them from low-income neighborhoods. She calls her program ...
Source: The Guardian

Career Colleges Host Summit on Preparing the New American Workforce
Career college graduates represent 42% of health degrees and certificates conferred at two-year ... The third panel, Innovative Partnerships at Work: Best Practices from Existing Academic-Corporate Collaborations, will encourage forging stronger ...
Source: The Auto Chanel

'This is a homecoming'
Even more importantly to alumni and college officials, the stadium makes a statement that St. Aug's is growing as a cultural and academic institution ... includes a field house and master's degree programs. Saturday's game will be the only ...
Source: The News & Observer

STEM: The Future of The Cal State University
Botelho said that the key aspect of this initiative is a focus on service learning, a way of teaching that connects meaningful community service with academic ... Program at CSUN provides funding and training for college graduates with degrees ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

Guest column: Direct financial aid to students who need it most
Where we do see eye to eye is that most financial aid programs are less cost ... Raising the academic standards in order to save money probably reduces the effectiveness of the program. Reducing aid to more affluent students or requiring full ...
Source: Knoxville News Sentinel

Money Matters
According to new research from Georgetown University, 63% of all U.S. jobs will require a post-secondary degree by 2018 ... colleges also dole out funds to students with exceptional academic or athletic prowess regardless of financial ...
Source: Los Angeles Times

People in Business
Finken named Cal Poly provost Kathleen Enz Finken has been named Cal Poly’s new provost, making her the university’s top administrator for academic affairs ... of philosophy degree master’s and bachelor’s degrees in art history, has ...
Source: Santa Maria Times

So You Need To Be A Nurse
There at the moment are Associate Degrees in nursing ... Science in Nursing program is being pushed to turn out to be at the least the minimum requisite for one to be really called as knowledgeable nurse that currently, academic programs that call from ...
Source: Zimbio

Tyler Kung Fu & Fitness Celebrating 15th Anniversary
The general contractor also built the Phase One academic addition for The University of Texas ... Hobbs earned his medical degree and completed his residency at Johns Hopkins School of Medicine. He is board certified in orthopaedic surgery ...
Source: Tyler Morning Telegraph

Tribal colleges lure kids to hoops
Fort Belknap’s Aaniiih Nakoda College is one of five Montana tribal colleges to officially form basketball programs within the last ... four-year college is reputed for its academic integrity. And the basketball program is among the most successful ...
Source: Montana Standard

SHSU: Hispanics less likely to be enrolled in college prep courses
In other words, these students to not have the same degree of the ... A systematic advisement program implemented in middle school and monitored during high school might have facilitated these Hispanic students in their academic pursuits.”
Source: Huntsville Item

PENN STATE WILKES-BARRE
He earned a Bachelor of Arts degree ... director of academic affairs. Lozano-Nieto has been an assistant professor of engineering in the biomedical engineering program at the university for 15 years. He earned his academic degrees from ...
Source: Times-Leader

Now More Than Ever, a Need for Bold Ambition
We suggest an alternative based on our belief that fiscal considerations should not be the sole determinant that drives an academic agenda ... moment when cynics question the value of a four-year degree and others see inexpensive online education as ...
Source: The Chronicle of Higher Education

HandsOn Volunteer Network of the Valley
Eastern Ohio P-16 Partnership for Education Mentors: Leading Forward is a mentorship program ... in achieving academic success and preparing them for the transition from high school to college. Volunteers must possess a college degree and ...
Source: Vindy.com

Dade Medical College Executes Successful Annual Go Pink Campaign for Breast Cancer Awareness Month
With more than 400 academic ... Science degrees in programs that include nursing, radiologic technology, cardiac sonography, diagnostic ultrasound, medical assistant, massage therapy and more. Classes start every four weeks. Online course and program ...
Source: 24-7PressRelease.com

Student returns to school for two degrees
Old Elk, 49, had one year of college after graduating from Hardin High School then left to work for the U.S. Forest Service, the Bureau of Indian Affairs as a firefighter and in programs for ... deadlines and academic tutoring. Why do some American ...
Source: Billings Gazette

Paralegal Employment within the State of Texas
Academic Background A high school diploma is largely required ... Your chances for finding a job will be even higher if you do have a degree in paralegal studies. But, in case your degree is on a different field, that's fine as well. It is advised though ...
Source: Zimbio

Business Briefcase
Porter joins the RMCU team with a degree ... and academic experience and provides assessment, evaluation, treatment planning and counseling to individuals (children, teens, couples, parents and families), Employee Assistance Program (EAP ...
Source: Independent Record

For many middle-income families, college is no longer within reach
"That's a concern, because we are in an economy that really values a college degree, and not having it can be such a barrier to much of life," said Matthew Reed, the program director ... college graduates." Last academic year, about 29% of ...
Source: Detroit Free Press

Distinguished Scholars 2011: Elizabeth Springs, Science
Science, math and academic success are a family trait ... superintendent and is working toward her doctoral degree. Elizabeth, who has received her acceptance letter to the engineering program at Texas A&M University, plans to continue the ...
Source: Corpus Christi Caller

So to speak: KU has high number of language offerings
Though in some states, like nearby Missouri, programs with small amounts of degree participants have been targeted ... The languages are supported by KU’s Ermal Garinger Academic Resource Center in Wescoe Hall, where students can listen ...
Source: LJWORLD

Forging ahead, focused on the future
The 2007 graduate of Steubenville High School who has begun her law degree studies ... rely on to achieve academic and professional success. Learning Ally, a 501(c)3 nonprofit, is funded by grants from state and local education programs in addition to ...
Source: Herald-Star

MSU Billings sees increase in American Indian students
MSU Billings also has 2-plus-2 programs with Crow, Northern Cheyenne and Fort Belknap tribal colleges, in which students complete general education classes at the reservation schools and then transfer to Billings to finish their degrees. Online classes ...
Source: Billings Gazette

ACU to launch engineering degree program in fall 2012
Engineering ranks as the fifth most popular academic study area for potential students ... Board for Engineering and Technology. Students with degrees from accredited programs require less on the job training and are thus more desirable to ...
Source: Abilene Reporter-News

INTO Oregon State University Exceeds Student Enrollment and Academic Performance Goals
INTO OSU students are enrolled in a variety of academic "Pathway" and English language programs designed and delivered by OSU faculty to prepare them for successful transition to a degree program at the university. The experience offers ...
Source: msnbc.com

Texas A&M-Corpus Christi receives White House grant to help military members earn nursing degrees
The university program helps align students' military nursing background with academic credit, Hamilton said. That way, students seeking a nursing degree who have military experience don't have to start over, she said. "They will fast-track into ...
Source: Corpus Christi Caller

Embry-Riddle signs degree deals with Chinese colleges
The pacts create collaborative degree programs between Embry-Riddle and the University ... executive vice president and chief academic officer at Embry-Riddle’s Daytona Beach campus. He said Embry-Riddle was looking to establish a presence ...
Source: The Business Journal

Degree after 4 years? Try 5 or 6
... perhaps the result of accompanying changes to their academic programs. For example, at Iowa State, all academic departments reviewed and revised their degree requirements to fit within an eight-semester "template," said Karen Zunkel ...
Source: Omaha World-Herald

Cleveland Financial Advisor Howard Slater Earns Coveted Master of Science in Financial Services Degree
The MSFS degree program consists of advanced training on a wide variety ... Holding the highest level of academic accreditation, The College has served as a valued business partner to banks, brokerage firms, insurance companies and others for over 84 ...
Source: PR.com

U of M Lambuth to add 8 degree programs in spring, 2 in fall
The University of Memphis at Lambuth, in the midst of wrapping up its first semester of operations in Jackson, has announced plans to expand its academic offerings. The U of M Lambuth campus will add eight new degree programs for the spring 2012 ...
Source: Jackson Sun

Metropolitan Community College students getting bachelor’s degrees abroad
Jacques recalled Richard Barns, head of international academic development at the Scottish ... MCC graduates could easily transfer into the RGU program as seniors because the degree in the United Kingdom is earned in a minimum of three years.
Source: Kansas City Star

Middlesex County College vice president named Central Jersey Woman of Year
Karen Hays, vice president for academic and student affairs at Middlesex ... She has had a leadership role in developing 15 new degree and certificate programs, including the nursing program, which is in collaboration with Raritan Bay Medical ...
Source: MyCentralJersey.com

Sober Living by the Sea’s T.E.A.C.H. Academic Program Now Offers WAIS-IV IQ Testing
or master’s degree. Academic counselors assist clients at each step in the educational process, from school registration to monitored study sessions and tutoring. The T.E.A.C.H. program has longstanding relationships with schools throughout Orange County ...
Source: YAHOO!