Letter: Budget cuts hurt higher education
The Advocate
With all due respect to state Sen. Conrad Appel, his letter to the editor (Jan. 31) unfortunately reads as an apologia for the more than $625 million in cuts to higher education over the past five years, cuts that have left our state with the lowest ...
President of Hastings College Abruptly Resigns
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
President of Hastings College Abruptly Resigns. By Sydni Dunn. The president of Hastings College abruptly resigned on Friday, months before completing his second year in office, the private Nebraska institution's governing board announced on Monday.
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College Administrators Discuss Dealing With Increased Government Involvement
Diverse: Issues in Higher Educatio
“If you want to look into the crystal ball to the new regulations of higher education, you need to be prepared to collect more systematically and report more information related to the employment of graduates,” said Susan Hattan, NAICU senior consultant.
College leaders want details of Kasich's proposed tuition cap
Columbus Dispatch
Higher education is one of just a few segments of the state budget that would receive an increase in funding, said Ohio University President Roderick J. McDavis. “The governor's continued support of higher education will assist us in preserving quality ...
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HIGHER EDUCATION NOTES: UND to hold Feast of Nations
Grand Forks Herald
The North Dakota State Board of Higher Education earlier this month approved changing the name of the UND Graduate School to the UND School of Graduate Studies. The change is meant to reflect the expanding number of graduate programs and students ...
Daily Caller
College Presidents and Education Secretary Push for Stricter Gun Control
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
College presidents from across the country and the U.S. secretary of education, Arne Duncan, called on Congress on Monday to push for "common sense" gun-reform legislation. The presidents met at the National Association of Independent Colleges and ...
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USF, local colleges cooperate to award more associate degrees
Tampabay.com
TAMPA — You're filling out a job application. You don't have a bachelor's degree. You don't have an associate degree. But you do have credits at different schools, and that ought to mean something, so you write, "some college." In an employer's eyes ...
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The link between tuition, jobs and higher education
Charlotte Observer
There's more startling news about the impact of expensive tuition and poor job prospects on higher education. According to the Law School Admission Council, the nation's 200 law schools project just 54,000 applications for fall 2013 – a decline of ...
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Corbett pledges steady funding for higher education, including Temple
Temple University News
“We are working together to make a higher education in Pennsylvania both excellent and affordable,” Corbett said during his Friday news conference. “Our commitment allows schools to plan their budgets for the coming year and make the best use of their ...
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Chris Powell: Too much college, but not enough education
Danbury News Times
Governor Malloy's plan to throw another $1.5 billion at the University of Connecticut, this time for technical education, may not be received so enthusiastically outside the higher-education apparatus, and not just because the UConn men's basketball ...
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