10 weeks 2 days ago

Plain Dealer (blog)

Chagrin Falls students, parents prep for higher education
Plain Dealer (blog)
CHAGRIN FALLS Chagrin students and parents looking ahead to college attended a Symposium Day recently, a special event geared toward prepping students for higher education. During the event, parents engaged in a wide assortment of evening ...

10 weeks 2 days ago

The Saginaw News - MLive.com

Rick Haglund: Decreasing college dropout rate is crucial to Michigan's ...
The Saginaw News - MLive.com
A recent survey by Michigan State University's Institute for Public Policy and Social Research found that 72 percent of the 1,018 adults surveyed said a college education was very important for young people to be successful in the job market. Another ...

10 weeks 2 days ago

Building up higher education in North Dakota
Grand Forks Herald
Chancellor Hamid Shirvani already has overseen sweeping changes to higher education after only six months on the job. But he said many of the changes are simply a matter of fully empowering the North Dakota University System by following through on ...
Chancellor and Board of Higher Education need reality checkBismarck Tribune

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10 weeks 2 days ago

Dual enrollment segue to higher education
Worcester Telegram
To ease into the next phase of education, Ms. Sorila opted to spend her senior year studying at Fitchburg State University, rather than in her high school, earning both the final credits toward her high school diploma and collecting credits toward her ...

10 weeks 2 days ago

MCC president offers his take on higher education
Today's News-Herald
A twist to an ole saying, “It takes a community to raise a child, and a community college to prepare that child for the work place or university.” Mohave Community College has been shaping young minds for years; helping students earn certificates and ...

10 weeks 2 days ago

Higher education in US No. 1 for these Chinese students
Arizona Daily Star
Higher education in US No. 1 for these Chinese students. 10 special public high schools offer AP curriculum. Print Email. « Higher education in US No. 1 for these Chinese students. » 2012-12-23T00:00:00Z 2012-12-22T22:14:44Z Higher education in US No.

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10 weeks 2 days ago

Our Neighbors: Higher education
Bryan-College Station Eagle
Mary Elizabeth Gutierrez of Bryan and Chandler Webb Moreau of College station graduated from Texas A&M University-Corpus Christi with bachelors degrees in science and business administration during the Fall 2012 Commencement. • Emily Creasy of ...

10 weeks 3 days ago

MiamiHerald.com (registration)

Gov. Scott working on syllabus for Florida colleges: Less expensive and more ...
MiamiHerald.com (registration)
For Scott, college was a means to an end. Now he wants Florida colleges and universities to have the same razor-sharp focus — rein in tuition costs and create cheaper degrees that can get graduates jobs. It's an approach to higher education that has ...

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10 weeks 3 days ago

New York Times

For Poor, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard Fall
Huffington Post
Get a college degree in WHATEVER you can from WHEREVER you can. It will not guarantee a job or success after school but it will afford you protection against both the societal and workforce discrimination that occurs when you do not have a college ...
For Poor Strivers, Leap to College Often Ends in a Hard FallNew York Times
For Those in Poverty, the Leap to College Often Ends in Hard FallThe Ledger

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10 weeks 3 days ago

Dean - College of Arts and Sciences
Chronicle of Higher Education (subscription)
The College of Arts and Science will welcome its new Dean into a campus and college environment primed for academic development and new levels of excellence. The ideal candidate will hold an earned doctoral or terminal degree in a discipline offered by ...