Amazon Offers $40K Future Engineer Scholarships November 6, 2019 1:41 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell E-tail giant Amazon is now accepting applications to its Amazon Future Engineer Scholarship Program for students entering college in the fall of 2020. The scholarship program offers 100 current high
NC Senator Proposes Taxing of Athletic Scholarships October 31, 2019 4:02 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell In response to the NCAA's vote to allow athletes to profit from their names, images and likeness, Senator Richard Burr of North Carolina has proposed taxing those scholarships. Senator Burr tweeted:
Gucci Gaffe Results in Green for Grads October 8, 2019 2:28 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Gucci is releasing a new line of... diversity undergraduate scholarships for students who are "traditionally underrepresented in the fashion industry." The 1.5 million U.S. university college
Texas A&M Working to Re-enroll College Stopouts September 26, 2019 2:15 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Not every student who goes to college completes their degree, much less finishes it within the "normal" four-year time frame. The Texas of A&M University has spent years working to re-enroll students
PBS Airs Documentary About Higher Ed in Prison September 18, 2019 11:53 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Photo credit: Jared Ames A new PBS documentary exhibiting prison education, titled "College Behind Bars" is set to air on November 25 and 26. The four-part series documents the journeys of dozens
$43M in Loans Forgiven for Students of Closed Colleges September 6, 2019 9:18 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell The federal government discharged more than $43 million in student loan debt for former students of recently closed for-profit colleges. Students who attended programs operated by Education
Female-Only Scholarships Under Fire In Higher Ed August 20, 2019 4:57 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Female-only college and university STEM programs are coming under fire for male discrimination as they attempt to "redress gender imbalance" in fields such as computer science and engineering. The
Education Department Beats out Debt Collectors in Student Loan Collection Battle August 6, 2019 11:49 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell A U.S. Federal Judge paved way for the Education Department to halt usage of private debt collectors and overhaul the existing federal student loan program by consolidating loan servicing and default
Parents Giving Up Guardianship for College Cash? July 30, 2019 9:24 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Dozens of suburban Chicago families have been using a legal loophole to help their children get need-based college financial aid and scholarships. By their parents' forfeiting legal guardianship,
Carpenter Comps College Costs for 33 Iowans July 23, 2019 3:50 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell An Iowa Carpenter sent 33 Iowan students he'd never met to college with the $3 million he had in savings. Prior to his death in 2005, Dale Schroeder told his attorney that he wanted to use the money