Increasing Number of Students from Immigrant Families in Higher Education October 20, 2020 2:50 PM by Izzy Hall Getting a college degree is part of the American Dream. College graduates generally earn more money and have a better quality of life. So it’s not surprising that students from immigrant families or
College CARES Act for Incarcerated Students June 18, 2020 4:32 PM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Prison College Programs Go Remote Amid COVID-19 Pandemic
Apprenticeships No Longer Just for "Blue Collar" Employment June 25, 2019 11:21 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell The U.S. Department of Labor is proposing to expand and advance the development of high-quality apprenticeship programs, run by business groups, colleges and other entities. The Department of Labor
Google Brings IT Programs to Community Colleges June 28, 2018 11:44 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell Google is headed back to college and it's bringing an IT Professional Certificate program to more than 25 community colleges to train graduates for the roughly 150,000 "well-paying jobs currently
House Passes New GI Bill Benefits July 25, 2017 11:23 AM by Susan Dutca-Lovell By a unanimous vote, the U.S. House of Representatives passed a bill Monday to expand Post-9/11 GI Bill benefits. Among other benefits, there will no longer be a 15-year limit on the use of
Back To The Future - States Enticing Dropouts to Finish College December 27, 2016 by Susan Dutca-Lovell In hopes of boosting the local economy, Tennessee state education officials spent roughly $1 million this past year in advertising enticing college dropouts to finish what they started. The
“Just Do(nate) It”: Nike Co-Founder Gifts $500M to University of Oregon October 18, 2016 by Susan Dutca-Lovell The generous $500 million gift from Phil and Penny Knight to the University of Oregon is the "largest ever for a public flagship institution" and is intended to support and strengthen
Private Jet College Tours? Sure...If You Have $100K September 6, 2016 by Susan Dutca-Lovell It's not feasible to do 10 campus visits in only 5 days - unless you're willing and able to pay for a private jet that costs more than college tuition itself. Magellan Jets offers a college tour
Mental-Health Kiosks to Cure Plague of Modern Anxiety? September 3, 2015 by Susan Dutca-Lovell While many people can recall their college days as being "the best days" of their lives, college is never stress-free. From completing last-minute papers, to studying for midterms and finals or
The Pros and Cons of Commuting July 15, 2015 by Ashley Grego Commuting from home is awesome or awful depending on the student. Do the benefits of commuting outweigh the negatives? As a commuter student, I have firsthand experience with the pros as well as the