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17 juillet 2016

Harvard and Berklee announce dual degree program

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Harvard College and Berklee College of Music have formalized a partnership to offer a new five-year dual degree that will enable students to earn a Bachelor of Arts (A.B.) at Harvard and a Master of Music (M.M.) or a Master of Arts (M.A.) at Berklee starting in fall 2017. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Harrison College offering free self-defense training at all campuses

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Harrison College, a nationally accredited, career-focused higher education institution serving more than 3,000 students, is promoting personal safety by offering free self-defense courses at all of its campuses in Indiana, Ohio and North Carolina this summer. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Bernie Sanders welcomes Hillary Clinton's new college plan

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Bernie Sanders, who has appeared hesitant to embrace Hillary Clinton even after she became the clear winner of the Democratic presidential primary season, is eagerly welcoming her new plan to make higher education more affordable. More...

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17 juillet 2016

States that spend more money on prisoners than college students

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Since 1990, state and local spending on prisons and jails has risen more than three times faster than spending on schools, according to a new Department of Education report released Thursday. More...

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17 juillet 2016

College savings tax deduction clears fourth legislative committee

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Massachusetts could soon join 34 other states that allow families to take a deduction on their income taxes for money put into a college savings account as lawmakers appear poised to break from their reluctance to consider tax policy changes. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Studying abroad can be deadly, grieving moms warn

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Roshni Thackurdeen knows the pain U.S. sophomore Beau Solomon's family is suffering after the teen was murdered not long after arriving in Italy to study abroad. More...

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17 juillet 2016

What do college students really think about diversity? We asked.

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. This past year, in high-profile confrontations across the country, student activists have been making demands about campus climate and diversity. Those have included removing symbols or institutional names linked to slaveholders or to institutional racism, and removing administrators accused of racial insensitivity. More...

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17 juillet 2016

The higher education sector in a post-Brexit world

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Quite reasonably, universities may not be front of mind for most people when they consider the aftermath of the referendum, yet they have key roles to play in supporting productivity as the UK moves forward and in helping heal divides that have occurred nationally and regionally through the referendum debate. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Pakistan’s ‘University of Jihad’ is getting millions from the government

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. After terrorists killed more than 100 Pakistani school children 18 months ago, the country’s leaders vowed to crack down on religious seminaries that are recruiting grounds for domestic and international Islamist militant groups. More...

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17 juillet 2016

Half of associate degree holders are underemployed

Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. During an era when the cost of higher education is at an all-time high, most students have equally high expectations that earning a college degree will provide a better chance at attaining a job in their field. More...

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