Apprenticeship programs jointly developed by community colleges and businesses – and scaled up on a nationwide basis – could go a long way toward closing the nation’s skills gap, according to U.S. Labor Secretary Alexander Acosta. More...
Acosta calls for national apprenticeship programs
Aquinas College campaign strengthens STEM education
Aquinas College is introducing the "Contributing to More" campaign. The campaign is a $58 million investment, which is the largest investment in the history of the college. More...
Southeast waitlisting requests for on-campus housing
Southeast Missouri State University announced that beginning today, Aug. 9, students who meet the University’s residency requirement are being waitlisted for on-campus housing. More...
Caution needed on college closures
The higher education landscape in New Mexico is witnessing dramatic changes, forcing universities and colleges to adapt through innovative solutions or risk the possibility of becoming obsolete. More...
Staying in college is harder than ever, experts say
However difficult getting into college may have been, it turns out, that may have been the easiest part of the transition to college life, admissions officials say. More...
Making affirmative action white again
This sense of grievance lies behind the Justice Department’s recent memo seeking lawyers to investigate “race-based discrimination” in college admissions. More...
Community colleges embrace Ohio's plan for four-year degrees
A small entry in Ohio's fiscal year 2018-2019 operating budget will mean a big change for the state's community colleges, as they soon will be able to offer certain four-year degrees. More...
Growing number of Georgians with college loans, no college degree
During the three years they spent at Savannah State, Sanders and Leon struggled to pay their tuition, fees and living expenses. They accumulated more than $50,000 in loans between the two of them, despite working up to 40 hours a week. More...
Majoring in construction gets more popular
College students can study anything from accounting to zoology, but there's one discipline that's becoming especially popular. More...
DeVos says she didn't decry racism enough in comments about black colleges
Education Secretary Betsy DeVos on Wednesday distanced herself from her comment earlier this year about the nation's historically black colleges and universities being pioneers of school choice, saying that in the past "there were no choices" for African-Americans in higher education. More...