Gateway Technical College was founded in 1911 with a mission focused on preparing youth and adults for emerging careers in a changing economy. Today, like in 1911, Gateway is preparing students for the next economy. More...
24 avril 2018
Partnerships lead to student success
UC guarantees path for community college students — at one-tenth the cost
Amid growing concern about rising costs and access to its campuses, the University of California reached an agreement Wednesday that is expected to boost the number of transfer students from the state’s community colleges by 10 to 15 percent. More...
EIU opposes proposed Ill. bill on student debt
Students who owe money to public universities and community colleges in Illinois would not be prohibited from registering for classes under a proposed measure, and local higher education officials are worried. More...
Giant sucking sound is college grads leaving N.M.
Shades of Ross Perot; what is causing that giant sucking sound heard around Albuquerque? Is it jobs heading to Mexico as Perot predicted NAFTA would cause? No, these sounds are coming from the north, east and west, not the south. More...
UH partners with Johnson Controls and Pacific Current
Today the University of Hawai'i (UH) announced that its Maui College campus will soon be among the first in the nation to generate 100 percent of its energy from on-site solar photovoltaic (PV) systems coupled with battery storage. More...
Higher ed board, Senate look to weigh in on Mount Ida College sale
The state Department of Higher Education and the state Senate are joining the attorney general in scrubbing the sale of Mount Ida College to the University of Massachusetts. More...
New scholarship software helps universities improve accessibility and reduce borrowing
CampusLogic, the leading student financial services (SFS) platform, today announced the launch of ScholarshipUniverse. The only technology of its kind, ScholarshipUniverse helps colleges and universities increase accessibility and retention by closing student funding gaps, improve scholarship fund utilization with better visibility and management, and bring outside funds to the institution through vetted external scholarships. More...
The man behind North Korea’s only private university
This Korean-American logs more than 120 flights each year, spending about a third of his time in bleak Manchuria, a third in bleaker Pyongyang, and the last third globe-trotting to raise money and recruit professors for the two universities he spearheaded. More...
The curse of being a highly selective college
Getting into America’s top colleges is extremely hard, but making sense of how it’s decided who gets in is arguably even harder. By and large, colleges—especially the most selective ones—are allowed to keep their methods to themselves. More...
College students crowd the La. capitol defending higher ed, TOPS
For the first time in state history, more than half of last year's graduating class qualified for TOPS. But like every other year, the program is on the chopping block. Lawmakers are deciding the fate on whether the program will see cuts. More...
