17 janvier 2018

Equal Chance for Education partners with Maryville College

University Business Magazine logoA new scholarship opportunity will allow more undocumented students from East Tennessee to attend Maryville College starting this fall. More...

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The MSU, Detroit link: A pipeline connected through education

University Business Magazine logoDetroit is Michigan’s largest city, and East Lansing is home to its largest university. More...

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Learning to learn in cyber education

University Business Magazine logoThe rapidity of technological growth is evolving the way technical courses need to be taught at the collegiate level. Cyber Security and Computer Information Systems’ programs too frequently have been providing a theoretical education where systems are conceptualized, threat actors are imagined, malicious software and attacks are described, and perhaps, students get the opportunity to see and interact with the simulation of these concepts. More...

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The $100M Rowan gift made history 25 years ago. And every day since.

University Business Magazine logoHenry and Betty Rowan’s $100 million gift in 1992 changed everything for our institution and became a spark for mega-gifts made throughout American higher education. Once a local state college, Rowan University continues to transform itself, the region and the lives of countless individuals. More...

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Educators must help undocumented students feel safe, supported

University Business Magazine logoIn this guest column, three researchers talk about the thousands of children and young adults awaiting a decision on the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals or DACA program, which grants protected legal status to young people brought here illegally as children by their parents. More...

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Fla. Senate says yes to more help for college students

University Business Magazine logoThe Florida Senate on Thursday voted unanimously to permanently expand Bright Futures merit scholarships for some 94,000 university and college students. More...

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What if more poor kids went to technical college after high school?

University Business Magazine logoSouth Carolina manufactures more than 400,000 BMWs each year, produces 12 Boeing Dreamliners each month and through companies such as Michelin, Bridgestone, Continental and Giti Tire makes 100,000 tires per day. And new projects are continuing to be announced. More...

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Recruiting threatened amid 'billion-dollar budget problem'

University Business Magazine logoWe’re all familiar with that age-old saying, “Time is money.” But for LSU—and Louisiana—time doesn’t just mean money. It means talent. The longer we wait to address our state’s billion-dollar budget problem and provide Louisiana’s universities with the stability necessary to attract top-notch students from across the state and the nation, the more likely it is that we lose them to another state. And once they’re gone, it is unlikely that we will get them back. More...

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Chapman improves student access to apps and data

University Business Magazine logoChapman University, a private, not-for-profit university located in the heart of Orange County, Calif., is transforming its distinctive academic and student experience with Pure Storage. More...

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S.C. higher ed chairman urges universities to 'rightsize'

University Business Magazine logoSouth Carolina's public colleges and universities are spending too much money and must "rightsize" to lower costs, the chairman of the state Commission on Higher Education said Thursday night. More...

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