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2 août 2017

KeyImpact Sales & Systems Inc. acquires Nevada Food Brokerage

University Business LogoKeyImpact Sales & Systems, Inc. (KeyImpact) is pleased to announce that they have acquired Nevada Food Brokerage, further strengthening their resources in the Southern Nevada & Southern Utah areas. More...

2 août 2017

Will technology drive down the cost of college?

University Business LogoTechnology has disrupted industry after industry, changing the landscape and usually resulting in lower costs to consumers. Ride-sharing platforms like Uber and Lyft and the lodging app Airbnb are just a few examples. More...

2 août 2017

The college students who are starving in silence

University Business LogoThe image of the hungry college student is a familiar one, with late-night ramen meals nearly as ubiquitous as the infamous all-nighter study session. But that scene is a comparatively benign one: Many of these students are unaware they have classmates who regularly skip meals because they lack the funds to buy food. More...

2 août 2017

International student yield study cautiously optimistic

University Business LogoThe results of the latest inter-associational survey on measuring international student interest in obtaining an education in the United States was released. The study examined the "yield" of international student applicants, namely the percentage of students who have accepted an offer of admission to attend a U.S. college or university. More...

2 août 2017

The politics of math: Is algebra necessary to obtain a college degree?

University Business LogoAlgebra problems like this one are at the heart of a dispute over the level of math deemed necessary to earn an associate degree or transfer to a four-year college. Failure to complete intermediate algebra has stumped tens of thousands of California community college students each year, keeping them in a limbo that has sparked increasing criticism of the state’s (and much of the nation’s) one-size-fits-all math requirement. More...

2 août 2017

University House ups the stakes in lawsuit over costly complex

University Business LogoThe owners of University House, a student housing complex near LSU’s North Gate, sued the property’s former owners several months ago asking for $2.6 million—but the bill has since risen by nearly $1 million. More...

2 août 2017

The Supreme Court just let a church use public funds to fix its playground. Will this shift public education’s terrain?

University Business LogoWhen the U.S. Supreme Court agreed in 2016 to hear arguments in Trinity Lutheran Church of Columbia, Inc. v. Comer, school voucher advocates saw an opportunity. More...

2 août 2017

Man charged with threats that closed Evergreen State released from jail

University Business LogoA New Jersey man charged with calling in a threat to The Evergreen State College that shut the campus down last month has been released from jail on condition that he have no more contact with the Olympia school, not possess any firearms and undergo a mental-health evaluation, according to prosecutors. More...

2 août 2017

College after prison? New La. law makes it easier

University Business LogoWith 30 transfer credits and a 3.8 GPA from taking classes while incarcerated, the Louisiana native filled out an application to attend the University of New Orleans. More...

2 août 2017

Consultant to make recommendations on Pa. state-owned universities

University Business LogoA consultant conducting a strategic review of Pennsylvania's 14 state-owned universities as well as the system that oversees them will present its much-anticipated recommendations to the system's board on July 12, officials said Wednesday. More...

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