Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Studies increasingly indicate that teaching students approaches to mindfulness offer positive results for students. More...
25 mai 2017
25 mai 2017
Controversy surrounding community college continues
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Just days before the election, two more groups are weighing in on a controversial proposal to turn Eastern Idaho Technical College in Idaho Falls into a community college. More...
25 mai 2017
Workforce training initiative seeks to turn dropouts into lifelong learners
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The statistics are jaw-dropping. The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that 40 million adults in the United States do not have a high school diploma. This is a serious employment barrier. According to dosomething.org, the U.S. used to have some of the highest graduation rates of any developed nation, but now we rank 22nd out of 27 countries. More...
25 mai 2017
Bringing higher ed regulation into the 21st Century
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Over the past 20 years, the price of wireless service has fallen 46 percent, the price of software has fallen 68 percent, and the price of televisions has fallen 96 percent. But over that same time, the price of college tuition has risen 199 percent. More...
25 mai 2017
Agreement smooths path to grad school for community college students
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Students who earn an applied bachelor’s degree from a community college often find it hard to earn a graduate degree because many of their courses don’t count toward a master’s or Ph.D. But a new agreement with an online university could make it easier. More...
25 mai 2017
Why colleges rely on partnerships for new construction
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. When Gov. Chris Christie came to Atlantic City for the official groundbreaking for the Gateway project, he talked about all the partnerships that had brought the $220 million project to fruition. More...
25 mai 2017
Colleges save money on energy
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Faced with declining public funds and less tuition revenue because of lagging enrollments, many community colleges are looking for ways to curb spending to balance their books. More...
25 mai 2017
U. of Alabama using technology to detect gunfire on campus
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. The University of Alabama and the city of Tuscaloosa are implementing a new technology that notifies police in the campus area within seconds if gunfire is heard nearby. More...
25 mai 2017
Impasse paralyzes college futures
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. Our state is on a historic quest for a better economy, for a better tomorrow. Both political parties are adamant that Illinois must do more to create jobs, keep Illinoisans from fleeing the state and give our children hope that our best days are yet to come. More...
25 mai 2017
How crucial are historically black colleges? Look who’s graduated from them
Submitted by Stefanie Botelho. From Thurgood Marshall to Oprah Winfrey, the nation’s historically black colleges and universities have educated generations of African American pioneers and professionals — doctors, lawyers, scientists, ministers, writers and thinkers. The most famous graduate of a historically black college, slain civil rights leader Martin Luther King Jr., has a monument on the Mall and a federal holiday to celebrate his birthday. More...
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