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26 novembre 2016

Allianz Global Assistance partners with GradGuard

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. Allianz Global Assistance, a leading consumer specialty insurance provider and GradGuard, a leading provider of student protection programs at more than 200 colleges and universities, have formed a partnership to provide Allianz Tuition Insurance to higher education institutions across the nation. More...

26 novembre 2016

How the Trump administration can make higher ed more affordable

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. With Inauguration Day just two months away, the Trump Administration is busy determining how to staff agencies and move forward with its policy agenda. One item that should remain at the top of the list: the cost of college. More...

26 novembre 2016

Oregon benefits from university projects

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. Oregon's families and businesses have worked hard to recover from the Great Recession. As a result, the economic outlook in this state is bright, as unemployment levels continue to fall and opportunity for success continues to rise. More...

26 novembre 2016

College presidents join calls for tolerance

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. The presidents of both Oneonta colleges spoke out via email this weekend against acts of harassment, hate and violence that have taken place in the nation since Donald Trump was elected president of the United States two weeks ago, officials said. More...

26 novembre 2016

Many for-profit college grads earn less than minimum wage

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. About a third of recent for-profit college graduates attended career-training programs whose typical graduate annually earns less than the federal minimum wage, new federal data show. More...

26 novembre 2016

University to launch two-year college for low-income students

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. The University of St. Thomas is creating a two-year college for low-income students who have the will but not necessarily the grades to earn a spot in its traditional freshman class. More...

26 novembre 2016

Facebook acquires emotion detection startup FacioMetrics

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. Facebook could one day build facial gesture controls for its app thanks to the acquisition of a Carnegie Mellon University spinoff company called FacioMetrics. The startup made an app called IntraFace that could detect seven different emotions in people’s faces, but it’s been removed from the app stores. More...

26 novembre 2016

LinkedIn’s CEO says the U.S. cares too much about degrees

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. A traditional college education is expensive. LinkedIn CEO Jeff Weiner also thinks it might be overvalued. More...

26 novembre 2016

Dual enrollment growing in popularity and frustration

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. Dual enrollment is suffering growing pains. The popular program allows high schoolers to take college courses free, with the incentive that they will apply to a degree program. More...

26 novembre 2016

Protests at elite university show how Egyptian cash crisis tests all

University Business LogoSubmitted by Stefanie Botelho. The student leader spoke in English to the chanting crowd at the elite American University of Cairo. The leader, Amr El-Alfy, 20, told his peers that he was frustrated over the university administration’s lack of clarity about whether tuition would rise as much as 40 percent in response to Egypt’s flailing economy and floating currency. More...

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