Here in Tucson, K-12 teachers get starting annual salaries in the $30,000 to $35,000 range, the same starting wage as city bus drivers, and a wage far below that of most other professions requiring a bachelor’s degree and professional licensing. More...
Wall Street’s endangered species: The college jock
In New York and Chicago, trading floors teemed with former football and lacrosse stars, as well as veterans of college hockey, wrestling, tennis and crew teams. More...
Underpaid, my colleagues and I advised to “marry a doctor or a lawyer”
Community colleges facing challenges as students decrease
Two more years of high school, for those who couldn't hack it at a regular university, or a cheap way to pick up some basic college classes. More...
Jenzabar launches Jenzabar One Solution Set for higher ed
Jenzabar, Inc., a leading provider of software, strategies, and services for higher education, launched Jenzabar One during its Annual User Conference, Jenzabar’s Annual Meeting. Jenzabar One is a flexible solution set exclusive to higher education, reflecting the purposeful and continuous intersection of products across Jenzabar’s full technology portfolio to best support client technology needs one institution at a time. More...
University of Iowa seeks permission for designs of $50M Museum of Art
It still requires some create vision to imagine a new art museum building on a small parking lot south of the University of Iowa Main Library, but university officials are ready to take another step closer to having that vision become a glass-and-steel reality. More...
Do recruiters care if students have a 'college experience' in high school?
As some Hoosier high schools push create a college atmosphere for students, the question remains for families: Do college recruiters care. More...
The cost of borrowing for college is about to go up
Students who need to borrow from the federal government to pay for college this fall will get hit with significantly higher interest rates. And the financial burden on lower-income students could increase even more if Congress approves President Donald Trump's plan to eliminate subsidized student loans. More...
UBTech offers Instructional Technology program track
Instructional Technology is one of many program tracks that attendees at UBTech 2017 can select to tailor their conference experience. Dozens of sessions explore this theme, highlighting strategies and best practices in classroom AV, academic video, multimedia content creation, flipped classrooms and more. More...
Here’s a solution to urban poverty — pay former gang members to go to college
Convicted felons, former gang members and school dropouts don’t typically get scholarships to go to college. In fact, they aren’t expected to go to college at all: fewer than one percent go to college. More...