Since he was a kid, there was no doubt in Eric Dornan’s mind that one day he would run his own business. His father was an entrepreneur, so he could easily have taken over the family’s retail sales business. More...
NYC college creates state's first slavery history database
The New York Slavery Index , created by CUNY's John Jay College of Criminal Justice, provides records dating from 1525 through the Civil War. WNBC-TV reports the database includes records, documents, narratives and other sources that identify individual enslaved people and their owners. More...
VitalSource and Blackboard announce collaboration
Blackboard Inc., a leading education technology company for teaching, learning and student engagement, today announced a new collaboration with VitalSource®, the leading “Inclusive Access” provider. More...
U-M socks away millions in endowment as families face rising tuition
The University of Michigan's decision to cut the spending rate from its nearly $11-billion endowment has sent millions of dollars each year to investment funds instead of today's students, a Detroit Free Press investigation found. More...
How Wisc. can escape the middle of the pack
Wisconsin is, by many measures, a medium state. It ranks 20th in population and 24th in median household income (as of 2016). Its poverty rate is 18th. Its best university, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, ranks 46th among national universities in U.S. News and World Report. More...
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How is college debt affecting home buying?
A costly college diploma could be costing millennials the other American dream: owning a home. More...
Gallatin County remains ‘poster child’ for growth
State economists, business and university system leaders were in town Wednesday to discuss the condition of Montana’s economy, arguing for the importance of higher education. More...
Oakton joins global campaign to prevent violence against women
On Valentine’s Day, Wednesday, Feb. 14, Oakton begins its V-Day celebration with One Billion Rising events at both campuses. One Billion Rising, held every year on Valentine’s Day, is a day of action coordinated by V-Day, a global activist movement that generates attention for the fight to stop violence against women and girls, including rape, battery, incest and sex slavery. More...
Cuomo tightening the belt to make college affordable for all
In the face of a $4.4 billion deficit, New York State has hard choices ahead. But the decision to allocate funding for private universities more responsibly is a no-brainer. More...