By Stefanie Botelho. Michigan's 15 public universities are hoping to convince legislators to establish "consistent and sufficient" funding in this year's budget cycle, even as requests grow to use spare state money to deal with crises in Flint and the Detroit Public Schools. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The grant will directly support the Education Workforce Innovation Network (EWIN), administered by CELL, which identifies and works to close gaps in education-workforce alignment through regional partnerships among school corporations, institutions of higher education, workforce development agencies, business and industry, nonprofit organizations and other stakeholders. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. For my series of columns on community colleges, I have focused on efforts at the community college level to get students to move on to four-year state schools. I never thought much about their transferring to private colleges, a shameful mental lapse given what I have learned from a new report from the Edvance Foundation. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. More than 1 million veterans and their families are taking advantage of the Post-9/11 GI Bill to attend college. But thousands are still attracted to for-profit schools. Are they aiming high enough? Are for-profits really the best fit for those who served. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Those who check “yes,” even though they have never been convicted of any crime, face extra scrutiny — a call from the admissions office asking for additional information, the university says. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Oregon’s flagship university boasts a well-heeled athletic program that has made it one of the most recognizable brands in college sports. Yet that has not shielded the University of Oregon from challenges facing many other public universities: A shrinking pipeline of local high school students and dwindling state appropriations. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Vectra Networks, the leader in real-time detection of in-progress cyber-attacks, today announced it continues to gain industry traction in the higher education market due to its unique ability to detect active cyber attacks and address compliance requirements which are naturally higher with the necessity of BYOD and mobility to foster an open, collaborative environment. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Barely 350,000 people live in northeast Louisiana. But drive the lonesome 30-mile stretch of highway from Monroe to Grambling and you will pass three public universities, all offering degrees in everything from kinesiology to music to world languages. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. The University of Massachusetts has completed the first steps to build an air traffic control tower simulator at Westover Air Reserve Base, which will allow its transportation center to expand its research and overall program. More...
By Stefanie Botelho. Before receiving approval to build a new five-story dormitory on campus, Concordia University will first have to do some homework. More...
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