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6 janvier 2016

As times get tough, colleges turn to nonacademics to lead

By Stefanie Botelho. When tiny Paul Quinn College faced its darkest hour, it turned not to a physicist or an historian or a political scientist to lead it forward. It named a corporate securities lawyer and crisis manager as its president. More...

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6 janvier 2016

Financial aid officers hope FAFSA tweak will lessen college stress

By Stefanie Botelho. Last fall, warnings on university letterhead threatened to cut off Leslie Sixtos' food and housing if she did not pay up. More...

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6 janvier 2016

Martha Navarro-Albo, Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Mexico

By Beckie Smith. Two years ago, Mexico launched an ambitious programme to send 100,000 students to the US. Martha Navarro-Albo, Director General for Scientific and Technical Cooperation in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the general coordinator of the Proyecta 100,000 and Proyecta 10,000 initiatives, talks about how the country is staying realistic while reaching for its lofty goals. More...

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6 janvier 2016

More US expansion for Study Group, INTO

By Natalie Marsh. Both Study Group and INTO University Partnerships have expanded their US operations with the recent announcement of a new US university partnership each. More...

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6 janvier 2016

TRC calls for education as a tool for reconciliation

By Bridget Forbes. When the Truth and Reconciliation Commission (TRC) released the 94 calls to action, all the schools in the Winnipeg School Division were sent a copy. Marsha Missyabit, an aboriginal education consultant for the school division, says she wanted teachers to be aware of the calls to action and educate their students about them. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Looking Up

By Matt Reed. I had to smile at the New York Times’ story yesterday breaking the news that senior citizens who attend college classes do it because they want to. At this point, learning for the sake of it has become newsworthy. More...

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5 janvier 2016

An Idea Offered Freely to Candidates

By Matt Reed. On Saturday night, with The Boy out visiting friends, The Girl announced that she wanted to use her control of the tv to watch ... the Democratic debate. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Fishing In Our Pond

By Matt Reed. According to IHE’s reading of new data from the National Student Clearinghouse, post-secondary enrollments in America dropped from 2014 to 2015. At first glance, that would seem consistent with the article’s thesis, which is that it’s due largely to an improving economy. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Why Don’t They Show Up?

By Matt Reed. How heavily attended should the college Senate be?
I’ve been mulling this over lately. Brookdale has a more robust routine turnout at Senate than I’ve seen elsewhere, but some folks think it should be even more so. More...

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5 janvier 2016

Two-Year Perkins Extension Clears Senate

The U.S. Senate on Wednesday breathed new life into colleges’ efforts to revive the expired federal Perkins Loan Program. Read more...

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