WVU Board approves FY '14 budget, two-year planning strategy for cuts (West...
(Source: West Virginia University) Continuing to invest in the University's strategic plan and academic mission - despite state budget reductions - is the smart thing to do, West Virginia...
View ArticleNo degree grade guarantees you a good – or bad – salary
Whatever your degree, the pressure remains on – and if you have a bad grade, it needn’t be the absolute end of the world, says David Ellis. London School of Economics graduates were found to earn an...
View ArticleGraduates take new course of action
CHICAGO -- In 2010, Jessica Underwood graduated from Carthage College in Kenosha, Wis., with a stellar academic record, a can-do attitude and a newly minted business degree. But it's been a rough entry...
View ArticleI Levels: so, the English Baccalaureate isn't dead after all?
While we must wait for the full details, it appears as though the new "I Levels" are rising phoenix-like from the ashes of the EBC proposals, says Chris Skidmore. I Levels? The idea of switching from...
View ArticleTwo-thirds of exams marked online, report finds
Two thirds of GCSE and A-level papers are now marked online, with some being assessed as far away as Australia, a report by the exam regulator has found. Confidence was eroded further after last...
View ArticleJudge tosses Pennsylvania lawsuit vs NCAA over Penn State sanctions
By Michael Sadowski HARRISBURG, Pa., June 6 (Reuters) - A federal judge on Thursday dismissed a lawsuit filed by the state of Pennsylvania against the National Collegiate Athletic Association that...
View ArticleRecord Five Razorback Programs Earn Academic Performance Awards (University...
(Source: University of Arkansas) Record Five Razorback Programs Earn Academic Performance Awards Thursday, June 06, 2013 FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. - A school-record five University of Arkansas intercollegiate...
View ArticleThree Lions earn Capital One Academic All-America honors (Penn State - The...
(Source: Penn State - The Pennsylvania State University) UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. -- Headlined by wrestler Matt Brown's (West Valley City, Utah) first-team laurels, a trio of Nittany Lions earned 2013...
View ArticleCollege and university news
Belmont Abbey College Hedges earns conference honor: Belmont Abbey College senior men’s golfer Adam Hedges was recently named the Conference Carolinas Scholar Athlete of the Year for men’s golf. The...
View ArticleProgram Increases Access to Online Learners (Western Illinois University)
(Source: Western Illinois University) Program Increases Access to Online Learners June 7, 2013 MACOMB/MOLINE, IL -- The Western Illinois University Bachelor of Arts in General Studies Advisory...
View ArticleFact Sheet: Redesigning America's High Schools (President of the United States)
(Source: President of the United States) Editor's Note: Today, Secretary Duncan will highlight President Obama's High School Redesign initiative during a roundtable event at Aviation High School in New...
View ArticleBenedictine hires new faculty for Mesa branch campus (Benedictine University)
(Source: Benedictine University) Benedictine hires new faculty for Mesa branch campus June 6, 2013 Elliott Peppers (630) 829-6079 epeppers@ben.edu Lisle, Illinois ~ Benedictine University at Mesa...
View ArticleMulticulti U.
By HEATHER MAC DONALD From the City Journal In the summer of 2012, as the University of California reeled from one piece of bad budget news to another, a veteran political columnist sounded an alarm....
View ArticleRecord Number of Students Taking Part in UCR’s 59th Commencement (University...
(Source: University of California) Record Number of Students Taking Part in UCR's 59th Commencement This year, 5,358 students are eligible to walk in seven ceremonies between June 14 and 17. A record...
View ArticleWest Sacramento college prep school to graduate its first class (University...
(Source: University of California) When they arrived at West Sacramento Early College Prep Charter School as seventh graders, the statistics said they had little promise of graduating from high school,...
View ArticleNew Warhill football coach Bryan Davis makes strong first impression with...
JAMES CITY — If the old adage "You never get a second chance to make a first impression" is true, then new Warhill High football coach Bryan Davis has nothing to worry about. Davis met with about 75-80...
View ArticleRobinsons Autry had an inner giant
TAMPA - Last in a four-part series looking at some of the student-athletes who are graduating. At 5-foot-4 and 120 pounds, Deliah Autry didnt necessarily strike fear into the hearts of opponents...
View ArticleTwo Mass Communications students earn special scholarships for fall 2013...
(Source: Southern University System) Two Mass Communications students earn special scholarships for fall 2013 6/06/2013 Two Southern University Mass Communications students were recipients of...
View ArticleCollege notes: Silmon, 4x400 men’s relay qualify for TCU at NCAAs
TCU senior Charles Silmon qualified seventh fastest in the men’s 200 meters, advancing to the final at the NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships in Eugene, Ore. Silmon had a wind-aided time of...
View ArticleDegree year abroad: intercultural skills, and lots of fun
A degree year abroad is your chance to embrace new challenges, but you have to ‘own’ it to make the most of it, says language student-turned-entrepreneur Lizzie Fane. Summer interning in Paris?...
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