Tag: Community Colleges: Page 62

Students

Inclusion and Acceptance for Students and Staff

Founded in 1933 as Monmouth Junior College, Monmouth University is an independent, comprehensive institution of higher education committed to excellence and integrity in teaching, scholarship and service.

February 5, 2015

Community Colleges

An Innovative Collaboration Focused on Diversity and Inclusion

Founded in 1964, Indiana University-Purdue University Fort Wayne (IPFW) is a regional campus of both Indiana University and Purdue University that is administratively managed by Purdue. One of two such partnerships between the universities, IPFW is the fifth-largest public university in the state of Indiana.

February 5, 2015

Community Colleges

A Community United through Diversity

Founded in 1819, Centre College is a top liberal arts college committed to continuing efforts to build and strengthen a community enriched by differences and founded upon common humanity.

February 5, 2015

Community Colleges

Report Cites Need for NY College Support after Foster Care

Data show one-quarter of New York kids aging out of foster care will be homeless within four years, and half of them will be unemployed at 24.

February 4, 2015

Students

Gov. Walker Backs Off Removing ‘Wisconsin Idea’ From UW Mission

Gov. Scott Walker abruptly backed off Wednesday from a contentious plan to eliminate the University of Wisconsin System’s public service mission statement known as the “Wisconsin Idea” and replace it with the charge of meeting the state’s workforce needs.

February 4, 2015

Community Colleges

A Community Committed to the Development of Staff and Students

Established in 1828 by pioneer Methodists, McKendree University is the oldest college in Illinois, and the oldest in the nation with continuous ties to the United Methodist Church.

February 4, 2015

Students

A Diverse Community Committed to “Radical Hospitality”

Holy Names University was founded by the Sisters of the Holy Names of Jesus and Mary in 1868.

February 4, 2015

Students

Corinthian Students Lured by Job Prospects Get Loan Break

A federal regulator says Corinthian College students will be forgiven a total of $480 million in loans because the for-profit school used “bogus” job prospects to persuade them to pay tuition with expensive private loans.

February 3, 2015

Community Colleges

Bill Would Allow Credit Card Purchases of Lottery Tickets

The chairman of a powerful Senate committee has proposed changing the law to allow people to use their credit cards to purchase lottery tickets in New Mexico.

February 2, 2015

Faculty & Staff

China Education Minister Demands Rejection of Western Values

China’s education minister has issued a stern warning against threats to communist ideological purity in higher education, saying Western values must never be permitted to infiltrate the classroom.

February 1, 2015

Students

Rare Find

Posse Foundation goes the extra mile to connect underprivileged students with top-tier colleges.

January 29, 2015

Community Colleges

Grambling State Could Lose Undergraduate Nursing Program

Grambling State University officials will meet with the Louisiana State Board of Nursing next month to learn the fate of the university’s undergraduate nursing program.

January 28, 2015