Tag: Educational Finance: Page 109

Faculty & Staff

After 125 Years of Service, St. Paul’s College Shutting Down June 30

Saint Paul’s College, the beleaguered HBCU in Lawrenceville, Va., will cease operation on June 30, according to its board of trustees.

May 31, 2013

Students

Higher Ed Systems in 10 States Turn to Coursera

The movement of “Massive Open Online Courses,” which began with elite universities making their courses available online to the masses, is rapidly moving into the trenches of public higher education.

May 30, 2013

Students

College Presidents Share Post-Katrina Challenges at NCORE Conference

Hurricane Katrina, which struck New Orleans in August 2005, had a devastating impact on the institutions of higher education in its path.

May 30, 2013

Students

Arguments Heat Up Over New Undergraduate Degree Program at University of Delhi

The new four-year undergraduate degree program at the University of Delhi will align India’s undergraduate education with a U.S. education.

May 29, 2013

Faculty & Staff

MOOCs Viable for Community Colleges, Officials Say

In a webinar titled “MOOCs and the Completion Agenda: Lessons in Learning, Assessment and Application,” two community college leaders offered unique visions on how MOOCs could help two-year schools improve student learning experiences.

May 28, 2013

Faculty & Staff

Mississippi Commemorates 50th Anniversary of Woolworth Sit-In

Education and Tourism Officials Unveil a Marker to Commemorate the 50th Anniversary of the Woolworth Sit-In.

May 27, 2013

Community Colleges

California Bill Proposes Adding Community College Classes at Higher Cost

Students at California community colleges could see additional class options for short summer and winter sessions under a bill that passed the state Assembly on Monday, but those courses would come with a higher price tag.

May 21, 2013

Leadership & Policy

Yale Fined $165K for not Reporting Sex Offenses

Yale University has been fined $165,000 by the U.S. Department of Education for failing to report four on-campus sex crimes in 2001 and 2002.

May 16, 2013

Community Colleges

GOP: In-State Tuition for Students Voting in Ohio

Ohio Republicans want to force universities to offer in-state tuition to out-of-state students who request documents from the schools in order to register to vote in Ohio.

May 16, 2013

Leadership & Policy

St. Paul’s College Future in Limbo After Potential Lifeline Cut

Last November, St. Augustine’s University in Raleigh, N.C., announced that it was stepping up to support struggling St. Paul’s College of Lawrenceville, Va. Now, that’s not going to happen.

May 16, 2013

Community Colleges

Norfolk State’s Financial Audit Status Concerns Lawmakers

State lawmakers are calling for more financial accountability at Norfolk State University, which has not been able to complete a financial audit for two years.

May 14, 2013

Community Colleges

Drug Abuse Issue Not Going Away Anytime Soon

While programs and money help, many of us in the old school believe that drug education really starts at home.

May 13, 2013