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Sports

Vermont State College Seeks to Increase Completion Rate

WATERBURY, Vt. ― Fewer than half of Vermont’s high school graduates go on to get college degrees, and the Vermont State College system is trying to find ways to change that and make sure those who do go on to college complete it.

June 22, 2015

Faculty & Staff

Judge Denies Freed Illinois Man Certificate of Innocence

A Cook County judge on Thursday denied a certificate of innocence to a man whose murder conviction was overturned, saying the man’s own actions led to a finding of his guilt—including a confession that helped free a death row inmate in a case key to ending capital punishment in Illinois.

June 18, 2015

African-American

S.C. State Granted Extension of Loan Repayment

The state’s Budget and Control Board has agreed to grant its request to extend repayment of a $6 million loan.

June 18, 2015

Faculty & Staff

City College of San Francisco Advocates Clear Another Hurdle

Advocates of the City College of San Francisco (CCSF) and the Accrediting Commission for Community and Junior Colleges (ACCJC) have been locked in a lawsuit since 2013.

June 18, 2015

Students

Hampshire College

Hampshire College SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Amherst, MA Dr. Byron P. McCrae Founded in 1965 Vice President for Student Affairs and Dean of Students www.hampshire.edu/student-life/student-life One of the youngest of this year’s Most Promising Places to Work in Student Affairs at Baccalaureate and Liberal Arts Institutions, Hampshire College was founded in 1965 when the presidents […]

June 18, 2015

Students

MICHAEL V. PHAM

MICHAEL V. PHAM has been appointed vice president of administrative services at Highline College. He was vice president of administrative services at Seattle Central College. Pham earned two associate degrees from Seattle Central, a bachelor’s from Central Washington University and an MBA from City University of Seattle.

June 17, 2015

Leadership & Policy

College of Charleston Approves Tuition Increase

The College of Charleston Board of Trustees has voted to approve a tuition increase of 3.25 percent for the 2015-2016 academic year.

June 16, 2015

Sports

Catholic College in Massachusetts Closing

A small Roman Catholic college in Massachusetts has announced that it is closing at the end of the academic year due to “insurmountable financial challenges.”

June 16, 2015

Community Colleges

Oregon Debates Free Community College Plan

In just the last year or so, Tennessee adopted a plan for free community colleges, as did Chicago and the Community College of Philadelphia. Now the Oregon state legislature is debating whether to institute a similar program.

June 16, 2015

HBCUs

WSU, Bellevue College Move Toward Potential Partnership

Washington State University and Bellevue College have taken another step toward a potential future education partnership.

June 15, 2015

Sports

UM Campus Welcomes Foreign Students

In the last school year, the University of Montana had more than 830 international students enrolled.

June 14, 2015

Sports

In Case You Missed It…

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June 11, 2015