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Study: Dual Enrollment Students in Texas More Likely to Attend, Graduate From College

A study of more than 30,000 students in Texas found that those who take college courses in high school are significantly more likely to attend and graduate from college than peers who do not.

October 17, 2012

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University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship

Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.

October 16, 2012

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Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education

On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.

October 16, 2012

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Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors

College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.

October 15, 2012

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College Students Can Change Their Communities By Being Civic-Minded

Edward Waters’ Dr. James Ewers discusses the value of civics.

October 15, 2012

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Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits

MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]

October 15, 2012

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New York Museums Celebrate Caribbean Culture

New York City’s El Museo del Barrio and The Studio Museum in Harlem kick-started a three-day symposium on the culture of the Caribbean diaspora.

October 15, 2012

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Students Get Up-close Look at Old School Cybersecurity

Science and technology fans at Capitol College in Maryland get the inside scoop on legendary World War II-era cryptology machines.

October 11, 2012

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Purdue Plans to Add More Than 100 Engineering Professors

Purdue University plans to hire more than 100 new engineering professors and boost engineering enrollment by 10 percent over the next five years to help move the school to the top of the engineering field, the acting president said.

October 10, 2012

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Gov. Haley Said S.C. Schools Have to Earn Their Keep

Gov. Nikki Haley wants South Carolina’s colleges and universities to earn the money they are given.

October 10, 2012

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UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On

UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.

October 7, 2012

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Private College Costs Up Again but at Slower Rate

Private colleges and universities increased tuition 3.9 percent this fall, a rate well above overall inflation but the smallest increase in at least four decades, and substantially lower than prices have been rising at public universities.

October 4, 2012