Monica Levitan (EDU)News RoundupCornish College of the Arts Announces Tuition Decrease by 20 PercentCornish College of the Arts has announced it will lower tuition by 20 percent, resetting it to prior levels in an effort to address long-term student loan debt and make the institution more accessible to students. The college becomes the first art school in the nation to implement a tuition reset. The tuition change will go […]January 30, 2019Latest NewsReport: ‘On-Ramp’ Programs Help Working-Class Adults Achieve Upward MobilityOver 32 million working-class American adults with less than a two-year degree are being left behind in today’s job market. A new category of career “on-ramp” programs can help this group achieve upward mobility by increasing their skills and employability that can successfully help them transition to financially stable careers.January 30, 2019News RoundupNIH Gives $12M to UIC to Continue Latino Health StudyThe National Institutes of Health (NIH) has given a $12 million contract to the University of Illinois at Chicago (UIC) to continue its participation in the epidemiological Hispanic Community Health Study/Study of Latinos (HCHS/SOL). First launched in 2008, HCHS/SOL is a multi-site study created to locate specific diseases present within the Hispanic population, in addition […]January 30, 2019News RoundupSacred Heart University Creates New Doctoral ProgramThe Isabelle Farrington College of Education at Sacred Heart University will soon add a new doctoral program in educational leadership that will provide school leaders with social, emotional and academic leadership (SEAL) skills. The Doctor of Education degree is the first doctoral program that the College will offer its students and is the first of its […]January 30, 2019News RoundupWest Virginia Presidents Sign Entrepreneurship NACCE Pledge During Higher Education DayIn celebration of Higher Education Day, nine presidents from West Virginia’s community and technical colleges (CTC) signed the “Presidents for Entrepreneurship Pledge” of the National Association for Community College Entrepreneurship (NACCE) at the state capitol. Pledge signers commit their institutions to undertake entrepreneurial practices that increase economic vitality in their communities. Dr. Sarah Tucker, chancellor […]January 29, 2019News RoundupStudy: Students Using English Language Learning Software Experienced Greater Gains in ProficiencyCommunity college students who used the app Voxy had more proficiency gains in the English language than their peers in the same group who used a different software. That’s the findings of a new study conducted by American Institutes for Research (AIR). The study, conducted at Miami Dade College, was created to analyze the impact […]January 29, 2019HealthLoyola University Medical Center Names New PresidentLoyola University Medical Center has named Tad A. Gomez its next president, effective Feb. 25. Gomez will succeed interim president Daniel J. Post, who filled the position in April after former president Larry Goldberg left to become president of Banner Health in Phoenix. Gomez, 47, comes to the 547-bed medical center from Northeast Georgia Health […]January 29, 2019News RoundupCoker College’s Name Change to Be In Effect on July 1Coker College, a private, liberal arts college located in Hartsville, South Carolina, will soon be known as Coker University. The name change, which will be effective beginning on July 1, will give “the institution a name that adequately reflects its growth as a graduate degree-granting institution, an innovator in online learning, and a viable higher […]January 28, 2019News RoundupUniversity of Maine System Reviewing Over 30 Academic ProgramsOfficials from the University of Maine System are reviewing more than 30 programs that are under-enrolled and need to be restructured or be possibly eliminated or merged in efforts of being more cost efficient. “We want to make sure there’s a vitality for the students in the program, that there is a critical mass of […]January 28, 2019InternationalDuke University Professor Apologizes, Steps Down from Admin PostDr. Megan Neely, an assistant professor of biostatistics at Duke University who recently emailed students requesting they speak “English 100 percent of the time” while in campus facilities has apologized for her email, noting that it was inappropriate. She also stepped down from her administrative position. “I deeply regret the hurt my email has caused,” […]January 28, 2019Previous PagePage 24 of 58Next Page
