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Bill Fisher, CEO of Paragould Light Water and Cable, said a vacation in early May to Shanghi, China, drove it home for him how small the world has become at the dawn of the 21st century. Fisher is a member of the Commission on International Trans …
source:http://www.paragoulddailypress.com/articles/2009/05/31/local_news/doc4a21bfc5d5eed096357601.txt

The fall after I graduated from high school, I took the traditional path. I entered a competitive, private four-year college, and four years later, I earned my bachelor’s degree from that same institution. When I think of the route my children might …
source:http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/magazine/articles/2009/05/31/the_four_year_college_myth?p1=Well_MostPop_Emailed6

T wo prominent higher-education experts are warning that the financial structure of colleges and universities may be the next “bubble” to burst in America. The result could be mergers, closures and even bankruptcies of smaller colleges that have …
source:http://www.bostonherald.com/business/general/view/2009_05_31_Higher-education_bubble_could_burst_next:_Boston_experts__article_causes_academic_stir_1/format=comments&srvc=home&position=6

Hawthorne Middle School seventh-grader Amber Mann, 13, wants to be a veterinarian one day or perhaps a caretaker for senior citizens. If she doesn’t venture down those career paths, Mann says she might become a doctor. She already knows she wants to …
source:http://www.gainesville.com/article/20090531/ARTICLES/905311005/1002?Title=Scholarship-program-helps-kids-make-it-to-college

(AP) — MONTGOMERY, Ala. - The Alabama Supreme Court has reversed a lower court’s decision on a policy that bans Alabama legislators from working in the two-year college system. The high court on Friday sent the case back to a Montgomery circuit …
source:http://www.al.com/newsflash/regional/index.ssf?/base/national-20/1243618806141420.xml&storylist=alabamanews

(EMAILWIRE.COM, May 30, 2009 ) Fort Lauderdale, May 30, 2009 If you’re thinking about going back to school to finish a college degree, you aren’t alone. More than four million Americans are currently enrolled in online degree programs. In fact …
source:http://www.earthtimes.org/articles/show/go-back-to-school-and,842748.shtml

Gov. Arnold Schwarzenegger has proposed eliminating the Cal Grant program, saving the state $288.5 million. Cal Grant amounts vary, depending on the student’s financial situation. The grants help pay for registration fees and textbooks for students …
source:http://www.visaliatimesdelta.com/article/20090530/NEWS01/905300333

SAVANNAH - Acclaimed actress and performer Glenn Close took some advice from her daughter while preparing to address Savannah College of Art and design graduates today. Close is scheduled to speak at SCAD’s 29th commencement ceremony in Savannah at 9 …
source:http://savannahnow.com/node/730472

PATNA: Shri Arvind Mahila College, a constituent unit of Magadh University, has launched a distance education centre of the university from 2009-10 session. The college has been accorded necessary permission to start all the courses approved by the …
source:http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/Patna/City-college-to-offer-distance-courses/articleshow/4589915.cms

Schools around the nation want to expand general education requirements beyond core classes, according to a survey released this month by the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AACU). The survey, taken by chief academic officers at …
source:http://www.uwire.com/Article.aspx?id=4121920