Category: GPA News

Collin College President Cary Israel recently became the 15th person to be awarded the special award of merit from the Plano Chamber of Commerce. “I was surprised, shocked and humbled,” Israel said. “It was an amazing award for me. What an …
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The College of Notre Dame of Maryland has received state approval to offer a new master’s degree in Catholic education. Approximately 20 students are expected to enroll in the Catholic Teacher Leader degree program in the fall. The degree will be …
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BIRMINGHAM, Alabama – While some critics continue to denigrate online universities, students, particularly those with families and fulltime jobs, continue to enroll in record numbers. Now well known former General Electric Co. chief executive Jack …
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A grand opening ceremony for Clinton Community College’s new Maquoketa Center is scheduled for 3 p.m. Aug. 3. The center is located at Washington and 5th streets in Maquoketa, Iowa, near Maquoketa Community High School. MAQUOKETA, Iowa – High school …
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Hare Announces $384,683 Department of Education Grant for Black Hawk College WASHINGTON, DC-Congressman Phil Hare (D-IL) today announced that the U.S. Department of Education has awarded Black Hawk College a $384,683 grant through the Strengthening …
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Recalculating the state’s formula for funding higher education will take some higher math, but one part of the equation is already in place. Senate Majority Leader Steven Horsford and Assemblyman John Oceguera, the heir apparent to the Assembly …
source:http://www.lasvegassun.com/news/2009/jun/30/north-south-fight-over-money-may-get-new-life/

A PIONEERING link-up between Oxford’s college of further education and Oxford City FC is giving teenagers a chance to play football — and net a qualification at the same time. Oxford and Cherwell Valley College is to run sports courses at Oxford …
source:http://www.thisisoxfordshire.co.uk/news/4467380.Oxford_City_FC_teams_up_with_college/

From “The Dean” to Dean Street, Spartanburg has taken what Mayor Bill Barnet called “another great step” in its downtown evolution and commitment to higher education. Barely eight months after the University of South Carolina Upstate broke ground on …
source:http://www.goupstate.com/article/20090630/ARTICLES/906301022/1083/ARTICLES?Title=Spartanburg-Community-College-to-offer-city-campus

@Editorial body:The cost of a public university and college education in New Hampshire is going up this fall — 6.2 percent at the University of New Hampshire in Durham, 4.8 percent at Plymouth State College, 5.6 percent at Keene State College and 4 …
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“We established ‘CU Supports You’ to help alleviate some of the costs associated with a college degree and to help students reach their goal of a college education,” Cameron President Cindy Ross said. Ross said 72 percent of Cameron students …
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AP Education Writer= WASHINGTON (AP) â?? The Obama administration plans to simplify the federal college aid form, which at 153 questions drives millions of families to give up before they finish it. President Barack Obama wants to make the form …
source:http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/feedarticle/8573720

Peter McPherson and David Shulenburger (“Yes, We Can Expand Access to Higher Ed,” op-ed, June 20) suggest that without a higher proportion of college graduates “our country’s prominence is at risk.” None of their evidence establishes a link between …
source:http://online.wsj.com/article/SB124581412896145273.html