All posts tagged higher education

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Can Obama Help Make College Affordable?
01/31/2012, No Comments

President Obama’s State of the Union speech on Jan. 24, 2012, covered a number of topics. Higher education was one ...

Aspen Institute Ranks Community Colleges; $1 Million Prize Offered
04/26/2011, Comments Off

Community colleges across the country are faced with record enrollments coinciding with budgetary cutbacks. This squeeze ...

Sallie Mae Ramps Up No-Fee Student Checking
03/23/2011, 2 Comments

On the surface, the competition for student funds doesn’t seem as if it should yield much interest from financial inst ...

Unileaks Seeks to Keep Education Honest
02/25/2011, 1 Comment

Wikileaks has shaken governments from the Middle East to Europe to America, revealing detailed information about certain ...

Low Income Students Ditching College
07/08/2010, 1 Comment

Not enough money to pursue a higher education. College is supposed to be the great equalizer. At least that what is what ...

Off To College? Go Virtual Instead!
10/19/2009, 6 Comments

The days of applying to, being accepted by, and heading off to college may be nearly over. At least that is the thinking ...

Is Your College A Good Neighbor?
10/13/2009, 2 Comments

People who live in university towns usually understand the impact that these schools have on their communities. For some ...

Are Community Colleges The Way Of The Future?
07/15/2009, 4 Comments

Jill Biden, wife of US vice-president Joe Biden, making her unofficially the “second lady” made some telling remarks ...