Campus News
2011 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics Essay Contest Winners Announced
Tweet Humanity contest recipients announced. Jonathan Calloway, East Tennessee State University, Class of 2011, has been chosen as the first place winner of the “2011 Elie Wiesel Prize in Ethics”
5 Twitter Tips to Enhance Your Experience
Tweet By Jeremy K. Armstrong Twitter is one of the most popular social networking websites, with tens of millions of people using it to advertise their businesses and for linking
Colleges Fail to Teach Entrepreneurial Skills Poll Finds
Tweet That May 2011 released survey, which focused upon entrepreneurism and education, noted that traditional teaching methods don’t equip students to launch start-up operations later on. Formidable Global Competition Small
NC Educational Consortium Provides Way for Employers to Find Workers
Tweet New job site seeks to launch employers with grads. Community and technical colleges in North Carolina graduate tens of thousands of students each semester, mirroring what takes place all
Job Picture Begins to Brighten for 2011 Grads
Tweet NACE sees rise in job offers for 2011 grads. 2011 Student Survey The murky job picture college grads anticipated facing as they began looking for work this year appears
Western Governors University Wins Two Distance Learning Awards
Tweet Western Governors University, a public online university based in Salt Lake City and founded by 19 U.S. governors, continues to make a mark for itself in the competitive distance
AAU Gives Nebraska the Boot
Tweet The University of Nebraska has the dubious distinction of joining a major sports conference while at the same time being removed from a prestigious academic organization. The American Association
College Value List May Surprise You
Tweet Jaw dropping annual higher education costs in excess of $40,000 and even $50,000 or more has many middle class families wondering how their sons and daughters will be able
Group Says Community College Students Are Denied Funding
Tweet Community college is one of the most affordable ways for students to obtain college credits, an important launching pad to four-year schools or for offering sufficient training through offered
University of Alabama Begins Slow Recovery Following Tornadic Outbreak
Tweet The University of Alabama canceled classes on Thursday following the worst tornado outbreak to strike the state in almost 40 years.1 The school’s main campus in Tuscaloosa escaped damage,
Aspen Institute Ranks Community Colleges; $1 Million Prize Offered
Tweet Community colleges across the country are faced with record enrollments coinciding with budgetary cutbacks. This squeeze on an education system that has been a proven model for nearly a
Can You Afford to Skip College?
Tweet Specifically, that poll has revealed that people in the 18-24 age group are having difficulty finding work with only one-third working full-time. That compares to two-thirds of recent college
