Diverse StaffLeadership & PolicyQuinn gives UI trustees ‘a few more days’ to resignGov. Pat Quinn says he will give the remaining University of Illinois trustees “a few more days” to heed his call that they resign before he takes any action. According to the News-Gazette, Quinn, who spoke Tuesday after a bill-signing in Chicago, would not speculate beyond that, but repeated his belief that all trustees should […]August 11, 2009HomeCollege Board Brief Highlights Patterns in Student DebtAlthough student debt increased rapidly for students in some sectors of higher education during the last four years, the amount of debt accumulated by graduates of public and private four-year colleges grew relatively slowly from 2003-04 to 2007-08. Still, a growing minority graduate with excessive debt. This information and other insights are the focus of […]August 10, 2009HomeGeorgia colleges prepare for more cutsThe state’s 35 public colleges and universities submitted plans to the University System of Georgia outlining what would be cut if budgets have to be reduced by 4 percent, 6 percent or 8 percent. According to the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, Gov. Sonny Perdue said the state must cut spending by 5 percent because of projected declines […]August 10, 2009HomeNJ college costs up, but not as much as usualThe cost of going to a public 4-year college or university in New Jersey is rising less than usual. Tuition and fees at the state’s 10 public colleges will be up between 2.8 percent and 5.7 percent this fall, The Philadelphia Inquirer reported. Costs range from under $9,000 at New Jersey City University to nearly […]August 10, 2009HomeHopeful signs for job seekers, college gradsIf you think the nation’s unemployment rate is high – hovering at close to 10 percent – consider this: Experts say that in some colleges, close to 50 percent of the graduates of the class of ’09 still don’t have full-time jobs they can call their own. According to The Philadelphia Inquirer, clearly, college grads […]August 10, 2009HomeCalvin College endures rocky economic path to achieve fund drive goalCalvin College started laying the groundwork for a $150 million fundraising campaign in 2001, placing the effort on hold after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks sent markets spiraling. According to the Grand Rapid Press, now, with the financial world possibly starting to rebound after a recession, the college is wrapping up the campaign — exceeding […]August 10, 2009HomeUMES plans to plant 20-acre solar farmOn one of the fields where students learn about agriculture, the University of Maryland Eastern Shore will soon be planting a new kind of crop with a constantly renewable yield — 20 acres’ worth of photovoltaic panels, the largest solar farm in the state. According to Energy Current, the 2.1-megawatt system, to be built by […]August 10, 2009HomeGa. colleges prepare for furloughs, layoffsGeorgia colleges are bracing for furloughs and layoffs as state officials prepare to cut millions from higher education spending in the newest round of budget reductions. According to the Daily Citizen, plans submitted to the University System of Georgia by the state’s 35 colleges and universities show campuses are looking to slash already thin staffs, […]August 10, 2009HomeHigher education playing bigger role in gender wage gapWhile higher education has helped women narrow their long-running wage gap with men, there is one college-related factor that has becoming increasingly important in perpetuating that gap, according to new research. According to Innovations Report, women are still segregated into college majors that will lead them to careers with less pay than men. © Copyright […]August 10, 2009African-AmericanBlack Male Enrollment at Mississippi Institutions LagsA task force commissioned by the Mississippi College Board to recommend ways to improve Black male college enrollment has not made much progress despite having more than a year on the job.August 10, 2009Previous PagePage 47 of 115Next Page