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No Worker Left Behind Program Helps Spur Community College Enrollment

Adult enrollment at Michigan’s Jackson Community College has risen 65 percent over the past five years, and federal and state programs, such as No Worker Left Behind have helped boost enrollment.

March 3, 2011

Community Colleges

Two-Year Wisconsin Colleges Seek To Offer Four-Year Degrees

The University of Wisconsin’s two-year colleges could soon have the power to offer limited four-year degrees under a plan aimed at serving adult students in mostly rural areas.

June 10, 2010

Students

Georgetown University students call for immigration reform

On Oct. 13, students from MEChA, a student organization at Georgetown University, voice their support for comprehensive immigration reform, bringing their own stories to a rally at the Capitol.

October 18, 2009

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USM Offers Students Credit For Life Experiences

Many times students don’t think about receiving college credit for real life experiences.  Nevertheless, a program at the University of Southern Maine offers college students credit for learning what they have done outside the classroom.  According to WMTW.com, the Prior Learning Assessment Program, or PLA, is aimed at people who made the decision to go […]

August 27, 2009

Latinx

Telling Tales Helps Students Jump Right into Learning Spanish

Frustrated by traditional language teaching tools, an experienced Spanish teacher from Annapolis has adult students writing imaginative stories and jumping to learn the language — literally.

December 2, 2008

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Spellings: Reform Higher Ed From Within, Or Congress Will

To keep up with international competition, U.S. colleges and universities need to set a deadline to educate 10 million more people by 2012 and particularly focus on those from low-income and minority groups as well as “nontraditional” adult students, said Education Secretary Margaret Spellings.

July 20, 2008

Community Colleges

Ohio Plan Would Allow Adult Learners to Convert Certificates Into a Degree

The cost to attend an Ohio university would be among the lowest in the nation in 10 years under goals outlined Monday to reverse the state’s trend of high tuition and lower-than-average college attendance.

April 2, 2008

Students

DePaul Bridge Program Allows Adult-learners To Transition from Chicago City Colleges

Like many community college students, Diane Bonner, 61, works full time and has a family. So when she took an extended break from school to take care of family issues, she received a phone call.

March 26, 2008

Faculty & Staff

Budget Gives UW Campuses Money to Add Students, Researchers

MADISON Wis. The University of Wisconsin System is about to get bigger.

October 29, 2007

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Seeing a Dream Come to Fruition

Thirty years ago, the Rev. Father Boniface Hardin envisioned a language school for African-Americans, but what he founded has become so much more.

June 27, 2007

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NYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult Students

NYU Establishes Online Bachelor’s Degree for Adult StudentsRonald RoachNEW YORKNew York University’s School of Continuing and Professional Studies (NYU SCPS) is launching the university’s first fully online undergraduate degree program for adult students. The new program will begin accepting applications this spring with classes starting in September. Students will be permitted to enroll in one […]

February 23, 2005

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PBS Expands Distance-Learning Program

PBS Expands Distance-Learning ProgramBy Ronald Roach ALEXANDRIA, Va.For millions of adult learners across the country seeking a convenient way to sift through the confusing array of educational alternatives available to them, the Public Broadcasting Service (PBS) is offering a helping hand. Last month, PBS launched “PBS Campus,” — a free Web site that allows […]

April 9, 2003