10/06/2008
Higher Education Day set for Tuesday (The Capital Times)
Higher education is becoming essential for many careers, but is it out of reach for a lot of students? State government and education officials want to convince high schoolers and their families that going to college or taking post-secondary coursework is realistic for practically everybody in Wisconsin during a one-day push touting the possibilities. Higher Education Day in Wisconsin is slated ...
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10/04/2008
Tuesday is Higher Education Day in Wisconsin (La Crosse Tribune)
Oct. 7 will be celebrated as Higher Education Day across the state to raise awareness of higher education opportunities, according to a news release from Wisconsin State Treasurer Dawn Marie Sass.
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10/05/2008
Cambodia's higher education dreams confront reality (AFP via Yahoo! News)
She has two years to go until graduation, but already Cambodian student Chhum Savorn is filled with a sense of dread.
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10/06/2008
McCain, Obama plan to improve higher education funding (Student Life)
With students applying for federal financial aid assistance in record numbers this year, the financial fate of college students may be impacted by who the next president of the United States will be.
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10/06/2008
Helping Higher Education (The Argus Leader)
Sen. Tim Johnson and Republican challenger Joel Dykstra agree that funding challenges for teaching students and doing research will continue to be Senate priorities in coming years.
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10/03/2008
We need to widen participation in higher education (Conservative Party)
David Willetts has called for “real change” in order to widen participation in higher education. “We have promised a new all-age careers service with a careers adviser in every school. We have proposed an ambitious new route to higher education through Skills Scholarships for apprentices.
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10/06/2008
On Topic (BizJournals)
Wayne A. Mugrauer president and CEO Hospitals and Higher Education Facilities Authority of Philadelphia What is happening is unless [hospital] borrowers have to be in the market, they are waiting on the sidelines until they see what happens. Institutions that have lower credit ratings realize it’s going to be more difficult to borrow and it’s going to cost more. Hospital boards will look at ...
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10/06/2008
Review centers told of deadline (Cebu Daily News)
CEBU CITY, Philippines – The Commission on Higher Education in Central Visayas (Ched-7) warned review centers throughout the region to register with their office or face closure.
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10/01/2008
Mass. Gov. appoints 4 to higher education board (Boston Globe)
Gov. Deval Patrick has appointed four new members to the state Board of Higher Education.
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10/06/2008
Some student loans tougher to get (The State)
Nation’s financial woes trickling down to S.C. colleges and universities The country’s economic mess threatens to make it harder to get loans for higher education, experts in the field say. And for Columbia — home to more than 30,000 college students — that’s a big deal. Some borrowers already are facing tighter credit standards. Others could find it tough to get loans to go to schools where ...
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