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State University of New York officials will increase alternative schedules and course offerings for adult students as one of the nation’s largest university systems faces historic enrollment decline exacerbated by

The pandemic pushed the student-parent balancing act to a new level, compounded by the chaos, stress and forced isolation brought upon by the unfolding health crisis and shelter-in-place restrictions. As a new school year is set to begin amid the pandemic, parents in college continue to struggle with how to juggle their classwork and their children’s schooling as the Covid-19 delta variant raises new questions about health and safety, as well as remote learning. In March, researchers from UC ...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   When the Vermont State Colleges System announced it was providing free tuition for students pursuing training in nursing and other “critical occupations” at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College, it did so with the hope there would be strong demand for the roughly $5 million in federal funds set aside for the program. Half a month into fiscal 2022, most of that money has been spoken for, d...

Dont miss the big stories. Like us on Facebook.   When the Vermont State Colleges System announced it was providing free tuition for students pursuing training in nursing and other “critical occupations” at Castleton University, Northern Vermont University and Vermont Technical College, it did so with the hope there would be strong demand for the roughly $5 million in federal funds set aside for the program. Half a month into fiscal 2022, most of that money has been spoken for, due...

With summer upon us, recent high school graduates across this country are planning their next steps in life. About 69 percent of those teens will choose the path of traditional higher education. Yet only four-in-10 will graduate after four years. The truth is, the standard American education system is far too rigid to foster success in all our young people. Most traditional universities have stringent application and admittance criteria and a similarly entrenched approach to building knowledge....

47 CAMP ARIFJAN, Kuwait - U.S. Army Central Soldiers gathered to learn about the Military Equal Opportunity Program, the Army Suicide Prevention Program, and Master Resiliency Training during an engaging morning training session June 8, here. USARCENT senior leaders, to include Maj. Gen. Christopher Field, Deputy Commanding General of Operations for U.S. Army Central, also attended, setting the example by investing time into the important training even in a deployed environment...

In June, Army Heritage Month, this nation pauses to thank and honor all those who have served in the Army over the past 246 years. They had the courage to

Companies Hiring From Community Colleges Have A Leg Up: Here’s Why Getty getty These proposals show just how essential a role the Biden administration expects community colleges to play in getting our country moving forward following the COVID-19 pandemic and recession. Employers should take note. Hiring managers are in the midst of a labor market paradox. Around 12 million people are now unemployed. And yet, employers are still struggling to fill many of their most in-demand roles. Even a...

9:56 pm UTC May. 21, 2021 Guillermina Gutierrez Martinez picked at her cuticles and let out a shaky breath. Her left leg bounced nervously as her right foot nudged the accelerator. She balled up her fist and pushed away a tear, clearing her vision of the road ahead.  Will they think I’m a failure? Will they lie to their friends because they’re ashamed? Crammed into her 2007 Ford Fusion were remnants of her life in the University of Washington dorms: A king-size grey Mexican blanket, stora...

Oregon City artist lands grant for solo exhibition Tammy Jo Wilson creating more paintings for show at Chemeketa Community College. Oregon City artist Tammy Jo Wilson received $1,500 this month from the Oregon Arts Commission to support her solo exhibition at Chemeketa Community College in Salem from Jan. 5 to Feb. 4, 2022. Wilson said she was excited to use the grant to support the creation of new artwork for the solo show. She added that the show will mostly consist of painting compl...