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UB op-ed: Student loan counseling: Time for a refresh

Somer Anderson &JD Solomon | March 20, 2019

As a society, we have succeeded in communicating the economic payoff that a college education can offer. At present, the value of lifetime earnings for a person with a bachelor's degree is $500,000 more than a high school graduate. We have not, however, succeeded in helping many of our students understand how to pay for […]

Specialty master's programs attract graduate students

JD Solomon | February 20, 2019

In what may be the beginning of a larger trend, many business students find the typical two-year MBA program is unnecessary when a specialized master's program can be completed in half the time.

People Watch: Stetson University president to retire in 2020

Stefanie Botelho | February 20, 2019

President of Florida’s Stetson U since 2009, Wendy Libby will step down next year.

We still need to empower women in STEM

Tim Goral | February 18, 2019

Nada Anid, vice president for strategic communications and external affairs at the New York Institute of Technology, says women are a great, untapped resource for the science and technology industries—we just have to help them all realize it. Long an advocate for women pursuing education and career opportunities in STEM fields, Anid's efforts in this […]

Early-college high school offers private-sector research opportunity

UB Custom Publishing | January 22, 2019

Students at Florida Atlantic University High School work side by side with renowned scientists in a professional lab environment.

Higher ed elevates CTE

Matt Zalaznick | November 19, 2018

Community college leaders who have launched campaigns to rebrand career and technical education say they face a generational challenge. Today, parents and even many high school guidance counselors cling to a perception that these vocational programs appeal only to less ambitious students or lead to low-paying careers. "For an entire generation, we had the idea […]

Northbridge: True north gateway to early college

Web Editor | September 09, 2018

When Cathy Stickney first arrived in Northbridge as the superintendent of Public Schools, she was that candidate whose eyes were wide open. After all, Stickney knew going in that the Northbridge Public Schools had a low college-bound aspiration and admission rate; and importantly, a low four-year graduation rate than the statewide average. Worse yet, 25 percent […]

Impact of STEM at The University of Arizona

Web Editor | July 30, 2018

Impact of STEM at The University of Arizona Involvement in the Association of American Universities Undergraduate STEM Education Initiative grew into the UA Learning Initiative. The initiative includes: Link to main story: STEM shifts in higher ed Faculty Learning Communities: Groups of seven to 10 faculty members meet seven times throughout the semester to share best […]

Rising STEM Star in Northern New Jersey

Web Editor | July 17, 2018

Americans learned from the timeless wisdom of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.: “Education must enable one to sift and weigh evidence, to discern the true from the false, the real from the unreal, and the facts from fiction.” One of the great challenges of Community, Technical, and County Colleges is to provide quality, affordable higher learning […]

STEM shifts in higher ed

Web Editor | July 06, 2018

What began as a push to increase the number and diversity of students studying STEM has evolved into a full-scale effort to improve teaching and learning at The University of Arizona. In 2013, the college was selected as one of eight initial project sites for The STEM Undergraduate Initiative, a project of the Association of […]

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