Childcare can cost more than tuition in many states, according to a new report that calls on the federal government to use existing programs to provide financial assistance and help student parents stay in college.
Lasher will be moving from Central Michigan University, where she developed the school's first comprehensive sexual misconduct policy, to Ohio State in August.
Purchase costs and long-term maintenance make adding real estate assets an expensive proposition for colleges and universities. Moreover, when institutions invest in off-campus properties, officials must also consider their relationships with nearby communities, as well as alumni and donors. In addition, public institutions typically have regulations and state or federal policies to navigate. To ensure […]
Leaders of the Arkansas Career Pathways Initiative strive to provide students with more than just college access and employment. Graduation and a well-paying career—in fields such as health care, education and industrial maintenance—top the list of goals for the low-income parents who participate. “We don’t just want to put people in minimum-wage jobs or in […]
You might not rank plastic straws up among power plants, gas-guzzling SUVs and Styrofoam containers on the list of big-time environmental boogeymen. Yet the entire country of England, the city of Seattle and several U.S. campuses have targeted the simple drinking straw as a relatively easy way to operate more sustainably. “People would say, ‘Oh, […]
Engineering Innovation Hub The State University of New York at New Paltz This two-story, 19,500-square-foot structure, with an anticipated spring 2019 completion, will serve as a business incubator for technology and engineering startups. Spaces will include a 1,900-square-foot teaching lab, a 3D-printing hub, a 850-square-foot machine shop and a 1,200-square-foot computer lab, among other facilities. Urbahn […]
Seth Bodnar, 38, left General Electric Transportation to become the 18th president of the University of Montana. Bodnar spent six years at GE as a senior executive and president and CIO of its Digital Solutions business. He also served in the military for eight years. At Montana, Bodnar plans to address declining enrollment and budgetary […]
President Donald Trump has made immigration reform a centerpiece of his young administration. New policies include banning travelers from seven Muslim-majority countries from entering the U.S., and a plan to deport millions of undocumented immigrants. That has raised concerns about undocumented students who attend college under the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals (DACA) program and […]
