Fees no barrier to university insists minister
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The government insisted today that university participation rates had made a strong recovery, following a drop in applications after the introduction of variable tuition fees.Acceptances and applications to higher education in England are at an all time high and tuition fees are not deterring people from university, ministers insisted, as preliminary figures released today showed [...]
Student news roundup March
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%26ldquo;University politics are vicious, Henry Kissinger once quipped, %26ldquo;precisely
because the stakes are so small.
On the latter point, the 35 student activists running for positions at the
forthcoming NUS
Annual Conference are out to prove old Kissinger wrong. But vicious, the
NUS elections are most certainly turning out to be. The first saga to emerge
from the student scrum centres [...]
Peabody’s John Braxton named editor of top higher
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Vanderbilt Peabody College’s John M. Braxton has been appointed editor of the Journal of College Student Development. The journal is one of the leaders in the field of higher education research.
Braxton’s five-year term as the journal’s editor will begin August 1, 2008.
The Journal of College Student Development specializes in articles focused on college student growth [...]
‘In Loco Parentis’ Revisited
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On February 5, a tornado carved a deep gash across the aorta of our campus: the dormitory complex. Along with the university’s president, David Dockery, and another dean, I was among the first administrators to arrive at the disaster, a mere two minutes following the direct hit.
We stopped first at the men’s dorms. Nothing could [...]
DAE University to highlight aviation education options at knowledge sessions in UAE
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Dubai Aerospace Enterprise University (DAE University), the education and training arm of Dubai Aerospace Enterprise, will conduct a series of knowledge sessions in the UAE to familarise students who are keen to pursue a career in the aviation and aerospace industry about its higher education and training options in aviation.
The roadshows, to be held in [...]
Future of Economic Education Unveiled at National Business Education Conference
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New York, NY (PRWEB) March 21, 2008 — The National Council on Economic Education (NCEE, www.ncee.net) revealed today five Super Business in Action sessions at the National Business Education Association (www.nbea.org) Conference in San Antonio, Texas on March 18-21.
During the sessions, teachers will have the opportunity to preview the newest DVD and computer-based programs that [...]
The Debate: Is it still worth getting a university degree
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FIGURES revealed by the Daily Post last week show that, on some courses at universities in the region, more than four-fifths of students do not go into jobs after graduation which require a degree.
One senior city academic warned the job market was failing to create enough graduate-level jobs to meet the rising number of people [...]
Kennedy Holds Hearing On College Affordability, Student Loan Availability
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KENNEDY HOLDS U.S. SENATE FIELD HEARING IN BOSTON ON COLLEGE ACCESS AND THE IMPACT OF THE CREDIT CRUNCH ON STUDENT LOAN AVAILABILITY
“ENSURING ACCESS TO COLLEGE IN A TURBULENT ECONOMY” AT NORTHEASTERN UNIVERSITY
BOSTON, MA- Senator Edward M. Kennedy, Chairman of the U.S. Senate’s Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, today chaired a [...]
Michigan Governor Granholm Says New Schools Will Connect Students to Jobs
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Early college high schools, small high schools will benefit students in 21st century economy
LANSING - Michigan Governor Jennifer M. Granholm today joined Pontiac area leaders on a tour of St. Joseph Mercy Oakland Hospital to discuss how the state can help Pontiac Public Schools create new high schools that will connect students in the district [...]
Berwickers Ready to Return to Scotland First Time in 500 Years
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Feb. 20 (Bloomberg) — Englishman Nigel Dudgeon says his
land on the Scottish border is called Conundrum Farm because its
a dilemma which country it should belong to.
The townsfolk in nearby Berwick-Upon-Tweed say [...]
