Poorer, less educated youth more prone to hypertension
According to HealthDay, young American adults with low incomes and less education are at increased risk for high blood pressure, a new study finds. In the United States,…
Month: July 2011
High-speed internet service to be ‘leveling agent’ for West Virginia colleges
West Virginia students, educators, and researchers are getting a much-needed boost in high-speed internet service after a local campus agreed to share its superior internet connection with colleges…
Amazon to battle Apple iPad with tablet
Amazon.com Inc. has battled Apple Inc. over digital books, digital music and mobile applications. Now the two companies are taking their clash to another front: the tablet market.…
University of Phoenix founder John Sperling sells $59 million in stock as shares soar
In the six weeks since the Obama administration issued weaker-than-expected rules governing student debt at for-profit colleges, the University of Phoenix's founder and executive board chairman has cashed…
UC Berkeley student senator released after arrest at immigration rally
A UC Berkeley student senator and six other illegal immigrant students arrested at a San Bernardino rally Tuesday were released from custody early Wednesday without triggering a hold…
Alabama remedial education: One-third of students unprepared for college
Over a third of Alabama high school graduates have been found unfit for college, the Huffington Post reports. According to the latest numbers collected by the Alabama Commission…
No, we can’t: US’ 2020 vision for graduate rates is failing
Samantha Raad, a student at Macomb Community College near Detroit, laughs when asked how much longer it will take her to receive her two-year associate's degree in social…
Online counseling pushing college students toward risky private loans
College and university websites should require prospective students to check their eligibility for federal student aid before private loans with ever-changing interest rates are presented as a legitimate…
Vocationalism, academic freedom and tenure
A new book questions how necessary academic freedom is in the context of higher education today, reports the New York Times.
California Community Colleges consider cutting off repeat course-takers
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors today will consider a policy change that would free up more spaces for new students by limiting the number of times…