JOHNSON CITY, Tenn. (WJHL) — Recent high school graduates got the chance to get help with last-minute FAFSA needs at Science Hill High School on Monday during a “FAFSA Frenzy”. Director of a University of Tennessee organization named Knox Access, Allison Johnson, told News Channel 11 that the event’s goal is multi-faceted: to keep Tennessee […]
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The Reason My Son Refuses to Get a Job in College Is Ridiculous. I Made the Mistake of Telling Him So.
Pay Dirt is Slate’s money advice column. Have a question? Send it to Athena, Kristin, and Ilyce here. (It’s anonymous!) Dear Pay Dirt, My son is 19 years old and in college. He refused to get a job his first two semesters because he was too busy with his girlfriend, with whom he ended up sharing his dorm. […]
Ohio college student dies in Rome while studying abroad
A University of Dayton student died in Rome last week while studying overseas for the summer, according to a GoFundMe created by family friends and local news. Connor DiNapoli, a 21-year-old marketing major, “passed away unexpectedly,” a description for the GoFundMe page titled “Support for DiNapoli Family in Tragic Loss” reads. “This loss has left […]
Scott Community College honors graduates of high school equivalency program
Scott Community College celebrated graduates of its high school equivalency program. The graduation ceremony took place at Davenport North High School’s auditorium.David Hines gave the keynote speech. Hines graduated from the program in 2019 and has started his own apparel brand since then. Hines was recognized as the Iowa Literary Council’s outstanding learner of the […]
What is the best college in Oklahoma? See where your alma mater ranks
Oklahoma offers a variety of options when it comes to higher education. From large public universities to small liberal arts schools, U.S. News & World Report released a list of the best colleges in Oklahoma in 2024. Four Oklahoma universities were ranked nationally, and others were ranked among the western region of the U.S. Here’s […]
One dead in I-8 crash near College Area
SAN DIEGO (FOX 5/KUSI) — One person died Friday evening in a crash involving a motorcycle on Interstate 8 in the College Area. The crash was reported shortly before 7 p.m. on eastbound I-8 west of College Avenue, according to California Highway Patrol incident log. New laws going into effect on July 1 that Californians […]
Crime on Memphis’ college campuses, across state rose in 2023, TBI report says
Crime on Memphis’ major college campuses increased between 2022 and 2023, according to the Tennessee Bureau of Investigation’s annual Crime on Campus report. The increase on college campuses paralleled a similar trend to the city’s reported increase in crime last year, most of which took place during the first nine months of the year. The […]
Kentucky college student killed by Ohio driver’s runaway tire in case cracked by jailhouse call: police
An Ohio man’s claim that he was unaware the tire that rolled off his truck may have killed someone was dashed by a year-old jailhouse phone call dredged up by investigators, police said. Lauren Collins, an 18-year-old rising sophomore studying fashion merchandising at the University of Kentucky, died of her injuries after a runaway tire […]
2 arrested after hit-and-run that killed college student from Gastonia
Two men were charged with a hit-and-run in Greensboro on April 13 that killed Xiomara Moore, a college student who grew up in Gastonia, police announced Thursday. Community remembers college student killed in hit-and-run in Greensboro The driver, Darion Tyric Valentine, 22, was charged with felony hit-and-run death, felony possession of a stolen automobile, careless […]
Mass. college announces plans to close its doors
The board of trustees at a Massachusetts college voted unanimously this week to begin the process of closing due to persisting financial issues. Eastern Nazarene College in Quincy, which was founded in 1900, has “faced significant financial headwinds” in recent years and will soon close its doors. “We know this news will come as a […]
Former College Basketball Player Kayla Harris Named as Victim in Las Vegas Mass Shooting
Former Adams State University basketball player Kayla Harris has been named as one of the victims in a Las Vegas mass shooting. Harris was killed on Monday, June 24, when a gunman opened fire at an apartment complex in north Las Vegas, her family confirmed with her alma mater. The shooting took the lives of […]
Where will Barron Trump attend college? Here’s a list of where his family graduated
Now that Barron Trump is a class of 2024 high school graduate, which college will the youngest son of Donald Trump attend? Barron Trump, the only child of former president Donald Trump and former first lady Melania Trump, received his high school diploma just over a month ago − May 17, 2024, from Oxbridge Academy […]