ATLANTA, GEORGIA – DECEMBER 2: UGA mascot Hairy Dawg prior to the SEC Championship game between the Alabama Crimson Tide and the Georgia Bulldogs at Mercedes-Benz Stadium on December 2, 2023 in Atlanta, Georgia. (Photo by Todd Kirkland/Getty Images) The regular NCAA college football season is over, the new year has nearly arrived and now, […]
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Lake Erie College, Lakeland Community College officials facing budget challenges
Dec. 27—Colleges in Lake County saw significant steps in 2023 even as they get ready to address some concerns for the new year. Lake Erie College Lake Erie College expanded its programs, partnerships and educational offerings in 2023, all while welcoming a new president. Former Vice President of Advancement Jennifer Schuller became the Painesville-based private […]
A Cop Who Killed A San Diego College Student In 1986 Gave ‘Safety Tips’ In A TV News Ride-Along Days Later
This is an excerpt from our true crime newsletter, Suspicious Circumstances, which sends the biggest unsolved mysteries, white-collar scandals and captivating cases straight to your inbox every week. Sign up here. On the night of Dec. 27, 1986, a San Diego college student called her parents from her boyfriend’s place to let them know she was […]
There’s a new FAFSA in 2024. Here’s what college students and parents need to know
If you’re a high school senior or a current college student, you’ll want to add this to your to-do list: fill out the Free Application for Federal Student Aid, also known as the FAFSA. The FAFSA typically opens in October, but changes to the application delayed its opening date to Dec. 31. That means students […]
Layoffs, unpaid furloughs hit RCC workers amid $3.4M college deficit
RAMAPO − Faculty, administrators and other key employees at SUNY Rockland Community College are facing nine days of furloughs — days off without pay — during the first half of 2024 as a way to plug a $3.4 million deficit. Layoffs are also planned. The college this fall revealed what was categorized as a “structural […]
College leaders mulling several significant changes to NCAA transfer policy
College leaders are seriously considering several significant changes to the NCAA transfer policy, including abolishing the year-in-residency penalty, increasing transfer academic eligibility requirements and levying financial penalties on schools that don’t meet academic benchmarks. The NCAA Division I Board of Directors and Division I Council outlined the potential legislative proposals in a two-page document obtained […]
Northeastern State University Partners with Soon-to-Close Bacone College to Provide Seamless Transfer for Students
Bacone College that has a student body of 65 percent Native Americans will suspend its Spring 2024 semester because of financial difficulties. To assist students to avoid an interruption in their educational journeys, Northeastern State University (NSU), located in Tahlequah, Oklahoma, is offering a seamless transfer of credits for Bacone College students. This collaborative effort, rooted […]
College basketball, Devils back to back at Prudential Saturday
Expect extra congestion near the Prudential Center Saturday with the Gotham Classic basketball game at noon and Devils hockey in the evening. On Tuesday, Travis Scott brings music back to the Rock. The Devils are back at home on Wednesday. Then, boxing comes to the arena with Brick City Friday Night Fights. The Jets are […]
Gov. Cox wasn’t disagreeing better when he went after college DEI hiring practices, Utah Democrats say
SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4) — Utah Democratic Party officials say Gov. Spencer Cox failed to disagree better this week when he attacked diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) programs at state colleges and universities. The governor is the face of a National Governors Association initiative called Disagree Better that aims to raise awareness about ways Americans […]
Florida college student tampers with sprinkler system, breaks into pump room through vent: police
FORT MYERS, Fla. – A Florida Gulf Coast University student was nabbed after he allegedly tampered with a building’s sprinkler system and broke into a pump room by crawling through a vent, university police said. Nathan Eggleston, 28, was arrested and charged with damaging property, burglary of an unoccupied structure and interfering with firefighter equipment […]
A small Cincinnati college attracted nontraditional students. Now it may collapse
At 46, Rhonda Ramirez is two classes away from earning her bachelor’s degree in maternal child health at Union Institute and University. It took her 20 years to decide to go back to school, which she said wasn’t easy. But her passion for counseling mothers in breastfeeding led her to switch careers and enroll at […]
Pedestrian struck, killed by a commuter bus on campus of community college in Haverhill, DA says
Authorities are investigating a deadly pedestrian crash involving a commuter bus on the Northern Essex Community College campus in Haverhill Wednesday. At approximately 8:40 a.m. an adult male was struck by a Merrimack Valley Regional Transit Authority bus as it was departing the stop in front of the student center at the community college located […]