School News
UOP Opens Nurse Training Facility in Phoenix
If you are looking for a state of the art program for your LPN to BSN degree, the University of Phoenix has opened a state of the art complex to train nurses in a near, real life atmosphere.
University of Phoenix will debut its immersive learning center featuring state-of-the-art wireless high-fidelity SIM Man 3G “patient” mannequins [...]
Sierra College Receives LEED Certification
Not only are careers going green, so are college campuses. Many schools across the country are making a concerted effort to lower their emissions and use alternative fuel sources. These campuses also have large scale recycling programs and water conservation programs. But, one college in California is a stand out. They [...]
WSU Offers “Green” Programs
When it comes to hot new careers, “green jobs” and health care are where the action is. Green careers are on the rise, are estimated to become a $1.5 Trillion Industry. Areas such as alternative power, environmental engineering, and environmental science are just some of the areas where qualified personnel are needed. Washington [...]
College President’s Earnings are High
Amid budget shortfalls and tuition increases, students and parent alike are finding is difficult to afford a college education. So it was surprising to many when a report came out on how much college presidents are making. USA Today is reporting that college presidents across the country are still making a lot of money [...]
California CC’s Brace for Cuts
At a time when community college enrollments are up, the budget crisis is causing many schools to scale back. As theses budget cuts on college campuses continue, students will find it more and more difficult to get the classes they need.
Local community college students face a reduced menu of spring semester classes [...]
School Mascot Mocks Prayer
School mascots are known for their antics on the field to help warm up the audience. A mascot at the University of Minnesota took the antics and mockery a little too far before a recent football game.
A spokesman for the University of Minnesota is apologizing on behalf of the school after its [...]
SUNY Buffalo School of Social Work Goes Online
The University at Buffalo School of Social Work has the world of technology in its sights — the prestigious program has launched four internet-based social worker degree initiatives designed with the hopes of engaging “the cyberspace community” and bringing creativity and innovation to its field.
Whether it means nationally acclaimed podcasts or the emerging alternative [...]
ASU is Subject of Ridicule
ASU is trying to bail out from the aftermath of the announcement that they were not giving President Barack Obama an honorary degree. The school has been the subject of ridicule across the net.
Stung by criticism of its decision not to award President Barack Obama an honorary degree when he makes a commencement address next [...]
UNR gets National Merit Scholarship Sponsorship
The National Merit Scholarship Corporation announced that it will approve sponsorship of a scholarship at the University of Nevada Reno.
The university awards the $15,000 annual scholarship to entering freshmen students who are National Merit Finalists. The scholarship covers four years of undergraduate study, paying for tuition, fees, books, automatic entry into the Honors Program and [...]
You Have Been Accepted…..Psych!!!
In case you weren’t already stressed out by waiting for college acceptance letters - what about the rejection letters? Students who applied to UC San Diego - and were rejected - accidentally got mailed subsequent acceptance letters in a clerical error.
The admissions office of the University of California at San Diego accidentally e-mailed acceptance letters [...]
Editor: Melissa Steele is a freelance writer and focuses her research on funding for higher education. She is a graduate of UNLV and endeavors to keep her readers up to date with the most relevant education information.