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Catholic News Agency
FOCUS considers expanding mission to Europe
Curtis Martin speaks to CNA outside St. Peter's Basilica on May 11, 2012. Rome, Italy, May 16, 2012 / 04:02 am (CNA/EWTN News).- FOCUS campus ministry is considering taking their successful brand of youth apostolate to Europe in order to meet the challen...
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The Springfield News-Leader
Middle College celebrates its third graduation
Nearly 40 seniors will receive diplomas during the third annual Middle College graduation. The event is scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Wednesday at the Gillioz Theater. It is open to the public. “As we graduate our third class of seniors, and we look at the imp...
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Readington girls learn about engineering careers
A group of eighth-grade girls at Readington Middle School recently participated in Introduction to Engineering Day, a program offered by ExxonMobil to encourage young women to explore research and engineering as a career choice. ExxonMobil volunteers, in...
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The Springfield News-Leader
OTC signs agreement with Missouri Southern State University
So you think blue lobsters are rare? The New England Aquarium is holding a lobster thats way rarer...- 11:39 am This distillery tucked away on family land in Taney County attracts the coolest people, said...- 5:14 am In a resignation letter released to...
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U.S. News & World Report
Weigh the Benefits, Stress of AP Courses for Your Student
AP courses can offer rigorous training for college, but taking too many can be stressful for students. "AP classes mimic college courses in the requirements, the workload, and what's expected of the students," explains Gaye Weintraub, a tutor from Texas...
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New America Blogs
Summarizing the Research: The Impact of Student Loans on College Graduation
The topic of student loans is being debated in the Senate this week, with lawmakers on both sides of the aisle hoping to pass legislation that would curb rising interest rates. Without legislation, interest rates on federal student loans will double from...
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History News Network
Luther Spoehr, Review of Randal Maurice Jelks, “Benjamin Elijah Mays, Schoolmaster of the Movement: A Biography” (University of North Carolina Press, 2012).
[Luther Spoehr (Luther_Spoehr@Brown.edu) teaches "Campus on Fire: American Colleges and Universities in the 1960s," "American Higher Education in Historical Context," and other courses at Brown University.] In the portrait on his biography’s cover, seate...
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Reading Eagle
Steve Rosen: Priciest college rarely best choice, authors say
After reading Carol Stack and Ruth Vedviks' book on college financial aid, I came to one inescapable conclusion: It's much better to be a payee than a payer. That means when it comes to deciding where to go to college, go with the school that will pay fo...
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The American Catholic
Georgetown University clinches the 2012 “Award for Silliness in U.S. Catholic higher education”…
It’s “silly season” once again in U.S. Catholic higher education…that time of the academic year when, in the name of “catholicity” and the “free and unfettered exchange of ideas,” academic administrators at the nation’s Catholic universities and colleges...
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OUDaily
Conference to discuss race, social justice, access to higher education
A conference originating from OU and intended to discuss race, social justice challenges and access to American higher education soon will convene in New York City. The Annual National Conference for Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education will be...
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PRWeb
Wren’s Research and Consulting Launches the DoctorWren Website and Twitter Account
Wren's Research and Consulting, an educational consulting company, announces the launch of the DoctorWren website, http://www.doctorwren.com and twitter account, @DoctorWren. The ultimate purpose of the website and twitter account is to provide accurate,...
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The University Kansan
Johnson, Bliss progress on six of seven major platform issues
Outgoing Student Body President Libby Johnson and Vice President Gabe Bliss have completed three of their seven major platform issues. They are still working on three issues and have deferred one. KUnited’s members pooled platform issue ideas for Johnson...
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The Huffington Post
The Light at the End of the College Admissions Tunnel
Something has been really bugging me the whole year. It's nothing unique to me -- in fact, every kid my age goes through it in roughly the same way. In fact, the main reason I'm writing about it is because it's so present in so many kids' lives that some...
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FOX 4 WDAF Kansas City
Jill Biden Supports Community College Education
KANSAS CITY, Mo. — The second lady, Jill Biden visited Kansas City on Monday. She’s been a teacher at the community college level for 18 years. In this election year she’s helping to forge partnerships between businesses and community colleges to make su...
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Belleville News-Democrat
Debt vise tightens on students
The bad news: Each political party has its own idea of how to best pay the $6 billion it would cost to keep rates at 3.4 percent. Democrats like the idea of ending tax subsidies for oil and gas companies. Republicans prefer a raid on a health fund. Surel...
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