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Detroit Free Press
In celebration of journalism, students win awards, scholarships
Nearly 100 Detroit high school students gathered tonight at Ford Motor Co.s world headquarters in Dearborn to celebrate a joint Ford-and-Free Press mentoring program for high-school journalists. The students watched a string of classmates win awards and...
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WDIV
Snyder signs cyber school measure into law
More online charter schools will be allowed in Michigan under a law signed Tuesday by Gov. Rick Snyder that he and other supporters say will provide more choices, though critics believe the changes are premature and lack quality control. One measure lift...
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MLive.com
From the comments: Parent support key in success for Saginaw County students
SAGINAW, MI — With an average of 42 percent of Saginaw County high school graduates taking remedial classes in college, MLive readers say students need parent support to succeed. A Bridge Magazine analysis found statewide, 17 percent of Michigan high sch...
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The Columbian
In Our View: Tuition Hikes Necessary Evil
Recently announced tuition hikes of 16 percent at the University of Washington and Washington State University must, for now, be viewed as a necessary evil.Given the economy of recent years, state universities -- along with all state-supported entities -...
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Detroit News Online
Firms go outside Mich. to fill IT jobs
Thousands of high-paying IT jobs are expected to be created in Detroit over the next few years, but employers already are having trouble filling them. Online mortgage company Quicken Loans Inc., looking to fill more than 300 information technology positi...
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University Business
Classes Canceled At Kalamazoo College For 'Day Of Gracious Living'
Kalamazoo College students are putting their books down and slipping their beach sandals on. Classes are canceled, and buses and vans are scheduled to transport students back and forth to the beaches in South Haven to celebrate the college's tradition of...
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HometownLife.com
Galdes up for contract extension
Base pay of $138,500 per year. An estimated $46,000 per year in FICA and health insurance benefits. $275 per month for transportation and cell phone usage. 25 days of paid vacation per year. $2,500 longevity pay per year. The option of banking up to 60 d...
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Worcester Telegram & Gazette
Online courses could lead to big changes
Online education is getting a sudden burst of media attention. That’s because the two biggest brands in the business — Harvard and MIT — announced a multimillion-dollar program to deliver some courses online. And since these schools are widely admired, o...
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USA Today
Students lament debts as loan battle gains steam in Congress
DETROIT – Sean Doerr, like thousands of college graduates this spring, is trapped between a rock and a hard place. Sean Doerr, 22, of Detroit, a photography major at the College for Creative studies, gets ready for graduation ceremony practice on Thursda...
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Minneapolis Star Tribune
To a staggering degree, nearly all grads in debt
ADA, OHIO - Kelsey Griffith graduates on Sunday from Ohio Northern University. To start paying off her $120,000 in student debt, she is working two jobs and will soon move in with her parents. Her mother, who co-signed on the loans, is taking out a life...
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The Washington Post
Mitt Romney’s prep school and college days: What do they really tell us?
Universities like to sell themselves as providing the four most formative years of your life. The same sell is often used by expensive, private high schools. But is it true? Just how formative are those years and how exactly will they influence who you a...
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MLive.com
University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman visits Flint, channels 'Cool Hand Luke' and 19th Century fur trader to talk university and business relations
FLINT, MI -- Moving Michigan forward has always included the state's industries and universities working together, University of Michigan President Mary Sue Coleman told a Flint crowd today. For example, consider her university's early days. Shortly afte...
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MLive.com
In Saginaw County, Frankenmuth School District students most prepared, Buena Vista least prepared for college
Bridge Magazine conducted a study of Michigan’s 515 public school districts, looking at four college readiness factors: ACT exam scores, Michigan Merit Exam proficiency, high school graduation rates and the percentage of graduates in Michigan’s public co...
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MLive.com
Faculty salaries: See how West Michigan colleges and universities line up
ALLENDALE, MI -- Full professors at West Michigan’s public universities tend to make more than their counterparts at local private colleges, according to a recent survey. The survey, by the Association of American University Professors, examined 2011-12...
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OpPapers.com
Affirmative Action
Race should no longer be the reason we are accepted into a school. Colleges should accept students based on our capabilities rather than what color our skin is. There is no reason another race should be discriminated against to let another one shine. Aff...
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