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Wednesday, May 23, 2012

University Business

Posted 15 days ago

Director of Residential Life

The Department of Residential Life is central to implementing SDSU’s strategic plan, which includes a strong focus on student success. Increased success will result from First Year Residence Experience and Second Year Residence Experience programs, as we...

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The Huffington Post

Posted 16 days ago

Kristi Noem College Graduation: South Dakota Representative Earns Political Science Degree (VIDEO)

Nearly two decades after enduring a tragic family loss, Rep. Kristi Noem (R-S.D.) is a college graduate. The 40-year-old congresswoman celebrated at South Dakota State University on Saturday, earning a bachelor's degree in political science and deliverin...

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SD Politics Blog

Posted 22 days ago

The Fiscal Crisis Goes to College

I am now almost past one of the greatest financial challenges in American middle class life: paying for your kids to go to college. Good thing. For what it costs to see your kid walk across the stage at a private college graduation, you could just about...

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Rapid City Journal

Posted 1 month ago

Crazy Horse workshop mentors Native American students

Native American students and journalists from across the nation spent four days this week working side by side at the 13th Annual Crazy Horse Journalism Workshop. The conference, which ended Thursday, gives students the opportunity to experience firsthan...

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Phi Beta Cons

Posted 1 month ago

Higher-Ed Accountability: Has Its Time Come?

Several weeks ago, Texas State Technical College System (TSTC) took an unprecedented step. Unprecedented, that is, for American institutions of higher learning. TSTC has hit on the novel idea that it should be judged — and paid — on the basis of results....

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The New York Times

Posted 1 month ago

A New Tool to Compare Financial Aid Offers

For students and parents who’ve spent the past few weeks crunching numbers from financial aid offers, a tool that the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau introduced on Wednesday may help make sense of it all. The tool allows students to compare costs fr...

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FINS

Posted 1 month ago

More Students Finish High School in Three Years

With planning and foresight, Nicholas Myers of Fishers, Ind., finished high school in three years. He took required senior-year classes early and completed extra courses online. There were, of course, trade-offs: He passed up senior prom and missed a tri...

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PR Newswire

Posted 2 months ago

Bank of the West Supports the American Indian College Fund

GORDON, Neb., April 5, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Bank of the West was proud to acknowledge the recipients of scholarships from the 2011 Bank of the West Tribal Scholarship Program during the 31st Annual Conference of the American Indian Higher Education Conso...

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