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The Commonwealth Times
State now required to publish college grads’ employment rates
VCU Nursing graduates Amanda Neely (left) and Marirose David. Neely said despite the perception that nursing offers job security, she's not convinced. Under new Virginia law, students like Neely will be able to see employment rates of state colleges' gra...
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University Business
Va. To Pay $2.4M To Settle Nursing Students' Fraud Suit
The state will pay 73 former Virginia Western Community College nursing students a total of $2.4 million to settle a fraud lawsuit. The suit asserted that the students were misled after the school didn't inform them that it lost its national nursing accr...
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The Cavalier Daily
Student Council supports Virginia21 actions
Student Council representatives yesterday evening passed a resolution 14-0 to signal the body’s support of lobbying group Virginia21’s efforts to increase funding for higher education. Alex Reber, second-year Engineering student and co-chair of the Legis...
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The White House
Remarks by the First Lady at Virginia Tech Commencement
MRS. OBAMA: Thank you all. Thank you so much. Well, hello, Hokies! (Applause.) I like saying that. It is such a pleasure and an honor to be here today to celebrate the Virginia Tech class of 2012. Way to go. Way to go. I want to start by thanking Preside...
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Hack Your Learning Spaces?
It always makes me a wee bit nervous when the plan is to add another layer of administration… “Better coordinate” = non-local, clueless, narrow-minded leadership. The central board I assume would be primarily politically appointed campaign contributors t...
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Chronicle of Higher Education
Groups Team Up to Turn Free Online Courses Into Cheap College Credit
The Saylor Foundation has been building an online catalog of free, self-paced college courses since 2010. But students who completed those courses could not typically earn credit toward a degree, since the nonprofit group is not an accredited institution...
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Inside Higher Ed
Walmart and American Public U. chart new ground with partnership
When something sounds too good to be true, you check it out. So Jeana Murphy and Henry Jordan did some sleuthing when their employer, Walmart, offered to pick up part of the tab for degrees from an online university that offers flexible hours, relatively...
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The Business Insider
The No-Stress Guide To Graduating College Without A Penny Of Debt
Student loans have been in the news lately. The current brouhaha comes as interest on student loans is about to double. That sounds a bit more ominous than it really is. The rate will go from 3.4 to 6.8 percent—still quite low by historical standards. Bu...
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Roanoke.com
Rethink value of 120 credit hours
Tuitions at colleges and universities have been driven so high that it is becoming questionable whether a college education is worth the monetary investment made by students and their families. For the sake of obtaining a diploma, large debts are being i...
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The White House
Remarks by the President on College Affordability
THE PRESIDENT: Hello, Generals! (Applause.) Hello, Virginia! (Applause.) Well, let me first of all say, following Amirah is kind of tough. (Laughter.) She is really good. Give her a big round of applause for the great introduction. (Applause.) There are...
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U.S. News & World Report
How to Finish College with No Debt
Student loans have been in the news lately. The current brouhaha comes as interest on student loans is about to double. That sounds a bit more ominous than it really is. The rate will go from 3.4 to 6.8 percent—still quite low by historical standards. Bu...
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Richmond Times-Dispatch
Students hatch ideas for start-up companies
If ice cream comes in a multitude of flavors, why not ice cream cones? That new product concept — ice cream cones with enticing flavors such as red velvet, honey lavender and mocha — won four Virginia Commonwealth University grad students $4,000 as the f...
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University Business
State Colleges Hope Credit Cap Boosts Graduation Rates
Four of five students at Shepherd University don't graduate within four years, and fewer than half, 46 percent, graduate within six years, according to school data. However, Shepherd is ahead of the curve compared to the 43.8 percent average six-year gra...
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ReadWriteWeb
For Social Media In The Classroom To Work, Instructors Need Best Practices
At the start of the 2011-2012 school year, I spoke to the faculty of Mass Maritime Academy about ways they could incorporate social media into their teaching. My instructions were clear: It’s only something you should do if you are 100% comfortable with...
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The Washington Post
Skyrocketing college costs: (Brief) relief in Va.
Hammered by the recession and state budget pressures, Virginia’s public colleges saw tuitions skyrocket by 9.7 percent overall last year. Gov. Robert F. McDonnell has urged college administrators to keep hikes this year to under 3 percent, but any succes...
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