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Apr 16 2024
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OU Polytechnic Institute 'will be close to free' for TCC transfers
Eligible Tulsa Community College transfer students will be able to attend the new OU Polytechnic Institute in Tulsa at almost no cost through the expansion of an existing OU aid program. Officials announced Tuesday that OU's Crimson Commitment program — which works in partnership with the Oklahoma's Promise state scholarship program — will be expanded to include eligible TCC students
Tulsa WorldApr 17 2024
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Nassau Community College consolidates departments
Nassau Community College is overhauling its academic structure. The Long Island institution plans to consolidate 21 academic departments into six departments this coming fall. The college’s leaders say the move is necessary for the long-term financial health of the institution. But faculty union officials believe it will weaken academic quality. The Nassau Community College Federation of
Inside Higher EdApr 19 2024
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Massasoit Community College to honor late president
DiPasquale, who was appointed Massasoit’s seventh president in August 2021, led the college through the second year of the COVID-19 pandemic with “compassion and kindness,” the statement said. DiPasquale, 74, died beside his family after a “brief but valiant fight” with the disease, Massasoit said in a statement. The May ceremony, scheduled for 2 p.m., is open to the public. DiPasquale “
The Boston GlobeApr 11 2024
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Michigan vs. Boston College
Boston College goaltender Jacob Fowler, front, defends against a Michigan shot during the first period of a semifinal in the Frozen Four on Thursdy in St. Paul, Minn. Abbie Parr, AP Michigan forward Mark Estapa, left, skates with the puck during the first period. Abbie Parr, AP Boston College forward Gabe Perreault, left, and Michigan forward Frank Nazar III (91) vie for the puck during the
Detroit NewsMay 16 2019
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Is ‘free college’ really free?
To make college more accessible, states are jumping in with ‘free college’ plans, but the concept is still evolving – generating debates about who benefits, who should pay for it, and what strings should be attached.
Tufayel Ahmed is leading an ordinary college life with an extraordinary price tag for tuition: $0.
Zero.
The first in his Bengali-immigrant family to attend
Christian Science MonitorDec 14 2023
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Colleges grapple with guarding free speech, condemning hate speech
Presidents of some of the nation’s top universities faced grilling from Congress over reports of antisemitism on campus in a hearing that illustrated the challenges schools face when balancing free speech with protecting students.
Former University of Pennsylvania President Liz McGill has already resigned over her responses. Harvard issued a statement backing President Claudine Gay even
NewsNationApr 03 2024
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CT State Community College Celebrates National Community College Month
CT State Community College (CT State) joins community colleges across the nation in commemorating National Community College Month throughout April. This year's theme, "Cultivating Skills for the Future," underscores the vital role community colleges play in empowering individuals to develop the skills necessary for success in an ever-evolving world. "National Community College Month provides
Patch.comJun 26 2019
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Free College
On Monday, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-VT) unveiled a plan to forgive all student debt and make public colleges tuition-free. Senate.gov
Sanders’s plan is more sweeping than that offered in April by Sen Elizabeth Warren (D-MA), which limits loan forgiveness based on income. Medium
The Flip SideApr 24 2019
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Free College
On Monday, Democratic presidential candidate Sen. Elizabeth Warren (D-MA) released a plan to forgive student loan debt and make public colleges free, paid for by a wealth tax. (Medium)
The left generally believes this is a strong start to trying to address the student loan debt problem, while some are critical of the plan's scale.
“Americans have long agreed that 12 years of
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