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Technology and higher education It is possible to make education cheaper and more efficient – this is a promise offered by technology. It is imperative however to be very careful on what....	Tom
Women as compared to men are better in completing degrees The Census Bureau has released data according to which there is a widening of gap between employed women and men with college degrees. The 2010 census figures show....	Chris
Landmark study on community colleges will be headed by three thought leaders The AACC or American Association of Community Colleges has chosen three experts on community colleges who are nationally renowned along with their students to head....	Jamie K
When will faculty salaries get better? Since the higher education started being affected by severe budget cuts, local universities and colleges have seen cuts in faculty salaries. These cuts continue....	Karen
New Graduates will have to carry the burden of balancing higher tuition fee and budget Great efforts are underway to tackle the Federal deficit by the White House and Congress; there is no realization of the still greater security threat for our country’s....	Kathy
Traditional Higher Education System may Soon be Replaced by Functional Models There is a general consensus among people that professors at universities are wasting time on useless research, not teaching sincerely and are whiners. According....	Willy
College Affordability Threatened By Cuts in the Pell Grant  Republican Paul Ryan, with his budget plan recently created a furor in the higher education circuit. The budget plan known as Path to Prosperity aims to control....	Chris
The Obama - Singh Initiative Will Be Implemented Soon In the next few months the United States and India are all set to take initiatives for increased collaboration in the field of higher education. This was announced....	Karen
President Obama Will Visit Austin after His Higher Education Speech Last Year President Barrack Obama is scheduled to visit Austin on 10th May. A source from the Democratic Party said that the president will stop by in the city to attend a....	Willy
US - India Education Summit to Be Held In June The first joint higher education summit between the United States and India is going to be held on 15th June in Washington. It is expected that this summit will....	Kathy
Boost in the Higher Education Exchange between the US and Indonesia A year ago the Obama administration promised that higher education exchanges will be increased with Indonesia and now the United States is repeating its policy of....	Tom
Reductions In Education Funding Will Harm Students  A plan was unveiled by the Republicans in February for reducing the Pell Grants funding by 25%. They also proposed to cut down the maximum amount of the grant....	Chris
Democrats Set To Fight against the Cuts in the Pell Grant The democrats in the senate, led by Senator Tom Harkin, said that they will keep on fighting against any kind of cuts in the Pell Grant program. It has been admitted....	Jamie K
College Aid May Be Reduced Due To Federal Cuts  The 2012 budget of President Obama offers a nice balancing act to the advocates of higher education. While protecting the program of Pell Grant, the Obama....	Karen
Obama Focuses On Helping the Latino Students in the US It is a fact that the education is falling in the United States in the recent decades. President Obama is trying hard in order to fix this problem. However unlike....	Willy
Are Taxpayer's Money Allotted for Higher Education Used in a Prudent Manner? There has been a constant stress by our President that in order to ensure a bright future for our country, it is imperative to focus on a college education. This....	Jamie K
Federal Investments and Tool Kit Announced by the Obama administration to Enhance College Graduation The first “Building a Grad Nation” summit was held on March 22nd in Washington DC. In keeping with our President’s commitment to enhancing rate....	Karen
Craze for Graduation Rates – what is it leading to? When there is a raging debate on higher education, a lot seems too little. What exactly does it take to ensure quality education for Americans? This is a real discussion....	Willy
A Few Tips on How to Get President Obama to Speak at Your School President Obama will be hosted by the Florida based Miami Dade College. He will be one of the speakers during the 2011graduation. There is no information provided....	Kathy
Are states being realistic in reducing spending in higher education sector? As we look at the data, we find that most states have allotted a very small amount towards financing public higher education. With the obvious fact that only states....	Tom