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Tag: Adult Students
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Thomas Edison State U Reduces Tuition for Undergrads Taking Summer Courses
Adult-focused Thomas Edison State University (TESU) said Monday it will lower its tuition rate for visiting undergraduate students taking courses this summer, to assist those whose education has been disrupted by the COVID-19 pandemic. The New Jersey institution’s board approved a reduction of $145 per credit for in-state New Jersey residents and a reduction of […]
March 31, 2020
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State Restrictions Impede Developmental Education While Minority-Serving Institutions Find Success
A staggering amount of first year college students enter into institutions of higher education underprepared – research suggests 40 percent annually, and this figure is disproportionately comprised of racial minorities and low-income students. To prepare students for the academic demands of college, institutions endeavor to bridge the “knowledge” gap with developmental or remedial coursework. Recent decades have brought increased restrictions on remediation at public institutions.
March 25, 2019
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Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez : Shaped by the Power of Education
Whether it is cheering on the Wolverines at sporting events, engaging with faculty during “Talk with Tuminez” broadcasts or recently updating a maternal leave policy to make Utah Valley University (UVU) more inclusive for women employees, Dr. Astrid S. Tuminez is redeÂfining what it means to include, engage and achieve as the university’s seventh – and Âfirst woman – president.
March 22, 2019
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How to Get More Money for College
As a journalist who has covered college admission for many years, I’ve seen Âfirsthand how students and families struggle to make sense of the Âfinancial aid award letters they get from colleges.
February 19, 2019
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Report Proposes Recommendations to Assist Adult Students
In an effort to close the degree attainment gap among adults aged 25-64 in California, the organization California Competes: Higher Education for a Strong Economy has outlined five strategies that will create pathways for adults to earn their college degree and simultaneously fuel the state’s economy.
December 5, 2018
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Report Highlights Why Minority Adults in California Leave College Before Earning Degree
Four million, or five percent of adults living in California aged 25-64 have left the state’s colleges and universities due to financial barriers, personal obligations and institutional roadblocks according to a new report.
October 11, 2018
Opinion
Supporting the Entry of Older Adult Students into College Classrooms
In 2015, at the age of 99, Doretha Daniels earned her college degree. She is the oldest of a new minority of students who are earning their college degrees much later in life.
April 17, 2018
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Financially Independent Students: The “New Majority” in College
A new majority of college students are more independent than students in previous years, according to a report released today.
February 19, 2018
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DC Experiments With Adult Education
The general success of D.C.’s adult charter schools is based on more than just generous funding. One factor is the charter law itself, which helps prevent some of the financial abuses that take place in other jurisdictions where charters can be run by for-profit corporations.
August 10, 2017
Students
TANAYA M. WALTERS
TANAYA M. WALTERS has been appointed vice president for student affairs at Clark Atlanta University. She was dean of students at Johnson and Wales University in North Carolina. Walters earned a bachelor’s and a master’s from Johnson and Wales.
March 22, 2016
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Diverse on the Go
Vice President Will Cox is representing Diverse at the AAC&U Diversity, Learning, and Student Success 2016 Conference in Philadelphia today through Friday.
March 18, 2016
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THE OHIO STATE UNIVERSITY
The Ohio State University SENIOR STUDENT AFFAIRS OFFICER: Columbus, Ohio Dr. Javaune Adams-Gaston Established: 1870 Vice President for Student Life www.osu.edu “Supporting students is challenging but rewarding, and cannot occur without a staff that is whole-heartedly devoted to creating the extraordinary student experience. Our team at Ohio State is simply phenomenal and I am proud […]
February 25, 2016
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