Tag: Accessibility

News Roundup

Western Oregon University Board of Trustees Approves Tuition Increase and Statement on Diversity, Equity, Inclusion and Accessibility

Western Oregon University’s Board of Trustees approved both a 2.17% increase in resident undergrad tuition for the 2021-22 academic year and its board statement on diversity, equity, inclusion and accessibility, KPIC reported. The tuition increase will mean $180 more for a 45-credits-per-academic-year resident undergrad. “Western Oregon has routinely had the lowest year-to-year tuition increases during […]

April 22, 2021

News Roundup

Marquette University Receives $1 Million to Help Preserve Historic St. Joan of Arc Chapel

Marquette University has received a $1 million gift from the Slaggie Family Foundation to help preserve its St. Joan of Arc Chapel. The chapel – more than 600 years old – was originally built in France and later reconstructed on campus more than 50 years ago, first gifted in 1966 by Marc and Lillian Rojtman. […]

February 12, 2021

Opinion

Disruption and Digital Generational Literacy: Are You Ready?

Recently, I gave the Keynote Address at the Her Future Global Summit with some of the most influential leaders from across the globe. One of the major questions addressed was, “How do we understand digital inclusion across generations and leverage multigenerational inputs in the COVID-19 era?”

April 24, 2020

Students

Massasoit Community College Joins Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan

Massasoit Community College will join Boston’s Tuition-Free Community College Plan, which aims to increase higher education accessibility. Under the program, up to three years of community college tuition is covered for eligible low-income students. The application deadline is Dec. 8 and students can start their courses during the spring 2020 semester. In order to be […]

November 7, 2019

News Roundup

Minnesota State System Waives Application Fee in October

In recognition of October as College Knowledge month, students will be able to submit free applications to any of the 30 colleges or seven universities under Minnesota State Colleges and Universities system. “The colleges and universities of Minnesota State offer a transformational education and are the most affordable and accessible options in the state,” said […]

October 1, 2019

Students

Economy, Affordability to Blame in Decreased Community College Enrollment

New research from the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) found that postsecondary institutions are struggling to recruit students.

September 16, 2019

News Roundup

Department of Education Launches New App Making it “Easier” to Fill out FAFSA

U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos and Senate Education Committee chairman Lamar Alexander R-Tenn showed Sevier County High School students and local guidance counselors how to use the new myStudentAid mobile app. “Filling out the [Free Application for Federal Student Aid] FAFSA is now easier than ever before,” DeVos said. “For the first time, students […]

November 14, 2018

Students

First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model

Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among policy makers. The question remains whether or not online education can play a significant role in leveling the playing field and eventually reducing income inequality.

October 1, 2018