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  • Leading environmental schools for Asian students Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:09AMIntroduction by Phil Dickie, International Editor at the World Wildlife Fund (WWF) and award-winning investigative journalist HUMAN demand on natural resources has doubled since 1966 and we now consume at a rate 50% higher than the planet can sustain. Looking at this a slightly different way, it takes the Earth 18 months to generate the
  • Three women file discrimination suit against Muscogee County Sheriff John Darr Monday, July 18, 2011 @ 10:04PMThree veteran Muscogee County sheriff’s officers have filed a gender discrimination lawsuit against Sheriff John T. Darr, claiming the sheriff demoted and reassigned female officers after taking office while promoting lesser qualified men. The lawsuit accuses Darr of retaliating against the women after they supported incumbent Sheriff Ralph Johnson in the 2008 election.
  • Local students named to CLU Dean’s List Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 2:26PMElizabeth Luizzi of Santa Paula is majoring in English. Lucy Cancino of Santa Paula is majoring in psychology.
  • Southeastern ranks 6th nationally in producing Native American graduates Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 1:21PMDURANT – Southeastern Oklahoma State University continues to earn high marks from “Diverse Issues In Higher Education” magazine. Each year, the magazine publishes its top 100 rankings of minority g...
  • Residents earn academic honors Thursday, July 14, 2011 @ 3:13AMA number of South Hills residents made the dean's list for the 2011 spring semester at Slippery Rock University.  read more »
  • The College Degrees You Should Have Gotten Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:00AMThough the job market is tough for everyone and we're all tightening our belts, there are some particular fields faring much better than others. Certain college degrees lead to nice starting salaries and hefty mid-career salaries, even in a state of economic slump. (To help you determine a career best suited for your skill set, read The Best Careers For Your Skills.)
  • Achievements: Local college students make good Tuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 10:41AM• Max Cohen of Shoreham has been named to the dean’s list for spring 2011 at Boston University. • Four local students recently earned Bachelor of Science degrees in various fields from SUNY/Oneonta: Briana Biamonte of Sound Beach, early child/childhood education; Rachel Kealey of Wading River, childhood education; Melisa Papaleo of Miller Place, childhood education; [...]
  • MLB Capsules - Overall: All-Star game secondary for many Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 6:58AMPHOENIX (AP) — Forty years ago, the All-Star game really was played by stars. Back then, 18 future Hall of Famers took the field at Tiger Stadium. This year, 16 All-Stars backed out of Tuesday night's desert showdown. Some are seriously injured.
  • Baseball. Clemson Baseball 2011 Final Notes Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 9:27PMClemson played in its 36th all-time NCAA Regional in 2011. The 36 appearances are tied for fifth-most in NCAA history, trailing only Texas (55), Florida State (49), Miami (FL) (40), and Oklahoma State (38).
  • College News, Benton County, July 6, 2011 Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 1:21PMSpring 2011 University of Dubuque dean’s list The University of Dubuque congratulates the following students on being appointed to the spring semester 2011 academic dean’s list. To be named to the dean’s list, a student must earn a grade point average (GPA) of 3.5 or higher on a 4.0 scale for that semester. The University [...]
  • The College Degrees You Should Have Gotten Wednesday, July 6, 2011 @ 12:24PMThe top degrees based on earning potential might not be what you expect.
  • Caple: Canseco hanging on to life in independent ball Tuesday, July 5, 2011 @ 1:19PMPlayer/manager for the independent league Yuma Scorpions still going strong
  • Norristown steps closer to welcoming Korean university (video) Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 2:56PMNORRISTOWN — Bound for South Korea in a few days, Joshua Chung is grinning about the prospects of his next meeting with Dongseo University President Jekuk Chang.
  • College news Sunday, July 3, 2011 @ 12:07AMSummers
  • SRJC staff mulls impact of 2011-12 state budget Friday, July 1, 2011 @ 12:13PMCalifornia’s community colleges, including Santa Rosa Junior College, are going to be impacted by the state’s budget for fiscal year...
  • A World Without English Majors? Why Colleges Should Tell Students About Job Prospects Before They Commit Thursday, June 30, 2011 @ 4:11PMRecent college grads still looking for full-time employment—or faced with the prospect of moving back home to live with mom and dad—are probably cursing their English and philosophy degrees. But while they're sending out resumes and getting rejected, in May there were 2.6 million unfilled jobs. The problem is that many of those positions are in science and tech —fields that most grads simply ...
  • Can These Two College Students Solve the Carpooling Puzzle? Monday, June 27, 2011 @ 4:56PMLast December two computer science majors from the University of Costa Rica, 22-year-old Mario Alberto Barrantes Quesada and 23-year-old Wagner Alberto Alvarado Quesada, were stuck in a traffic jam. As they inched along in their car, they heard a radio program talking about the benefits of carpooling. The duo decided to put their tech skills to good use and designed Carpooling Mate Finder, a ...
  • MGCCC ranks in top 100 in associate degrees Friday, June 24, 2011 @ 7:00AMMississippi Gulf Coast Community College ranked 86th among the nation's top 100 community colleges for the number of associates degrees its students earned in 2010, according to Community College Week, an educational magazine.
  • College News, Star Press Union, June 22, 2011 Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 4:05PMCentral College announces spring graduation list PELLA – Area students received a bachelor’s degrees in May from Central College. Students with summa cum laude honors graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.9 or higher on a 4.0 scale. Magna cum laude requires students to graduate with a cumulative grade point average of 3.7 [...]
  • Why some jobs go begging in tough economy Thursday, June 23, 2011 @ 6:38AMMillions of jobs go unfilled in the U.S. because employers can’t find skilled workers. But many companies are reluctant to invest in training new hires. By John W. Schoen.
  • Logan High students rally to save calculus teacher's job Wednesday, June 22, 2011 @ 3:46PMAbout 75 students attended a public hearing Tuesday night at the Logan City School District Board of Education meeting to try to save their beloved Advanced Placement (AP) calculus teacher, Liz Mott, who has taught at the school for 21 years.
  • Parissa Koo will make a stop in Boston on her way to Broadway Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 9:54PM2011 Los Gatos High School grad Parissa Koo has her sights set on Broadway.
  • PGT: Tiger's dominance set U.S. golf back Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:26PMPGT: Tiger Woods not only decimated a generation of his peers with his play, but he suffocated the current crop of young American players that are expected to live up to his standard.
  • PGT: Tiger's dominance has set U.S. golf back Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:26PMPGT: Tiger Woods not only decimated a generation of his peers with his play, but he suffocated the current crop of young American players that are expected to live up to his standard.
  • PGT: Tiger's dominance has set US golf back Monday, June 20, 2011 @ 6:26PMPGT: Tiger Woods not only decimated a generation of his peers with his play, but he suffocated the current crop of young American players that are expected to live up to his standard.
  • A College Degree in Three Years? Why America Needs to Get on Board Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 7:34PMYou'd think that given the spiraling cost of college, American students would jump at the chance to finish up school in three years instead of the typical four. With a three-year accelerated degree, parents have to fork over less cash for tuition and room and board, the family's loan burden is lighter, and students can get on with their career plans earlier. How does this not make sense? But ...
  • Local residents earn degrees and academic honors in college Thursday, June 16, 2011 @ 3:16AMSeveral local residents earned dean's list recognition at Westminster College for having a grade-point average of at least 3.6 in the 2011 spring semester.  read more »
  • College News Sunday, June 12, 2011 @ 3:38AMPublished: Sunday, June 12, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 11, 2011 at 11:18 p.m. Summerdale: Katie D. Gibson.
  • Chester, Mendham, Washington Township students gain collegiate honors Friday, June 10, 2011 @ 2:06AMArea residents have been honored by their colleges and universities.
  • Student Rounder Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 11:10PMChristina Stack of Malta received her master's degree in music therapy from the State University of New York at New Paltz. Leah Beynon of Clifton Park graduated magna cum laude with a bachelor's degree in medical studies from DeSales University, Center Valley, Pa. Kara Haraden of Malta, a veterinary science technology major, was recognized as a 2011 Community Service Silver Leader of Excellence ...
  • Census: College degree matters, but major matters more Thursday, June 9, 2011 @ 10:26PMZach Green declared integrative physiology as a major because he's considering medical school, and biology and chemistry are his strongest subjects. Earning potential also factored into his choice. "I know I didn't want to pick a major that is known to not pay well -- like sociology," said the University of Colorado junior.
  • Graduating with honors and fingers crossed Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 6:22PMThere's no one-size-fits-all college degree. Seattle Times editorial page intern Stephannie Stokes writes students graduating should continue to look for the career that fits their talents and skills.
  • Achievements Wednesday, June 8, 2011 @ 8:02AM• Ashley Staron of Peconic has graduated magna cum laude from Green Mountain College in Poultney, Vt., with a Bachelor of Science degree in special education. • Janna Cisterino of Greenport, Sean O’Hara of Southold and Jillian Sirico of Cutchogue have all earned places on the spring 2011 dean’s list at SUNY/Geneseo. • Peter Olsen-Harbich [...]
  • People in the news Tuesday, June 7, 2011 @ 11:16PMJoshua Bolton, son of Jim and Paula Bolton of Methuen, has been inducted into the Elon University chapter of the Beta Gamma Sigma business honor society. Bolton, a junior, majors in international business with a minor in Spanish.
  • ASU seizing online future Sunday, June 5, 2011 @ 3:05AMIn a push to attract more students and generate money, Arizona State University is plunging deeper into online education, hoping that more than a quarter of its students will be exclusively in virtual classes within a decade.
  • Campus notes Saturday, June 4, 2011 @ 11:36PMThe following local students received degrees from Indiana Wesleyan University, Marion, Ind.: Bryn Hoyt, Exeter Township, master of education; and Danielle Sheldon, Barto, bachelor of science in computer graphics.
  • Commentary: Top of the heap Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 8:50AMIt’s nice to see that your chosen profession’s leading a list somebody’s compiled. It’s not so great to realize it’s a list of useless careers you shouldn’t have chosen.
  • Lions Club Carnival kicks off Monday Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 4:16AMThe Mount Airy Lions Club will host its annual carnival on Monday through June 11. The event will be held at the Mount Airy Volunteer Fire Company's Carnival Grounds at the corner of Md. Route 27 and Twin Arch Road in Mount Airy.
  • College Offers Degree in Multi-level Marketing (a.k.a. Pyramid Selling!) Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 3:09AMThis impractical major is one of the most dubious in the history of higher education.
  • On campus - June 5, 2011 Thursday, June 2, 2011 @ 1:53AMKelsy Johnson, a sophomore at Concordia College, Moorhead, Minn., is taking part in the Summer School Abroad program.
  • States with the most open tech jobs Wednesday, June 1, 2011 @ 11:52AMOpen jobs outnumber new computer science graduates in 18 U.S. states, Dice.com reports. In California, the number of open jobs is nearly triple the number of new computer science graduates. read more
  • Fellowship Pays Students $100,000 To Not Attend College Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 12:39PMIn an apparent hunt for the next Mark Zuckerberg or Bill Gates (both famously college dropouts), Peter Thiel, the co-founder of PayPal, will pay 24 college-aged students $100,000 to not attend college for two years
  • What Your College Major Is Worth [Education] Tuesday, May 31, 2011 @ 11:14AM# education Deciding what to major in or whether to get a graduate degree? This new report from Georgetown University may help. The report demonstrates the strong link between college majors and lifetime earnings, and also shows the earnings boost for graduate degrees by major. More »
  • Local students named to King President's List Monday, May 30, 2011 @ 10:51AMBRISTOL -- King College is pleased to announce students in traditional and professional studies undergraduate programs who received academic honors for the spring 2011 semester.
  • COLLEGE NEWS: May 29 Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 1:46PMPublished: Sunday, May 29, 2011 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 28, 2011 at 4:55 p.m. Charles Davis Snead graduated on May 13 from Vanderbilt University with a bachelor of arts degree. He is the son of Chuck and Lisa Snead of Tuscaloosa.
  • Aston woman earns scholarship Sunday, May 29, 2011 @ 4:21AMAlicia DeMaio, of Aston, a rising junior at the University of Pennsylvania in Philadelphia, has been named to the 2011 Gilder Lehrman History Scholars Program. One of 10 students in the nation selected for this prestigious scholarship, DeMaio will participate in a five-week intensive history research program in New York City this summer.
  • College degrees of separation Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 1:27PMNew study reveals wide disparity in worth of academic majors
  • Bathtub Races will return to Frederick on Independence Day Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 4:06AMBaker Park's Culler Lake might look a little silly this Fourth of July, after The Great Frederick Bathtub Race makes its debut at the city's celebration.
  • Bathtub Races will return to Frederick on Independence Day Thursday, May 26, 2011 @ 4:06AMBaker Park's Culler Lake might look a little silly this Fourth of July, after The Great Frederick Bathtub Race makes its debut at the city's celebration.
  • Local graduates and Dean's List honorees Tuesday, May 24, 2011 @ 8:30PMock Haven University More than 700 students received degrees from Lock Haven University during 2011 spring commencement ceremonies. A total of 619 candidates for bachelor and master's degrees participated in the ceremonies for College of Education and Human Services and the College of Arts and Sciences on Friday, May 6 and Saturday, May 7. In addition, 85 bachelor and associate degree students ...