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Acceptance Letters Through Snapchat

Acceptance Letters Through Snapchat

Inside HigherEd By Carl Straumsheim December 5, 2016 The University of Wisconsin at Green Bay has begun notifying applicants that they have been accepted through the messaging app Snapchat, WBAY reported. The university still sends traditional acceptance packets to students by mail, but admissions officers said using Snapchat means reaching […]

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Poverty and Community College Students

Poverty and Community College Students

Inside HigherEd A new study finds that among community college students in California, 70 percent experience the threat of housing insecurity or homelessness, and 12 percent experience the threat of hunger. More than 70 percent of these students are enrolled in remedial mathematics, pointing to the relationship between poverty and educational challenges, the […]

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Foxx Named Chair of House Education Committee

Foxx Named Chair of House Education Committee

Inside HigherEd By Andrew Kreighbaum December 5, 2016 North Carolina Republican Virginia Foxx, a vocal critic of the Obama administration’s higher education policies, will be the chairwoman of the House Committee on Education and the Workforce. Foxx, a former community college president, replaces Minnesota Republican John Kline, who is retiring […]

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College Completion Rates Recover After Slide

College Completion Rates Recover After Slide

Inside HigherEd By Paul Fain December 5, 2016 Overall national college completion rates are rising after a two-year slide, according to new data from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center, which tracks 97 percent of all college enrollments. For college students who first enrolled in 2010, the overall six-year graduation rate […]

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Some of U of Phoenix Programs Fail Gainful Employment Standard

Some of U of Phoenix Programs Fail Gainful Employment Standard

Inside Higher Ed. Academic programs enrolling roughly 16 percent of the University of Phoenix’s student population do not pass the federal government’s new gainful employment rule, according to a financial filing from the Apollo Education Group, the university’s owner. Those programs failed the regulation’s two student debt-to-earnings standards. The department recently released its […]

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Obama’s agencies push flurry of ‘midnight’ actions

Obama’s agencies push flurry of ‘midnight’ actions

Politico. Federal agencies are rushing out a final volley of executive actions in the last two months of Barack Obama’s presidency, despite warnings from Republicans in Congress and the reality that Donald Trump will have the power to erase much of their handiwork after Jan. 20. Regulations on commodities speculation, […]

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CA Board of Registered Nursing proposed rule: Amendments to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Rules

CA Board of Registered Nursing proposed rule: Amendments to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Rules

California **CA Board of Registered Nursing proposed rule: Amendments to Advanced Practice Registered Nurses Rules Issue: Professional Board Requirements Subissue: Nursing First Reported: 02/14/2014 Date Updated: 11/25/2016 Contact: Ronnie Whitaker 916-574-8257 Citation: Title 16, Article 8, Sections 1480 – 1484 Upcoming Action: Comments are due 12/7/2016 Status: Comments Regulation ID: […]

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