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Concorde Career Colleges and Marquis Companies Continue Successful Partnership to Meet Oregon’s Nursing Demand

Concorde Career Colleges June 23, 2025 “Peak Pathways Career Development” program at Marquis offers employees forgivable student loans to attend Concorde’s Portland campus PORTLAND, Ore., June 23, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — Concorde Career Colleges and Marquis Companies are pleased to announce the continuation of their successful partnership to address the demand for licensed practical nurses (LPNs) in Oregon. Existing Marquis employees […]

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State Department Screening Student Visa Applicants’ Social Media

Inside Higher Ed Liam Knox June 18, 2025 The U.S. State Department is rolling out sweeping new rules for vetting student visa applicants using their social media presence, according to Politico. The new process will include screening for “any indications of hostility towards the citizens, culture, government, institutions or founding principles of the United States,” […]

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How Senate Republicans Want to Hold Colleges Accountable

Inside Higher Ed Jessica Blake June 20, 2025 The proposed plan would cut some programs off from federal loans if their students don’t earn more than an adult with a high school diploma. It’s higher ed lobbyists’ preferred option. More than a week after the Senate education committee released its draft plan to overhaul the federal student […]

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Why did the Energy Department issue a Title IX rule?

Higher Ed Dive Kara Arundel June 16, 2025 The proposed athletics rule would rescind a prior requirement on coed sports tryouts — but only for colleges receiving U.S. Department of Energy grants. Some colleges would no longer have to allow students to try out for a noncontact sports team that doesn’t align with their gender if there […]

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