Tougher admissions can raise college rank - Wichita Eagle

The man behind the best-known annual ranking of the nation’s universities says yes. “It would have an impact,” said Robert Morse, director of data research at U.S. News and World Report, which released its “America’s Best Colleges” rankings last week …
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Careers: Advanced degree not ticket into new job - Pittsburgh Tribune Review

Q: I am in a desperate job situation and would appreciate your help. I lost my position in accounting a while ago, and since I couldn’t find a job at that time, I enrolled in a master’s of information technology program, which I recently completed. I …
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David Womack, Centenary student dean, collapses, dies - Shreveport Times

David L. Womack, new dean of students at Centenary College, collapsed and died on a practice tee at a local golf course today. He was 49. Rick Delahaya, spokesman for Centenary College, confirmed Womack’s death and said the cause is still under …
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College Capsules: Report: Michigan players allege NCAA violations - Brownsville Herald

DETROIT — Several Michigan football players claim the program regularly violates NCAA rules limiting how much time they can spend on training and practice sessions, according to a published report. Players from the 2008 and 2009 teams told the …
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Tougher admissions can raise college rank - Wichita Eagle

The man behind the best-known annual ranking of the nation’s universities says yes. “It would have an impact,” said Robert Morse, director of data research at U.S. News and World Report, which released its “America’s Best Colleges” rankings last week …
Original Article: Tougher admissions can raise college rank - Wichita Eagle

David Womack, Centenary student dean, collapses, dies - Shreveport Times

David L. Womack, new dean of students at Centenary College, collapsed and died on a practice tee at a local golf course today. He was 49. Rick Delahaya, spokesman for Centenary College, confirmed Womack’s death and said the cause is still under …
Original Article: David Womack, Centenary student dean, collapses, dies - Shreveport Times

A dismal start to the school year - Boston Globe

Christine Cherell’s pink flip-flops splashed in puddles as she pushed an orange laundry cart overflowing with cardboard boxes filled with sheets, pillows, and “at least 50 T-shirts I’ll never wear’’ toward her Boston University dormitory on …
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Military notes: Birthday wishes, POW luncheon, motorcycle training at … - Pensacola News Journal

As August winds down, I’m looking back to July with happy belated birthday wishes and ahead to September to get the jump on a couple of events I don’t want to miss. 1 A program that helps military personnel and their dependents continue their …
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College Capsules: Report: Michigan players allege NCAA violations - Brownsville Herald

DETROIT — Several Michigan football players claim the program regularly violates NCAA rules limiting how much time they can spend on training and practice sessions, according to a published report. Players from the 2008 and 2009 teams told the …
Original Article: College Capsules: Report: Michigan players allege NCAA violations - Brownsville Herald

Report: Teachers program effective - News-Star

The study reports ULM, Northwestern State University and The New Teacher Project were the only certification programs in the state that prepared new teachers whose students demonstrated achievement in four content areas comparable to or above those …
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A dismal start to the school year - Boston Globe

Christine Cherell’s pink flip-flops splashed in puddles as she pushed an orange laundry cart overflowing with cardboard boxes filled with sheets, pillows, and “at least 50 T-shirts I’ll never wear’’ toward her Boston University dormitory on …
Original Article: A dismal start to the school year - Boston Globe

Military notes: Birthday wishes, POW luncheon, motorcycle training at … - Pensacola News Journal

As August winds down, I’m looking back to July with happy belated birthday wishes and ahead to September to get the jump on a couple of events I don’t want to miss. 1 A program that helps military personnel and their dependents continue their …
Original Article: Military notes: Birthday wishes, POW luncheon, motorcycle training at [...]

Report: Teachers program effective - News-Star

The study reports ULM, Northwestern State University and The New Teacher Project were the only certification programs in the state that prepared new teachers whose students demonstrated achievement in four content areas comparable to or above those …
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New law on the cards to act against degree mills - star.com.my

PETALING JAYA: The Higher Education Ministry is drafting a new law to give it more powers to act against degree mills in the country. Higher Education director-general Prof Datuk Dr Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said that under current higher education …
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New law on the cards to act against degree mills - star.com.my

PETALING JAYA: The Higher Education Ministry is drafting a new law to give it more powers to act against degree mills in the country. Higher Education director-general Prof Datuk Dr Radin Umar Radin Sohadi said that under current higher education …
Original Article: New law on the cards to act against degree mills - star.com.my