College Counsel for the Poor The Wall Street Journal College Counsel for the Poor Erin Kelley grew up poor with parents who never went to college, but she is about to do something only 11% of Americans like her do: earn a degree. The Boston College senior is the latest success story of Bottom Line, which counsels disadvantaged youth on how to get into college—and graduate. About 80% of the nonprofit’s clients earn a degree.
Promising Full College Credit, Arizona State University Offers Online Freshman Program The New York Times Promising Full College Credit, Arizona State University Offers Online Freshman Program Arizona State University, one of the nation’s largest universities, is joining with edX, a nonprofit online venture founded by M.I.T. and Harvard, to offer an online freshman year that will be available worldwide with no admissions process and full university credit.
Audio: Congress Pushes for Cybersecurity Overhaul Marketplace (NPR) Audio: Congress Pushes for Cybersecurity Overhaul Matt Blaze of the School of Engineering and Applied Science talks about encouraging better security practices rather than focusing on data sharing.
St. Joe’s Names First Lay President Philadelphia Inquirer St. Joe’s Names First Lay President A Philadelphia native and mathematician was named president of St. Joseph’s University on Wednesday, the first lay leader in the Jesuit school’s 164-year history. And at 40, Mark C. Reed also is the youngest president, at least since St. Joe’s moved to its City Line Avenue location in 1927, according to the college.
Audio: Bird Flu Flare-up on Midwest Farms; Big Blue Bell Recall On Point with Tom Ashbrook (WBUR-FM) Audio: Bird Flu Flare-up on Midwest Farms; Big Blue Bell Recall Sherrill Davison of the School of Veterinary Medicine joins a discussion about an outbreak of bird flu.
U-Va. Dean Assails Her Portrayal in Alleged Rape Story in Rolling Stone The Washington Post U-Va. Dean Assails Her Portrayal in Alleged Rape Story in Rolling Stone In times of crisis, countless University of Virginia students have turned to Associate Dean Nicole Eramo. From her campus office in Peabody Hall, Eramo counsels young adults — mostly women — in the aftermath of what is in most cases the darkest moment of their lives: deciding what to do after they have been sexually assaulted.
City Honors Penn as Public and Fire Safety Partner University City Review City Honors Penn as Public and Fire Safety Partner Executive Vice President Craig Carnaroli and Vice President Maureen Rush of Public Safety accepted the City of Philadelphia’s inaugural Hero of Philadelphia Award on behalf of President Amy Gutmann at a spring Commendation Ceremony at which
Frat Sues Wesleyan: Is It Gender Discrimination to Force a Fraternity to Go Coed? (+Video) Christian Science Monitor Frat Sues Wesleyan: Is It Gender Discrimination to Force a Fraternity to Go Coed? (+Video) Can a private university force its fraternities to go coed? That’s one of the questions set to play out in a lawsuit brought by a chapter of Delta Kappa Epsilon against Wesleyan University.
Helping Women and Girls. Period. Part Two. The New York Times Helping Women and Girls. Period. Part Two. The annual Public Policy Challenge hosted by the Fels Institute of Government is mentioned.
Video: Siegel: How the Dow Gets to 20,000 Bloomberg Business Video: Siegel: How the Dow Gets to 20,000 Jeremy Siegel of the Wharton School talks about the outlook for U.S. stocks and the economy.