Financing May 2019

Scholarship Offers Pipeline To Princeton

The Mary John Goree Scholarship offers students from Las Animas County in Colorado the opportunity to attend Princeton University.

Legal May 2019

3 More Parents Plead Guilty In Bribery Scam

With the latest three parents to plead guilty, the number of parents who have agreed to admit to allegations in the college admissions scandal is now 14.

Global May 2019

High School Harvard Grad; Top 5 Headlines

High school student Braxton Moral has earned a bachelor’s degree from Harvard. The Mary John Goree Scholarship offers Las Animas County students the opportunity to attend Princeton.

Global May 2019

Student Awarded Purple Heart, Bronze Star

Riley Howell has posthumously been awarded the Bronze Star and the Purple Heart for tackling a gunman who opened fire in a classroom at University of North Carolina-Charlotte.

Financing May 2019

U Of Oregon To Raise In-State Tuition

In-state tuition at the University of Oregon is slated to be increase by between 4.45% and 9.68%. The change is set to go into effect for next year.

Health Care May 2019

University Sports Teams Medical Staff

Sports teams at the University of Maryland will have a medical staff that includes the head team physician, nutritionists, mental health practitioners and athletic trainers.

Global May 2019

Homeless Student Now Valedictorian

Tupac Mosley and his family were evicted from their home in February. Now, Mosley is the valedictorian of his high school’s graduating class and going to Tennessee State University.

Financing May 2019

UCLA Receives $1.5M From Ford Foundation

UCLA has received $1.5 million from the Ford Foundation to assist disadvantaged populations, including youth from immigrant families, and undocumented and low-wage workers.

Health Care May 2019

Wanted: Spanish Translators

UNO (the University of New Orleans) is offering a new program to train interpreters and translators of Spanish specifically for health care and legal fields.

Global May 2019

Cuba/US Scientific Cooperation Declines

Under President Donald Trump scientific cooperation has declined, which is impacting a range of issues including coral reef preservation and infection disease treatments.

Global May 2019

Transfer, Play Right Away? Don't Bank On It

The percentage of waiver approvals for college football players who transferred from one school to another dropped during 2018-2019, according to NCAA cases.

Financing May 2019

Virginia Public Colleges’ Tuition Freeze

For the first time in almost 20 years, Virginia is freezing tuition for all of its public colleges. The freeze will be in effect for the next school year.

Financing May 2019

Scholarship Deadline Extended

The deadline for the Miller Lite Brewed to be Bright scholarship has been extended to 11:59 p.m. CST on August 1, 2019. Previous application deadline was 11:59 p.m. CST on May 24, 2019.

Global May 2019

Angela Merkel To Address Harvard

Angela Merkel is giving the keynote speech at Harvard’s commencement. The ceremony is part of several days of activities that include speeches by Colombia’s president and Al Gore.

Global May 2019

Translators Wanted; Top 5 Headlines

The University of New Orleans is offering a new program for training translators and interpreters of Spanish. A charter school network is accused of stealing more than $50 million.