Monday, March 29, 2010

“AT THE PODIUM: Lectures scheduled this week at area colleges and universities (South Bend Tribune)” plus 2

“AT THE PODIUM: Lectures scheduled this week at area colleges and universities (South Bend Tribune)” plus 2

AT THE PODIUM: Lectures scheduled this week at area colleges and universities (South Bend Tribune)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 04:11 AM PDT

  • 4:15 p.m. Thursday. "Altered States: The Globalization of Accountability," Valerie Sperling, government professor, Clark University. Room C-103, Hesburgh Center, Notre Dame

    Listings of lectures appear each Monday in The Tribune. Entries may be mailed to the Metro Desk, South Bend Tribune, 225 W. Colfax Ave., South Bend, IN 46626; faxed to (574) 235-6104; or sent via e-mail to SBTNews@sbtinfo.com. The deadline for submissions is 5 p.m. Thursday.


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    Fee hikes loom for colleges, universities (Toronto Sun)

    Posted: 29 Mar 2010 02:13 PM PDT

    Ontario college and university tuition fees will be allowed to rise an average of 5% annually over the next two years, the provincial government has decided.

    College and University Minister John Milloy also has announced changes to the Ontario Student Assistance Program, including covering the cost of loan interest for the first six months after graduation.

    "We want students to focus on their studies, not how they are going to afford their groceries or pay their rent," Milloy said in a statement Monday to the Ontario Legislature.

    Nora Loreto of the Canadian Federation of Students said the tuition decision means Ontario college and university students will continue to pay more than in any other province.

    "It's a 5% increase on average every year for now six years," Loreto said. "Ontario's already the most expensive place to get a college or university designation and this just continues that trend."

    The maximum cost of a four-year undergraduate program will rise to $29,000 from $28,000, Loreto said.

    While students will welcome the six-month loan interest break, the other OSAP changes don't mean much for them, she said.

    "The biggest difference is that they'll be able to borrow more (money)," she said.

    Although post-secondary students are looking at two more years of above-inflation tuition hikes, Milloy suggested college and university educations are not moving out of the financial reach of Ontarians.

    About 120,000 students have entered the college and university systems since the province first implemented its tuition framework, Milloy said.

    "At the same time, we've seen the default rate for student loans at the lowest ever in Ontario's history," he said. "So I think it demonstrates the fact that we have a framework which has worked. It has allowed more students to come into the system."

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    12 Colleges Participate In Transfer Fair (The Kentucky Post)

    Posted: 29 Mar 2010 12:20 PM PDT

    COVINGTON, Ky. – A dozen regional colleges and universities will participate in Gateway Community and Technical College's second annual Transfer Fair Wednesday, March 31, from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the college's Edgewood Campus, 790 Thomas More Pkwy.

    The fair, sponsored by the Kentucky Association of College Registrars and Admissions Officers, offers Gateway students first-hand information about how to transfer to four-year institutions to pursue a baccalaureate degree.

    Representatives from these institutions will share:

    • How academic credits transfer from a KCTCS college to a four-year institution;
    • How and where to apply for financial aid;
    • The majors offered at four-year Kentucky institutions and elsewhere; and
    • What campus life is like at the four-year institutions.

    As a regionally accredited comprehensive community and technical college, Gateway offers students high quality education at an affordable cost and provides students with the flexibliity of transferring to pursue a higher degree or going directly into the job market.

    Colleges participating in Wednesday's event include a variety four-year public and private, large and small colleges that attract students from this region.

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