Navient, Formerly Part of Sallie Mae, Illegally Cheated Borrowers Out of Repayment Rights Through Shortcuts and Deception WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–January 18, 2017. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) is suing the nation’s largest servicer of both federal and private student loans for systematically and illegally failing borrowers at every[Read More…]
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Bullies Target Physical Appearance, Ethnicity, Gender or Sexual Orientation – UN Reports
Children at a displaced camp in Port-au-Prince, Haiti. UN Photo/Sophia Paris NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–17 January 2017 – Nearly a quarter of a million children and young people world-wide are bullied each year, according to a report released today by the United Nations educational and cultural agency, which found that bullies like[Read More…]
In Letter to Senate HELP Committee, 38 Groups Express Concerns with Education Secretary Nominee Betsy DeVos
Washington, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–January 17, 2017. Thirty-eight groups representing a broad spectrum of education stakeholders have sent a letter to the Senate Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, or HELP, Committee expressing “strong concerns” with President-elect Donald Trump’s nominee to serve as the next U.S. secretary of education, Betsy DeVos. “Over the[Read More…]
Park Forest Resident Named to Iowa State University Fall 2016 Dean’s List
AMES, Iowa—(ENEWSPF)–January 16, 2017 – Approximately 8,775 Iowa State University students have been recognized for outstanding academic achievement by being named to the Fall Semester 2016 Dean’s List. Students named to the Dean’s List must have earned a grade point average of at least 3.50 on a 4.00 scale while[Read More…]
Five Marian Musicians Parade Their Skills At Rose Bowl
Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- From Erin Gallagher at the Daily Southtown regarding Marian Catholic students who marched in the Rose Bowl parade: As 2017 was beginning, everything came up roses for five Southland students. The students from Marian Catholic High School in Chicago Heights marched and performed with an elite honor band Jan.[Read More…]
South Suburban College Men’s Basketball Maintains #1 Ranking in the Country
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL –(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. The SSC Bulldogs Men’s Basketball Team maintained their #1 Ranking in the latest National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA) National Poll. They also improved to 18-0 on the season with their 74-63 victory Tuesday night over #10 Parkland. They currently are on a 33-game[Read More…]
DePaul University Humanities Center to Feature Ballet, Comedy and the Bible
Winter season includes film screenings, performances and scholarship Edward Watson, a principal in the Royal Ballet in London, will speak Feb. 16 at a DePaul University Humanities Center event. (Photo by Charlotte MacMillan) CHICAGO — (ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. Events featuring space exploration, improv comedy, Royal Ballet Principal Edward Watson and[Read More…]
Sprint 1Million Project Activation Fair and Teen Zone Open House to be Held on Tuesday, Jan.17
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–January 13, 2017. Some 250 high school students in Park Forest stand to become the proud new owners of cellular devices thanks to a new initiative from Sprint. Park Forest was selected as one of 11 communities across the country by Sprint and the Sprint Foundation to participate[Read More…]
Trend Toward Mass Deportation of Immigrants from U.S. to be Topic of Feb. 6 Matthew Freeman Lecture
Tanya Golash Boza CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. Increasing deportation of largely male black and Latino immigrants from the United States will be the topic of Roosevelt University’s annual Matthew Freeman lecture by author Tanya Golash-Boza at 11:30 a.m. Feb. 6 at the University, 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The event is[Read More…]
Photo Exhibit on Green Roofs in Chicago and Beyond to Open Feb. 9 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery
Wabash building green roof CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–January 12, 2017. The public will get a rare look at green roofs in Chicago and beyond when photographer Brad Temkin’s Rooftop: Second Nature opens Thursday, Feb. 9 at Roosevelt University’s Gage Gallery, 18. S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Approximately 20 large-scale images of green rooftops in[Read More…]
