Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden and Jeff Merkley, both D-Ore., today urged Secretary of Education Dr. John King to create strong protections and a streamlined path to debt relief for student loan borrowers in the Department’s forthcoming “borrower defense” rule. The Oregon senators joined 41 colleagues[Read More…]
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2016 Graduate Exhibit Opens on May 2 at Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery
CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. Prairie State College’s Christopher Art Gallery will host the 2016 Graduate Exhibition opening on Monday, May 2 and running through Wednesday, May 25. There will be a reception on Wednesday, May 4 from 11 a.m. – 1 p.m. in the Gallery. Both the exhibit and reception are free[Read More…]
DePaul University to Present 2-day institute: ‘Learning Agility and the Brain’
CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)–April 29, 2016. Results of an executive survey released this month by the Futurestep division of the global management consulting firm Korn Ferry found that 43 percent of respondents ranked learning agility as the top attribute they seek in recent college grads. Other studies rank learning agility as the[Read More…]
Tammy Duckworth and Congressional Leaders Introduce Comprehensive College Affordability Legislation
Fully-paid for In the Red Act strengthens Pell Grants, invests in community college, and enables more Americans to refinance their student debt at lower interest rates Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today introduced a comprehensive package of fully paid-for reforms to make college more affordable for all[Read More…]
Music Student Wins Social Justice Award for Bringing Music to Juvenile Detainees
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 28, 2016. Roosevelt University graduate viola performance student Michael Schneider believes in using classical music to build community and share with those who might not otherwise have the opportunity to hear and learn about it. The Ft. Lauderdale, Fla., native is the founder of a new Chicago College of[Read More…]
Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Unveils Student Loan ‘Payback Playbook’ to Provide Borrowers with Personalized Snapshot of Repayment Options
Prototype Disclosures Outline Path to Affordable Payments for Borrowers Trying to Avoid Debt Distress WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–April 27, 2016. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) unveiled the student loan Payback Playbook, a set of prototype disclosures that outline a path to affordable payments for borrowers trying to avoid[Read More…]
Senator Wyden Joins Bipartisan Push to Pass Bill to Combat Campus Sexual Assault
Senators urges colleagues to take action and pass the Campus Accountability and Safety Act Washington, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. U.S. Senators Ron Wyden, D-Ore., Kirsten Gillibrand, D-N.Y. and Claire McCaskill, D-Mo., today were joined by Republican leaders in the U.S. Senate and survivors of sexual assault to urge the Senate[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s New National Service Bill Would Make College More Affordable While Helping Revitalize American Communities
Congresswoman proposes empowering young Americans to serve their neighbors and neighborhoods by expanding college financial assistance and civilian service programs Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 26, 2016. Following this month’s anniversary of the Edward M. Kennedy Serve America Act, Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) today proposed bold legislation to build on the law’s successes[Read More…]
Mayor Emanuel and CPS Announce Dunbar High School to Establish City’s First Comprehensive Trades Program
Construction Trades Campus at Dunbar to Revitalize Trade Programming and Prepare Students for Careers in Construction Industries CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016. Mayor Rahm Emanuel, U.S. Representative Bobby L. Rush (IL-01), the Chicago Building Trades and Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced Dunbar Career Academy High School will establish a comprehensive citywide construction[Read More…]
Seuss is on the Loose at Governors State University (Video)
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)–April 25, 2016 – The GSU Center for Performing Arts announces the upcoming performance of Seussical. This upbeat, whimsical musical production comes direct from New York and will be held on May 1, 2016 at 2 p.m. Seussical started as a Broadway musical centered on The Cat in[Read More…]
