MILWAUKEE—(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016) – Krystal Clayton of Park Forest, Illinois, has been named to the Dean’s List for the fall 2015 semester at Marquette University in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. Clayton is pursuing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Public Relations. Marquette University is a Catholic, Jesuit university that draws its more[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016.  Prairie State College (PSC) recently named Dr. Theresa Dixon director of the TRiO Talent Search program. In that role, she provides direct oversight and supervision of all activities and collaborative efforts of the grant funded project, including student recruitment, staff training and supervision, budgeting and recordkeeping.[Read More…]

CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—March 17, 2016. A photographic exploration of papal visits to Israel from 1964-2014 will be on display at DePaul University this spring in a special exhibition co-sponsored with the Consul General of Israel to the Midwest. The 44 historic images depict stirring scenes as well as quiet, intimate moments[Read More…]

  Students gather in the Illinois State Capitol to lobby their lawmakers against budget cuts affecting education spending on October 20, 2015. Source: AP/Seth Perlman ILLINOIS–(ENEWSPF)–March 17, 2016.  The future of public higher education is on shaky footing in Illinois. As a budget impasse that froze all state funding to[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  A Roosevelt University musical theatre alumna is one of the stars of the new TV sitcom Crowded, which debuts on NBC network TV beginning on Sunday, March 20. Mia Serafino, a 2011 graduate of Roosevelt’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA), plays Stella, the grown daughter of[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  Ottessa Moshfegh, whose 2015 novel Eileen is a finalist for the National Book Critics Circle Award, will read from her work at 5 p.m. Monday, March 21 in Roosevelt University’s seventh floor Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Moshfegh is one of the nation’s rising young[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  U.S.  Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today joined U.S. Senator Tammy Baldwin and members of the Senate Democratic caucus to introduce the In the Red Act – a major reform to address college affordability and put America on a path toward debt-free college education. The In[Read More…]

Student Loan Processing.US and Owner Charged Student Loan Borrowers Millions in Illegal Fees WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–March 15, 2016.  Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) requested that a federal district court enter a final judgment and order that would shut down a student debt relief scheme that charged borrowers millions[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–March 14, 2016.  Paul McGuinness, a 29-year veteran of higher education enrollment management, has been appointed vice president for enrollment management and student affairs at Roosevelt University, effective April 11. With extensive experience recruiting, retaining and serving students in the Chicago market, McGuinness joins Roosevelt after leading successful enrollment strategies[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–March 14. 2016.  Alexus Williams is a sophomore with junior standing at the University of Illinois Urbana-Champaign majoring in human development and family studies. What many people don’t know is she started earning college credit while in high school, completing 23 credits at Prairie State College (PSC) by the[Read More…]