CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015.  Christina Bruenning and her 21-year-old son, Nick, will share a milestone experience when they graduate together, both receiving bachelor’s degrees in Hospitality and Tourism Management, on Friday, Dec. 11 from Roosevelt University. Christina Bruenning will walk across the stage of the Auditorium Theatre of Roosevelt University first,[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2015.  Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA) workshop for Spanish speaking parents of high school juniors and seniors to help students and parents file the FAFSA online. Submitting a completed and accurate FAFSA is the first and most important[Read More…]

WASHINGTON, D.C. –(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-IL) and Richard Blumenthal (D-CT) today called the Department of Education’s approval of more than $28 million in federal student loan debt relief of 1,312 students of former Heald College – which was part of the collapsed Corinthian Colleges, Inc. system[Read More…]

CHICAGO HEIGHTS–(ENEWSPF)–December 3, 2015.  Prairie State College (PSC) is holding an Open House for those interested in attending classes this spring. The event is scheduled from 5:30 to 7 p.m., Tuesday, Dec. 15, in the atrium of the college’s main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2015 Since 2009, America’s schools have raised academic expectations, increased graduation rates to their highest level on record, and sent more students to college than ever. The bill passed by the House today will cement this progress. The Every Student Succeeds Act will fix the No Child Left Behind[Read More…]

Sister Loretta Brennan and Josephine Kulea to received honorary degrees Josephine Kulea is an activist for women’s and children’s rights and has rescued more than 1,000 girls to date through her foundation. She will receive a Doctor of Humane Letters degree during the Dec. 5 commencement at Tangaza College in[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.  A new CD featuring orchestral works composed by Roosevelt University music professor Stacy Garrop and performed by the University’s Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) Chamber and Symphony Orchestras has been released this fall by Cedille Records. The album Mythology Symphony: Orchestral Works by Stacy Garrop is[Read More…]

Letter to ED and DOJ questions lack of accountability for company executives and inadequate relief for defrauded students Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2015.   In a letter to the Department of Education (ED) and Department of Justice (DOJ), United States Senators Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), and Richard Blumenthal[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–November 30, 2015 – 4:15 PM CST.  Robert J. Zimmer, President of the University of Chicago issued the following statement: The University of Chicago has received confirmation from the FBI that an individual is in custody in connection with yesterday’s threat against the University. Classes and events remain canceled for[Read More…]

UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—November 30, 2015. Take 6, winners of 10 Grammy Awards and 10 Dove Awards, will perform Saturday, December 12 at 8 p.m. at the Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University. Take 6 is a multi-platinum selling a cappella group, beloved throughout the musical universe. These six virtuosic[Read More…]