A representative from the Le Cordon Bleu College of Culinary Arts speaks with a prospective student at an education fair. SOURCE: Flickr/usag-miami New CAP analysis finds that nearly 30 percent of students at for-profit colleges attended an institution now under additional scrutiny from the U.S. Department of Education. Washington, D.C.[Read More…]
Schools
South Suburban College to Host Illinois Energy Conservation Codes Free Training in Oak Forest
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 16, 2015. South Suburban College (SSC) will host a one-day training titled Illinois Energy Construction Codes Free Training, through the Illinois Department of Commerce and Economic Opportunity (IDCEO). The free training will be presented by the Illinois Energy and Recycling Office on Thursday, May 7th from 8:00[Read More…]
Governors State Commencement to Feature Nikki Giovanni, Elizabeth Brackett and Multi-Generational Family Graduates
UNIVERSITY PARK—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Three generations of the same family—grandmother, daughter and son—will be among the graduates when Governors State University holds its annual Commencement Ceremonies Saturday, May 16 at the Tinley Park Convention Center. GSU will hold two commencements, at 10 a.m. and 5 p.m. In the morning ceremony,[Read More…]
Governors State Students to Rally in Springfield against Proposed Budget Cuts
UNIVERSITY PARK, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2015. Students from Governors State University (GSU) will travel by bus to Springfield Wednesday, April 22 for a rally in opposition of the proposed budget cuts to Illinois public higher education. Students will bring thousands of signed letters to their state representatives, meet for a rally[Read More…]
Attorney General Madigan Hosts Summit on Campus Sexual Violence, Details Bill to Strengthen Schools’ Response to Incidents
Normal —(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. Attorney General Lisa Madigan today convened a summit at Illinois State University to address campus sexual violence and detail new legislation to strengthen responsiveness to incidents at colleges and universities around the state to ensure a safe environment for students and a timely process to respond[Read More…]
Dolton Resident Terry Harris Takes His Seat as New Student Trustee at South Suburban College
SOUTH HOLLAND, IL–(ENEWSPF)—April 14, 2015. South Suburban College student Terry Harris was sworn in for his first term as the new Student Trustee at the college’s April meeting of the Board of Trustees, and welcomed to his new post by Chairman Frank Zuccarelli. “I’m very excited about this opportunity to[Read More…]
Office of the Future is Topic of April 15 Fogelson Forum at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. Designing office space to meet the needs of a younger, more technologically mobile generation of professionals that has different expectations of how work and life intersect is the subject of the Gerald Fogelson Forum on Real Estate being held at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in room[Read More…]
Famed Music Critic to Read from New Book on April 15 at Roosevelt University
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015. Jessica Hopper, author of the forthcoming book The First Collection of Criticism by a Living Female Rock Critic, will read from her work as part of the Roosevelt University Reading Series at 5 p.m. Wednesday, April 15 in the University’s 10th floor library, 430 S. Michigan Ave.,[Read More…]
Congresswoman Duckworth’s Office to Host College Savings Seminar in Roselle on April 15
ROSELLE—(ENEWSPF)—April 13, 2015. Congresswoman Tammy Duckworth (IL-08) will be hosting a College Savings Seminar at Lake Park High School, 500 W. Bryn Mawr Ave. – West Campus on Wednesday, April 15, 2015, from 6:30 pm to 8:00 pm. Financial aid experts, as well as representatives from Harper College, Roosevelt University,[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders: Make Public Higher Ed Tuition-Free, Reform Loans, Protect Pell Grants
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 13, 2015 – In a speech tonight at American University, Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.) will call for overhauling how college education is financed by allowing students to refinance loans, eliminating federal profits on loans, making 4-year public colleges tuition-free, expanding work-study programs and providing incentives for colleges and universities[Read More…]
