University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015 — Governors State University’s (GSU) Student Healthcare Management Association (SHCMA), in partnership with the Chicago Southland Chamber of Commerce, will host a healthcare symposium on the ramifications of The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act on Thursday, March 12, from 6 to 8 p.m. in[Read More…]
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Tony Award Winning Theater Brings Macbeth to Prairie State College Stage March 11
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. Prairie State College (PSC) is hosting a Chicago Shakespeare Theater on Navy Pier production of “Macbeth” at 11 a.m., Wednesday, March 11, in the Barnes & Noble College Auditorium in the Conference Center of the PSC main campus, located at 202 S. Halsted St. in Chicago Heights.[Read More…]
Center for American Progress Announces College for All Plan to Eliminate Barriers to Higher Education, Ensure U.S. Can Achieve Inclusive Prosperity and Economic Growth
Students walk near Old Main on the Penn State University campus. SOURCE: AP/Gene J. Puskar Washington D.C. —(ENEWSPF)–February 19, 2015. As part of a strategy to ensure that the United States can achieve inclusive prosperity and broad-based economic growth, the country must take bold steps to eliminate barriers to higher education[Read More…]
Army Field Band to Perform at Governors State University on March 17
University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 19, 2015. The internationally acclaimed Jazz Ambassadors of Washington, D.C., will continue its long tradition of presenting free public performances when it appears at The Center for Performing Arts at Governors State University (GSU), 1 University Parkway, University Park on Tuesday, March 17 at 7 p.m. There[Read More…]
Recognized Writer Rebecca Curtis to Read at Roosevelt University on Feb. 23
CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)–February 18, 2015. Rebecca Curtis, author of Twenty Grand and Other Tales of Love and Money, will read and discuss her work at 5 p.m. on Monday, Feb. 23 in Room 700 of Roosevelt University’s Gage Building, 18 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. The reading is free and open to the[Read More…]
DePaul University Selects Cal Poly Leader for Provost Post
Marten L. denBoer, provost and vice president for Academic Affairs at California State Polytechnic University, Pomona, was elected provost of DePaul University in Chicago. A physicist by training, denBoer will become DePaul’s chief academic officer July 1. (California State Polytechnic University/Tom Zasadzinski) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 18, 2015. Marten L. denBoer, who[Read More…]
Marian Catholic High School Awards 55 Academic Letters for 4.0 GPAs
Aliya Rodriguez ’15 (Olympia Fields) is congratulated by Principal Mr. Steve Tortorello ’04. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Chicago Heights, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Marian Catholic High School awarded 55 Academic Letters to sophomores, juniors, seniors at the annual Academic Letter Breakfast on Thursday, October 23, 2014. The Academic Letter is awarded to a student who[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Civil Rights Conference to Feature Discussions on Justice Then and Now
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Roosevelt University will host a major two-day conference on civil rights being held from 9 a.m. to 6:30 p.m. Friday and Saturday, Feb. 20-21 at 430 S. Michigan Ave., Chicago. Civil rights movement veterans from around the country will be on hand to share recollections of the[Read More…]
Senator Bernie Sanders Calls for Higher Ed Funding Revolution
JOHNSON, Vt.–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015 – U.S. Sen. Bernie Sanders (I-Vt.), speaking today at Johnson State College, called for a “revolution” in the way higher education is funded in the United States. He proposed tuition-free courses for freshmen and sophomores at all public colleges and universities. He also called for reforms[Read More…]
Roosevelt University Professors Release New Book with Advice on Teaching Latinos
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–February 17, 2015. Aiming to improve academic achievement among growing numbers of Latino students in Chicago and beyond, a new book by two Roosevelt University professors offers advice to teachers for reaching and succeeding with students who typically perform below whites, blacks and Asians in reading, math and the sciences.[Read More…]
