Chicago City of Learning & Hive Learning Network bring together 20+ citywide youth-serving organizations. CHICAGO—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. Recently, hundreds of young Chicagoans, along with their parents and teachers, plus representatives of two dozen youth-serving organizations citywide, converged at Jones College Prep for the second annual Destination: Chicago—Winter Break. Presented by[Read More…]

University Park, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 6, 2015. Governors State University (GSU) Jaguar men’s and women’s basketball, playing as club teams in their first season, each posted winning records. The men’s team finished 23-1, and the women finished their season with a 13-7 record. But in addition to their winning ways on the[Read More…]

University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 5, 2015. Governors State University will present the transformation of the university at an undergraduate Open House on Monday, February 16, from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. With the innovative freshmen academic program, recently renovated science, health science and technology classrooms and labs, and the opening[Read More…]

Partnerships with H&R Block and Intuit, Inc. encourage users to explore their student loan repayment options and check their eligibility for lower monthly student loan payments as they prepare their tax returns Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–February 5, 2015.  The U.S. Treasury Department and the U.S. Department of Education will continue working with[Read More…]

Senator continues tradition of sharing Dreamer stories on the Senate Floor by highlighting DACA recipients attending Loyola University Chicago’s Stritch School of Medicine U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) attended a ceremony welcoming Loyola University Chicago Stritch School of Medicine’s Class of 2018 – which includes seven “DREAMers,” – on their[Read More…]

Illinois Student Assistance Commission promotes free financial aid events and resources CHICAGO –(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2015.  February is Financial Aid Awareness Month, and an important time to remind Illinois families that despite the rising cost of tuition and fees, financial aid can help make college possible, especially for families with the[Read More…]

University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. Admission to a four-year university for highly qualified students has been streamlined at Governors State University with a new program called Freshman Fridays. Attending the session, providing the appropriate documentation and meeting the qualifications enables graduating seniors to apply to GSU and receive an[Read More…]

University Park, IL –(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. Bon Appétit! is a comedy opera mimicking a classic Julia Child television broadcast. Witness an “episode” live on Sunday, March 1 at 4 p.m. at Governors State University’s Center for Performing Arts, 1 University Parkway, University Park. Julia, played by the “deeply expressive” Sarah[Read More…]

New Owner Agrees to Strong Consumer Protections, Will Cease Private Student Lending WASHINGTON, D.C. —(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2015. Today, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) and the U.S. Department of Education announced more than $480 million in forgiveness for borrowers who took out Corinthian College’s high-cost private student loans. ECMC Group,[Read More…]

DePaul University campuses will reopen and classes will resume Tuesday, Feb. 3, after being closed Monday due to blizzard-like conditions. (Photo by Jamie Moncrief) CHICAGO —(ENEWSPF)—February 2, 2015. DePaul University campuses will reopen and classes will resume Tuesday, Feb. 3, after being closed Monday due to blizzard-like conditions and what’s[Read More…]