Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014 – 2:36 P.M. EST MRS. OBAMA: Thank you. (Applause.) Thank you all so much. Thank you. Well, you guys rest yourselves. You’ve been very busy. (Laughter.) You’re being spoken to a lot. I hear my husband was here. (Laughter.) But it is truly a pleasure to[Read More…]
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Remarks by President Obama at College Opportunity Summit
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014 – 12:17 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Hello! Thank you so much. Thank you! (Applause.) Please, please have a seat. Thank you so much. First of all, can everybody please give Chionque a big round of applause for her great story? (Applause.)We are proud of what she[Read More…]
Prairie State College Announces Commitment to Expand College Access at White House Event
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Today, Prairie State College (PSC) President Dr. Terri L. Winfree will join President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college.[Read More…]
President Obama and First Lady’s Call to Action on College Opportunity
WASHINGTON, DC –(ENEWSPF)–December 4, 2014. Today, President Obama, Vice President Biden, and the First Lady will join college presidents and other education leaders from around the nation at the second White House College Opportunity Day of Action, where organizations will announce over 600 new actions to help more students prepare[Read More…]
Governors State University Announces Commitment to Expand College Access at White House Event
Washington D.C. –(ENEWSPF)—December 4, 2014. Today, Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon joins President Obama, the First Lady, and Vice President Biden along with hundreds of college presidents and other higher education leaders to announce new actions to help more students prepare for and graduate from college. The White[Read More…]
Illinois Student Assistance Commission Announces 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars
More than 18,800 high school students recognized for academic achievement DEERFIELD, IL –-(ENEWSPF)–December 2, 2014. The Illinois Student Assistance Commission (ISAC) is pleased to announce the names of the 2015-16 Illinois State Scholars. Today over 18,800 elite honorees join the other top Illinois high school students honored with the prestigious[Read More…]
Prairie State College’s Wind Ensemble Performing Concert on December 8
CHICAGO HEIGHTS—(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. The Prairie State College (PSC) Wind Ensemble will perform a concert of seasonal favorites from 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monday, December 8, in the Conference Center Auditorium on the college’s main campus at 202 S. Halsted in Chicago Heights. For the first time, the adult choir[Read More…]
Governors State University President to Join President Obama at White House College Opportunity Summit
Higher Education, Business and Non-Profit Leaders Focus on Completion of Bachelor’s Degrees UNIVERSITY PARK, IL –(ENEWSPF)—December 2, 2014. On Thursday, December 4th, Governors State University President Elaine P. Maimon will join President Obama, the First Lady and Vice President Biden at the White House College Opportunity Summit. The Summit will[Read More…]
What We Can Learn from Ferguson: a Q&A with Roosevelt University Sociologist Alfred DeFreece
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. Alfred DeFreece, assistant professor of sociology, is faculty advisor to the Black Student Union and an affiliated faculty member with Roosevelt’s St. Clair Drake Center for African and African American Studies. DeFreece, who started at Roosevelt in 2010, teaches classes such as “Race and Ethnic Relations” and[Read More…]
Education Department Clarifies Requirements for Offering Single-Sex Classes
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 1, 2014. The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights (OCR) released guidance today for K-12 schools that offer or want to offer single-sex classes. In response to numerous inquiries about the legality of single-sex classes, OCR issued guidance that charts a path for schools on how[Read More…]
