CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  The Chicago College of Performing Arts (CCPA) theatre season kicks off in September with the following productions being staged in the University’s Patrick O’Malley Theatre , 431 S. Wabash Ave., Chicago. William Shakespeare’s comedy, As You Like It, begins the season on Sept. 26-28. The production will[Read More…]

Bicameral Group of Lawmakers Sends Letter to Dept. of Education Standing up for College Students WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–April 24, 2014.  U.S. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tom Harkin (D-Iowa.) and Congressman George Miller (D-Calif.), and their colleagues in the House and Senate yesterday sent a bicameral letter to Secretary[Read More…]

SOUTH HOLLAND, IL—(ENEWSPF)—April 24, 2014. South Suburban College (SSC) Head Baseball Coach Steve Ruzich earned his 1,000th win Wednesday in an 8-6 victory over Morton College.  The Bulldogs rallied from a 6-0 deficit to improve to 25-14 on the season, and help Coach Ruzich achieve the impressive milestone. “It’s a milestone, but[Read More…]

University Park, Ill.—(ENEWSPF)–April 23, 2014 – Governors State University president Elaine P. Maimon has been awarded the 2014 Chicagoland ATHENA Leadership Award from ATHENA International. President Maimon will receive her award at the 2014 Governors State University Foundation Scholarship Luncheon April 25. The ATHENA Leadership Award® is presented to a[Read More…]

CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 22, 2014.  A public campaign called Transit Future that was launched this month to advocate for more investment in Chicago-area transit was put together in part by a dynamic Roosevelt University Sustainability Studies major who recently graduated from the University. Through the Sustainability Studies program, Ron Taylor did an[Read More…]

Bureau Publishes Consumer Advisory and Sample Letters to Help Borrowers Release Co-Signer WASHINGTON, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—April 22, 2014. Today the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB) Student Loan Ombudsman released a report highlighting complaints of “auto-defaults” in private student lending. Borrowers report that some lenders demand immediate full repayment upon the death or[Read More…]

Host of NPR’s “Latino USA,” Maria Hinojosa, will give a presentation at DePaul’s University Center on April 24 titled, “The Growing Number of Latinos in the U.S. and Its Implications.” (Photo courtesy of the School for New Learning). CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014.  DePaul University’s School for New Learning will welcome the[Read More…]

Expansion Creates IB Campuses Pairing Elementary and Wall-to-Wall IB High Schools, Creating the Largest IB Network in the Country CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 21, 2014.  Mayor Rahm Emanuel and CPS CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett announced today that five elementary schools across the city will establish new International Baccalaureate (IB) programmes beginning next fall, creating[Read More…]

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—April 21, 2014. In recognition of the 20th anniversary of the Violence Against Women Act (VAWA), the Department of Justice today announced a nationwide university tour by top administration officials to raise awareness of campus sexual assault.  From April 23-May 1, senior officials from the Departments of Justice and[Read More…]

Federal Government Approves Flexibility Needed for Successful Implementation of State Strategies to Improve Student Learning CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–April 18, 2014.  After pushing for more than two years, Governor Pat Quinn and the Illinois State Board of Education (ISBE) announced today that Illinois has won approval from the United States Department of Education[Read More…]