Blogs Posts in Higher Education category; 145 blog posts

'Higher allocation to education shows Govt's priority'

Member of Planning Commission Narendra Jadhav has said that the government's overriding priority for education is evident from the Rs 52,057 crore allocation for education sector in the Budget -- up by 24 per cent over the current ye [...]

Posted On : Mar, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education, lower blood pressure: study

The more advanced degrees a person has, the lower their blood pressure, a study published online has found. An analysis of some 4,000 patient records from the 30-year Framingham Offspring Study found that, controlling only for age, wom [...]

Posted On : Feb, 28 2011 | Comments : 0

New IADT Website Simplifies the Search for Higher Education

Whether you want to expand your education in one of nine major metropolitan markets across the United States from Seattle to Tampa or 100% online, the International Academy of Design & Technology (IADT) can help you find a school and [...]

Posted On : Feb, 25 2011 | Comments : 0

Board of Regents set to vote on commissioner of higher educa...

The head of the Arkansas Department of Higher Education is in line to become Louisiana's top college administrator after receiving a unanimous recommendation Wednesday from a Board of Regents search committee.Jim Purcell's nomina [...]

Posted On : Feb, 24 2011 | Comments : 0

Washington must chart a better way on higher education suppo...

WASHINGTON state's 2011 supplemental spending plan wields the budget ax heavily on our four-year universities. It has proved difficult for lawmakers fixated on the budget to carve out attention for higher education. Reps. Reuven Carl [...]

Posted On : Feb, 21 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education minister meets UNESCO director

The minister of Higher Education, Science and Technology, Candida Teixeira, met in Paris, France the director general of the United Nations Education, Scientific and Communication Organisation (UNESCO) Irina Bokova, to whom she submitted [...]

Posted On : Feb, 20 2011 | Comments : 0

The US higher education mess

True to my word, I will recommence post-vacation blogging today with a post that is not just about big-P politics, that is substantive, that is about a topic we rarely visit here but is important, and that will not in any way mention a c [...]

Posted On : Feb, 17 2011 | Comments : 0

The 'Cost' of Higher Education?

College costs a fortune. I have a child about ready to go, does it really pay off at these levels? Sam – Santa Barbara There is no question that the state is in bad shape and both the California State and UC systems are right [...]

Posted On : Feb, 05 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher Education Presidents and Regents Criticize Budget Cut...

The presidents of Nevada’s colleges and universities said the governor’s budget cuts would put their institutions on a starvation diet. They argued that past budget cuts severely slimmed their institutions, meaning additional [...]

Posted On : Feb, 04 2011 | Comments : 0

Cutting too deeply into higher education is bad for business

The Texas Legislature has a multibillion-dollar deficit to eliminate, and an overwhelming mandate to eliminate it by doing without what can be done without, rather than by raising taxes. The things that can't be done without are thos [...]

Posted On : Feb, 02 2011 | Comments : 0

Low expectations for higher education

As a parent who recently borrowed a shocking amount of money to pay for our son's first year at a state university, I couldn't believe what I was reading: Forty-five percent of college undergraduates fail to improve in criti [...]

Posted On : Feb, 01 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher ed at a crossroads

We tread lightly when talk of higher education consolidations emerges. In northeastern Louisiana, we are fortunate to have three such institutions plus a community college, and one of those institutions is a cherished historically black [...]

Posted On : Jan, 27 2011 | Comments : 0

Higher education needs higher expectations

In his State of the State speech, Gov. Brian Sandoval called for cuts in higher education subsidies, and he answered concerns about the potential consequences by saying, "Perhaps a new system is precisely what we need in this new er [...]

Posted On : Jan, 26 2011 | Comments : 0

Brownback says Kansas’ economic recovery tied to higher educ...

cIn his proposed budget and speeches, Gov. Sam Brownback indicates that he expects the state’s higher education system to play a big role in helping the Kansas economy recover. But Brownback’s proposed increases in funding fo [...]