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Summer College Programs for High School Students Can Build Confidence

Summer College Programs for High School Students Can Build Confidence For many high school students, living on a college campus is an abstract, and somewhat intimidating, concept. Counselors, teachers, and pare

Highest Paying College Majors

It’s true that on average college graduates make more over their lifetime than non-grads. However, not all majors pay you back the same amount. Here are 10 of the highest paying majors as ranked by College Fa

A Dream Realized…National GEAR UP Conference (Washington, DC)

A Dream Realized…National GEAR UP Conference (Washington, DC)

A College Major Matters Even More in a Recession

A College Major Matters Even More in a Recession By CLAIRE CAIN MILLER June 20, 2014 Graduating into a recession is unlucky. The bad luck haunts young people for years, studies have shown, affecting their sa

Honoring 50 Years of Student Successes Through the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program

U.S. Department of Education sent this bulletin at 06/19/2014 03:48 PM EDT News From ED Header Bookmark and Share The Class of 2014 is coming! This year’s Presidential Scholars will soon be arriving in Washin

5 Facts about today’s college graduates

5 Facts About Today’s College Graduates

Is College Worth It?

Some newly minted college graduates struggle to find work. Others accept jobs for which they feel overqualified. Student debt, meanwhile, has topped $1 trillion. It’s enough to create a wave of questions abou

Life in College Matters for Life after College

  May 6, 2014 Life in College Matters for Life After College New Gallup-Purdue study looks at links among college, work, and well-being by Julie Ray and Stephanie Kafka WASHINGTON, D.C. — When it com

First Lady Asks Students to ‘Reach Higher’

Elizabeth Morgan, Director of External Relations First Lady Michelle Obama told high school seniors in San Antonio on Friday that U.S. competitiveness in the global economy depends on their success in higher ed