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Firm brings microfinancial aid to U.S. studentsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 7:33AMAn innovative method of helping students pay for college in Latin America has landed in the United States - and 15 California students serve as its willing guinea pigs. "For me, it's absolutely wonderful," said...

Editorial: Indian River State College not known only for academic excellence, but also for affordability, and that's ...Tuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 5:00AMIndian River State College, which has earned a reputation for cutting-edge academic programs for a new economy, also is one of the nation's best bargains for college students.

Details of the budget billsTuesday, July 19, 2011 @ 4:12AMAfter a slow start, legislators are now working quickly to pass the state's budget bills. A bill to fund public safety was the first of nine budget bills to pass the House and Senate tonight. The GOP-controlled Legislature continues to vote on the remaining bills this evening, in what could be a late night for lawmakers.

Schumer pushes job training grants for collegesWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 9:21PMFunds from a federal grant could help dozens of SUNY colleges, including Herkimer County Community College, to extend or develop programs needed to help unemployed workers to get back into the workforce. On Wednesday, U.S. Sen. Charles Schumer announced he is pushing for the U.S. Department of Labor to approve the $50 million grant which would provide the necessary funds for this consortium of ...

Counselling for berths from July 18Wednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 7:00PMFor diploma courses, the amount is Rs 2,400 (general and backward categories) and Rs 500 (Scheduled Caste and Scheduled Tribe).20110714T000000+000014237267NewsState board eyes shelved power plansRUDRA BISWASRanchi, July 13:Jharkhand State Electricity Board (JSEB) has begun a hunt for reports of hydel projects that were proposed during the days of undivided Bihar but suspended after the state's ...

Jane Chafin: MFA: Is It Necessary? -- The DebateWednesday, July 13, 2011 @ 5:28PMA degree is not something I look for when selecting artists for Offramp Gallery. The bottom line is always the work. I look for work that's honest, creative, original, skillfully executed and intensely visual.

Changes coming to bus transit in fallTuesday, July 12, 2011 @ 12:22AMGainesville's Regional Transit System has a few big changes en route for the fall semester.

Are College Libraries About to Become Bookless?Monday, July 11, 2011 @ 5:09PMThe number of colleges using electronic textbooks available to students is on the rise. But what about the rest of the books on campus—the millions of volumes stored in the library? It turns out the digital text revolution is beginning to turn college libraries into places that no longer stock physical books. As Time reports , the engineering libraries at Kansas State University, Stanford and ...

State budget causing trouble on the college levelMonday, July 11, 2011 @ 4:16AMCheyney University junior Deloris Burnett said she is dreading the fall semester when she will no longer see several of her closest out-of-state friends.