Archive for January, 2009
One Sweet Scholarship
Students in Rhode Island and parts of Massachusetts have a great scholarship opportunity available to them. Dunkin Donuts and its franchises in this area have announced that they will be offering thousand dollar scholarships to area students who qualify.
Dunkin’ Donuts will award $100,000 in scholarships to high school seniors and college students from Rhode Island [...]
Anaheim University Becomes Nationally Accredited
Known for being among the first to offer online Masters degrees, as well as one of the first to establish online learning centers in Asia, Anaheim University has always been a force to be reckoned with — and now, the school has proven its worth on a national level, gaining the all-important distinction of national [...]
Finding Money For College During the Recession
It’s no secret that money for college can be awfully difficult to come by these days. It’s to the point where every penny counts and, over at Freep, columnist Susan Tompor has a list of tips on how to make sure you have enough money set aside for your children’s — or your own — [...]
Indiana University Offers 20 Scholarships
Indiana State University has announced that it will be offering 5 more of its Presidents Scholarships than last year. Prospective scholarship candidates were given a campus tour, and then interviewed to be selected for the scholarships.
The number of prospective scholars invited to campus for interviews is approximately three times higher than in previous years, said [...]
Minnesota Governor Pushes For More Online Courses
In Minnesota Governor Tim Pawlenty’s recent state-of-the-state address, he addressed an issue that might be on more officials’ minds than we think — the state of online education. Seeing an opportunity to at once save state money and provide a wealth of new opportunities to career-burdened individuals, the governor called for more available online college [...]
Bob Dole Scholarship for Kansas Students
Kansas high school seniors who plan to attend a 4 year university might possibly qualify for a scholarship that is being sponsored by Bob Dole. Know as the Robert J Dole Public Service Scholarship, it is offered through Kansas University’s Dole Institute.
To qualify, students must have a 3.0 grade-point average in high school and demonstrate [...]
Can an iPhone Simplify Your College Life?
From laptops to lecture recorders to the whole gamut of i-prefixed gadgetry, modern technology is a huge part of the average college student’s life. But how do today’s top-selling electronic tools stack up in terms of fun and usefulness? Mississippi State University student reporter Bailey Singletary weighs in on the top four gadgets making college [...]
Israeli Entrepreneur Plans to Open Nonprofit Campusless University
Every campus has a price and, online classes or not, every college has a campus… right? Shai Reshef, Israeli internet entrepreneur, wants to challenge everything we know about universities with plans to create a global-scale, tuition-free, nonprofit university called the University of the People. No tuition? No campus? No problem.
“The idea is to take social [...]
Minority Scholarship for Natural Healthcare
Have you ever wanted to earn your certificate of degree in acupuncture or chiropractics? Northwestern Health Sciences University announced that it will be offering scholarships to minority students who are interested in a career in natural health care.
Northwestern Health Sciences University is offering four full-tuition diversity scholarships, boosting its commitment to create an institutional culture [...]
I Am a Phoenix — University of Phoenix Contest
Are you a go-getter? Are you fearless, and known for your ability to rise to the occasion? Have you struggled and overcome obstacles for a chance to change your life for the better — and did you do it with a solid-gold quality online education?
That is to say, are you a Phoenix?
If you are, then [...]
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