Higher Education News Archive
Subscribe to this feedTwo New Degrees To Be Offered At Gallatin College
Published on 06/06/2011
“The Montana Board of Regents has approved medical assistant and bookkeeping certificate programs to be offered through Gallatin College Programs this fall,” reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. “Applications are now being accepted. Both programs lead to certificates in applied science degrees and will take one year to complete.” "These programs...Read more.
Cruzado Holds Town Hall To Improve Communication
Published on 05/02/2011
“Montana State University President Waded Cruzado held a town hall meeting Monday to give people on the Bozeman campus an end-of-semester update and answer questions, but even the president couldn't answer one of the biggest questions,” reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. “Everyone was wondering: What will the 2011 Legislature do...Read more.
Cruzado Returning To Northern, Will Address Search For Chancellor
Published on 04/15/2011
“The president of Montana State University will return to Havre to continue discussions on finding a new leader for the Havre university, reports the Havre Daily News. “Montana State University-Northern announced Tuesday night that MSU President Waded Cruzado would be at the Havre campus Monday to talk to students, faculty...Read more.
Lawmakers Vote To Take Northern Off Chopping Block
Published on 06/21/2010
“Lawmakers on Tuesday nixed any suggestion that Montana State University-Northern could face the chopping block in the next legislative session. Legislators on the Interim Finance Committee met Monday and Tuesday at the Capitol to consider a host of ideas from legislative staff as to what lawmakers might consider cutting when...Read more.
Final Version Of Common Core State Standards Released
Published on 06/14/2010
Whether they live in Massachusetts or Montana, students should end up graduating with a common base of knowledge. That was the consensus Wednesday when governors, state education chiefs and other officials from across the country released the final version of Common Core State Standards -- a road map to make...Read more.
MSU Wins $1.2 Million Hughes Grant For Biomedical, Science And Indian Education
Published on 05/24/2010
“Montana State University will receive a $1.2 million, four-year grant to strengthen biomedical education and research opportunities for undergraduates, and to help American Indian high school students prepare for college, the Howard Hughes Medical Institute announced Thursday,” reports the Bozeman Daily Chronicle. "HHMI is committed to funding education programs that...Read more.
MSUB Names Interim Provost For Business College
Published on 05/24/2010
“Dr. Gary Young, dean of the Montana State University Billings College of Business, has been selected to serve as interim provost and vice chancellor for academic affairs at the university,” reports the Billings Gazette. “Young begins his job on June 7 to permit a smooth transition with current provost, Dr....Read more.
Obama's Student Loan Takeover Adds $52 Billion To Deficit According To 'Fair Value' Accounting, Says CBO
Published on 04/02/2010
The student loan overhaul legislation signed into law by President Barack Obama on Tuesday could add $52 billion to the deficit between 2010 and 2020 when the cost of the market risks and administrative expenses of the loans are taken into consideration, the non-partisan Congressional Budget Office (CBO) reported. “CBO...Read more.
Obama Signs Student Aid Reform Bill Into Law
Published on 04/02/2010
Yesterday morning, President Barack Obama signed the Health Care and Education Reconciliation Act of 2010 at a ceremony at Northern Virginia Community College in Alexandria, Virginia. The signing of this legislation ends a full year of effort that started with his budget proposal, continued with the House passing SAFRA last...Read more.
Obama Nominates Another Californian For Top Education Post
Published on 03/08/2010
"President Obama last week nominated Eduardo M. Ochoa, the No. 2 official at Sonoma State University, to be assistant secretary for postsecondary education at the U.S. Department of Education," Inside Higher Ed reports. "The assistant secretary for postsecondary education historically has been the federal government's top higher education official. But...Read more.
