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Benefits of Integrating Service-Learning With Other High-Impact Practices

The Scholarly Teacher

There are liability release forms to consider, as well as liability insurance. college students, 1977–2014. They are best executed when community partnerships already exist. Being in “the field” may present liability concerns for your institution. Eshbaugh, W. & Branson, R. & O'Donnell, K.

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A public university wants to privatize advancement jobs

Confessions of a Community College Dean

Others are anxious about losing their union protections and public sector benefits; some with serious health conditions said being taken off their current health and life insurance would destabilize their families. Many simply resent being forced into the private sector.

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4 Reasons Why You Should Study in Germany

Study and Go Abroad

As of 2014, the German government got rid of tuition fees for all students (yes, including international students!) FREE tuition This sounds too good to be true — right? Typically, the more popular a study abroad destination is, the more expensive it can be. But that’s not true for Germany ! enrolled in public universities.

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Is for-profit higher education dying or just a shell of itself?

Confessions of a Community College Dean

When I first heard about it, I assumed they were going to merge it into the University of Arkansas Grantham, the public institution Arkansas created when it purchased Grantham University last year, which itself emerged out of eVersity, the online-only university Arkansas created in 2014. Where do you need a degree?

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7 Recognizable Sites in Pop Culture and Film in London

AIFS Abroad

The Black Prince – Kingsman If you’ve seen the posh-accented action Kingsman: The Secret Service (2014) , you’re probably familiar with this pub. With inclusions such as tuition, housing, insurance, excursions and activities, on-site staff, and emergency support, you’ll have a stress-free global education experience.

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CBO's Revised Student Loan Projections and FSA Operational Costs (Glen McGhee)

Higher Education Inquirer

From Profit to Loss: The $340 Billion Shift According to the Committee for a Responsible Federal Budget (CRFB), the estimated federal cost of student loans issued between 2015 and 2024 has increased by $340 billion transforming from a projected gain of $135 billion in the 2014 baseline to an expected loss of $205 billion in the 2024 baseline 15.