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Bridgepoint Education’s Ashford University Forms Articulation Agreement With Nashville State Community College (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. , a provider of post-secondary education services focused on providing higher access to higher education, announced today that Ashford University has signed an articulation agreement with Nashville State Community College , based in Nashville, Tennessee.
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‘Green Week’ events set at Waldorf College (The Globe Gazette)

FOREST CITY — The Rev. Dr. Jim Martin-Schramm, religion professor at Luther College, will present, “Sustainability, Higher Education and Climate Change,” at 10:15 a.m. Monday, March 15, in the Atrium at Waldorf College.
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Developer makes room for college in Greenfield’s Progress Park (The Indianapolis Star)

A proposed community college could be the latest addition to a major research-and-development park in Greenfield -- and also begin building a foundation for higher education in Hancock County.
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Utah Tuitions Likely to Rise 10 Percent

Utah college students can expect to pay about 10 percent more in tuition next year as lawmakers continue a long-standing trend of transferring the cost of higher education from the state onto students and their families.
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LLC, EIU leaders fear cuts to higher education (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Lake Land College President Scott Lensink sympathizes with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s stand on reducing the multi-billion-dollar state budget deficit, but the effect on higher education could be devastating.
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LLC, EIU leaders fear cuts to higher education (Journal Gazette & Times-Courier)

Lake Land College President Scott Lensink sympathizes with Illinois Gov. Pat Quinn’s stand on reducing the multi-billion-dollar state budget deficit, but the effect on higher education could be devastating.
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Idaho: Universities to Lose $32 Million Next Year (Associated Press)

"Lawmakers plan to give Idaho's four-year public universities about $32.1 million less in total funding next year, further slashing the state share of costs for higher education," the Associated Press reports.
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The Waiting Game of the College Bound

This time of year, most high-school seniors have done the grueling work of researching higher education opportunities, and filling out and sending in applications to their college choices. Now comes what is probably the most stressful phase of the college application process -- waiting to hear back.
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Why Subsidize Wealthy College Kids? (Opinion)

The author, William G. Tierney, is university professor and director of the Center for the Study of Higher Education at the University of Southern California. His research pertains to increasing access to college for low-income youths.
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Bridgepoint Education’s Ashford University Forms Articulation Agreement With California’s Barstow Community College (PR Newswire via Yahoo! Finance)

Bridgepoint Education, Inc. , a provider of post-secondary education services focused on providing higher access to higher education, announced today that Ashford University has signed an articulation agreement with Barstow Community College . Â The school, located in Barstow, California, focuses on green technology and alternative energy programs.
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