Much of this week’s higher education news revolved around President Obama’s developing proposals related to higher education affordability. Obama higher education plan signals policy shift (Inside Higher Ed) Education Department Turns Policy Attention to College Completion (Chronicle of Higher Education) Independent Colleges Are Keen on Affordability Goals, but Wary of How to Achieve Them (Chronicle [...]
Representative Hal Rogers meets with AIKCU presidents, pledges support for federal student aid
February 3, 2012 By 1 Comment
WASHINGTON — The presidents of seven of Kentucky’s 20 private colleges and universities met with U.S. Rep. Harold “Hal” Rogers on Tuesday before Rogers addressed the annual meeting of the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities in Washington, D.C. Rogers, who is chairman of the House Appropriations Committee, criticized part of President Obama’s higher-education [...]
Toyota provides $70,000 in scholarships for AIKCU students
January 30, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Thanks to Toyota Motor Manufacturing, Kentucky, Inc., (TMMK) in Georgetown, 20 students at AIKCU campuses across Kentucky are having a little easier time paying for college this year. Toyota continues its long-standing relationship as a major contributor to AIKCU’s Named Scholar program. Their contribution of $70,000 to AIKCU provided a $3,500 scholarship directly to one deserving student [...]
This week’s higher ed headlines – Friday, January 27
January 27, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here’s a selection of articles we’ve been reading since our last news round-up on Monday of this week. To keep up with everything we’ve been tweeting, linking, and/or posting, visit our newsroom. Kentucky headlines: Group: Little progress in teacher quality in Ky. (Kentucky.com) State awards contract to study University of Pikeville issue (Courier-Journal) Kentucky lawmakers [...]
Lindsey Wilson students thank legislators for state aid (video)
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2012 AIKCU interns get to work in Frankfort
January 24, 2012 By 1 Comment
Ten students attending six of Kentucky’s independent colleges have been awarded internships to spend their spring semester working in Frankfort with members of the General Assembly, in state government agencies or with private legislative consulting firms. The students, who will be in the state capital full-time from mid-January through mid-April, will have an opportunity to [...]
Last week’s higher ed headlines – Monday, Jan. 23
January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
We didn’t get our weekly roundup done Friday, so here’s a special Monday edition of our higher ed headlines. Last week in Kentucky was all about Govern Steve Beshear’s budget proposal and redistricting. Governor Steve Beshear revealed his budget proposal to the General Assembly on Tuesday, January 17. The budget, as expected, paints a bleak [...]
St. Catharine early college is beneficiary of major college readiness grant
January 23, 2012 By 1 Comment
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education announced today that Kentucky is a recipient of a 3-year, $720,000 grant to boost college readiness initiatives across the state. The grant will extend and strengthen the ongoing work of regional assessment academies at Morehead State University, Northern Kentucky University, and Western Kentucky University. AIKCU member St. Catharine College, [...]
This week’s higher ed headlines – Friday, Jan. 13
January 13, 2012 By Leave a Comment
Here are the headlines we’ve been clicking this week. The General Assembly continued to focus on redistricting this week, but look for things to turn toward the budget and get even more interesting next week. Governor Steve Beshear makes his budget address to the legislature on Tuesday, January 17. There’s still much ado about the [...]
Midway College announces pharmacy school partnership with University of Charleston (WV)
January 12, 2012 By 1 Comment
Midway College announced yesterday that it is partnering with the University of Charleston in West Virginia to move forward on its goal to educate more pharmacists for rural Kentucky. Under the proposed arrangement, the University of Charleston will establish and operate a branch of its pharmacy school at the Midway College Paintsville campus. The two [...]
