Archive for April, 2007

NY settling student loan cases

New York state is offering colleges settlements in its investigation into student loan kickbacks if the schools promise to follow a code of conduct, according to published reports.
Attorney General Andrew Cuomo sent settlement agreements to colleges around the country, the Chronicle of Higher Education reported Friday. If the colleges didn’t sign, Cuomo threatened to serve […]

April 1st, 2007 - Posted in Education, Student Loan

Online Education Puts Highly Valuable Psychology Degrees Within Reach

According to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics 40 percent of psychologists are self-employed, with clinical psychologists earning anywhere from $50,000 to over $100,000. The average salary for a psychology professor was $82,554 for the academic year of 2005-2006, according to the College and University Professional Association for Human Resources. The demand for psychology professionals […]

April 1st, 2007 - Posted in Education, Online Education

Art scholarship available to local high school students

FAIRFIELD COUNTY - All Fairfield County high school students are eligible to win a $1,000 art scholarship, a trip to Washington, D.C., and to have their artwork on display in the U.S. Capitol.
Students can enter the 24th Annual Congressional Art Competition until April 30. Four winners will be chosen from countywide competitions to enter the […]

April 1st, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Student art show, scholarship program set

The Atlantic City International Airport will honor the memory of a young artist by hosting a student art show and scholarship program in the airport ArtPort gallery in April.
Dozens of high school and college student artists will compete for a $450 college-level scholarship and a $250 high school-level scholarship. The scholarships will be awarded by […]

April 1st, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship

Rowe awarded Cherie G. Wall Scholarship

MARION - Friends and co-workers of Cherie G. Wall, a longtime employee of Marion General Hospital, who died from Ehlers Danlos, a rare tissue disorder, created and first-awarded a scholarship in her memory in 1993.
This year, the recipient of the Cherie G. Wall Scholarship is Allison Rowe, a native of Upper Sandusky. Rowe was recently […]

April 1st, 2007 - Posted in Education, Scholarship