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FACES OF SELLINGER
Meet Angelica Jackson! Prince George’s County resident and Washington College student
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FEATURED CAMPUS
McDaniel College maintains a 120-year tradition of teacher preparation. On the graduate level, the McDaniel Master of Science degree program in deaf education has prepared teachers of deaf students nationwide. Read profile
Joan Develin Coley, President
UPCOMING EVENTS
07/14/09 (1:30 p.m.)
9/18/09 (9 a.m.)
11/04/09 - 11/06/09
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EMPLOYMENT OPPORTUNITIES
The Maryland Independent College and University Association (MICUA), a nonprofit advocacy group for 17 private nonprofit colleges and universities, seeks a Senior Research Policy Analyst. The position will provide support and analysis of higher education statistics, fiscal issues, and legislation; draft reports and documents; and work with State officials on research matters. Resumes and letters of interest must be received by COB July 3, 2009. For full job description and application instructions, click here.
WHAT'S NEW
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$11M in grants to help to fight nurse shortage Maryland health care industry leaders began combating an expected nursing shortage Monday with $11 million in grants to area schools to expand their nursing programs. A shortage of 10,000 nurses is expected to hit the state in 2016, according to the Maryland Hospital Association, but the first round of grants from the campaign will pump millions of dollars into 17 Maryland nursing schools, allowing for more faculty, students and technology. |
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Capitol College commits $500,000 in new financial aid under Emerging Leader Program Capitol College President, Dr. Michael T. Wood, has announced the creation of the Emerging Leader Program, a comprehensive outreach and retention program focused on cultivating leaders, along with a $500,000 financial aid commitment for incoming first-year students. |
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Maryland Private Colleges Enlist in the Yellow Ribbon Program The Post-9/11 Veterans Education Assistance Act—the most generous veterans’ benefit for higher education since the WWII GI Bill—goes into effect on August 1, 2009. June 15 was the deadline for colleges to sign up for the bill’s Yellow Ribbon Program, which allows colleges to enter into matching agreements with the federal government to cover any difference between the base GI Bill benefit and total tuition and fees. |
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Activist architects at MICA and other colleges design solutions to humanitarian problems One third of the world's urban population lives in slums. And their numbers could double in the next 30 years, a United Nations report warns, unless swift action is taken to reverse the trend. A movement of socially conscious architects is emerging around the globe with novel ideas for solving the slum problem. |