Barber–Scotia College is a private unaccredited historically black college in Concord,North Carolina. It began as a seminary in 1867 before becoming a college in 1916. It is affiliated with the Presbyterian Church (USA).
SUNY Adirondack is a public community college in Queensbury,New York. It serves residents in Warren,Washington and northern Saratoga counties in New York State with over 30 academic programs of study. It was founded in 1961 as Adirondack Community College (ACC). Bachelor's and master's degree programs became available with the opening of the SUNY at Plattsburgh Queensbury Branch on the SUNY Adirondack campus. It adopted its present name on March 1,2010.
Student financial aid in the United States is funding that is available exclusively to students attending a post-secondary educational institution in the United States. This funding is used to assist in covering the many costs incurred in pursuing post-secondary education. Financial aid is available from federal and state governments,educational institutions,and private organizations. It can be awarded through grants,loans,work-study,and scholarships. To apply for federal financial aid,students must first complete the Free Application for Federal Student Aid (FAFSA).
The Grawemeyer Awards are five awards given annually by the University of Louisville. The prizes are presented to individuals in the fields of education,ideas improving world order,music composition,religion,and psychology. The religion award is presented jointly by the University of Louisville and the Louisville Presbyterian Theological Seminary. Initially,the awards came with a bonus of US$150,000 each,making them among the most lucrative in their respective fields. This cash prize increased to $200,000 beginning in 2000 but the award amount dropped to $100,000 in 2011 after the fund for the prize lost money due to a drop in the stock market.
Need-blind admission in the United States refers to a college admission policy that does not take into account an applicant's financial status when deciding whether to accept them. This approach typically results in a higher percentage of accepted students who require financial assistance and requires the institution to have a substantial endowment or other funding sources to support the policy. Institutions that participated in an antitrust exemption granted by Congress were required by law to be need-blind until September 30,2022.
In the United States,higher education is an optional stage of formal learning following secondary education. It is also referred to as post-secondary education,third-stage,third-level,or tertiary education. It covers stages 5 to 8 on the International ISCED 2011 scale. It is delivered at 3,931 Title IV degree-granting institutions,known as colleges or universities. These may be public or private universities,research universities,liberal arts colleges,community colleges,or for-profit colleges. U.S. higher education is loosely regulated by the government and by several third-party organizations.
The Higher Education Act of 1965 (HEA) was legislation signed into United States law on November 8,1965,as part of President Lyndon Johnson's Great Society domestic agenda. Johnson chose Texas State University,his alma mater,as the signing site. The law was intended "to strengthen the educational resources of our colleges and universities and to provide financial assistance for students in postsecondary and higher education". It increased federal money given to universities,created scholarships,gave low-interest loans for students,and established a National Teachers Corps. The "financial assistance for students" is covered in Title IV of the HEA.
The Wisconsin Center for the Advancement of Postsecondary Education (WISCAPE) was established in 2001 on the University of Wisconsin–Madison campus by former UW–Madison Chancellor David Ward.
In the United States,community colleges are primarily two-year public institutions of tertiary education. Community colleges offer undergraduate education in the form of an associate degree. In addition community colleges also offer remedial education,GEDs,high school diplomas,technical diplomas and tech certificates,and occasionally at some colleges,a limited number of 4-year bachelor's degrees. After graduating from a community college,some students transfer to a four-year college or university to continue their studies leading to a bachelor's degree. Community college is tuition-free for selected students in 47 states,often under the name College Promise. Most community college instructors have advanced degrees but serve as part-time low wage employees.
There is concern that the possible higher education bubble in the United States could have negative repercussions in the broader economy. Although college tuition payments are rising,the supply of college graduates in many fields of study is exceeding the demand for their skills,which aggravates graduate unemployment and underemployment while increasing the burden of student loan defaults on financial institutions and taxpayers. Moreover,the higher education bubble might be even more serious than load of student debts. Without safeguards in place for funding and loans,the government risks creating a moral hazard in which schools charge students expensive tuition fees without offering them marketable skills in return. The claim has generally been used to justify cuts to public higher education spending,tax cuts,or a shift of government spending towards law enforcement and national security. There is a further concern that having an excess supply of college graduates exacerbates political instability,historically linked to having a bulge in the number of young degree holders.
Undocumented youth in the United States are young people living in the United States without U.S. citizenship or other legal immigration status. An estimated 1.1 million undocumented minors resided in the U.S. as of 2010,making up 16% of the undocumented population of 11 million. Undocumented students face unique legal uncertainties and limitations within the United States educational system. They are sometimes called the 1.5 generation,as they have spent a majority of their lives in the United States.
Alice Goffman is an American sociologist,urban ethnographer,and author mostly known for the fierce controversy that resulted from the publication of her 2014 book On the Run:Fugitive Life in an American City. She was Assistant Professor of Sociology at the University of Wisconsin–Madison and visiting assistant professor of sociology at Pomona College. Though once considered a "star" in the field,Goffman was denied tenure at the University of Wisconsin in 2019 and left academia.
New York State's Excelsior Scholarship program provides certain residents with free tuition for full-time study at its state universities:State University of New York (SUNY) and City University of New York (CUNY). On April 11,2017,New York became the first American state to make four-year public colleges tuition-free for those under an earnings threshold.
Tressie McMillan Cottom is an American writer,sociologist,and professor. She is an associate professor at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill School of Information and Library Science (SILS) and an affiliate of the Center for Information,Technology,and Public Life (CITAP) at UNC-Chapel Hill. She is also an opinion columnist at The New York Times.
Higher education in the United States is an optional stage of formal learning following secondary education. Higher education,also referred to as post-secondary education,third-stage,third-level,or tertiary education occurs most commonly at one of the 3,899 Title IV degree-granting institutions in the country. These may be public universities,private universities,liberal arts colleges,community colleges,or for-profit colleges. Learning environments vary greatly depending on not only the type of institution,but also the different goals implemented by the relevant county and state.
College Promise is a national non-partisan campaign that supports funding the first two years of higher education,starting with community colleges in the United States. While state-level campaigns often lack funding,College Promise highlights growing concerns about unaffordable college costs and student loan debt in the United States. College Promise is an initiative of Civic Nation,a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization founded in 2015.
Abigail Pamela Seldin is an American philanthropist,higher education expert,and edtech entrepreneur. She is Chief Growth Officer at Scholarship America and co-founder of the Seldin/Haring-Smith Foundation,having previously served as its CEO. She is known for founding College Abacus,a net price calculator aggregator company,which she sold to Educational Credit Management Corporation. In 2020,she founded SwiftStudent,a free financial aid tool for students.
Jennie E. Brand is an American sociologist and social statistician. She studies stratification,social inequality,education,social demography,disruptive events,and quantitative methods,including causal inference. Brand is currently Professor of Sociology and Statistics at the University of California,Los Angeles (UCLA),where she directs the California Center for Population Research and co-directs the Center for Social Statistics.
Dana Burde is an American political scientist. She is a professor at New York University,where she is also Director of International Education. Burde studies the relationship between level of education and violent conflict,particularly in Afghanistan,as well as how humanitarian organizations and government policies can promote successful education outcomes. For her book Schools for Conflict or for Peace in Afghanistan,Burde won the 2017 Grawemeyer Award for Ideas Improving World Order.
