Davidson College athletes can participate in a three-day event covering leadership and workforce development skills while not in season, equipping them for their future careers. College students are constantly competing against the clock to fit everything into a 24-hour day. In a summer 2023 Student Voice survey by Inside Higher Ed and College Pulse, 41 percent of students say the timing and location of events are the greatest barriers to participation in extracurricular activities, followed by off-campus work at 31 percent.
The latest way to connect with potential students is “direct admissions.” Schools are making offers to these candidates, based on grades, before they even apply.
Butler University will become the third US college to offer a two-year, debt-free associate degree program for students with a demonstrated financial need, university president James Danko announced Friday.
The plan to create a national online college is a political nonstarter, experts say, but it capitalizes on concerns about price and politics in higher education. Americans could have the chance to attend a free online college where they could hear lectures on ancient histories, get an introduction to accounting or train in a skilled trade, under a plan former president Donald Trump revealed as part of his campaign to return to the White House.
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