MARQUETTE — Northern Michigan University alumna Madiline McNamara has been conditionally accepted to Michigan State University’s College of Human Medicine through its highly competitive early assurance program. She graduated in May with a bachelor’s degree in biology with a physiology ...

HUNTSVILLE, Ala. — When you think “dual enrollment,” it usually that means a high schooler can get some core college courses out of the way early so they can dive more deeply into their major when they enroll at the university. Kailyn Grant, a rising senior at Bob Jones High School in ...

MARQUETTE — NMU’s College of Business will begin offering a new bachelor’s degree program in human resources management this fall, based on student interest and projected job growth. The curriculum will be aligned with Society for Human Resource Management standards so that students ...

Although the pandemic disrupted family life across the U.S. since taking hold in spring 2020, some parents are grateful for one consequence: They’re now opting to homeschool their children, even as schools plan to resume in-person classes. The specific reasons vary widely. Some families who ...

MARQUETTE — After a six-day visit to Detroit, the Inland Seas Education Association is in transit to the Upper Peninsula on the Inland Seas, a 77-foot schooner that offers educational programming about the Great Lakes. The ship will bring programs to Houghton, Marquette and Sault Ste. ...

SUMMERVILLE, S.C. — Minette du Plooy wants to fly. The 18-year-old from Prosper, Texas, has her mind set on becoming an Air Force pilot. She’s so committed that she convinced her parents to drive three days and book a hotel in Charleston so she could spend two weeks learning from ...