WASHINGTON — When a total solar eclipse transforms day into night, will tortoises start acting romantic? Will giraffes gallop? Will apes sing odd notes? Researchers will be standing by to observe how animals’ routines at the Fort Worth Zoo in Texas are disrupted when skies dim on April ...
NEW YORK — More than 7.5 million student loan borrowers have enrolled in the U.S. government’s newest repayment plan since it launched in August. President Joe Biden recently announced that he was canceling federal student loans for nearly 153,000 borrowers enrolled in the plan, known as ...
LANSING — The presidents of Michigan’s largest private colleges and universities are making more than ever as faculty salaries stall and tuition climbs, according to a newly released analysis. The data comes from a report published in the Chronicle of Higher Education, which cites the schools’ nonprofit tax filings for 2021, the most recent available year. The analysis provides information on presidential pay at Hillsdale College in Hillsdale, Hope College in Holland, University of Detroit Mercy in Detroit and Western Michigan University’s private Homer Stryker M.D. School of ...
WASHINGTON (AP) — After months of delays and technical hiccups, some colleges and universities have started to receive federal data they need to put together financial aid offers for incoming students, the Biden administration said Monday. The Education Department says it sent a first batch of student records to a few dozen universities on Sunday and is making final updates before expanding to more universities. The delay has cut into the time schools usually have to assemble financial aid packages before the typical May 1 deadline for students to commit to a university. Many ...
MARQUETTE — Ten public universities including Northern Michigan University are now admitting any in-state students who graduate from high school with a 3.0 GPA or higher. The policy, announced in September, has already led to an increase in applications at some campuses. The initiative, ...
MARQUETTE — A new college scholarship will be available beginning this year from the Alger Regional Community Foundation. The scholarship is in memory of Barbara (Golenda) Forsberg who graduated from Mather High School in 1949. Seniors at Munising, Superior Central and Grand Marais Public ...
