Get Ready for July Madness

There are no brackets to guide you through it, but July is the prime month for presidential transitions at private colleges. To keep up on who's going where, visit our Comings and Goings page, with up-to-the-minute news of the many appointments now being made.

NAICU Launches 2020 Initiative

NAICU and the Council of Independent Colleges have launched "Building Blocks to 2020," recognizing and encouraging private college and university efforts to help the nation reach President Obama's 2020 college education goal. For details, or to sign up your institution to participate, go to www.naicu.edu/2020.

    

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In Michigan, All Hands on Deck

Inside Higher Ed

February 5, 2010

The agreement between Davenport University and Michigan's Office of Career and Technical Education is the first statewide agreement under which a Michigan college or university will accept credits in certain approved courses taken by students at any of the state's technical high schools or career-technical centers. While public colleges might be likelier than independent institutions like Davenport to find a place for students from technical high schools, Davenport officials say they undertook the yearlong effort because enrolling such students is consistent with the mission of an institution that calls itself "your career university."

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