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San Diego Mesa College Provides Food & Clothing to Students in Need

The costs of a college education has been steadily rising each year for many years now, and many students and their families find it more and more difficult to afford the tuition, room and board and the meal plans offered by colleges. Even students who choose to live off campus find it difficult to pay… Read More
The College of Charleston and Trident Technical College Launch a Bridge Program

The College of Charleston in South Carolina is just one of the many colleges in the country to launch a bridge program. Starting in the fall, the Charleston Bridge program will offer select students a jumpstart to their college education through a partnership with Trident Technical College (TTC), a two-year college, which is part of… Read More
Canadian Students Welcome Refugees with WUSC’s Resettlement Program

Over the past year, I have volunteered with a great organization committed to building a more equitable and sustainable world through education called the World University Service of Canada (WUSC). In the process of doing so, I have learned a lot about volunteerism and the power of people working together to make the world a… Read More
Listen to Ninth Circuit Oral Arguments on Trump’s Travel Ban

Court of Appeals opens their doors to the online world to let people hear oral arguments on the Justice Department’s appeal of an order halting the Trump travel ban! Yesterday, February 7, 2018, online listeners were able to hear oral arguments on the Justice Department’s attempt to reverse U.S. District Judge James L. Robart’s order… Read More
Wheaton College in Massachusetts Creates a Refugee Scholarship

Since Donald Trump’s administration first implemented the travel ban aimed at seven majority-Muslim countries, tempers have been high and tension has been strong. These new regulations have caused Muslims in the U.S. to rearrange their plans and lifestyles as they face the reality that traveling outside the United States may lead to serious repercussions. This… Read More
University of Texas at Dallas Spends $45 Million on Campus Enhancements

Over the past couple of years, the University of Texas at Dallas has been slowly enhancing various parts of their campus due to money received by public and private donors. The university has received $45 million for what is known as the “Campus Landscape Enhancement Project,” a project aimed at improving the outdated buildings of… Read More
University of Michigan’s Campus Farm Encourages Interest in Agriculture

The University of Michigan in Ann Arbor, Michigan has many traditions and qualities that fans and non-fans alike might know and even love. There’s one thing, however, nestled near the Project Grow garden in the Matthaei Botanical Gardens that many people might not be aware of. A campus farm. Though the Campus Farm began in… Read More
Economic Competition Gold Goes to Rutgers University

Every winter, as college football and basketball players are preparing to face off against each other on ESPN, other students are focusing on a very different sort of competition. The only uniforms you’ll see them sporting are business suits. These teams may be small, consisting of 3-5 players, but they are mighty, as demonstrated by… Read More
Interview With Immigration Attorney Reaz Jafri on Trump’s New Executive Order

Since President Trump’s executive order entitled “Protecting the Nation From Foreign Terrorist Entry Into the United States” was issued on January 27, 2017, a cloud of uncertainty has descended on U.S universities. Foreign-born, Muslim college students are beginning to wonder what they should be doing and if they will be able to return home when… Read More
Where Free Education Stands in the U.S.

Where Free Education Stands in the U.S. As the price of college continues to grow, so does the number of students worried about being able to complete college debt-free. According to U.S. News and World Report, in-state tuition has risen 296% between the years of 1995 and 2015, and student debt currently exceeds $1.2 trillion.… Read More
Growing Their Own: California University Tries Its Hand at Farming

When we think of The University of California, Santa Barbra, we don’t typically picture anything to do with farming. Located on the sun-kissed coast of Southern California, this beautiful campus is known for everything from beach parties to beach volleyball tournaments. Indeed, fruit tree orchards and vegetable gardens seem to be about as far removed… Read More
University of North Carolina Receives Duke Energy Grant for Wetlands

The University of North Carolina at Greensboro (UNCG) is the newest recipient of a Duke Energy Water Resources Fund grant to construct two new wetlands on campus. Duke Energy’s grant which totals over $46,000 will go towards the wetland construction, which will be built on on their campus in March of 2017. According to a… Read More
University of Washington’s Campus Becomes New Home for Homeless Campers

The University of Washington (UW) in Seattle, WA is home to many things, but will soon add a new group of individuals to its campus–homeless campers. On Dec. 17, Tent City 3 (TC3), a group of about 100 homeless campers, begun their 90-day stay at the university’s campus at the corner of Brooklyn Avenue NE… Read More
UMich Students Help Flint Residents Find Clean Water

Mywater-Flint, a joint project between University of Michigan-Flint and the Michigan Data Science Team at the University of Michigan-Ann Arbor, was launched December 8. The mywater-flint web app — a direct response to the Flint water crisis (in which dangerous levels of lead were found in the city’s water supply)— displays a map of the city where… Read More
When Imagination Comes to Real Life: Arms for the Paralyzed

Imagine you could move an object just by thinking about moving it – there you go. Just by thinking it, you are able to move it. According to researchers at the University of Minnesota, people can now control a robotic arm using only their minds, without a brain implant. How does it work?! Via a… Read More