Stony Brook cancels classes, evacuates Southampton students
Stony Brook University evacuated its roughly 20 residential students from its Southampton campus dormitories to its main campus, where the school has been piping in power from a generator. The school...
View ArticleMBA students help LI villages
Two teams of Molloy College MBA students were engaged by the villages of Port Jefferson and Babylon three months ago to consult as part of the students’ capstone course.
View ArticleTuition hikes helping LI public colleges grow
Long Island’s four-year public colleges are in growth mode to try to catch up with demand.
View ArticleSUNY board authorizes superstorm tuition refunds
SUNY says college presidents can waive tuition liability and make refunds to students withdrawing from either or Fall 2012 and Spring 2013 terms because of the storm.
View ArticleHofstra students’ app takes second, wins funding
A team of three Hofstra students took home $2,000 in the first-ever cross-campus entrepreneurial challenge.
View ArticleLong Island medical schools add students
Stony Brook School of Medicine is up to 5,000 applications for 124 slots, while Hofstra-North Shore LIJ School of Medicine received 5,585 for 80 spots.
View ArticleSpecified, part-time MBA programs grow
Last fall, applications for two-year, full-time Master of Business Administration programs fell for the fourth consecutive year.
View ArticleNew president plans Dowling turnaround
The new president is working on a revitalization plan for Dowling, which has seen enrollment tumble in recent years.
View ArticleChase exits student lending
With federally backed student loans consuming the lending market in recent years, the demand for private student loans has declined dramatically.
View ArticleExperience given at LIU Post
Rather than simply studying business, students at Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus are diving right in.
View ArticleGAO recommends changes for student debit cards
The GAO says contract terms between colleges and financial institutions should be more transparent.
View ArticleNY Dream Act passes Assembly, heads to Senate
New York's Assembly passed a bill that would open state tuition assistance programs to students in the country illegally.The measure now moves to the Senate.
View ArticleGoogle to stop mining student emails for ad ideas
The changes announced Wednesday affect Google's "Apps for Education" service that has been offered to schools for the past seven years.
View ArticleDorms proposed for NYIT
NYIT wants to construct $93 million worth of new facilities that would include residence halls with 699 beds, a campus commons and a new academic building.
View ArticleQ&A: Samuel Stanley, Stony Brook University
The Stony Brook University talks graduation rates, tech commercialization and the regional economy.
View ArticleExperience given at LIU Post
Rather than simply studying business, students at Long Island University’s C.W. Post campus are diving right in.
View ArticleGAO recommends changes for student debit cards
The GAO says contract terms between colleges and financial institutions should be more transparent.
View ArticleNY Dream Act passes Assembly, heads to Senate
New York's Assembly passed a bill that would open state tuition assistance programs to students in the country illegally.The measure now moves to the Senate.
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