The number of international students attending American colleges and universities has nearly rebounded from a slump that after the Sept. 11 attacks, which triggered tough new visa restrictions and closer monitoring of foreign scholars. ...more

December 6, 2007

Now is the time to recognize the critical contributions private nonprofit and for-profit, regionally accredited colleges and universities have made over the years, and more importantly, their great potential in being part of the solution to the financial woes currently beleaguering Florida's higher education system. ...more

December 6, 2007

A few fine people are at the forefront of a great idea that we urge the Highlands County School Board to embrace. Diane Juve, who is a parent of a district student, as well as Highlands Regional Medical Center CEO Robert G. Mahaffey and hospital Chief of Staff Vinod Thakkar are advocating for the International Baccalaureate Program in our schools. We can't think of a better idea to instantly propel our school district into a new league. The International Baccalaureate program is a college prep program recognized internationally. It has rigorous academics and extracurricular requirements. Our district's best and brightest would compete on a level playing field with students from the best schools in the country. Successfully completing the program is the first step into gaining admittance to the best colleges and universities in the country. The program, which students must earn the right to enter, involves less memorization of facts and more critical thinking and in-depth study in various areas of study. It's a strong liberal arts education, but also stresses math and sciences. It's the same thing prep schools in the Northeast provide their students, and that's why many of them are considered the best in the country. In fact, most of the best high schools in America are part of the International Baccalaureate program. ...more

December 2, 2007

Paul Roche, a noted English poet and translator who was among the last living associates of the Bloomsbury group, the skein of artists and writers twined around Virginia Woolf and her family, died Oct. 30 at his home in Soller, Majorca. He was 91. ...more

November 25, 2007

In health centers at hundreds of colleges and universities around the country, young women are paying sharply higher prices for prescription contraceptives because of a change in federal law. ...more

November 23, 2007

A Dunedin resident studying at Florida State University is among the 32 men and women selected as Rhodes Scholars for 2008, the scholarship trust announced Sunday. ...more

November 19, 2007

A Worthy Proposal Regarding "Civics Tests Necessary For College Applicants" (Commentary, Nov. 4): ...more

November 11, 2007

If you want to know how Eckerd College in St. Petersburg ranks among its peers, look no further than the perennial U.S. News and World Report compilation of America's Best Colleges. ...more

October 8, 2007

Dozens of colleges and universities have begun offering career-counseling services not just to recent graduates but to thousands of alumni, including some former students who completed their degrees a decade ago or longer. ...more

October 4, 2007

AVON PARK — Even with the launch of South Florida Community College's revamped Web site on Thursday, Webmaster Richard Merritt is already making improvements. "This project has no completion date," Merritt said. "I'm always finding some way to improve the Web site or something new I want to do. Plus there is always new technology and ways to make it better." ...more

October 3, 2007