higher education

"18 in America: A Young Golfer's Epic Journey to Find the Essence of the Game" by Dylan Dethier

Joe Donahue — Wed, 22 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

At age 17, Dylan Dethier couldn’t help but think he’d never really done anything with his life. So, two months before his freshman year was set to begin, he deferred admission to Williams College. With the reluctant blessing of his parents, Dylan set out on his idea of the Great American Road Trip: to play a round of golf in each of the lower forty-eight states.

"What's Going On at UAardvark?" by Lawrence Wittner

Joe Donahue — Wed, 22 May 2013 14:10:00 +0000

Lawrence Wittner, Professor of History emeritus at the State University of New York @ Albany, is an award-winning writer and political activist who taught for 43 years on college and university campuses, in the United States and abroad. His latest book is the novel, What's Going On at UAardvark?

Listener Essay - Embarrassed

Sarah LaDuke — Mon, 20 May 2013 15:35:00 +0000

Julie Evans lives in Woodstock where she spends most of her time trying to figure things out. She is a writer, personal mentor, host of the television program Just Say So and an adjunct instructor for Empire State College. She has just completed her memoir entitled Joy Road.

Karen Hitchcock: The Meaning of a University

Karen Hitchcock — Thu, 11 Apr 2013 19:41:20 +0000

Earlier this month, David Brooks, the well-known New York Times columnist, published an op-ed entitled, “The Practical University”. In the context of the rapidly-expanding world of online education, Mr. Brooks is correct when he states that we are forced to ask the question, “What is a university for?” His answer: “…universities are places where young people acquire two sorts of knowledge, technical… and practical.” To date, some 452 individuals have either submitted comments about Mr. Brooks’ answer to that question, or have weighed in themselves on this critical matter.

North Country high school, university students advance to championship round of robotics competition

Patrick Donges — Sun, 17 Mar 2013 16:30:00 +0000

Imagine this; two teams of three robots each are pitted against each other in an area to fling projectiles and climb to the top of a steel pyramid.

The Sage Colleges to name center after Newtown principal

Associated Press — Tue, 05 Feb 2013 13:30:35 +0000

TROY, N.Y. (AP) — A New York Capital District college plans to establish a new education center in honor of Sandy Hook Elementary School Principal Dawn Hochsprung, who was a doctoral candidate in the college's educational leadership program.

Hochsprung, five other educators and 20 children were killed in the Dec. 14 mass shooting at the school in Newtown, Conn.

Vox Pop : College Admissions and Financial Aid : 1/23/13

Patrick Donges — Wed, 23 Jan 2013 20:00:00 +0000

Planning for college is the focus of today’s program, and certified educational planner Lynell Engelmyer is in the studio this afternoon to talk more about it.

As many of us have found, securing an acceptance letter to an institution of higher learning is often only half the battle – the other half involves funding the educational experience you hope to have there. We’ll have more on this from Lynell, who helps prepare students for these aspects of the college experience. WAMC's Ray Graf hosts.

"Back to School" by Mike Rose

Joe Donahue — Thu, 10 Jan 2013 16:35:00 +0000

Back to School: Why Everyone Deserves A Second Chance at Education is the first book to look at the schools that serve a growing population of “second-chancers,” exploring what higher education—in the fullest sense of the term—can offer our rapidly changing society.

Vox Pop : College Planning with Lynell Engelmeyer : 10/17/12

Patrick Donges — Wed, 17 Oct 2012 19:00:00 +0000

On this edition of Vox Pop, Lynell Engelmyer - certified educational planner with over twenty years of experience in college admissions and financial aid - joins us to talk college financial planning and admissions. WAMC’s Ray Graf hosts.

U.S. Department of Agriculture Undersecretary Doug O’Brien

Brian Shields — Fri, 31 Aug 2012 16:30:00 +0000

When some students go to college this fall, they will do so at a campus surrounded by farms and fields. The U.S. Department of Agriculture is working with colleges in rural areas, providing funding to keep them up to date and competitive with larger, urban-based institutions. U.S.D.A. Deputy Undersecretary Doug O’Brien was at Fulton-Montgomery Community College in the town of Johnstown yesterday to dedicate a new residence hall at the school, Raiders Hall. It was built with the help of 11-point three million dollars from the U.S.D.A.