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The Hardin-Simmons University cafeteria has been under construction since 2021. A massive expansion of space, seating, and windows, with new food opportunities through kitchen upgrades and food stations, has created a buzz on campus.

A TikTok video featuring an unopened "college fund" bucket has gone viral on social media, garnering 9.9 million views in just three days. The video, shared by TikTok user @moistshamwow, shows a container filled with coins and dollar bills that have been untouched for 23 years. The accompanying caption reads, "When your parents set up a 'college fund' bucket 23 years ago, but nobody ever opened it."

For millions of Americans, the prospect of resuming student loan payments is fast approaching. After a nearly two-year hiatus due to the COVID-19 pandemic, borrowers will need to start repaying their loans again in January 2023. This looming deadline has caused many to wonder how they should prepare for the transition back to student loan payments.

As the higher education landscape continues to evolve, prospective students are increasingly turning to ranking systems to help them make decisions about where to apply. For years, the US News & World Report rankings have been the go-to source for many, but the methodology behind these rankings has been called into question. In 2023, with a new set of rankings set to be released, it's worth exploring some of the ways that students can look beyond these rankings to find valuable information about colleges, graduate schools, and more.

On Thursday, February 16, 2023, Hardin-Simmons University will share updates on three construction projects: The new Donor Wall and updates to Logsdon Chapel and Abilene Hall. Donors who have impacted Hardin-Simmons throughout the decades will be recognized with the unveiling of a new permanent structure at 9:30 AM. Etched into Lueders limestone and attached to Moody Student Center, this new Donor Wall serves as a visible reminder of and thank you to the many people and groups who have supported HSU.

We have talked about affordable community colleges in different states in the United States so people can know about a bunch of different places they can go in various states in order to get a good higher education. There is South Piedmont Community College in North Carolina, Technical College of the Lowcountry & Denmark Technical College in South Carolina, Atlanta Technical College in GA, Hillsborough Community College in FL, South Louisiana Community College in LA, and a community college in Virginia known as Germanna Community College. Now, this particular university is not a community college, but it is a private university that one of the people we have here at Mint Message attended & recently graduated from. It is a university that is known as Doane University that exists in Crete, Nebraska, so this might be a decent choice for people near Nebraska or other parts of the country for a reason we will explain later...

Argument in favor of a higher education. There is much controversy these days about whether an education is worth it or not. Or whether you need one to get a good job or make good money.

An architectural rendering of a building concept for the College of Health and Community Well-Being.Photo byUniversity of La Verne. University of La Verne trustee Paul Moseley ’88 has made a commitment of $5 million to support the construction of a new building to house the College of Health and Community Well-Being. The building’s lobby will be named after Moseley in honor of the gift.

Kathy Duncan, interim dean of the University of La Verne's College of Health and Community Well-BeingPhoto byJeanine Hill. The University of La Verne has appointed Kathy Duncan, EdD, as interim dean of the College of Health and Community Well-Being, effective January 1, 2023.

Ballou Hall is pictured on Oct. 18, 2020.(Ann Marie Burke / The Tufts Daily) Tufts announced the appointment of Cigdem Talgar as the vice provost for education, a new position within the Office of the Provost, in an email to the Tufts community on Nov. 3. Talgar’s official start date is Dec. 1.

Fall undergraduate student enrollment has fell for the third straight year, according to a report from National Student Clearinghouse Research Center. The data is based on 10.3 million undergraduate and graduate students, as reported by 63% of Title IV degree-granting institutions that are participating in the Clearinghouse as of September 29, 2022.

The University of La Verne is now accepting registrations for six new professional development programs that will help prepare students for in-demand jobs in the medical field.

A 2011 report from the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP) reported that nearly 7 in 10 people who are formerly incarcerated will commit a new crime, and half will end up back in prison within three years. “Given that about 95 out of every 100 incarcerated people eventually rejoin society, it is crucial that we develop programs and tools to effectively reduce recidivism” (Prison Studies Project).

Noelle Lenoir, a former French minister of European Affairs and past member of France’s Constitutional Council, is the University of La Verne’s 2022 Benazir Bhutto & Ahmed Ispahani lecturer.

Latroya Bishop smiles for the camera, but had no idea she just began what she calls a "12 Year nightmare" in her doctoral programDwayne Boyd. Is Walden University withholding diplomas from black female students? One former doctoral candidate says “Give me my degree”

The University of La Verne celebrated Convocation on Wednesday, Aug. 25.Jeanine Hill. The University of La Verne community gathered in the university's Sports Science and Athletics Pavilion on Wednesday, August 24 to celebrate the start of the academic year with the annual Convocation ceremony. This is the first time in two years this event has been held in-person, and the energy matched the occasion.

University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman with students.University of La Verne. University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman will moderate a roundtable discussion on the health care system in the Southern California region on Thursday, August 25.

Professor Juli Minoves-Triquell's induction ceremony.Juli Minoves-Triquell. University of La Verne Associate Professor of Political Science Juli Minoves-Triquell has been inducted into the Spanish Royal Academy of Economic and Financial Sciences of the Institute of Spain.

University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman and students.University of La Verne. University of La Verne President Devorah Lieberman is one of about 40 higher education leaders who will meet with US Secretary of Education Miguel Cardona on Thursday, Aug. 11, to discuss national strategies to support college completion, including for students who stopped out during the pandemic.

The University of La Verne campus in La Verne, California.University of La Verne. The University of La Verne has been selected to participate in the Grow with Google HSI Career Readiness Program. The initiative will help Latino students at 35 Hispanic Serving Institutions (HSIs) prepare for the workforce through digital skills training and career workshops. Through a $2 million investment in the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU), the program will train 200,000 Latino students by 2025.