Jon Marcus
Higher Education Editor at The Hechinger Report
Writer and Editor at Freelance
Higher education editor, The Hechinger Report @hechingerreport or reach out at [email protected]
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1 week ago |
bostonglobe.com | Jon Marcus
Then it took an unexpected turn. “Lord, hear our prayer for St. Ambrose and Mount Mercy University,” the young voice said, “that the grace of the Holy Spirit may help us to follow God’s plan for our new partnership.”The speaker was talking about ongoing efforts to unite St. Ambrose University, where this weeknight Mass was being held, with fellow Catholic university Mount Mercy.
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2 weeks ago |
npr.org | Jon Marcus
Wednesday night Mass at St. Ambrose University attracts a congregation of mostly students. On one recent evening, they added a prayer for the university's new partnership with Mount Mercy University. Mike Rundle for The Hechinger Report hide caption toggle caption Mike Rundle for The Hechinger Report DAVENPORT, Iowa — The Catholic prayer for the faithful echoed off the limestone walls and marble floor of the high-ceilinged chapel.
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2 weeks ago |
flipboard.com | Jon Marcus
1 hour ago The Blogs: A US-Israel Deal on Iran and Gaza The deal: #1 means: Israel either stops the war in Gaza, or — if President Trump decides it’s preferable — helps the U.S. deport a lot of radical … 3 hours ago Scarlett Johansson Gets Her Apology on Saturday Night Live Season Finale Michael Che tries to make nice; Mike Myers reunites with “Kanye West” May James Austin Johnson spend his summer alternating between sage cleanses and cold plunges, whatever he needs to do to rid himself of...
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4 weeks ago |
wfae.org | Jon Marcus
MUSCATINE, Iowa — The suspect moved menacingly toward her, but Elexiana Oliva stood her ground, gun drawn and in a half crouch as she calmly tried to talk him down. The confrontation wasn't real, and neither was the gun. But the lesson was deadly serious. Oliva is a criminal justice major at Muscatine Community College in this largely agricultural community along the Mississippi River. She was in a simulation lab, with that scenario projected on a screen as classmates watched, spellbound.
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1 month ago |
aarp.org | Jon Marcus
AARP (Shutterstock) Facebook Twitter LinkedIn Shakespeare asked, “What’s in a name?” Laura Wattenberg tracks what names are in. The author of The Baby Name Wizard, Wattenberg has a vast and unexpected resource for her work: the Social Security Administration (SSA).
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How the success of universities and colleges may now largely depend on enrolling Hispanic students -- something they have not historically done well. @hechingerreport https://t.co/3FmjVHKm2T
How online classes, which held the promise of making higher education cheaper, have somehow ended up costing the same as or more than in-person college. https://t.co/nVjLotVVIa @hechingerreport