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• Bernie Sanders is unveiling a free college tuition bill. Will it work?
• Discover 4 Unusual Online Bachelor's Degrees
• Stephen Colbert Tells Wake Forest Graduates: "It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Person We've Become"

Bernie Sanders is unveiling a free college tuition bill. Will it work? Posted: 18 May 2015 02:48 PM PDT Presidential hopeful Sen. Bernie Sanders (D) of Vermont is planning to unveil a bill that, if passed, will make tuition at four-year public colleges and universities free. In addition to eliminating college tuition at public colleges, Mr. Sanders' bill would expand work-study programs, and seeks to lower student debt and student loan rates – a system modeled after those of European countries such as Germany, Sweden, and Denmark. Earlier this year, Sanders called for free tuition for college freshman and sophomores, and recently other liberal politicians have also taken up the cause of making college more affordable for American students as well. To fulfill this goal, Sanders had called on state governments to invest $18 billion public higher education each year in order to meet his original goal of free tuition for college freshman and sophomores.

Discover 4 Unusual Online Bachelor's Degrees Posted: 18 May 2015 06:30 AM PDT Many people know a college student or a working professional pursuing an online degree in business, health care, information technology or education. "People are stepping away from the thought of, 'You can't learn that online,'" says Cali Morrison, communications manager at WCET, an organization that advocates for effective technology use in higher education. And now in 2015, it's possible to get an online bachelor's degree in fire and emergency services administration, aviation, integrative health or even horticulture. -- Bachelor of Science in Fire and Emergency Services Administration: Colorado State University has offered a bachelor's in fire and emergency services administration for nearly 15 years to meet department demands for higher levels of education, says program coordinator Larry Grosse.

Stephen Colbert Tells Wake Forest Graduates: "It's Time to Say Goodbye to the Person We've Become" Posted: 17 May 2015 09:00 PM PDT The former 'Colbert Report' host and incoming 'Late Show' host compared his situation with that of the students embarking on their future, peppering his remarks with a few jokes about the North Carolina university and taking some shots at nearby rivals UNC and Duke.

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