The Strayer ConnectionDesigned specifically for higher education professionals, The Strayer Connection is a FREE e-mail newsletter. The Strayer Connection provides stories that relate to higher education as well as what Strayer University can offer to your students.&nbsp;Click&nbsp; <a href='http://www.smartbrief.com/strayer/index.jsp?sb_code=rss'>here</a> to subscribe.http://www.smartbrief.com/news/strayer?sb_code=rsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/images/homepage/hed-smartbrief.gifThe Strayer Connectionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/news/strayer?sb_code=rssen-us15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTCollege students see bright futures in green technologieshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D117676F7-BCE8-41EC-8222-C062CD99B3AA%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D117676F7-BCE8-41EC-8222-C062CD99B3AA%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMore college students are seeing "green" in their futures, but it's not about money; it's about growing opportunities in sust -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTEducation WatchHow will competency-based programs affect higher education?http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DFF6186CF-78CA-473A-B0E0-3219AAA5EF24%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DFF6186CF-78CA-473A-B0E0-3219AAA5EF24%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTEducation WatchCommunity colleges use blended learning to personalize instructionhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D9FABA163-B032-4A91-83BF-53EFF7508180%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D9FABA163-B032-4A91-83BF-53EFF7508180%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTEducation WatchWhat is on the horizon for community-college leaders?http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D70C39B7A-8671-4A7E-9399-83810091C6CB%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D70C39B7A-8671-4A7E-9399-83810091C6CB%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssMany challenges lie ahead for leaders of the country's community colleges, according to three veteran college presidents who  -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTLeadership SpotlightWhy faculty diversity should be a goal for higher educationhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DE524CC9A-C09E-4C3C-B4BD-08D7C4F8C1B1%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DE524CC9A-C09E-4C3C-B4BD-08D7C4F8C1B1%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssColleges and universities strive for diversity in their student body, but a diverse faculty is also imperative, Langston Univ -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTLeadership SpotlightStudents use alumni networks, career services to find jobshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DB08ACB84-7A43-45AF-8471-805273552D06%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DB08ACB84-7A43-45AF-8471-805273552D06%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssCollege students are tapping into alumni networks and using their campus career-services offices to help them find jobs.  -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTFinancial FocusStudents graduate into jobs of their own makinghttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D619D64EA-88F8-4ADC-BC18-932D0D18A482%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D619D64EA-88F8-4ADC-BC18-932D0D18A482%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssTech-savvy college graduates increasingly are launching their careers at their own startups, says Dane Stangler, director of  -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTFinancial FocusMinn. lawmakers advance measure to freeze tuitionshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D3F5C9274-DB56-4245-A279-4D80DC50572A%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D3F5C9274-DB56-4245-A279-4D80DC50572A%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssThe Minnesota House has passed a higher-education budget proposal that would freeze undergraduate tuition at the state's coll -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTEye on PolicyHigher-education groups seek solution on adjunct work-hour ruleshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D8C19439C-3E21-4DD3-9B8D-60C66634201C%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D8C19439C-3E21-4DD3-9B8D-60C66634201C%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drss -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTEye on PolicyStrayer University campus dean shares tips for doing business 'on the green'http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D9C44FEB2-0B0A-4845-89FE-B0E8B5F4A3FF%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3D9C44FEB2-0B0A-4845-89FE-B0E8B5F4A3FF%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssWilliam Jankel, Ph.D., dean of Strayer University's Irving, Texas, campus was recently featured in The Dallas Morning News, s -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTStrayer NewsStrayer University launches Graduation Fundhttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DA789A2BC-C4A5-4DFA-9D25-33C4D3E06B51%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DA789A2BC-C4A5-4DFA-9D25-33C4D3E06B51%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssAffordability and completion are among the most pressing issues facing higher education today.  -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTStrayer NewsStrategies underway to help students complete community collegehttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DFCCB07BC-03BD-4C1F-A119-211146A89C30%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FstoryDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DFCCB07BC-03BD-4C1F-A119-211146A89C30%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26%26campaign%3DrssTwo initiatives being piloted on campuses across the country are aimed at helping more community-college students finish thei -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTIn the CommunityIf I were to wish for anything, I should not wish for wealth and power, but for the passionate sense of the potential, for the eye which, ever young and ardent, sees the possible.http://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DDB1E99A8-7BD5-4DC9-A29C-DF5F91A31C78%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3Drsshttp://www.smartbrief.com/servlet/rdrc?u=%2Fnews%2FquoteDetails.jsp%3Fissueid%3D2341B1F8-145E-4E30-AEED-3EF524724EFA%26copyid%3DDB1E99A8-7BD5-4DC9-A29C-DF5F91A31C78%26brief%3Dstrayer%26sb_code%3Drss%26campaign%3DrssSoren Kierkegaard,Danish philosopher and writer -More- ]]>15 May 2013 10:52:01 CDTSmartQuote