A Lexington mother and her adult daughter want to help first-generation college students achieve their dreams. Chrissy Herren, a Bank of the Bluegrass loan officer, and her mother Susan, a retired high school English teacher, are co-founders of First Generation Women Achievers of the Bluegrass, a non-profit organization that awards scholarships to first generation women […]
Chad Pennington Will Lead Spartans’ First Team Since 1977 What better way to revive a football program after more than four decades than to bring in a former NFL star quarterback to lead the program? That’s exactly what Sayre School has done by hiring Chad Pennington to head the football program that will play its […]
Asbury University received the largest donation in its history when an anonymous donor pledged $8 million in June to the private, Christian liberal arts college in Wilmore.
When Elizabeth Portillo was mulling over college choices, she thought she wanted to go to a small school where she could form relationships with her professors.
The reasons are many and reach far beyond education and potential income.
According to various studies, your child likely will be happier and healthier with a degree in hand.
Thomas More College (TMC) in Crestview Hills, Ky., has launched a new three-year degree program that enables motivated undergraduate students in pursuit of a bachelor’s degree, a traditional college experience and an extra year of earning power.
The college classroom isn’t limited to recent high school graduates. Plenty of adults are finding the drive to return to school. With a full-time work schedule and families at home, a flexible schedule is important in working toward a degree. Several area universities offer fast-track programs that meet at more convenient times for adults.
Myndall Coffman of Versailles rattles off the list of duties typical for a busy working mother of two in our warp-speed culture:
Mom. Wife. Full-time employee at Central Baptist Hospital, not to mention her involvement with her son’s youth baseball team and her daughter’s gymnastics and Brownie Scout troop.
