Darlene Earnest

Editor & Writer

Contributors/Darlene Earnest

Education

BA Journalism, Kent State University

Darlene Earnest is a copy editor for BestColleges. She has had an extensive editing career at several news organizations, including The Virginian-Pilot and The Atlanta Journal-Constitution. She also has completed programs for editors offered by the Dow Jones News Fund and the Maynard Institute for Journalism Education.

Darlene has a BA in journalism from Kent State University.

Read Darlene's Latest Articles

California State University Names Mildred García as Next Chancellor

García, who previously served as president of California State University, Fullerton and California State University, Dominguez Hills, will become the system's first Latina chancellor.

July 13, 2023

Community Colleges Step Up With Texas A&M to Combat Engineer Shortage

Community college students have access to engineering majors through Texas A&M University as part of an expanding partnership program.

July 13, 2023

College Football Conference Realignment: Where Is Everyone Going?

Fourteen different universities officially relocated to new conferences on July 1. The Big 12, American Athletic Conference, and Conference USA all welcomed new programs to their ranks.

July 13, 2023

Free Nursing School: University of Rochester Program Trains More Nurses, Addresses Nursing Shortage

A unique program in upstate New York offers free nursing degrees in just 12 months.

July 13, 2023

Did Taylor Swift Go to College?

Even though the highly decorated singer and songwriter never received her college diploma, New York University honored her with a doctorate in fine arts just last year.

July 13, 2023

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