Ronald RoachFaculty & StaffAlabama State University Awarded $800,000 for Voting Rights CenterAlabama State University receives funding to build the third Selma to Montgomery Voting Rights Interpretive Center, which is slated to open in March 2015.July 2, 2013Leadership & PolicyEconomists Seek National Effort to Increase Selective College Applications, Enrollment by Low-Income StudentsStanford University economist Caroline Hoxby unveiled a national proposal aimed at encouraging high-achieving, low-income students to apply to and attend selective colleges.June 26, 2013StudentsHigher Education Summit Highlights Research on Asian-American, Pacific Islander-Serving SchoolsA new study examines opportunities and challenges at colleges and universities that enroll significant Asian-American and Pacific Islander student populations.June 25, 2013StudentsReport Urges Better Preparation, More Active Recruitment of Community College LeadersNational community college leaders joined Aspen Institute and the Achieving the Dream organization officials to urge major improvements in how two-year college presidents are recruited, prepared, hired and evaluated.June 24, 2013HomeWashington Think Tank Launches Center on Higher Education ReformThe American Enterprise Institute has launched the Center on Higher Education Reform to strengthen the Washington think tank’s influence on U.S. higher education reform.June 20, 2013HomeStudy: Economic Diversity Not a Substitute for Racially Diverse Student BodyAn education research study published this month contends that, while socioeconomic and racial diversity contribute to a positive racial climate on campus, socioeconomic diversity is not a substitute for racial diversity.June 19, 2013HomeETS Launches Electronic Certificates for Learning Assessment ExamsThe Education Testing Service announced Monday that it has begun providing electronic certificates to test takers documenting their performance on the ETS Proficiency Profile and iSkills tests.June 17, 2013StudentsAlabama A&M, J.F. Drake Reach Reverse Transfer Credit AgreementThe schools have entered into a reverse transfer credit agreement to enable Alabama A&M students who attended J.F. Drake to earn associate degrees.June 13, 2013Community CollegesPolicy Group Calls for Renewed Investment in New Jersey Higher EducationThe New Jersey Policy Perspective organization has called on state leaders to commit new investment to New Jersey higher education to boost the Garden State’s economic competitiveness.June 5, 2013StudentsHispanic-Serving Institution Tally Increases 14.5 PercentU.S. colleges and universities meeting the definition of Hispanic-Serving Institutions jumped from 311 schools in 2010-11 to 356 in 2011-12, according to recently published data.June 3, 2013Previous PagePage 16 of 55Next Page
