Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsTop Colleges Urged to Boost Percentage of Pell Grant StudentsA new report says that the most selective colleges should make sure at least 20 percent of their students are Pell Grant recipients in order to give low-income students a better shot at graduation and boost campus socioeconomic diversity.May 2, 2017StudentsTrump’s ‘Mixed Bag’ Budget Spares Some Programs, Cuts OthersThe 2017 budget bill expected to be sent to President Donald J. Trump this week is a mixed bag when it comes to college access and affordability.May 1, 2017Community CollegesStakeholders Divided Over Accreditation ReformAs Congress seeks to reform the accreditation system for institutions of higher education, one expert says it should avoid a “one-size-fits-all” approach.April 27, 2017StudentsOpponents Take Aim at Eliminating Department of EducationCritics say a proposal to abolish the U.S. Department of Education in the name of saving taxpayer dollars is just a “shell game” that would not save any money but hurt millions of students.April 26, 2017StudentsEx-Education Secretary: Policy Rollback an ‘Assault on American Dream’Former U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr. said it is “distressing” to see the Trump administration roll back policy initiatives put in place under President Barack Obama to protect college students.April 24, 2017StudentsReport: Colleges’ Reliance on Tuition Revenue GrowingColleges and universities experienced a 1.8 percent decrease in funding at the state and local level in 2016 — part of a downward trend that has led students and families to shoulder a larger portion of the cost of higher education.April 20, 2017HealthExperts: Cut to NIH Funding Would be ‘Devastating’Experts say the White House’s proposed $5.8 billion cut to the National Institutes of Health would be “devastating to the American people” and a “dramatic setback to medical progress.”April 19, 2017African-AmericanRights Advocates: Jackson a Troubling Choice for Acting Head of Office of Civil RightsThe person that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently put in charge of her agency’s Office of Civil Rights is drawing a chorus of criticism from civil rights advocates and scholars over her historical hostility to racial preferences and other ideological stances.April 18, 2017StudentsAdmissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus LifeExperts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.April 16, 2017HomeEducation Summit Highlights Challenging Climate on CampusesIssues in higher education figured prominently at the summit, which touched on topics that ranged from diversity and inclusion to free speech on campus.April 11, 2017Previous PagePage 12 of 81Next Page
