Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanScholars: Snopes Clears Up Race-based RumorsMuch like the nation itself, the fact-checking website snopes.com increasingly has been dealing with rumors that revolve around issues of race.October 20, 2016StudentsEducation Secretary John King Says College Students Need More Prep for Civic LifeColleges must be “bold and creative” when it comes to educating students for participation in civic life, U.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Jr., said Wednesday.October 19, 2016StudentsStudy Shows Computer Science Gap Begins EarlyBlack students are less likely than White students to have computer science courses in middle or high school — 47 versus 58 percent, a new study released Tuesday shows.October 18, 2016SportsAbdul-Jabbar: Poverty Biggest Barrier to Higher EdAuthor and NBA legend Kareem Abdul-Jabbar cited poverty as the biggest barrier that threatens to block the shots that low-income students have at higher education.October 17, 2016StudentsStudent Loan Debt for Graduates Up 4 Percent in 2015When students graduated from college in 2014, those who borrowed money to pay for college owed an average of $28,950. Now the average debt is $30,100 — 4 percent higher — for those who graduated in 2015.October 17, 2016StudentsHost Colleges Winners in Presidential DebatesUNLV estimates that being selected as a venue for the final presidential debate has already generated $85 million worth of publicity.October 16, 2016StudentsDepartment of Education, DeVry University Reach SettlementCritics say the for-profit institution is getting off lightly after making an unsubstantiated claim simply because it has the money to stay in business.October 13, 2016StudentsProposed Accreditation System Factors in Financial HealthA new accreditation system proposed would require education providers to meet “rigorous and ambitious standards for student achievement and financial health,” and give the federal government a stronger oversight role.October 6, 2016StudentsExperts: Math, Science Underemphasized in College Prep for MinoritiesA groundbreaking report shattered the notion that mere exposure to “college knowledge” will make a meaningful difference in closing racial gaps in college enrollment.October 5, 2016HomeExperts See Colleges of Future Run as ‘Benefit Corporations’Administrators say colleges structured as benefit corporations would not be in business solely for profit and would have the latitude to be more mission driven.October 4, 2016Previous PagePage 21 of 81Next Page
