Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsScholar: After Fisher, Schools Should Reassess Diversity PoliciesNow that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the use of race in college admissions, colleges and universities should assess their policies in a way that takes a more nuanced look at diversity, a higher education scholar said Tuesday.June 28, 2016HomeGEAR UP Likely to Roll On Despite Founder Chaka Fattah’s Conviction on Corruption ChargesDespite the fact that Chaka Fattah — known as the “architect of GEAR UP” — awaits sentencing, the future of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs is believed to be safe and sound.June 22, 2016HomeHigher Ed Bills Get Bipartisan Support in CongressA series of bipartisan higher education bills were hammered out Wednesday in committee, including the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act that requires the FAFSA to be made available on a mobile app.June 22, 2016HomeMichael Middleton Hopes Measures Keep Mizzou Out of Eye of StormThe University of Missouri System interim president hopes that initiatives meant to bring about more diversity, equity and inclusion at the flagship campus can stave off the tumult that rocked the campus last fall.June 21, 2016StudentsWill LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.June 19, 2016HomeOrlando Massacre Fuels Call to End Federal Roadblock of Gun Violence ResearchIn the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre, researchers are making appeals anew for Congress to lift restrictions that prohibit two health-oriented federal agencies from studying gun violence.June 16, 2016StudentsRestructuring Student Loans May Prove ProblematicWhile income-based repayment systems for student loans have evidently worked in other countries, implementing such a system on a broad basis here in the United States could prove problematic.June 14, 2016StudentsU.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Leading Charge to Diversify K-12 SchoolsU.S. Secretary of Education John B. King lamented the fact that, despite being more than 60 years removed from Brown v. Board of Education, America’s students today are more racially and socioeconomically isolated than they were 10 or 20 years ago.June 8, 2016HomeReport Finds Bachelor’s Degrees More Beneficial Than Associate’sWhen it comes to various forms of well-being—from financial to physical—associate’s degree holders trail behind holders of bachelor’s degrees across the board, according to a new report released Wednesday.June 2, 2016HomeFor-profit College Students Earning Less After AttendanceWith the exception of students who study cosmetology, students who attend for-profit colleges end up earning less money five to six years after attendance than they did before they enrolled, a new paper released Monday claims.May 30, 2016Previous PagePage 27 of 81Next Page
