Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsMore Students Seeing the World Without Getting CreditsA survey found that roughly half of the 227 institutions responding reported an increase in the number of students who participated in non-credit education abroad for the 2012-13 academic year over the previous year.March 30, 2016African-AmericanAfter Protest, ‘The Bell Curve’ Author Sails Through LectureBut for all the things the protesters at Virginia Tech had to say about Murray and his writings, when the time came to say something directly to Murray during the Q&A, the protesters offered not a peep.March 27, 2016African-AmericanED Secretary: U.S. Higher Ed Becoming ‘Caste System’John King warned that the U.S. is becoming a “caste system of colleges and universities” in which more affluent students have advantages while poorer students “get shortchanged.”March 24, 2016WomenNelson Uses Critical Race to go Above and Beyond the LawWhen Camille Nelson takes on the position of dean of the American University Washington College of Law in July, she will be one of few critical race theorists who’ve risen to the position of law dean.March 21, 2016African-AmericanProfessor Says Only Law Can Cure Bias, Racism in Health CareDayna Matthew says that, when it comes to eliminating the racial disparities that plague America’s health care system, the cure is to be found in the law.March 18, 2016HomeStudy: Many Colleges’ Financial Outreach Coming at Pell Grant Recipients’ ExpenseMore colleges and universities are using their institutional aid to woo wealthy students who can pay instead of using it to help low-income students to make up the difference between what their federal Pell Grants cover and what it costs to go to college.March 16, 2016StudentsPoll: About Half U.S. Students Identify as ‘Hopeful’ and ‘Engaged’Only about half of U.S. students are “hopeful” and “engaged” in school, while the rest are either not engaged or actively disengaged and stuck or discouraged, according to an annual Gallup Student Poll.March 15, 2016Home9 Research Universities Receive Grants to Retain Low-income StudentsNine public urban research universities were awarded a total of $450,000 to launch or expand pilot “micro-grant” programs meant to prevent low-income college students from dropping out.March 14, 2016African-American11 Higher Ed Institutions Uniting to Boost Minority Students’ Grad RatesEleven institutions of higher education are joining an Education Trust-led initiative meant to improve graduation rates for underrepresented minority students.March 10, 2016HomeACE Survey: Policy Change not Widely Enacted to Address Campus Racial IssuesThe survey serves as a reminder that student-led efforts to root out racism and increase diversity on campus are likely to confront American college and university presidents for some time to come.March 10, 2016Previous PagePage 31 of 81Next Page
