Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanRecruitment and Retention Key in Diversifying Faculty at Public SchoolsA recent panel at Howard University explored the demographic mismatch between public school teachers and the students they serve.March 8, 2016StudentsHigher Ed Advocates Urge Democrats to Beef Up Pell GrantsWhen Congress moves to reauthorize the Higher Education Act—something it should have done years ago—it should include bigger Pell Grants that reflect today’s cost of college, several panelists testified Wednesday on Capitol Hill.March 2, 2016STEMLSAMP’s Progress in Diversifying STEM Workforce not Exact ScienceThe program has produced 509,954 holders of STEM bachelor’s degrees among underrepresented minority students but the number who have gone on to work in STEM has proven difficult to ascertain.March 1, 2016African-AmericanScholar: Racial Inequalities Rate More Critical LookAlthough the nation’s social policies and laws have evolved to the point where blatant racial discrimination against its Black population is largely a thing of the past, social scientists need to come up with better language that describes the racial inequalities that nevertheless persist.February 29, 2016African-AmericanEducation Expert: There’s Not Enough Follow Through on Equity PoliciesEstela Bensimon says that, despite the emergence of favorable policies meant to bring about more equity for Black and Latino college students, policies alone are not enough to do the job.February 28, 2016Community CollegesLSAMP Students Tackling Problems That Hit Close to HomeBugs with a deadly bite. Waterborne pathogens that threaten our health. Bad breath and gum disease. These are some of the practical problems being tackled by students involved in the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation.February 25, 2016STEMProfile of Nation’s Innovators Doesn’t Mirror Those of Gates, ZuckerbergStudy shows more than a third of U.S. innovators were born on foreign soil, and a similar amount completed their undergraduate education at a foreign college or university.February 24, 2016Home‘Completion Grants’ Best Way to Assist Students Lacking CashProviding students with “completion grants” is the best way to identify and assist students for whom lack of cash is the only obstacle stopping them from earning a degree.February 22, 2016StudentsUniversity Leaders Debate Police Involvement in Campus Sexual AssaultsIn order to combat sexual violence on campus, university leaders must broaden the conversation and take a more active role in shaping the policies that are being implemented to deal with the problem.February 21, 2016SportsStudy Shows Former Student-Athletes Winning after CollegeFormer student-athletes are faring better than their non-student-athlete peers on a variety of well-being indicators, a new study released Wednesday shows.February 17, 2016Previous PagePage 32 of 81Next Page
