Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeReport: ‘Need-blind’ Policies Have Failed Elite InstitutionsOnly a small number of students at elite colleges are high-achieving, low-income students, says a new report by the Jack Kent Cooke Foundation.January 11, 2016African-AmericanCollege Grad Rates Don’t Always Benefit All StudentsHigher graduation rates do not always result in closing the gap between White students and students of color.December 1, 2015African-AmericanIslamic Scholars Produce New Translation of QuranIn an effort to bring about a richer understanding of the Quran, a group of mostly American-born and university-based Islamic scholars have produced a new translation of the Islamic sacred text.November 15, 2015African-AmericanUDC President: America Needs to Address Relationship With Black MenUniversity of the District of Columbia President Ron Mason speaks out after the violent arrest of a young Black man on the college campus.October 22, 2015African-AmericanUDC President: America Needs to Address Relationship With Black MenUniversity of the District of Columbia President Ron Mason speaks out after the violent arrest of a young Black man on the college campus.October 20, 2015HomeFor Undergrads, Peers Play Key Role in Degree AttainmentA recent study shows that when it comes to getting through two-year colleges, individual ability is key.October 15, 2015HomeLegacy of Jim Crow Beneficial to Black StudentsAccording to a new research paper, the fact that African-American students are more likely than white students to enroll and make good grades at University of North Carolina institutions can be “explained entirely” by a remaining legacy of the Jim Crow era.October 5, 2015African-AmericanControversy over Flying Confederate Flag in Public Places Not WaningHistory professor says as long as the Confederate flag continues to fly in public spaces, it signals that the sense of democracy in the United States is “hollow” and does not extend to all people.September 28, 2015StudentsSame-race Student/TA Relationships Result in Better PerformanceStudents perform better in classes taken with teaching assistants who come from the same racial background, according to a new paper that purports to be the first ever to examine TA-student race relations.September 21, 2015StudentsNew Analysis Calls for Increased Scrutiny of Accrediting AgencyThe analysis states that, while ACICS’ performance is worse than that of its peers, its problems are “emblematic of larger structural flaws that exist in this national accreditation space.”September 8, 2015Previous PagePage 34 of 81Next Page
