Jamaal Abdul-AlimCommunity CollegesExpert: Stratification Undermines American Higher Education’s Capacity for Enabling Social MobilityEconomist Anthony Carnevale told a group of college prep program administrators Monday that social stratification within the world of higher education threatens to undermine American Dream.July 23, 2012LatinxForum: Scholar Offers View of 2012 Latino Presidential Vote OutlookAt a Washington forum on Thursday, Stanford political scientist Gary M. Segura described the recent surge in support for Obama among Latino voters as being a case of choosing between the “frying pan and the fire.”July 19, 2012Community CollegesBefore U.S. House Subcommittee, Experts Urge College Degree Completion Time ReductionStates and institutions should adopt innovative practices that lessen the time to earn a degree and embrace financial practices tied to college completion, experts urged in U.S. House testimony on Wednesday.July 18, 2012Community CollegesEducation Secretary Touts Career and Tech Education Competitive Grant ProgramAn Obama administration proposal to award $1 billion in competitive grant funding to career and technical education is expected to help usher in a new era for how students are prepared for college and careers.July 17, 2012LatinxReport: California Schools Serving Socially Disadvantaged Students Send Too Few to CollegeThe vast majority of California high schools that serve high numbers of low-income students and students of color do a poor job of sending their students on to college, a new report has found.July 16, 2012African-AmericanMorgan State Hosts White House Meeting on African-American AffairsAbout 150 people gathered at Morgan State University Friday to pose questions and complaints at a contingent of Obama administration officials who promoted the president’s “An America Built to Last” platform.July 15, 2012HomeKeeping the McNair Ph.D. Pipeline Flowing with TalentMcNair scholar program cuts could hamper efforts to boost number of minorities holding doctoral degrees.June 28, 2012InternationalReport: U.S. Campuses Growing More InternationalAmerican colleges and universities have made significant gains in becoming more international in scope, but the progress varies by sector, says a new survey released Wednesday by the American Council on Education.June 27, 2012HomeBill Gates: Rising College Tuition, Increasing Admissions Selectivity Threatens American OpportunityIn Washington, philanthropist Bill Gates helped commemorate the sesquicentennial of the Morrill Act that created America’s public land-grant universities.June 26, 2012SportsCollegiate Sports Gender Equity Not Yet A Reality, Experts SayAlthough women have made tremendous strides in collegiate sports since the 1972 passage of Title IX, significant work remains before women achieve equality with men on campus, experts say.June 21, 2012Previous PagePage 61 of 81Next Page
