Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeCollege Board Planning Website UnveiledThe College Board unveiled a new website on Tuesday that one executive hailed as the most comprehensive college planning tool available online.April 9, 2012StudentsN.C. Central Implements Sweeping Cost-Cutting PlanRestructuring at North Carolina Central University — announced in February as being “most comprehensive” — involves the merging or phasing out of more than a dozen academic programs.April 4, 2012HomeFinal Four of ChessGovernment contractor Booz Allen Hamilton, a technology and consulting giant based in Fairfax County — invited all of this year’s Final Four competitors to apply for internships at the company, including in its offices abroad.April 2, 2012HomeThe India ConnectionU.S. universities, Indian counterparts seek greater collaboration and growth opportunities.April 1, 2012African-AmericanConference: Complex Picture Painted of HBCU ChallengesWhile some leaders during a national conference Wednesday depicted public HBCUs as lagging from unequal treatment, there was tough talk from officials urging HBCUs to improve their ability to take advantage of federal opportunities.March 28, 2012HomeJobs Forum Explores the Reshaping of American EducationThe push to rethink American higher education got a fresh airing Tuesday at an Atlantic forum where speakers espoused new programs, policies and paradigms in an effort to defy the inertia of the status quo.March 27, 2012HomeReport: College Degree Attainment Rising SlowlyA new Lumina Foundation report released Monday states that college degree attainment in the United States inched up to 38.3 percent in 2010 from 37.9 percent in 2008.March 26, 2012African-AmericanConference: Though HBCUs Urged To Tout Successes, Lack of Federal Support Remains a ChallengeThe Hampton University president says that, although President Obama is an “ardent supporter of HBCUs,” the federal government continues to shortchange HBCUs when it comes to grant funding.March 26, 2012HomeRon Brown Scholarships Seek the Best and BrightestThe Ron Brown Scholar Program currently provides a total of 10, four-year $40,000 scholarships a year, but there are plans to increase funding to offer even more in the future.March 25, 2012LatinxSummit Addresses Best Ways to Increase High School Graduation and College Enrollment Rates Among HispanicsCaring adults can play a role in improving the outcomes of youths born into families of lesser economic means in addition to school reform at the local, state and federal levels.March 19, 2012Previous PagePage 65 of 81Next Page
