Jamaal Abdul-AlimLatinxNASA-MUST Program Aims To Propel Students Into STEM DisciplinesLatinos are among the students targeted by the NASA-funded program that involves the Hispanic College Fund along with the United Negro College Fund, the American Indian Higher Education Consortium, the Association on Higher Education and Disability and the Institute for Broadening Participation.February 15, 2012LatinxCivil Rights Project: California Maintains Segregated Community College SystemThe vast majority of Black and Latino students in California are being subjected to a “segregated” community college system where very few transfer to four-year institutions, researchers charged Tuesday as they released three reports.February 14, 2012Community CollegesPolicy Forum: Research Necessary to Explain Dual Enrollment’s Full Impact Among Low-Income StudentsWhile high school/college course enrollment programs lead to higher GPAs for some students, more research should develop a stronger link between the programs and post-secondary success, panelists asserted at a Washington forum.February 12, 2012African-AmericanReport: AP Courses Not Available for Black StudentsThe vast majority of 2011 Black high school graduates who could have excelled in an AP course never enrolled in one because they were either “left out” or went to a school that didn’t offer the college prep courses, the College Board reports.February 8, 2012HomeOpen Educational Resources Could Make Learning Materials Less Costly and More AccessiblePanelists say higher education will have to seek ways to adapt to OER environment, moving from traditional textbooks to digital resources.February 7, 2012Community CollegesObama Administration Focuses on How to Keep the Cost of College Education AffordableThe plan would include reforms that would steer federal funds away from colleges that fail to keep net tuition down and toward those colleges and universities that do their fair share to keep tuition affordable, provide good value, and serve needy students well.February 6, 2012HomeReport: ‘Intrusive Advising’ Among Best Practices for Community College Student SuccessIt would start with a letter and an e-mail message asking the students to come in for a meeting, and if students failed to respond, advisers would show up in class and ask the students to meet in person.February 5, 2012HomeOfficial: White House Path on College Affordability Not Fully Mapped OutObama administration wants input from higher education community on college affordability policies, White House official tells members of independent college association.January 31, 2012HomeU.S. Ed Department Symposium Sheds Light on New Obama College PlanA U.S. Department of Education-led symposium on Monday sought to explore ways to scale up practices that have been shown to increase college completion.January 30, 2012HomeLeaders, Scholars Urged Not to Neglect Higher Education’s Social GoalsAcademic leaders must remember that their primary purpose is to produce thinkers, be of service to society and facilitate research that advances human understanding, says a keynote speaker at the AAC&U national meeting.January 29, 2012Previous PagePage 67 of 81Next Page
