Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeObama Administration Issues Higher Education Diversity GuidelinesThe new federal guidance on the use of race in college admissions may not constitute new legal doctrine, but it still represents an “important political signal” from the Obama administration, diversity proponents say.December 5, 2011StudentsExperts: Streamlining Employee Benefits, Increasing Student Credit Loads Among Ways to Reduce College CostsThe House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training heard expert testimony Wednesday on how colleges and universities can reduce institutional costs and lower student tuition.November 30, 2011StudentsHigher Education Leaders Urged to Improve Data Collection for College Completion EffortsA new report recommends that higher education leaders use historical data to gauge graduation rates among diverse student groups for whom graduation is less likely so that institutional improvements can be made to help those students defy the odds.November 28, 2011HomeReport: Secondary School Counselors Underutilized in College Completion PushThe “2011 National Survey of School Counselors: Counseling at a Crossroads” seeks to reposition guidance counselors as more effective facilitators in the nation’s pursuit of greater postsecondary attainment.November 16, 2011StudentsPolicy Summit: U.S. Higher Education Should Focus More on EmployabilityThe national push to get more students to complete college in the U.S. should be tied to making students employable upon graduation, expert panelists urged during a Washington policy summit Thursday.November 10, 2011African-AmericanImproved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification ProgramsA Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.November 9, 2011African-AmericanNational Report Card Shows Only a Third of Country’s Fourth- and Eighth-Graders Proficient in Reading and MathThe numbers were even more dire for African-American and Hispanic students, whose proficiency rates ranged from 24 percent to as low as 13 percent.November 1, 2011Asian American Pacific IslanderDisaggregation Key to Fighting ‘Model Minority’ Myth for Asian-Americans, Pacific Islanders and Native HawaiiansNew report focuses on topics that range from the toxic hazards faced by large numbers of Vietnamese immigrant women working in America’s myriad nail salons, to the “bamboo ceiling” said to exist for Asian-Americans working in federal government.October 30, 2011HomeExperts Say Low-Income Students Most Often Miss College Planning HelpPanelists during a College Board webcast Thursday urged that high schools and colleges provide targeted guidance and assistance to low-income families to ensure their children are positioned to turn college dreams into a reality.October 27, 2011StudentsHigher Education Analysts Sound Caution on Obama Student Loan Relief PlanWhen President Obama touted his two-pronged student debt relief measure before thousands of students Wednesday in downtown Denver, he got rounds of applause.October 26, 2011Previous PagePage 69 of 81Next Page
