Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsReport: Community College Student Attrition Poses High Cost for TaxpayersVast sums of taxpayer dollars are being wasted at community colleges due to the large numbers of students who drop out during their first year and never return, an education researcher argues in a new report released today.October 19, 2011Faculty & StaffNational Science Foundation Reports Low Minority Representation on STEM FacultiesMinority doctoral holders are still poorly represented as faculty members within the ranks of American academe, a new study says.October 17, 2011StudentsThousands Gather at National Mall to Dedicate Martin Luther King Jr. MemorialPresident Obama said the MLK memorial is not just a monument to pay tribute to Dr. King as an individual, but to all of the people, including the unsung heroes, who comprised the civil rights movement that Dr. King led.October 16, 2011Leadership & PolicyCollege Administrators Convene for U.S.-India Higher Education SummitSpeakers emphasized the need for American institutions of higher learning interested in developing bonds with Indian institutions to make a commitment to build strong relationships over time instead of tentative ones.October 13, 2011Asian American Pacific IslanderReport Provides Close Look at Diversity Among Asian American, Pacific Islander StudentsCollege and university leaders should pay greater attention to the demographics of the growing number of their Asian-American and Pacific Islander students, a national commission urges.October 11, 2011African-AmericanWhite House Black College Leader Urges Development of HBCU Online ProgramsHBCUs and the online learning community need to become “more married” to reach more African-American students, said Dr. John S. Wilson, executive director of the White House Initiative on HBCUs.October 6, 2011HomePanelists Agree Compelling Evidence Needed To Make Case for Incarcerated Individuals To Regain Eligibility for Pell GrantBrenda Dann-Messier, Assistant Secretary for Vocational and Adult Education at the U.S. Department of Education, said more needs to be done to expand access to higher education to those behind bars when the GED is the highest degree attained by one-third of those in prison.October 3, 2011StudentsEducation Secretary Arne Duncan Unveils Proposal Giving Responsibility to States to Identify Weak Teacher-Preparation ProgramsThe proposal also calls for using a $185 million state teacher preparation grant to reform the $110 million TEACH grant program.October 2, 2011StudentsWorkshop Showcases Latino Student Success ProgramsAt the Accelerating Latino Student Success Workshop in Washington, college administrators shared stories with other college administrators about campus programs designed improve educational outcomes for Latino students.September 28, 2011StudentsLatino College Student Success Programs HonoredThe Texas Tech-based STEP 2 program was one of three programs recognized Tuesday by the Excelencia in Education organization for success in helping Latino students get to and through college.September 27, 2011Previous PagePage 73 of 83Next Page