Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsCollege Board Forums Emphasize Expanded Postsecondary AccessCollege Board regional and national meetings on Wednesday drew veteran experts as well as up-and-coming educators who are on the front lines of school innovation and reform aimed at taking the whole “college readiness” mantra from being a buzzword to a reality.October 27, 2010StudentsBethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual MisconductCountering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.October 26, 2010African-AmericanETS Achievement Gap Conference Focuses on Families and Academic DevelopmentAt a time when a national debate rages over whether charter schools are better than traditional public schools in abating the achievement gap, a Washington conference sought to refocus attention on strengthening the family.October 18, 2010African-AmericanLatino Men See Dramatic Jump as First-year Medical School StudentsWhile the number of first-year enrollees to U.S. medical schools has gradually risen in recent years, the demographic with the most dramatic jump was among Hispanic males whose medical school enrollment increased by 17.1 percent over last year.October 13, 2010StudentsObama Rallies Crowd at Bowie State UniversityIn an effort to infuse a fresh burst of energy among youthful voters, President Barack Obama made his first return visit as Commander-in-Chief to Maryland’s oldest Historically Black University Thursday to rally support for Gov. Martin O’Malley and the state’s Democratic candidates.October 7, 2010StudentsConference Highlights Helping Students With Timely Degree CompletionColleges and universities must find ways to help their increasingly diverse student bodies earn their degrees on time and accept responsibility if large numbers of students persistently take too long to graduate, expert panelists said Wednesday at a Baltimore education conference.October 6, 2010StudentsNational Academies Committee Recommends Measures To Boost Minority STEM ParticipationCiting the relatively low levels of minority representation in science and engineering, leaders of a group working to increase diversity in those fields released a report Thursday that shows the extent of the problem and makes recommendations on how to solve it.September 30, 2010African-AmericanSummit: Improving American Education Key To Maintaining U.S. Living StandardsSpeakers at a Washington education summit Wednesday touted college education as the means to a better life, both for individuals and society as a whole.September 29, 2010Leadership & PolicyScrutiny of U.S. Higher Education Increasing, College Forum Panelists SayAs the Obama Administration continues its push to make the United States the most-college educated nation in the world by 2020, institutions of higher learning should expect increased media and governmental scrutiny around issues of quality and accountability, experts said Tuesday at a Washington forum on college completion.September 21, 2010StudentsCollege-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study SaysDelving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.September 20, 2010Previous PagePage 79 of 81Next Page
