Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-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, 2010African-AmericanHBCU National Meeting Stresses Competitiveness by Black SchoolsSpeakers at a national HBCU conference on Tuesday said the future of HBCUs hinges on winning contracts instead of grants, implementing ways to become more energy efficient, and making a concerted effort to retain and graduate incoming students who are increasingly ill-prepared for the rigors of college.September 14, 2010Community CollegesSAT Takers Grow More Diverse, Scores StagnateMore students from diverse backgrounds are taking the SAT, a College Board report released Monday shows, but critics warn that their performance on the college entrance exam raises concerns about the current quality of K-12 U.S. education.September 13, 2010LatinxLatino Higher Education Group Launches College-completion CampaignExcelencia in Education’s Ensuring America’s Future by Increasing Latino College Completion campaign seeks to align itself with the Obama Administration’s goal of making the United States the most college-educated nation in the world by 2020.September 8, 2010Previous PagePage 82 of 83Next Page
