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The Misinformation About Financial Aid

The escalating cost of college tuition seems to be on everyone’s minds these days…

Leadership & Policy

Georgia Perimeter’s New Leader A Surprising Choice For Diverse System, Critics Say

The appointment of Dr. Anthony Tricoli to head Georgia Perimeter College – a five-campus, 50,000-student Atlanta-area college district – has raised many eyebrows, as some are questioning whether Tricoli has the experience and ability to lead one of America’s largest and most diverse urban community college districts.

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Leadership & Policy

HACU Conference Stirs Debate on Retention, Graduation Among Hispanic Students

PRINCETON, N.J. Educators, researchers and advocates gathered last week at the Educational Testing Center to set a research agenda for Hispanics in higher education. Nearly 60 people turned out to address the major obstacles to higher education success for Hispanics students.

USAID Gives $35 Million Grant for 10 U.S.-Mexico University Partnerships

WASHINGTON The U.S. Agency for International Development has announced a $35 million grant for 10 partnerships between universities in the United States and in Mexico as part of the Training, Internships, Exchanges and Scholarships program.

Research Roundup:

Blacks Hispanics benefit most from extracurricular study; dual enrollment programs to earn college credits are less available to Black, Hispanic, and economically disadvantaged students; Governors’ agreement to compile and report accurate date for high-school completion rates not being followed by some states.

HACU Urges Federal Agencies to Recruit More Hispanics

SAN ANTONIO Hispanics continue to be the most under-represented ethnic group recruited by federal agencies, according to a new report published by the National Hispanic Leadership Agenda.

Former Colorado Governor Criticized For Comments On Racial Minorities

DENVER U.S. Sen. Ken Salazar of Colorado on Friday distanced himself from comments by fellow Democrat and former Gov. Dick Lamm, who said racial minorities use racism and discrimination as pretexts for academic underachievement.

Minority-Serving Groups to Manage Two New NASA Programs

The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has partnered with three minority-serving organizations…

Scholars Ask Why Latinos View Blacks Poorly

Latino immigrants often hold negative views of African-Americans, which they most likely brought with them from their more-segregated Latin American countries, a new Duke University study shows.

Congress Considers Pell Grant Increase

For years, education advocates looked to a more moderate U.S. Senate to push for funding increases…

Pell Grant Increase Considered

U.S. House Republican leaders are proposing a $100 increase in the maximum Pell Grant next year, a move that may pave the way for the first increase in program funding since 2003.

Perspectives: Colleges Should Muster Courage To Fight Back

The attack on programs that recruit and retain Black students will have broad consequences on the economic well-being of Black America unless we fight back.

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