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Student loan default rates fall dramatically – includes related article on default violations of schools

Washington The nation’s student loan default rate has reached its lowest level ever, according to the U.S. Education Department (ED), which nonetheless identified more than 300 colleges and universities that could lose their right to participate in student-aid programs because of excessive defaults.

Knoxville College loses accreditation; accrediting agency warns University of Florida – Knoxville College, Tennessee

The Southern Association of Colleges and Schools decided to remove Knoxville College from membership in December because the college had failed to comply with the association’s criteria related to adequate financial resources, administrative processes and financial aid, said James T. Rogers, executive director of the association.

Hazel O’Leary generated energy for HBCUs – historically Black colleges and universities

Despite the harsh Republican congressional attacks that marked a sometimes stormy tenure, departing U.S. Department of Energy (DOE) Secretary Hazel O’Leary will be remembered for her efforts to transform the agency.

The new crusaders: environmental education producing cadre of freedom fighters – from toxic waste

While studying chemistry at Xavier University in New Orleans, Robert Swayzer III excelled in the classroom during his freshman and sophomore years. Although the twenty-three-year-old Winnsboro, Louisiana, native decided against pursuing medical school early on in his college career, Swayzer’s performance as a chemistry major won him an environmental research scholarship as a junior through Xavier’s Center for Environmental Programs.

Xavier graduate may create new possibilities for HBCUs – Historically Black colleges and universities

Alexis M. Herman nominated by President Clinton to become the first African American (woman to head the Department of Labor, will be one of three Black members of Clinton’s second-term cabinet.

HBCU leaders urge expansion of Title III and TRIO programs – Historically Black colleges and universities – Washington Update

Expansion of Title III aid to minority institutions and TRIO programs for disadvantaged youth emerged as top priorities at a December 17 public hearing on Higher Education Act (MEA) reauthorization in Washington, D.C.

Native Americans

University of Wisconsin woman’s disappearance remains a mystery

MADISON Wis. Was Kelly Nolan kidnapped? Is she lost, hurt, or worse? Or did she just walk away and not look back?

Leadership & Policy

Knoxville College President-Elect Starts At A Different Institution

This week, Dr. Earl Yarbrough Sr. is finally occupying the seat he’s sought most of his professional life — the one belonging to a historically Black university president.

African-American

Brown University Creates Commission to Commemorate History of R.I. Slavery

PROVIDENCE, R.I. Brown University has established a 10-member commission to explore how the history of slavery and the slave trade in Rhode Island should be commemorated in Rhode Island, Providence, and at the university.

Faculty & Staff

Michael Eric Dyson Heads To Georgetown

Dr. Michael Eric Dyson, the prominent African American scholar known for his writings on hip hop and African American life and culture is heading to Georgetown University in the fall, where he will hold the distinguished rank of University Professor—the highest position that a faculty member can have at the nation’s oldest Catholic university.

‘Federalizing Accreditation’

Standards may include student outcomes, but should the government or accrediting agencies implement the change?

Leadership & Policy

Florida A&M’s new president, James Ammons, Will Try to Save School’s Reputation

TALLAHASSEE, Fla. Ten years ago, Florida A&M University was on top of the academic world, celebrated as one of America’s top universities after being chosen college of the year by Time magazine and the Princeton Review.

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