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Advocates Urge Quick Action on Rules Governing For-profits

For-profit postsecondary Institutions account for 10 percent of enrolled U.S. college students but 44 percent of student loan defaults.

Who is Marybeth Gasman?

People are surprised, and not always pleasantly so, to discover that Dr. Marybeth Gasman, one of the leading scholars on historically Black colleges and universities, is White. When she was a graduate student, one professor tried to steer her away from the topic, advising her that research of this nature would be “ghettoized.”

Marybeth Gasman

Faculty & Staff

New Louisiana Community College Campus May Prove Too Small

With President Barack Obama setting a goal of producing 5 million more community college graduates in the next decade, it seems community colleges are finally having their moment.

Underrepresented Minorities Hit Hard by California Graduate Study Fees

Rising fees for graduate programs at University of California campuses threaten to undermine growth of underrepresented and much-needed minorities in health-science and other professions.

Virginia HBCU Hosts Latino Student Symposium

The Hispanic Youth Symposium (HYS) is a live-in learning experience for Latino high school students aimed at motivating them to pursue higher education.

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Maryland HBCU Developing Solar Energy Project

There’s no question that higher education institutions during this recession have implemented cost-cutting measures to reduce their operating expenses. Among those schools have been institutions, such as Coppin State University, that are seeking innovative green technologies to save on energy costs.

Rooftop solar arrays

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Association Creates Plan for ‘1890’ HBCUs To Meet Modern Challenges

Dr. Lorenzo Esters has spoken resolutely about the “bold, futuristic and intentional” plan launched last month for 18 historically Black land-grant colleges and universities, but he could have easily been summing up his first year as the person tapped by the nation’s oldest higher education association to advance access and diversity among its member institutions.

Dr. Lorenzo Esters

Community Colleges

Report: States Can Improve College Readiness

States can improve college degree attainment by utilizing college readiness standards that link high school curricula to postsecondary education, according to a new report released by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education and the Southern Regional Education Board.

Dr. Dave Spence is president of the Southern Regional Education Board.

Community Colleges

Foundation Opens Up Opportunities for Community College Students

The Kaplan Educational Foundation helps underserved community college students achieve their higher education goals through its leadership and scholarship programs.

Jennifer Benn is a program director at the Kaplan Educational Foundation.

Community Colleges

Colleges Instructed to Make Blind-friendly Gadgets Available to Students

The U.S. Departments of Justice and Education sent a letter to college and university presidents Tuesday instructing them to find alternatives for blind students if the devices are required in the classroom.

Russlynn Ali is assistant secretary for civil rights at the U.S. Education Department.

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Grambling Selects New President

Grambling State University has a new president, and he’s a familiar face with decades of experience at public universities around the country. Dr. Frank Pogue will be the school’s eighth president, after the University of Louisiana System board unanimously agreed to the appointment Friday.

Community Colleges

Senate Committee Probes Financial Risk, Alleged Fraud Attributed to For-Profit Schools

For-profit institutions of higher education came under fire Thursday as the Department of Education’s inspector general, a former student, a Wall Street investor, and a former California deputy attorney general testified before a Senate committee.

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