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Students
Flagging Economy Spurs Increase in Library Use
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the library where the books, movies and internet are free and the information empowers.
African-American
In Honor of an Unfettered Slave
Asculpture was dedicated late last month to a Lafayette College (Pa.) graduate, David McDonogh, who is believed to be one of the first slaves — if not the first — to earn a college degree. One of the nation’s foremost contemporary sculptors, Mel Edwards, was commissioned for the 16-foot tall project titled “Transcendence,” which was made from five tons of stainless steel.
HBCUs
The World Wide Web of Ed.D.s
The flexibility and convenience of online degree programs have attracted minorities in droves, especially Black K-12 educators.
Faculty & Staff
Making a Positive Impact in Students’ Lives
Along with implementing deliberate retention policies, hiring the right people to encourage students to persist in college is essential.
Leadership & Policy
Oliver is board’s choice for MVSU president
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state College Board has named Donna Oliver as its choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University, a historically black college in Itta Bena. Oliver is currently provost and vice president for academic affairs at Edward Waters College in Jacksonville, Florida. Mississippi Valley State has been without a permanent leader since […]
Community Colleges
UConn dorms compete for energy, water savings
STORRS, Conn. (AP) – The University of Connecticut is injecting friendly competition into its energy-saving efforts at college dorms. Its conservation contests have become so popular that water use at some dorms has dropped 10 percent or more. Residents of the winning dorms get prizes: a certificate for carbon offsets – which pay for reducing greenhouse gas […]
Latinx
Wal-Mart Foundation Gives Over $4 Million to Institute for Higher Education Policy
The Wal-Mart Foundation has announced a $4.2 million grant to support programs to increase first-generation student success at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities.
Students
Texas Border Schools Lead Nation in Hispanic Degree Achievement
Texas institutions of higher education along the border boast record numbers of Hispanic student enrollment and degree completion likely because their use of certain practices to narrow enrollment and graduation gaps between Hispanics and other students, according to a new report released today.
Community Colleges
Economic Downturn Blamed for Students Delaying College
The economic crisis is changing the plans of many prospective college students who are now delaying plans for higher education or setting their sights on less prestigious colleges, according to a new study released Monday of over 2,500 high school students nationwide.
Community Colleges
Mich. Colleges Beef Up Training for ‘Green’ Jobs
Brandon Knight entered the alternative energy engineering program at Lansing Community College in 2006 with an eye toward owning a business dedicated to developing solar panels, wind turbines and perhaps even other energy sources that people haven’t heard of yet.
Leadership & Policy
Tribal College Presidents Will Reflect on Century
Four speakers will address the “Tribal College Presidents’ Perspectives on the Last 100 Years” at the 20th Annual “Consider the Century” conference on Friday, Oct. 10, the South Dakota State University announced.
Leadership & Policy
Zooming in on the Tar Heel State
In previous editions, we examined the state of higher education in Georgia, then New York, California, Texas and Illinois.
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