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Graduation Rates Drop As Schools Take On More Low-income Students

Graduation rates drop systematically as the size of an institution’s low-income student population increases, even at selective four-year colleges and universities, according to a recently released report from the U.S. Department of Education’s National Center for Education Statistics.

Leadership & Policy

Lonely at the Top?

That a college or university president has a challenging position is a no-brainer…

Alumni Fight Grambling Admissions Standards

Plans to impose new admissions standards for Grambling State University freshmen are being challenged…

‘The Albany Movement’

Before Birmingham and Selma, Ala., became benchmarks for change during the Civil Rights Movement…

Leadership & Policy

Maryland Faces University Desegregation Fight

A group of Morgan State students, alumni and civil rights activists say a lawsuit seems to be the only remedy…

Leadership & Policy

Lonely at the Top?

That a college or university president has a challenging position is a no-brainer…

Handling ‘Helicopter Parents’

On any given day at California Polytechnic State University, Nona Nickelsen fields phone calls from parents…

Community Colleges

Exit Interview

The construction projects at Prince George’s Community College certainly represent a physical obstacle…

Latino College Access and Achievement Focus of TRPI Conference

Long Beach, Calif. When Harry Pachón’s brother asked him which college he would attend after high school, Pachón said he thought colleges would get in touch with him. Dr. Pachón, now president of the Tomás Rivera Policy Institute, said his anecdote illustrated that lack of information should not be confused with lack of ability.

Community Colleges

“Being A Black Man” At Community College Event

In a forum held at Prince George’s Community College in Largo, Md. this week, the Washington Post staffers behind the paper’s “Being a Black Man” series discussed the numerous issues unveiled during the yearlong sequence of articles.

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Community Colleges

Higher Tuition Forces Students Into Cheaper Schools, Study Says

Sharp tuition increases are forcing more lower-income students to forego their dream college for less expensive universities or community colleges, or are keeping some out of school entirely, according to a study released Monday.

Alabama Desegregation Case Coming to a Close

BIRMINGHAM, Ala. A 25-year-old desegregation case involving Alabama’s colleges and universities is coming to a close, as U.S. District Judge Harold Murphy has ordered the state to set aside $46 million in surplus education funds. Part of the sum is to be used for a need-based scholarship program and a construction program at two historically Black state institutions.

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