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Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College Aid

Senate Democrats Unveil Bill to Increase College AidProposals include more funds for diversity programs, tax credits for low-income families Senate Democrats proposed a new higher education bill last month that would increase college aid, encourage universities to hold down costs and allow students to refinance higher interest college loans.The additional help would come, in part, […]

Professional Appointments

Professional AppointmentsUlysses Bell has been named vice president for institutional advancement at Stillman College in Tuscaloosa, Ala. Bell has more than 13 years fund-raising and management experience. He earned a bachelor’s degree from Elizabeth City State University, a master’s from Columbia University and a law degree from North Carolina Central University.Dr. Michael T. Nettles has […]

Community Colleges

University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher Education

University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher EducationFOLSOM, Calif.The University of Miami (Fla.) has the best higher education Web site in America, according to the Center for Digital Education, a research and advisory institute on information technology (IT) in education. The organization sponsors an annual Best of the Web Contest. The center, which […]

Community Colleges

University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher Education

University of Miami Web Site Named Best in Higher EducationFOLSOM, Calif.The University of Miami (Fla.) has the best higher education Web site in America, according to the Center for Digital Education, a research and advisory institute on information technology (IT) in education. The organization sponsors an annual Best of the Web Contest. The center, which […]

Our Collective Responsibility To Black Males

Our Collective Responsibility To Black MalesAs he went through cold-bath fields he saw a solitary cell; and the devil was pleased, for it gave him a hint for improving his prisons in hell. — Samuel Taylor Coleridge, writer and poetIn Cambridge, Mass., a speaker on race relations asked these questions: “Where are our young African […]

Leadership & Policy

Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step Down

Cheyney, Fisk University Presidents Step DownHARRISBURG, Pa.Presidents of two historically Black colleges and universities announced plans to leave their respective institutions last month. After seven years as president of Cheyney University of Pennsylvania, Dr. W. Clinton Pettus is stepping down to pursue other interests. His retirement is effective Dec. 31.Pettus began work at Cheyney as […]

North Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold Problem

North Carolina Central to Turn to Legislature For Money to Fix Mold ProblemBOONE, N.C.The University of North Carolina system plans to turn to the General Assembly for as much as $17 million it needs to fix an expanding mold problem at North Carolina Central University (NCCU) that has shut down buildings and forced out students.NCCU […]

Black, White Performance Gap Widens, Study Finds

Black, White Performance Gap Widens, Study Finds Performance gaps between Blacks and Whites ages 13-17 widened between 1988 and 1999, leading to lower pay, higher unemployment levels for equal levels of education, higher dropout rates and lower test scores, according to a recent study released by the U.S. Department of Education.In the “Status and Trends […]

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find

College Becoming Less Accessible For Underserved Groups, Studies Find Two influential Washington education advocacy groups are reporting that while much progress has been made in minority access to college in the last 20 years, higher education will become less accessible in the current decade.The American Council on Education (ACE) in its annual “Status Report on […]

Postsecondary Participation and State Policy

Web Site Hosts Voting for HBCU Battle of the Bands

Web Site Hosts Voting for HBCU Battle of the BandsATLANTAIn its second year, the Honda Battle of the Bands showcases historically Black college and university (HBCU) marching bands on a Celebration Tour that began in September and continues through Nov. 22. Since Sept. 24, fans of HBCU marching bands have been able to vote for […]

Georgia On the Mind

Georgia On the MindThe state’s higher education system puts research, policy focus on Black males By Ronald RoachAmong education researchers and higher education administrators around the nation, it is well known that African American male college attendance and completion rates are lagging behind those of males in other racial and ethnic groups as well as […]

America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study Finds

America Loses Ground in College Access, Participation, Study FindsWASHINGTONAmerica has fallen alarmingly behind other industrialized countries in access to and participation in college, which encompasses most education and training beyond high school, according to a recent study. “Closing the College Participation Gap,” released last month by the Education Commission of the States (ECS), paints a […]

Postsecondary Participation and State Policy

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