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Recruitment & Retention

La. Higher Ed Board Looking at Ways to Restructure State College Spending

BATON ROUGE La. Plans proposed by the state’s higher education governing board to restructure public college funding in Louisiana to reward schools based on their performance rather than enrollment would cost the state about $35 million more annually.

Faculty & Staff

Southern Methodist U. to Get $20M from Dallas Couple

DALLAS Philanthropists Harold and Annette Simmons plan to announce a $20 million gift to Southern Methodist University on Friday.

The Psychological Impact of Academic Probation

UC San Diego researchers are investigating the correlation between physiological distress and poor grades.

Southern University’s Interim Chancellor Trying to Retain Students

BATON ROUGE La. Margaret Ambrose may only be the “interim” chancellor of Southern University, but that does not mean she is just keeping a seat warm.

Texas A&M Minority Enrollment Drive Stalls

COLLEGE STATION, Texas A record number of Black and Hispanic students applied and were accepted to Texas A&M University this fall, but their representation in the freshman class remained even with the previous two years.

University of New Mexico freshmen retention rate tops 76 percent

ALBUQUERQUE A record 76.6 percent of freshmen who began their coursework at the University of New Mexico last summer and fall returned for a second year, school officials said Monday.

Recruitment & Retention

Students face tougher competition as fewer positions open at Wall Street investment banks

NEW YORK Students looking for jobs on Wall Street may find fewer opportunities when investment banks’ recruiting teams visit campuses this fall.

Recruitment & Retention

Purdue President Cordova sets retention, graduation goals in new strategic plan

WEST LAFAYETTE Ind. Purdue University will focus on increasing retention and graduation rates under a strategic plan taking shape under new President France Cordova.

Recruitment & Retention

Cole says he won’t be just a care-taker at UMass-Amherst

AMHERST Mass. The new interim chancellor of the Univesity of Massachusetts-Amherst says he’ll be more than just a caretaker during his year at the helm.

Leadership & Policy

Disappearing Acts: The Vanishing Black Male On Community College Campuses

Many consider community colleges “open door” institutions, denoting their unique role of providing an affordable and quality education for the masses.

The Evolution of a Texas HBCU

Now majority Hispanic, the historically black st. philip’s college has positioned itself to serve an increasingly diverse San Antonio population.

Recruitment & Retention

U.S. spy speaks publicly in favor of diverse recruitment

EL PASO Texas A spy who spent three decades undercover made his first public appearance Monday to speak in support of recruiting people from diverse backgrounds for intelligence work.

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