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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.
October 13, 2008
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Study: Peers, Not Profs, Influence Student Views
On issues such as abortion, gay marriage and religion, college students shift noticeably to the left from the time they arrive on campus through their junior year, new research shows.
October 13, 2008
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Scholarship Lets Sudan Native Get Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. Makwei Mabioor Deng looked out the shuttle-bus window on his way to class at George Washington University and wondered aloud whether there were crocodiles in the Potomac River. Three weeks earlier, he had never been on a plane, never heard of a microwave oven, never seen a library full of books and computers. […]
October 12, 2008
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Despite Credit Crunch, Loans Still Available
Despite the economic downturn and instability of the credit markets, college students are acquiring college loans, although the qualifying criterion has become more stringent, financial aid officials say.
October 9, 2008
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Opinion: Righting the Ship for Students With Limited English Skills
In 1974, Lau v. Nichols, set a new precedent in bilingual education when it required school districts to assist all students without regard to English language deficiencies. All school programs conducted exclusively in English were deemed unconstitutional because they denied equal access to education to English learners.
October 7, 2008
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Building a Black Male Learning Community
A center at the University of West Georgia focused on Black male students prepares them for college success and beyond.
October 7, 2008
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The Next Best Thing to Family
Tune in as Diverse explains through video how culture-based sororities can fill a void on college campuses other student organizations cannot.
October 5, 2008
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Tuskegee University Leader in Producing Black Vets
Ask any African-American veterinarian — anywhere in the country — where they attended veterinary school.
October 5, 2008
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UMD Assesses Campus Climate Among Hispanic Students
At the University of Maryland, College Park, Hispanic students want more faculty and administrative support, additional mentorship opportunities and a cultural center to address their needs and concerns, according to a recent survey conducted by the institution’s Adele H. Stamp Student Union for Multicultural Involvement and Community Advocacy.
October 2, 2008
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Campaigns Differ on How to Help With College Costs
The price of college continues to surge, and financial aid isn’t keeping up. The Wall Street meltdown has hammered the stock market and college savings. And a college degree is ever more essential for finding a good job.
October 1, 2008
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All-Star Player and Wife Start Education Foundation
The Martinez Foundation, which launched September 25, aims to help more Latino students attend college and more minority students become teachers.
September 30, 2008
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Nissan Funds Educational Initiative
Nissan North America, Inc. presented the League of United Latin American Citizens (LULAC) with a $20,000 donation to fund a new educational initiative: “El Reto Supremo Academico.”
September 30, 2008
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Obama Effigy Found Hanging From Ore. Campus Tree
Officials of a small Christian university say a life-size cardboard reproduction of Democratic presidential candidate Barack Obama was hung from a tree on the campus, an act that outraged students and school leaders alike.
September 25, 2008
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Falwell College Wants Students to Vote Locally
The chancellor of Liberty University has an ambitious plan to get the 10,500 students at the evangelical Christian college registered to vote in Virginia, a swing state that could be crucial to victory in the presidential election.
September 24, 2008
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For Ole Miss, Presidential Debate Marks School’s Progress
Two generations ago, bullets flew and tear gas canisters exploded among the magnolias as segregationists fought federal authorities over the court-ordered admission of the first Black student to the University of Mississippi.
September 21, 2008
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Suit Filed Against New Mexico State University
Four current and former New Mexico State University faculty members and a graduate student have filed a lawsuit in federal court charging university administrators with racial discrimination and unfair professional retaliation.
September 21, 2008
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Rethinking Student Aid Group Suggests Overhauling Financial Aid
A group of policy experts charged with the arduous task of rethinking strategies for student financial aid recommends an overhaul of the financial aid process, beginning with simplifying the financial aid application by tying it to a family’s tax return in addition to creating a better college savings program for low-income families.
September 18, 2008
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Congress Sends Student Loan Extension to Bush
Congress has approved through the 2010 school year a program that will allow students who rely on loans to continue their educations regardless of current difficulties in the private credit market.
September 18, 2008
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