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Section: Students
Students
Report: Prospective College Students are “Super Investigators”
Today’s college-minded high school student utilizes a wide array of information sources, ranging from traditional print literature to mobile websites accessible by smartphones to research likely school choices, a research report finds.
January 24, 2013
Students
It’s Tough to Trailblaze: Challenges of First-Generation College Students
College attendance has become less of a privilege and more of a necessity in the contemporary workforce.
January 23, 2013
Students
Incoming Freshmen Consider Cost and Value of Degree When Choosing School
The desires to get a good job and earn more money are playing historically high roles in incoming freshmen’s reasons for going to college.
January 23, 2013
Students
Tribal Colleges in NM Seek Scholarship Eligibility
Tribal colleges in New Mexico want their students to have the same eligibility for the state’s lottery scholarships as students attending state colleges and universities.
January 22, 2013
Students
HBCUs Increase International Presence by Hosting 1,000 Brazilian Students
Historically Black institutions are preparing to accommodate Brazilian students in support of the U.S.’s Joint Action Plan to Eliminate Racial and Ethnic Discrimination.
January 22, 2013
Students
Three More Schools Win OK To Waive Out-Of-State Costs
Mississippi Valley State University on Thursday became the second public university to allow all out-of-state residents to pay the same tuition rates as students who live in Mississippi.
January 21, 2013
Students
Dartmouth College Ending Advanced Placement Credit
High school students hoping to earn college credits through Advanced Placement exams soon will be out of luck at Dartmouth College, which has concluded the tests aren’t as rigorous as its own classes.
January 17, 2013
Students
Report: National Pool of High School Graduates to Shrink, Grow More Diverse
Between now and 2020, the nation’s colleges and universities can expect to recruit among a smaller but decidedly more diverse pool of students, according to a new report.
January 17, 2013
Students
Special Report: 2013 NCAA Convention
Diverse salutes UConn Athletic Director Ward Manuel and 24 other intercollegiate sports leaders who have opened doors of opportunity for the underrepresented and underprivileged.
January 17, 2013
Students
Attorney General: Kentucky College Misrepresents Job Placements
Kentucky Attorney General Jack Conway filed a lawsuit Wednesday against a for-profit college with campuses in the state’s two largest cities, claiming the school exaggerated job placement numbers to students.
January 16, 2013
Students
Study: Parental Support Sends Down College GPA
Published in this month’s American Sociological Review, the study suggests students with some of their own “skin in the game” may work harder.
January 15, 2013
Students
University of New Orleans Tries Marketing Blitz to Stem Student Losses
The University of New Orleans is putting its name everywhere from social media outlets to highway billboards and trailers at local movie theaters.
January 14, 2013
Students
One in Four Freshmen Now Starts in January, Not August
Older-than-traditional-age students, military veterans, tuition issues and late decisions to attend college contributing factors for starting in second semester.
January 14, 2013
Students
Indiana Universities Oppose Bill Allowing Guns on Campus
Universities across Indiana are cautiously eying a state lawmaker’s proposal that would prohibit them from banning guns on campus.
January 13, 2013
Students
Looking Up: Dr. Adia Harvey Winfield
Dr. Adia Harvey Wingfield Follows Examples of Her Parents; Explores Race, Class And Gender Issues.
January 10, 2013
Students
One In Four Freshmen Now Starts In January, Not August
When she graduated from her high school in Pittsburgh last spring, Mikaela Molstre didn’t follow her classmates to college.
January 9, 2013
Students
Pew Report Finds that College Degrees Shelter Economic Stability
A recent report released by Pew Charitable Trusts found that graduates holding four-year college degrees are in actuality more protected in a pernicious economy than those with lesser education credentials.
January 9, 2013
Students
Institutions Must Invest in Retention Efforts, Panel Says
In the battle to boost retention and graduation rates, it pays to invest institutional resources for the cause and to dedicate specific staff people to do the job.
January 8, 2013
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