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Perspectives: Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color
At many HBCUs, journalism educators are bemoaning students’ lack of critical thinking skills, poor command of basic grammar and ignorance about current events.
August 9, 2006
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Senate Nixes Pell Increase
Plans to increase the maximum Pell Grant for needy students hit a snag in the U.S. Senate last month…
August 9, 2006
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Barack Obama Urges Students To Reverse ‘Empathy Deficit’
A thousand student-leaders from colleges across the country assembled in Washington, D.C….
August 9, 2006
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Will They Overcome?
If The Meter at Tennessee State University and The Hilltop at Howard University are indicators
August 9, 2006
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Hampton Journalists Successful, Yet Critical of Their Alma Mater
Daarel Burnette, a 2006 Hampton University graduate, began working as an education reporter for the…
August 9, 2006
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Sallie Mae, NAFEO Team Up
There’s something a bit thrilling about learning that the National Association for Equal Opportunity in…
August 9, 2006
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Educating, Challenging Future Journalists of Color
Sept. 10 will kick off National Historically Black Colleges and Universities Week…
August 9, 2006
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NCAA to Begin Tougher Penalties in 2007-2008 for Long-term Academic Problems
INDIANAPOLIS The NCAA has approved a way to identify teams with long-term academic problems and will begin assessing penalties starting in 2007-2008, including postseason bans and the loss of scholarships.
August 5, 2006
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Black Colleges Diversifying By Recruiting More Hispanics
ATLANTA Squeezed by stiff competition for their traditional students, historically Black colleges are making a push to recruit Hispanics.
August 2, 2006
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Something New to Scare New Students: Social Networking Sites
Incoming college students are hearing the usual warnings this summer about the dangers of everything from alcohol to credit card debt. But many are also getting lectured on a new topic — the risks of Internet postings, particularly on popular social networking sites such as Facebook.
August 2, 2006
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Solving the Funding Riddle
When Leola Tsinnajinnie decided to pursue a major in educational thought and sociocultural studies at the University of New Mexico…
August 2, 2006
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Perspectives: To Close the Achievement Gap, Start By Analyzing and Using Campus Data
To address persistent student achievement gaps, colleges and universities must routinely collect and analyze data that track the progression of students from middle school through college, and use those findings to develop ways to better meet students’ needs.
August 1, 2006
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Audit: Benedict Broke Federal Student Loan Rules
COLUMBIA, S.C. Benedict College has been ordered to repay $658,000 to a federal student loan program because of violations of the program’s rules, according to a recent audit.
July 31, 2006
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University of Arkansas Launches Ad Campaign for Hispanics, Blacks
FAYETTEVILLE, Ark. In arguably one of the boldest attempts to deliberately recruit a specific demographic group, the University of Arkansas has approved a $300,000 marketing initiative to attract larger numbers of African-American and Hispanic students to the state’s flagship university.
July 31, 2006
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Democrats Propose New Student Aid Plan
Seeking to jump-start congressional discussions on higher education, a coalition of Democrats is proposing an ambitious new higher education plan that could include more than $150 billion in new funds over the next 10 years.
July 27, 2006
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A Dark History Revealed
Fascinating, interesting and disturbing is how I’d characterize our cover story, “The Secrets of St. Agnes”…
July 26, 2006
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Education Report Draws Fire From Own Committee
A major restructuring of financial aid and greater accountability for colleges are two major themes…
July 26, 2006
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A Failing Grade?
Many of the high schools on Newsweek’s popular annual lists of the nation’s Top 100 schools…
July 26, 2006
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