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NCAA President Mark Emmert: Increased Emphasis on Student-Athlete Academic Performance Due in Part to Reforms
There’s a greater emphasis on the performance of student-athletes in the classroom—thanks in part to academic reforms of the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the past decade, NCAA president Mark Emmert told a national group of academic advisors on Saturday.
June 5, 2011
Students
Big Student Debt Could Limit Schools’ Financial Aid Access
Newly-released federal rules aimed at for-profit schools stipulate that, if graduates owe too much relative to their income or too few former students are paying back their tuition loans on time, institutions stand to lose access to Pell grants and federal student aid.
June 2, 2011
Students
U.S. Education Department Official Urges Making Academic Credit Transfer More Efficient
In order to boost the rate of college degree attainment in the U.S., higher education leaders must make it easier for students to transfer credits from one type of institution to another, an U.S. Education Department official said Thursday.
June 2, 2011
Students
Financial Aid Doesn’t Stretch To Help Middle Class
Since the state’s need-based grants—and most other federal and state need grants—are distributed based on income, middle-class students are the ones feeling the most pain right now, said financial aid officers at Washington’s universities.
June 1, 2011
Students
Lawmakers Approve Private Fund for Undocumented Immigrants
The children of immigrants, both legal and undocumented, would be able to obtain private college scholarships and enroll in state savings programs under legislation approved Monday.
May 31, 2011
Students
Oprah’s Generosity Spurs Past Morehouse Scholarship Recipients to Pledge New Scholarship Funding
Recalling the impact of the Oprah Winfrey scholarships they received while at Morehouse College, the “Sons of Oprah,” as they are known, have announced they are pledging more than $300,000 to help educate deserving Morehouse students.
May 26, 2011
Students
HBCU Conference Schools Take Big Hits in Latest NCAA Academic Progress Report
The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference from postseason play in football next season and did the same thing for Southern and Grambling in men’s basketball.
May 24, 2011
Students
Arizona State Graduate in Limbo Over Immigration Status
Undocumented immigrants like Angelica Hernandez who were brought here as children have virtually no chance of earning legal status under current federal immigration laws.
May 24, 2011
Students
Taking Action to Abandon Offensive American Indian Mascots Often Mired in Controversy
Six years ago, the National Collegiate Athletic Association adopted a policy that penalizes schools that use American Indian mascots, nicknames or logos.
May 18, 2011
Students
Should College Athletes Be Paid?
While a winning athletic program can bring millions of dollars and instant notoriety to a school, some say college athletes are getting played in the process.
May 16, 2011
Students
Oklahoma Regents Approve Sexual Assault Rule
The University of Oklaoma board voted unanimously to revise the policy regarding sexual assault, which increases the time frame for which victims can decide if they want the university to pursue further disciplinary action.
May 15, 2011
Students
Georgia College Student a Reluctant Immigration Symbol
Advocates for more restrictions on illegal immigrants complained to the Georgia university system that undocumented immigrants like Jessica Colotl shouldn’t be allowed to attend state schools.
May 11, 2011
Students
Pell Institute Releases Research on DeVry
In an effort to distinguish itself within the embattled for-profit college sector, DeVry Inc. presented research that portrays the company as using effective student-centered practices for helping low-income students.
May 11, 2011
Students
Fifty Years Later, Students Retrace 1961 Freedom Ride
Forty college students chosen from nearly 1,000 applicants have joined a handful of the original Freedom Riders on an eight-day journey from Washington, D.C., through the South.
May 9, 2011
Students
Federal K-12 Education Programs Face Obstacles to Renewal
Congress is facing tough choices on the future of the nation’s main K-12 education law—including how to respond to calls from Congressional Black Caucus members to focus more attention on low-income schools.
May 8, 2011
Students
Asian American Publications Seeing Growth on U.S. Campuses
The general public’s consumption of U.S. media has declined steadily in recent years, but segments of ethnic media have seen “significant growth” nationally, according to the Pew Research Center’s Project for Excellence in Journalism.
May 8, 2011
Students
La. Gov. Bobby Jindal Defends SUNO/UNO Merger in House Committee
Merging historically Black Southern University at New Orleans with the largely White University of New Orleans would give students better educational opportunities, Gov. Bobby Jindal told a Louisiana House committee.
May 4, 2011
Students
Conn. Senator Blumenthal, Gov. Malloy Help Student Stay in the U.S.
By all accounts, it was the politicians’ involvement that made the difference to help undocumented student Mariano Cardoso avert deportation.
May 3, 2011
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