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IU Eyes Global Audience in Online Learning Venture
Indiana University hopes to reach unlimited numbers of students worldwide through an aggressive new online education model.
November 25, 2012
Students
Prescient ‘First Black President’ Still Trying to Steer Youth in Positive Direction
A quarter-century before Barack Hussein Obama was elected as president, he was portrayed by Dennis Rahiim Watson on college campuses across the country.
November 21, 2012
Students
Redford Creates Ecology Program with Calif. College
A California college is teaming up with Robert Redford to create a program where students can combine environmental studies with media and liberal arts.
November 20, 2012
Students
Wilberforce Needs to Consider Student Voices
Wilberforce University is an American treasure. Founded in 1856, when African-Americans virtually had no access to education due to the horrors of slavery, Wilberforce offered a salvation to Blacks in the North.
November 19, 2012
Students
Outstanding Professors Honored at Thursday Ceremony in Washington
Dr. Todd Pagano was named the Outstanding Master’s Universities and Colleges Professor of the Year in a ceremony Thursday.
November 15, 2012
Students
Summit Looks at Diversity of Advanced Placement Enrollees
District leaders in Polk County, Fla. started an annual “AP Summit” in 2006 in an effort to match demographics of students enrolled in Advanced Placement courses with those of the broader student population.
November 15, 2012
Students
The Success of Black Men in College Involves the Help of Many
In order to improve college completion rates among Black men, multiple stakeholders must reshape public policy on several fronts — from college sports to financial aid — in ways that create more favorable conditions for Black men to earn a degree.
November 14, 2012
Students
FAMU Head Coach Joe Taylor Steps Down Immediately
Florida A&M coach Joe Taylor announced Thursday he’s stepping down immediately.
November 13, 2012
Students
International Recruitment Should Explore Emerging Markets
While the steep increase in international student enrollment has advocated diversity on college campuses, it has also been extremely considerate to the financial health of U.S. Institutions.
November 13, 2012
Students
Surge of International Students on U.S. Campuses Pays Off in Diversity, Revenue
Want to see how quickly the look and business model of American public universities are changing? Visit a place like Indiana University. Five years ago, there were 87 undergraduates from China on its idyllic, all-American campus in Bloomington. This year: 2,224.
November 12, 2012
Students
New Grants Available to Assist Veterans With Debt Overload
The Veterans Student Loan Relief Fund has issued the first round of grants to assist military veterans and qualifying family members in debt as a result of loans to attend for-profit institutions.
November 11, 2012
Students
Cal State Mulls 3 Fee Hikes to Promote Graduation
California State University is considering three new fee hikes designed to push students to earn their degrees faster and free up an estimated 18,000 enrollment slots, officials said Thursday.
November 8, 2012
Students
Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney
Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.
November 8, 2012
Students
Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It
In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.
November 8, 2012
Students
Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap
Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.
November 7, 2012
Students
Liberal Strategy Might Be the Death of Affirmative Action
Clinging to the factual argument that diversity is in everybody’s interest might not be good enough this time around.
November 5, 2012
Students
Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences
President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.
November 5, 2012
Students
Lack of Safeguards Driving Student Debt
Poorly informed borrowers and easy to acquire loans are fueling the nation’s student-debt crisis.
November 4, 2012
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