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Indiana University Joins 9 Black Colleges For Science Initiative

INDIANAPOLIS Indiana University is joining with nine historically Black colleges and universities to boost the number of minorities seeking careers in science, starting with a summer program for promising students who will work at IU’s research laboratories.

March 31, 2007

Univ. Of Michigan Uses Computer Program To Achieve Diversity

ANN ARBOR The University of Michigan says it has stopped using race and gender when selecting which students to admit, but it is using new tools to make sure it brings in a diverse class next fall.

March 28, 2007

Morehouse Focuses On Character, Retention Through Admissions Interviews

Morehouse is expanding its admissions process to include interviews of all serious candidates. The school says it won’t make a decision on anyone until the prospective student has had a conversation — either in person or over the phone — with a school official or an alumnus who has been through recruitment training.

March 22, 2007

Bush Administration Making Attempts to Simplify Student Aid Form

As national leaders prepare for a summit on higher education’s future, congressional Democrats and the Bush administration are vying for the spotlight in an effort to simplify the bulky Free Application for Federal Student Aid used by low-income students.

March 21, 2007

Truth In Advertising

Picture this: A group of ethnically diverse students studying together in expansive, state-of-the-art libraries or strolling across perfectly manicured campus lawns…

March 21, 2007

Grants & Gifts

The American Indian College Fund has received a five-year, $17.5 million grant from the Lilly Endowment to fund the Woksape Oyate initiative. The initiative, plans to help improve the quality of faculty and students attending tribal colleges while allowing the colleges to tailor their programs to meet their specific needs. Calhoun Community College (Ala.) has […]

March 21, 2007

Accelerating Hispanic Progress in Higher Education

As the Hispanic community continues to grow in this country, efforts to accelerate and expand student success in higher education will be critical to the nation’s future competitiveness, says Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown at a Capitol Hill policy briefing on Tuesday.

March 19, 2007

Hamilton College To End Merit Scholarships In Favor of Need-Based Aid

CLINTON, New York Hamilton College said Thursday it will stop offering merit scholarships to incoming students in 2008 and use the money instead to provide more need-based assistance to low-and middle-income families.

March 15, 2007

The ‘Whipping Boys’ of California Higher Education, CSU Faculty Say Strike Vote is About Getting Respect For Their Work, Protecting Students

As they enter the final day of voting to authorize a work stoppage, California State University faculty say they’re tired of being “devalued,” and they demand competitive salaries, improved student services and better leadership of the nation’s largest university system.

March 14, 2007

Clark Atlanta Engineering Program Has Day In Court

Clark Atlanta University engineering student Yemaya Stallworth sat in a Georgia courtroom Tuesday trying to make sense of the school’s attempts to shut down its engineering program.

March 13, 2007

University Drops Sorority Accused of Image Discrimination

GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw University announced Monday it has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members left people questioning whether looks and appearance were valued more than academics and other contributions.

March 11, 2007

Young Mothers Find Sisterhood in Missouri College Sorority

ST. LOUIS Magic Markers, bubble wands and jungle-animal stickers aren’t often found in the average college student’s backpack. But for the women of Mu Tau Rho, a new sorority for student-mothers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, those toys are every bit as vital as laptop computers and e-mail accounts.

March 8, 2007

Demystifying the Process

Twenty-four faculty members representing more than 20 historically Black colleges and universities gathered recently…

March 7, 2007

Michigan Proposal 2 Battle Threatens Scholarships

Now that Michigan voters have axed affirmation action programs in public institutions…

March 7, 2007

Access to College Means Access To Economic Mobility for America’s Underserved

At Baruch College, we use the phrase “the American Dream” a great deal. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country…

March 7, 2007

Cost of Living, Not Tuition, Makes Community College Unaffordable, Says Report

Community college students in California cannot afford to attend college in spite of the low fees of the California Community College System, according to a new report released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.

March 5, 2007

Hampton Journalism Program To Get Full Re-accreditation

RICHMOND, Va. A national body will re-accredit Hampton University’s journalism school a year after threatening to downgrade its credentials for failure to meet standards, school officials have said.

March 5, 2007

Just the Stats: Will Student Loan Interest Rate Cuts Really Help Low-Income Students?

The College Student Relief Act of 2007, recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, has been hailed as a savior for students trying to handle the ever-rising costs of college. Phased in over five years, the interest rate on federally backed loans will be cut in half, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent. But some say the cut isn’t the saving grace politicos make it out to be.

March 1, 2007