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Diverse Conversations: How Can HBCUs Raise More Alumni Dollars?
Finding ways to keep these institutions relevant is more important than ever.
July 5, 2015
Students
Pollard Appreciates Guidance Along Path to Success
For Dr. DeRionne P. Pollard, college represents one of the last places where the American dream can truly be manifested.
July 2, 2015
Students
Family Sues After California Frat Pledge Died on Hazing Hike
The family of a California college student who died during a grueling fraternity hike sued the organization and the school on Wednesday, saying the young man’s death was senseless and easily preventable.
July 1, 2015
Students
Rethinking Remediation
Community College of Baltimore County seeing much success with innovative remedial education programs.
July 1, 2015
Students
The Legacy of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University
Physicians and alumni of Xavier University, Trevonne M. Thompson, MD and Myiesha Taylor, MD remember the lasting impact of Dr. Norman C. Francis and Xavier University.
June 29, 2015
Students
ELIZABETH CARDONA
ELIZABETH CARDONA has been appointed executive director for multicultural affairs and international student life and assistant to the provost for diversity and inclusion at Bay Path University. Cardona is the former senior director and civic engagement advisor to Massachusetts Gov. Deval L. Patrick. Cardona holds a bachelor’s from Springfield College and a master’s from Syracuse University.
June 29, 2015
Students
KATHRINE SWANSON
KATHRINE SWANSON has been named vice chancellor for student success and engagement at Metropolitan Community College, starting August 3. She was vice president for student affairs and enrollment management at Montgomery County Community College in Blue Bell, Pennsylvania. Swanson holds a bachelor’s from Northern Michigan University, a master’s from Montana State University and a doctorate from the University of North Texas.
June 29, 2015
Students
SUSAN L. KRINSKY
SUSAN L. KRINSKY has been appointed chair of the Law School Admission Council. She is associate dean for student affairs at the University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law. Krinsky earned a bachelor’s from Kirkland College (now Hamilton), a master’s from Tulane University and a juris doctor from Yale University.
June 29, 2015
Students
Louisiana’s TOPS Scholarship Program Alive and Kicking
Jindal vetoes the attempt to change the TOPS program, a popular merit-based scholarship program that covers college tuition for Louisiana residents attending private and public schools in state.
June 28, 2015
Students
$1.8M Estate Gift Benefits UW Education Students
The University of Wyoming is receiving an estate gift of $1.8 million from former educator Raymond D. Kennedy, of Laramie.
June 28, 2015
Students
Bowie State President: HBCUS Must Be Competitive
For the second year in a row, a diverse group of college presidents, chancellors, deans and faculty from Historically Black Colleges and Universities spent four days strategizing over how best to meet the needs of their students.
June 28, 2015
Students
Government Names Special Master for Corinthian Student Debt
The Education Department appointed a special monitor Thursday to help develop a debt relief program for students who attended the now-defunct Corinthian Colleges ― a debt forgiveness plan that could cost billions of dollars.
June 25, 2015
Students
Study: Parents’ Education Key Factor in Student Achievement
When it comes to meeting “college readiness benchmarks” on the ACT, first-generation college students generally trail their peers who have more highly educated parents.
June 25, 2015
Students
Diverse on the Go
Senior Writer Jamal Watson is attending the 2015 HBCU Student Success Summit in Atlanta at the Omni Atlanta Hotel today through Saturday.
June 24, 2015
Students
11% of University of Michigan Students Report Unwanted Sexual Behavior
ANN ARBOR, Mich. ― The University of Michigan reports about 11 percent of students at its Ann Arbor campus students say they experienced some form of sexual behavior without their consent in the past year.
June 24, 2015
Students
Dispute Over ‘Animal House’ Frat Continues at Dartmouth
HANOVER, N.H. ― Dartmouth College is reinstating a policy that could block members of the fraternity that partly inspired the 1976 movie Animal House from living in its house after the school withdrew its recognition.
June 23, 2015
Students
Study: Knowledge of Earnings Potential Empowers Students
In the ongoing discussion about the need for students in the United States to know more about how much they are likely to earn if they pursue a particular program major at a particular school, it pays to take a look at a recent study of an experiment in Chile.
June 22, 2015
Students
Killings in Charleston Put Race Relations in U.S. to Test
Racial tension in this country became the focal point of discussion last week with the killing of nine African-Americans in Charleston, South Carolina.
June 22, 2015
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