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Arthur Ashe Jr. Sports Scholars 2008
Diverse: Issues In Higher Education established the Sports Scholars Awards to honor undergraduate students of color who have made achieving both academically and athletically a winning combination.
May 28, 2008
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Understanding the “Bling-bling Generation”
Many of the constructs that describe Millennials, or 21st-century young people, also referred to as Generation M, don’t seem to apply to Black undergraduates, according to research in the current National Association of Student Affairs Professionals Journal. Sheltered, indulged, protected. These describe most millennials, but for students of color “these factors have been at best […]
May 28, 2008
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A Waning Priority
Despite high expectations with Democratic Congress, public policy groups are losing hopes of repealing financial aid ban on students convicted of minor drug offenses.
May 28, 2008
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Fostering an Inclusive Environment
Leaders at Cal Poly Pomona aim to create an inclusive environment for undocumented students, first by creating an AB 540 liaison.
May 28, 2008
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Tried, Tested, Yet Undeterred
After overturned prison sentence, Marcus Dixon blazes a stellar record of academic and athletic achievement at Hampton University.
May 28, 2008
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Youth on Fire
Distinctive books show how the struggle for rights and recognition rests on new generations.
May 28, 2008
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Public Relations Masks the Real College-Access Crisis
The wealthiest universities enroll the smallest percentage of low-income students — this has to change.
May 28, 2008
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Community College Financial Aid Lacking for N.C. Students, Report Finds
A report released today criticizes the grant and financial aid programs that serve the state’s 58 community colleges, saying the aid programs fall short of the financial support a typical community college student needs.
May 21, 2008
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Feds Offer Help to Student Loan Industry
Student loan companies, squeezed by the credit crisis, are getting some help from the federal government.
May 21, 2008
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Online School Targets Hispanics, Students At Risk
The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.
May 20, 2008
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New Online School Targets Hispanics, At-risk Students
The state’s newest virtual charter school is expected to go online this fall, but only after a strategic campaign to recruit Hispanics and teenagers at risk of quitting or getting kicked out of public high schools.
May 19, 2008
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Policymakers Seek to Ensure No Disruptions In Student Loan Availability
Congressional leaders are considering a variety of bills to impede a late summer student loan crisis.
May 14, 2008
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False Alarms
Attention-seeking students fabricate crimes to generate the media and community response that real campus tragedies command.
May 14, 2008
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The Early Study Abroad Trend
A growing number of South Korean students are going to English speaking countries as teenagers in hopes of gaining entry into American universities.
May 14, 2008
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Research Points the Way to Building Blocks Of Student Success
A high school diploma still marks a critical education milestone in people’s lives. However, in today’s economy, it has lost its edge in providing individual workplace advantage and economic self-sufficiency.
May 14, 2008
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Asian Evasion: A Recipe for Flawed Resolutions
Asians are arguably one of the most misunderstood groups in higher education. Even categorizing “Asian” students can be quite confusing. For example, should data be disaggregated by different Asian subgroups?
May 14, 2008
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NC System Reverses Itself, Won’t Admit Undocumented
North Carolina community colleges will have to wait longer for a resolution to a controversy over admitting undocumented students that has been brewing since the system issued a directive last December to do so as part of the prevailing open-admissions policy
May 13, 2008
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Va. Expands Program to Improve Diversity Among Community College Faculty
The 23-school Virginia community college system has announced an expansion of its Chancellor’s Graduate Student Fellowship program to enhance the initiative’s capacity to increase faculty diversity.
May 12, 2008
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