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Section: Students
Students
Rodriquez Continues to Make Parentsâ Investment in Education Pay Off
New president of Queens College of The City University of New York hasnât forgotten his roots and remains committed to being an agent of change.
October 5, 2014
Students
Can Focusing on Workplace Skills Increase College Completion Rates?
In spite of controversy, community colleges and businesses at a conference in New York say the answer is yes.
October 5, 2014
Students
Experts: âOpportunity Gapâ Key Impediment to Black Male Academic Achievement
Scholars at the International Colloquium on Black Males in Education say there has been a failure to provide the resources and exposure students need to be successful.
October 5, 2014
Students
Experts Recommend Taking Control of Student Debt on the Front End
Representatives of colleges and universities and innovators in education and the workplace gathered this week at the The Economistâs Higher Education Forum to examine issues that included reducing student debt and increasing college completion rates.
October 2, 2014
Students
Ohio State Studentâs Jaunt onto Football Field Costs Him Scholarship
A student who ran onto the field during an Ohio State football game and was body-slammed by a coach is losing his scholarship amid his court case.
October 1, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: The University Presidency and Athletics
Having a world-class athletic program can be a great source of pride for a president and his or her institution, and can galvanize current students and alumni alike.
October 1, 2014
Students
Learning From Minority-Serving Institutions
The success of all students needs to be anchored in a shared understanding among all stakeholders that it is long past time to abandon the âone-size-fits-allâ view of students.
September 30, 2014
Students
New Center Seeks to Boost Knowledge, Interest in Hispanic-Serving Institutions
Seeking to address a gap in knowledge about Hispanic-serving colleges nationwide, a leading research group on Tuesday launched a virtual data center to provide key information about these institutions as well as promising practices in serving Latino students.
September 30, 2014
Students
Ghost Tales For Scholars
With Halloween on the horizon, October brings to mind ghost stories, preferably told on a cool night sitting around a campfire in the deep, dark woods. Ghosts have long been associated with Halloween, which has its origins in a pagan holiday honoring the dead and evolved into the Christian observances of the vigil of All Hallowâs Eve, Oct. 31, All Hallowâs or All Saints Day, Nov. 1 and All Soulâs Day, Nov. 2., which also honor the departed.
September 30, 2014
Students
Lane College Plans Layoffs
JACKSON, Tenn. â Lane College President Logan Hampton says he must cut staff to align expenses with current revenues.
September 29, 2014
Students
Special Focus: Hispanic Heritage Month
This issue contains a special focus on Hispanics in higher education in honor of Hispanic Heritage Month. We highlight the top universities for graduating Hispanic students in bachelorâs, masterâs and doctoral degrees.
September 25, 2014
Students
Experts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College Students
HBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should drill deeper into the K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a college education.
September 25, 2014
Students
University of Southern California Inviting Neighbors Over for Education
USCâs Neighborhood Academic Initiative grooms high school students at the Foshay Learning Center, not far from the universityâs main campus in southern Los Angeles.
September 25, 2014
Students
Student Accused of Videotaping Females in Shower
VERMILLION, S.D. â University of South Dakota officials are defending their notification procedures after a student was accused of using a cellphone to videotape women in a dormitory shower in late August and charged days later in an off-campus rape.
September 25, 2014
Students
Clemson Suspends Fraternitiesâ Activities After Death of Student
One day after a student fatally fell from a bridge after a run with his fraternity brothers, Clemson University suspended activities for all of its fraternities, citing reports of alcohol abuse and sexual misconduct but stopping short of tying the ban to the death.
September 24, 2014
Students
When a Privileged Scholar Tries to Examine Privilege
I donât think itâs intellectually honest to discuss how elite education reproduces more elite without considering how race, societal values or the study of primarily White canons help to reproduce this status quo.
September 24, 2014
Students
Federal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question Data
The rate at which students default on federal student loans after three years dropped to 13.7 percent for students who began repaying their loans in fiscal 2011 â a full percentage point lower than the previous yearâs cohort.
September 24, 2014
Students
Miss America Admits She was Forced Out of Sorority
Miss America Kira Kazantsev said Tuesday that she was removed from her college sorority over a letter that made light of hazing, but she denied a report that she was involved in aggressively hazing fellow students.
September 23, 2014
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