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UA head wants in-state rates for illegals
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) – The head of Arkansas’ flagship university said the state must do everything it can to encourage more students to seek bachelor’s degrees – including possibly offering illegal immigrants the lower tuition rates given to residents. University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart stopped just short of endorsing a possible measure […]
October 23, 2008
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Emerging Scholars
Diverse: Issues in Higher Education magazine is accepting nominations for its annual Emerging Scholars issue, which will be published in January and will feature 10 of the nation’s top minority talents in academia.
October 23, 2008
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Brownsville Wins $1Million Prize for Academic Gains
One of the nation’s poorest school districts, already tousled by a hurricane and nervously awaiting division by a fence being built along the U.S.-Mexican border, won the coveted $1 million Broad Prize for Urban Education last week in recognition of its academic advances.
October 21, 2008
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Haskell Indian Nations University President Under Fire
The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation.
October 20, 2008
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Haskell president under fire
LAWRENCE, Kan. (AP) – The embattled president of Haskell Indian Nations University is standing firm while the university’s Board of Regents asks for her dismissal and nearly half of the students have signed petitions seeking her resignation. More than 100 students and faculty members attended a forum Friday in the school auditorium designed to deal […]
October 19, 2008
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Critics of MVSU president pick set to protest
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) – The state’s preferred choice to lead Mississippi Valley State University is scheduled to visit the campus Tuesday. Donna Oliver’s visit will come amid a protest from students and alumni seeking to prevent her from being named the school’s next president. The College Board selected Oliver, the provost and vice president of […]
October 19, 2008
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Flagging Economy Spurs Increase in Library Use
When the going gets tough, the tough go to the library where the books, movies and internet are free and the information empowers.
October 19, 2008
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Higher Ed Professionals’ Perspectives on Online Education
The recent growth of online education has added a new dimension to college learning that was unthinkable a few decades ago. Knocking down the traditional notion of the “ivory tower” college campus, online education presents an entirely new classroom paradigm, a shift resulting in more opportunities and challenges. For insight into both, we turned to college professors and administrators who reveal the good and the bad that accompany an online college education.
October 15, 2008
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Students Need To Know They Matter
One message that emerges in this annual “Recruitment and Retention” issue is that minority students matter, and universities committed to their success will give students the tools they need.
October 15, 2008
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Pell Grant Deficit: “The Mother of All Shortfalls
Pell Grant faces a shortfall as more people head back to school in uncertain economic times.
October 15, 2008
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Safeguarding Against Voter Disenfranchisement
Voting rights advocates are examining voting infrastructure and laws in anticipation of high young voter turnout in November.
October 15, 2008
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MONEY AND MENTORSHIP
Benefactors of the University of South Florida Latino Scholarship Program support students in more ways than one.
October 15, 2008
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Using Social Networking Sites as Student Engagement Tools
Facebook and other sites may serve as a better communication channel between students and professors, but there are drawbacks to consider.
October 15, 2008
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UCLA Study Reveals Growing Gender Gap Among Hispanic College Students
UCLA Study Reveals Growing Gender Gap Among Hispanic College Students.
October 15, 2008
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Students Engaged in Extracurricular Programs Perform Better Academically, LEAP Study Reports
College students increase their likelihood to excel by participating in certain programs at their schools, according to a new report from the Association of American Colleges and Universities (AAC&U).
October 15, 2008
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Structured For Success
The Multicultural Affairs Office weaves tools for empowering minority students into the fabric of the Wake Forest University community.
October 15, 2008
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Colleges to fight concealed gun bill
OKLAHOMA CITY (AP) – The heads of Oklahoma’s state colleges and universities are vowing to oppose any legislative efforts to allow concealed weapons on campus. Legislation that would have allowed concealed weapons on college campuses was defeated earlier this year after college presidents and law enforcement officers said it would create chaos and even more […]
October 14, 2008
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University of Wisconsin Sorry for ‘Blazing Saddles’ Clip
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has apologized to a black student who during a class last year was shown a clip of the movie “Blazing Saddles” that features racial epithets.
October 14, 2008
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