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Reviving A Neglected National Treasure
Cheyney University appoints advisory panel to revitalize academics and operations at the struggling historically Black institution.
December 6, 2009
Students
Fattah Not Resting on GEAR UP’s Laurels
After nearly 15 years on Capitol Hill, Rep. Chaka Fattah, D-Pa., still has lofty goals for U.S. education policy in the years ahead.
December 3, 2009
Students
Perspectives: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education
I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office. I am a White heterosexual male who works in a diversity education office. My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counter-intuitive to many.
December 2, 2009
Students
Temple U. Establishes Center to Study, Promote Diversity-Related Issues
The discussion about race and the Philadelphia public school system had already lasted 20 minutes and Temple University students couldn’t stop talking. A forum on the country’s changing demographics hosted by the Philadelphia-based university’s new diversity research center left the students with more to say.
November 29, 2009
Students
LASTWORD: The Role of Privilege in Diversity Education
My presence as a person who retains several privileged cultural identities working in a diversity education office at an institution of higher education is a fact that seems counterintuitive to many.
November 25, 2009
Students
U. of Arkansas Suspends Fraternity Activities
The University of Arkansas has suspended fraternities’ social activities for the rest of the fall semester after a student attending a party at Phi Delta Theta was hospitalized with alcohol poisoning.
November 23, 2009
Students
HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending
Direct Loan-only system won’t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 23, 2009
Students
Study Abroad? College Students Drop, Rethink Plans
Economic reality and money problems may be cooling the enthusiasm of U.S. college students to study abroad, just two years after students’ interest in foreign study was at an all-time high.
November 19, 2009
Students
Study Identifies Factors Behind Successful Community College Transfers
Researchers focused on six Texas community colleges with large proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students explain in newly released report why higher-than-predicted transfer rates were accomplished.
November 18, 2009
Students
Revisiting Higher Ed Accountability in the Obama Era
Panelists at a Washington think tank conference on higher education accountability questioned standards in financial management, accreditation, and the professoriate while addressing fundamental questions about the role and responsibility of U.S. higher education.
November 17, 2009
Students
As N.C. Families Struggle, College Aid Panel Meets
After N.C. lawmakers shuffled around financial aid programs around to help balance the state budget this year, a legislative commission meets this week to recommend reforms to the state’s financial aid system
November 16, 2009
Students
College Students Find Support in Campus ‘Posses’
The Posse Foundation, founded by Deborah Bial, targets students in disadvantaged urban school districts who have strong leadership skills and helps keeps them in college by supporting their psychological and academic needs.
November 16, 2009
Students
Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students
Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.
November 15, 2009
Students
COMMUNITY COLLEGE FORUM: Removing Boundaries and Increasing Student Engagement through Virtual World Platforms
IS THE BURGEONING USE OF TECHNOLOGY IN HIGHER EDUCATION TO BE FEARED, GUARDED, OR embraced?
November 11, 2009
Students
PUBLISHING IN PERIL
Recent state budget cuts in education leave some university publishers pinched.
November 11, 2009
Students
Secretary of Education Arne Duncan at the Tribal Nations Conference
Duncan addresses reasons why students struggle and proposes ways to help Native American students, starting at the preschool level.
November 10, 2009
Students
Louisiana Educators Turn to Trades to Cut Dropout Rate
A new Louisiana law created a “career diploma” that, in an effort to reduce the dropout rate, will go to students who opt for lower academic standards in math and English, while taking classes such as welding, woodworking and small engine repair.
November 9, 2009
Students
Chantilly Pyramid Minority Student Achievement Committee Celebrates 25th Anniversary
Fostering academic accomplishment among students of color in a competitive school district, minority student achievement organization in Northern Virginia celebrates landmark anniversary.
November 8, 2009
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