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Prairie View A&M University Hazing Death Followed Other Incidents
One of Texas’ oldest universities has sought to come to grips in the last year with one of the age-old problems of campus life – hazing. But officials at Prairie View A&M were aware of a problem long before the 2009 death of a fraternity pledge.
August 25, 2010
Students
Free-speech Policies Questioned at Mississippi Campuses
Students at Mississippi universities may have to watch what they say more than those in other states because of policies that free-speech advocates say are oppressive.
August 24, 2010
Students
Fisk-Vanderbilt Program Set to Become Top Producer of Minority Scientists
The Bridge program, a partnership between Fisk and Vanderbilt universities, is likely to become the nation’s leading producer of minority doctoral graduates in astronomy, physics and material sciences.
August 24, 2010
Students
FBI Tracked Desegregation Suit Against Alabama’s Bear Bryant
Fans weren’t the only ones watching Alabama football between 1969 and 1971. The FBI, apparently with the approval of director J. Edgar Hoover, was secretly keeping an eye on a civil rights lawsuit filed by Blacks against legendary coach Paul ‘Bear’ Bryant during the same period.
August 23, 2010
Students
Rookie HBCU Presidents Undergoing Rigorous Leadership Testing
Amid heavy turnover in historically Black college and university (HBCU) administration ranks, a corps of untested but eager first-time presidents are leading HBCUs in turbulent times.
August 23, 2010
Students
State Initiative To Expand College Adviser Reach Into Texas High Schools
Texas high school students needing help in learning the ropes to reach college can get higher-education advice as part of a nationwide public service project.
August 19, 2010
Students
African-American Valedictorian Challenges Elite N.Y. High School on Diversity
Calling for a new approach to recruiting and retaining a diverse student population, the Hunter College High School’s 2010 valedictorian speech by Justin Hudson sent shockwaves across the school and New York City and forced a discussion about diversity.
August 17, 2010
Students
Influential Lumina Foundation Drives Higher Education Change, Innovation
The Lumina Foundation has a larger impact on the national debate about how to improve higher education, particularly community colleges, than its financial size suggests it should.
August 17, 2010
Students
Ex-MVSU Student Sues Over Suspended Music Industry Degree Program
A former Mississippi Valley State University student who had pursued a degree in music recording practices has filed a lawsuit over the school’s decision to cut his major.
August 17, 2010
Students
For-profit College Firm Stocks Dive Following Loan Data Disclosure
Shares of for-profit education companies slid Monday as government data showed that many of their students aren’t repaying school loans, which could imperil the ability of their students to receive federal financial aid, the bulk of the schools’ revenue.
August 16, 2010
Students
Nation’s Governors Tackle College Completion Rates
Following President Barack Obama’s lead, the National Governors Association (NGA) has launched an initiative to increase the number of degrees and certificates awarded and to improve productivity at higher education institutions.
August 15, 2010
Students
University of Virginia Requires Annual Disclosures of Student Arrests
The University of Virginia is requiring students to disclose whether they’ve been arrested or convicted of crimes each fall semester when they log in for the first time to the computer system that handles e-mail and course materials.
August 10, 2010
Students
Highlighting the Plight of Unjustly Imprisoned Journalists
New book on Ling sisters’ account of 140-day detention in North Korea calls attention to the growing number of journalists being held captive.
August 9, 2010
Students
Opinion: Recruiting Students of Color to Predominantly White Campuses
Despite the gains in minority student enrollment over the last four decades—Black and Hispanic students accounted for 13.1 and 11.4 percent, respectively, of enrollment at degree-granting institutions in 2007, up from 9.4 and 3.5 percent in 1976—students of color remain underrepresented at traditionally White institutions.
August 5, 2010
Students
Senate Hearing: Videos of For-Profit School Staffers Expose Fraudulent Acts
Secretly-recorded videos of shady practices within the for-profit college sector got aired Wednesday during an occasionally testy Senate committee hearing that probed the extent of those practices among the proprietary schools.
August 4, 2010
Students
Veteran Journalist Pinkston Sees Bright Prospects for the News Profession
Encouraged by educators to become a reporter, CBS newsman Randall Pinkston says he’s optimistic about the news profession because of the promising student journalists he meets while guest lecturing at journalism schools.
August 4, 2010
Students
Federal Appeals Court Hears University of Texas Admissions Case
Two White students who were denied admission to the University of Texas at Austin asked a federal appeals court Tuesday to rule that the school impermissibly uses race in its undergraduate admissions decisions.
August 3, 2010
Students
Appeals Court to Consider Use of Race in UT’s Admissions Policies
Today, the New Orleans-based 5th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals will consider whether the University of Texas at Austin’s use of race and ethnicity in its admissions policy violates the law.
August 2, 2010
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