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Expert Sees AAPI Churches, Elders as Keys to LGBT Inclusion in Higher Ed
A former evangelical minister, Jess Delegencia led a conference session last week examining the intersections—and historical lack thereof—among Asian American and Pacific Islanders (AAPI), Christianity and lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender people.
June 30, 2014
Students
Grimes, Warren Hit McConnell on Student Loan Debt
Brandon Davis has an undergraduate degree, a law degree and more than $200,000 in student loans ― which is why he is living with his future in-laws.
June 29, 2014
Students
Indiana University to Offer Multiyear Scholarships
Indiana plans to immediately begin guaranteeing four-year scholarships to athletes and will agree not to reduce the amount of money students on partial scholarship receive year to year based on illness.
June 29, 2014
Students
Study Finds Taking Class Online Does Not Necessarily Improve Outcomes
The authors found that there is no compelling evidence that online learning systems can deliver improved educational outcomes across the board, at scale, on campuses other than the one where the system was born and on a sustainable basis.
June 26, 2014
Students
Cornell University Alumni Endow First Africana Studies Center Lectureship
Cornell University alumni Reuben A. Munday and Cheryl Casselberry Munday have created an endowment that will allow the university’s Africana Studies and Research Center to bring in a leading scholar of African and African-American studies to the Ithaca campus for an annual lecture.
June 25, 2014
Students
Corinthian Colleges, Education Dept. Reach Tentative Agreement
The for-profit education company will receive an immediate $16 million in federal student aid funds and keep operating.
June 23, 2014
Students
Financial Help Not Likely on Horizon for Tribal Colleges
At an address earlier this month at Standing Rock Sioux Reservation, President Obama promised a renewed commitment to American Indian interests, with a particular focus on education.
June 22, 2014
Students
Starbucks and Arizona State Create a New Education Pathway
Choice and access are the two pillars upon which future educational pathways must be built.
June 22, 2014
Students
Corinthian Colleges Warns It May Shut Down
Corinthian Colleges, a for-profit education company with about 75,000 students nationwide, warned Thursday that it may fail as it clashes with U.S. regulators over student data.
June 19, 2014
Students
HBCUs Challenged to Address LGBT, Diversity Issues
Leaders at HBCU Student Success Summit say that they are making progress, but their campuses remain conservative at the core despite shifting national sentiment.
June 19, 2014
Students
Walmart Awards Thurgood Marshall College Fund $600K Grant
The Walmart Foundation has awarded a $600,000 grant to the Thurgood Marshall College Fund in support of the organization’s Annual Leadership Institute, coaching and mentorship for low-income students and first-generation scholarships for freshman college students.
June 18, 2014
Students
‘Tough Love’ Urged in Higher Education Reform Plan
An Education Trust study urges federal action on four-year institutions falling within the bottom 5 percent of colleges on access, graduation rates, and student loan repayment performance.
June 18, 2014
Students
Fayetteville State University Alumnus Gives $1M
An alumnus of Fayetteville State University is giving a $1 million gift to his alma mater’s fundraising campaign.
June 17, 2014
Students
NCAA Begins Making Its Case for Amateurism
The women’s athletic director at the University of Texas testified Tuesday that paying basketball and football players would tear apart the very foundation the school’s athletics are based upon.
June 17, 2014
Students
Why Refuse Koch Brothers’ Gift ― A Practical Perspective
With all the debate about the recent $25 million gift to UNCF, there have been few, if any, opinions from those of us in the fundraising trenches.
June 16, 2014
Students
Ruby Dee’s Legacy of Activism, Acting Mourned
For Ruby Dee, acting and activism were not contradictory things. They were inseparable and they were intertwined.
June 12, 2014
Students
Diverse Conversations: Navigating the Academy
Meghan Harte Weyant, executive director of student success at Rollins College, discusses strategies that young scholars can use.
June 11, 2014
Students
The Hero Was Asian American in Latest University Shooting, And So Was the Victim
In a colorblind world, unless people come forward and self-identify, it’s hard to get confirmation on a person’s race or ethnicity.
June 9, 2014
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