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Those Fighting to Save DACA Still Seeking Answers
Now, just a couple of months past the five-year anniversary of the Deferred Action for Childhood Arrivals, supporters of DACA wonder if they can convince President Trump to keep the program amid calls for him to end it.
August 16, 2017
Students
Finances a Troublesome Subject at Many HBCUs
When college leaders across the nation begin rolling out their welcome mats for the coming school year, few are likely to be more anxious about the days ahead than those operating historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs).
August 14, 2017
Students
Civil Rights Leaders: Higher Ed Needs More Engagement After Charlottesville
President Trump may have taken two days to specifically call out the KKK, neo-Nazis and White supremacists for their role in the Charlottesville tragedy, but a diverse group of civil rights leaders that complained of his slow response were still not satisfied.
August 14, 2017
Students
UVA Standing Firm in Wake of Charlottesville Violence
The nation and American democracy has progressed despite hateful bigotry for more than two centuries, and “hateful actions in Charlottesville or elsewhere will not stop it either,” said Dr. Larry Sabato, director of the Center for Politics at the University of Virginia (UVA).
August 14, 2017
Students
Rivier University Continues Job Guarantee Program for Second Year
NASHUA, N.H. — New Hampshire’s Rivier University is continuing with its promise to graduates that they will find employment nine months after graduation. The university’s Employment Promise Program, now i its second year, promises full-time undergraduate students that they will land a job within nine months of graduation. If not, the school will either pay […]
August 14, 2017
Students
Florida University Suspends Fraternity Amid Rape Allegations
ORLANDO, Fla. — A Florida university has suspended a fraternity after a woman said she was raped during a party. Officials at the University of Central Florida sent letters to Alpha Tau Omega, accusing the fraternity of lying after the woman reported the rape to police last month. It’s unclear whether she’s a student. An […]
August 10, 2017
Students
GWU, Among Urban Colleges Providing Scholarships to Locals
A George Washington University scholarship has eliminated concerns about paying for college — the complicated equation of aid, loans and part-time jobs — for some of D.C.’s residents.
August 9, 2017
Students
Improved Advising Cited as Invaluable Tool for Tribal College Students
On the final day of the Tribal College and University (TCU) Presidents’ Convening, several Educational Testing Service researchers and higher education experts offered strategic tools to prepare students for long-term career success throughout their matriculation.
August 3, 2017
Students
Correa Helping First-generation Students Find Their Way
Vanessa Correa thrives on guiding and assisting students transitioning into higher education in her role as the associate director for first-generation initiatives in the Office of Diversity, Inclusion, and Multicultural Education (ODIME) at George Mason University (GMU).
August 3, 2017
Students
Private Colleges Say Collaboration Would Drive Down Tuition
The National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities (NAICU) has proposed that Congress temporarily ease federal antitrust laws that currently prohibit private colleges from discussing prices and student aid.
August 3, 2017
Students
Leaders Turning to Data, Cultural Strategies to Boost Tribal Students’ Success
The American Indian Higher Education Consortium (AIHEC) and the American Indian College Fund hosted Tribal College and University (TCU) presidents this week in the first TCU Presidents’ Convening in Princeton, New Jersey.
August 2, 2017
Students
I Failed the System: Representation, Meritocracy and Changing Education from the Top Down
I couldn’t fit the “college mold”, so I just gave up. I thought I failed the system and not the other way around. And, there are many first-generation, working-class youth giving up every day because they feel the same way.
August 2, 2017
Students
Experts: Intimidation at Heart Department of Justice Plan
The U.S. Department of Justice’s recently revealed plan to investigate and sue colleges that wrongly use race in college admissions is a scare tactic meant to dissuade colleges from using race as one of many factors, as permitted by the U.S. Supreme Court.
August 2, 2017
Students
Judge Dismisses Most of Title IX Lawsuit Against Haskell
LAWRENCE, Kansas — A federal judge has dismissed most of a Title IX lawsuit filed against Haskell Indian Nations University by a former student who says she was treated unfairly and ultimately expelled after she reported she was raped in a dormitory three years ago by two football players. In his decision, U.S. District Judge […]
August 2, 2017
Students
SMU Group Unhappy About 9/11 Memorial Relocation
DALLAS — A group at a Texas university is angry they have to move a 9/11 memorial to a less-prominent part of campus. The Young Americans for Freedom group has set up nearly 3,000 flags on Southern Methodist University’s Dallas Hall Lawn annually since 2010, The Dallas Morning News reported . But university officials recently […]
August 2, 2017
Students
Senators Push for Expanded Childcare Support for Low-income Students
Legislation reintroduced in the Senate on Tuesday, the Child Care Access Means Parents in Schools (CCAMPIS) Reauthorization Act, would expand an existing federal program geared at helping low-income parents pay for childcare while in college.
August 1, 2017
Students
Report: Justice Department Plans to Investigate Colleges’ Affirmative Action Admission Policies
The Trump administration plans to have the U.S. Department of Justice’s civil rights division investigate and sue colleges and universities for their affirmative action admissions policies, according to the New York Times.
August 1, 2017
Students
Department of Education Scrapping Plan for Single Student Loan Servicer
The U.S. Department of Education announced late Tuesday that it was reversing course on its plan to award all federal student loans to a single student loan servicer and creating a new “environment” for how it operates.
August 1, 2017
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