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Students
Kansas State University Gets 5th Sex Assault Investigation
MANHATTAN, Kan. — The federal government is opening another investigation on how Kansas State University handles reports of off-campus sexual assaults. The Manhattan Mercury reports the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of Civil Rights opened the recent investigation in late March. The office hasn’t released any information pertaining to the new investigation. The university’s policy […]
April 19, 2017
Students
Report: Community College Full-time Students More Likely to Graduate
Attending even just one semester of community college full-time, however, gives students a better chance of completing college, according to a report out on Wednesday.
April 19, 2017
Students
International Student Enrollment May Slide Further
The impact on international student enrollment remains unclear in the wake of President Trump’s ban on immigration.
April 17, 2017
Students
University Presidents Seek Restored Funding in New Mexico
A council of university presidents from New Mexico is lobbying to have about $745 million put back in the state’s public colleges and universities coffers.
April 17, 2017
Students
Georgia Tech GRIOT Leadership Series Highlights Black Male Achievement
The GRIOT Series highlights the achievements and success of African-American males in various leadership positions at the institution.
April 17, 2017
Students
Wisconsin Students Push for Hmong-American Studies Program
MADISON, Wis. — A group of Hmong-American undergraduates is pushing administrators at the University of Wisconsin-Madison to hire more faculty who study the ethnic group and to launch a program through which students can earn a certificate in Hmong-American studies. The Wisconsin State Journal reports that several students of Southeast Asian descent formed the Hmong-American […]
April 17, 2017
Students
Private Colleges Group Slams U. Northern Iowa Lobbying Push
CEDAR FALLS, Iowa — A group representing private colleges is slamming the University of Northern Iowa’s attempt to get a piece of its schools’ state financial aid program as “despicable and greedy.” UNI’s Panther Caucus said in an email Friday that “it’s not fair” UNI students are shut out of the $50 million Iowa Tuition […]
April 17, 2017
Students
Guillermo: New York Codifies an Orwellian ‘Tuition-free’ College Plan
Here’s a word of caution. When a politician uses the word “free,” have your hand on your wallet and one foot out the door.
April 16, 2017
Students
Admissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus Life
Experts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.
April 16, 2017
Students
Brown University to Drop Fee for Low-income Applicants
PROVIDENCE, R.I. — Brown University will automatically waive the application fee for low-income students. A group of students from Ivy League schools asked the schools to automatically waive the fee for applicants who are low-income or the first in their families to attend college. A letter to the schools was penned by Brown senior Viet […]
April 16, 2017
Students
Will Free College Offer Catch Fire? NY Details Raise Doubts
ALBANY, N.Y. — Will New York’s first-in-the-nation free tuition program for middle-class college students spread to other states? That’s the hope of proponents such as Bernie Sanders and Hillary Clinton, who made debt-free college a key talking point in their Democratic presidential campaigns. And that’s the prediction of its main champion, Democratic New York Gov. […]
April 16, 2017
Students
Clerical Oversight Shuts Down Michigan State Upward Bound Program
A technical error will cost Michigan State University about $480,000 in federal funding but it will be underserved high school students from Lansing, Mich., who will be short-changed.
April 13, 2017
Students
Student Affairs Key to Tackling Inequality
Student affairs has become a pathway through which institutions can more effectively address the inequities that continue to endure and manifest in the lives of students.
April 13, 2017
Students
Integrating STEMployable Skills at HBCUs
STEM career development training must not merely consist of disparate actions on HBCU campuses, rather preparation for a STEM career must be seamlessly integrated into the fabric of the educational curriculum.
April 13, 2017
Students
Report: Associate’s Degree Worth $6K in Additional Pay
A new report from the Center for Analysis of Postsecondary Education and Employment shows that completing an associate’s degree results in an annual $6,000 bump in income.
April 13, 2017
Students
Tennessee House Passes Free Community College Bill
NASHVILLE, Tenn. — The Tennessee House on Thursday passed a bill to enable older adults without a college degree or certificate to attend community college free of charge. The bill, which still has to clear the Senate, passed 87-6. Republican Gov. Bill Haslam is pushing the bill, which comes three years after Tennessee became the […]
April 13, 2017
Students
Diverse Docket: College’s Religious Affiliation no Shield Against Bias Complaint
A private college’s religious affiliation doesn’t automatically shield it from liability for racial discrimination, the Commonwealth Court of Pennsylvania has ruled.
April 12, 2017
Students
New Board Chair: Time to Get Morehouse in Order
As Morehouse College settles in to the overhaul in leadership that occurred last Friday, Morehouse constituents are in agreement that it is time for the college to turn a new page.
April 12, 2017
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