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Commentary: Supporting the Military Veteran-Student
How higher education can respond to the exclusive needs of military students
September 3, 2012
Students
More Calif. community colleges stop offering federal loans
A small but growing number of California community colleges have stopped participating in the federal loan program, cutting off these borrowing options for students out of fear that rising student loan default rates could lead to sanctions.
August 29, 2012
Students
Popular Powwow Celebrates Native American Presence at Stanford University
The annual, student-run Stanford Powwow draws more than 300 dancers in full regalia from around the country and Canada and celebrates the respective cultures of the 300-plus Indian students on campus.
May 6, 2012
Students
N.C. Central Implements Sweeping Cost-Cutting Plan
Restructuring at North Carolina Central University — announced in February as being “most comprehensive” — involves the merging or phasing out of more than a dozen academic programs.
April 4, 2012
Students
FAMU Student Government Association Plans Forum and Vote on a Campus Pledge To Ban Hazing From Student Organizations
Clubs and organizations failing to have representation at the forum will be sanctioned, according to SGA President Breyon Love.
December 4, 2011
Students
Income-Based Repayment: A Closer Look
President Obama’s plan for more flexible student loan repayment options, unveiled in late October, would allow future borrowers to limit repayments to no more than 10 percent of their discretionary income.
December 4, 2011
Students
Inspire Scholarships Help Boost Delaware State’s In-State Enrollment
This school year, Delaware State’s in-state freshman student enrollment is up 43 percent to 433 from 302, the first significant enrollment turnaround in six years, school officials say.
December 1, 2011
Students
Southern University System’s Online Program To Expand
Southern System President Ronald Mason Jr. said the project — gotosouthernuniversityonline.com — will help Southern attract more out-of-state and older, nontraditional students.
November 30, 2011
Students
Experts: Streamlining Employee Benefits, Increasing Student Credit Loads Among Ways to Reduce College Costs
The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training heard expert testimony Wednesday on how colleges and universities can reduce institutional costs and lower student tuition.
November 30, 2011
Students
Review Shows Scholarships Awarded to Students Attending For-profit Colleges
A review of public records by the Lexington Herald-Leader found that nearly 8 percent of need-based student aid goes to for-profit colleges.
November 29, 2011
Students
Tribal College ‘Beats the Odds’ to Find Academic Success
In 2011, the college awarded 204 diplomas and certificates, 155 in 2010 and 133 in 2009.
November 29, 2011
Students
Death of FAMU Band Member Puts Other Universities on Notice
With FAMU’s internationally known “Marching 100” band suspended for an indefinite period, presidents, student life officials and band directors at many schools say they are taking new steps to reinforce their anti-hazing policies.
November 29, 2011
Students
Higher Education Leaders Urged to Improve Data Collection for College Completion Efforts
A new report recommends that higher education leaders use historical data to gauge graduation rates among diverse student groups for whom graduation is less likely so that institutional improvements can be made to help those students defy the odds.
November 28, 2011
Students
A Master Teacher Leads the Bronx Community College
The new Bronx Community College President Carole Berotte Joseph’s lifelong commitment to teaching is the key to her success.
November 28, 2011
Students
Osher Scholars Get Much-Needed Assist From Community College Scholarship Program
Known as Osher Scholars, the neediest students at the 112 community colleges in the nation’s most populous state are receiving scholarships worth up to $1,000 for textbooks, lab fees and other instructional supplies.
November 22, 2011
Students
Occupy Protests Spread to U.S. College Campuses
Students at more than 120 universities have participated in protests, ranging from students at elite private Ivy League colleges to those who attend state or community colleges full-time.
November 21, 2011
Students
Deadline Looming for More Federal Budget Cuts
As a high-profile congressional “super committee” nears final deliberations on a $1.2 trillion deficit reduction plan, higher education advocates are launching mobilization efforts to protect programs promoting college access for low-income students and students of color.
November 20, 2011
Students
Cornel West to Leave Princeton University
The nation’s most visible Black intellectual, Dr. Cornel Ronald West is leaving his endowed professorship at Princeton University in July to become a professor of philosophy and Christian practices at Union Theological Seminary — an institution where he first began his teaching career as an assistant professor some 35 years ago.
November 17, 2011
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