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Members of Congress Want Investigation Into Black Law Student Decline
Congressional leaders are calling for an investigation by the Government Accountability Office into why Black enrollment in law school is declining while overall enrollment is up.
October 7, 2006
Students
Wisconsin Plan to Raise Tuition to Pay for Diversity Efforts Criticized
LA CROSSE, Wis. As a psychology professor at the University of Wisconsin-La Crosse, Carmen Wilson likes the idea of sharply raising tuition to hire more professors and recruit more poor and minority students.
October 5, 2006
Students
Changes to Popular Facebook Web site Rankle Students
In the past few years, college students have rushed to sites where they’ve been able to make new friends and reconnect with old ones across the world. But recently, issues with the massively popular site Facebook.com have fueled fears that there can be too much of a good thing.
October 5, 2006
Students
The School of Spellings
Tough, passionate and perhaps “terrifying,” U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been described…
October 4, 2006
Students
Getting to Know Dr. Juan A. Gilbert
Can computer software help college admissions officers create a diverse freshman class…
October 4, 2006
Students
UCLA’s New Admissions Policy Could Improve Black Student Enrollment
Efforts by several Black community groups and higher education researchers to overhaul University of California…
October 4, 2006
Students
Report: Blacks Fuel Increase in Graduate School Enrollment
Graduate school enrollment increased by 2 percent from 2004 to 2005 thanks to a surge in the numbers…
October 4, 2006
Students
Morehouse President to Retire At the End of Academic Year
Morehouse College President Walter E. Massey announced last month his plans to retire at the end of the 2006-2007 academic year…
October 4, 2006
Students
Black Enrollment Lags, Hispanic Enrollment
Black enrollment grew by only 1.6 percent in Florida’s state universities since last year compared to an overall increase of 2.6 percent…
October 4, 2006
Students
The School of Spellings
Tough, passionate and perhaps “terrifying,” U.S. Secretary of Education Margaret Spellings has been described…
October 4, 2006
Students
Bush Nominates Sara Martinez Tucker
President George W. Bush has nominated outgoing Hispanic Scholarship Fund President and CEO Sara Martinez Tucker…
October 4, 2006
Students
Student Murder Shatters ‘Morehouse Mystique’
The body of Carlnell Walker Jr. was found stuffed in the trunk of his car in July by Clayton County, Ga., police…
October 4, 2006
Students
Professional Appointments
Karen Gross has been named president of Southern Vermont College. She had previously been a professor at New York Law School. Gross holds a bachelor’s from Smith College and a law degree from Temple University. Dr. Marcela Katz Armoza has been appointed vice president of enrollment and student affairs at New York City College of […]
October 4, 2006
Students
Grants & Awards
Alvernia College (Pa.) has received a $100,000 grant from the Hearst Foundation to support the William Randolph Hearst Endowed Scholarship. The scholarship is intended for nontraditional and minority students, especially Hispanic students pursuing degrees in nursing. The Hollywood Foreign Press Association has awarded $50,000 grants to three California universities to fund scholarships. California State University-Northridge, […]
October 4, 2006
Students
College Board Seeks to Improve College Readiness of Minorities
No longer satisfied with just testing students to see if they’re ready for college, the College Board, producers of the SAT college entrance exam, has moved into select high schools with a new curriculum officials say will actually prepare poor and minority students for college.
October 3, 2006
Students
Just the Stats: The Impact of Language Barriers and Poverty On First-Generation Students
Parental involvement is key to a student’s success, but a new report shows language barriers continue to hamper non-English speaking parents.
September 27, 2006
Students
Report: Atlanta-area Colleges Strengthen Economic Draw Of City
Colleges in the Atlanta area alone have an annual economic impact of more than $10.8 billion on the state of Georgia, around $1,200 for every man, woman and child in the state, according to a new report released Wednesday.
September 27, 2006
Students
Spellings: More Financial Aid, Accountability In Store For Higher Ed
WASHINGTON U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings on Tuesday called for more need-based financial aid as part of wide-ranging higher education reforms that would include new accountability measures and data collection on student and college performance.
September 26, 2006
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