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Getting to Know Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer

Dr. Toya Barnes-Teamer used to watch educators struggle to boost graduation rates, and when she had a chance to do something about it, she took it. Last March, Barnes-Teamer stepped up to the newly created position of vice president for student success at Dillard University.

January 9, 2008

Sallie Mae Fund, BET Collaborate to Promote College Awareness

“On average, college graduates earn $1 million more than high school graduates in the course of a lifetime,” said Debra Lee, chairman and CEO of BET Networks. “Increased awareness is the key to helping more African-Americans realize their dream of going to college and, in turn, access that greater earning power.”

January 9, 2008

The Year Ahead on Capitol Hill

Higher education advocates hope Congress will address Pell Grant increases, textbook costs and other priorities before the fall presidential campaign.

January 9, 2008

Study Suggests Colleges Do More To Reach Under-represented Students

Information about college from traditional sources is not as accessible to or easily understood by low-income and first-generation students, who tend to rely on high school counselors and unsolicited marketing materials when researching colleges, according to new research that suggests the best ways to reach under-represented students.

January 9, 2008

Hispanic Just the Stats: Picking the Right College

A college education is becoming more of the norm than in the past. However, choosing the right college or university setting can be a challenge, especially for students in minority- groups.

January 8, 2008

State Postsecondary Education Research

Racial Profiling Alleged In Campus Raid

The Los Angeles County of Board of Supervisors is investigating whether a narcotics-search operation at Los Angeles Trade Technical College was a result of racial profiling.

January 8, 2008

MnSCU Wants Permission to Tell Parents About Student Drinking

MANKATO, Minn. State law prevents college and university officials from telling parents when their children get into minor trouble with drugs and alcohol on campus. After several deaths in 2007, those officials want to change the law. “When the families don’t know about it and we can’t tell them about it, they can’t be part […]

January 7, 2008

Black Student Leaders Get Re-energized at D.C. Conference

WASHINGTON, D.C. To say the recently concluded National Black Student Leadership Development Conference was helpful to Shawna Murray, a junior at the University of Maryland, College Park, is an understatement.

January 6, 2008

The Year Ahead for Higher Education on Capitol Hill

With a presidential election on the horizon, 2008 on Capitol Hill is shaping up as a year for quick action on budget, student aid and other education bills before the fall campaign takes the national spotlight, advocates say.

January 3, 2008

Black, Brown and College Bound

Annual conference focuses on boosting minority male higher ed attainment.

December 26, 2007

Growth in Minority Student Enrollment Gives Rise to More MSIs

More minority undergraduate students are enrolled in U.S. colleges and universities than ever, and more of them are choosing minority-serving institutions such as historically Black colleges and universities, Asian-serving institutions and Hispanic-serving institutions.

December 26, 2007

Grants and Gifts

California State Polytechnic University has received a two-year, $600,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to aid the university in producing more graduates specializing in cyber security. Educators will be able to enhance their curricula with this grant and encourage students to get into the new field. California State University, Northridge has received a $23,500 […]

December 26, 2007

Who Are For-Profit Colleges Serving, And at What Cost?

In August 2007, Diverse: Issues in Higher Education published a story by Paul Ruffins entitled, “The Secrets Behind Their Success,” about ways in which for-profit colleges serve minority, low-income and other traditionally underserved populations.

December 26, 2007

2007: A Year In Review

The most high-profile story of the year touching the higher education community was undisputedly the killings at Virginia Tech in April when student Seung-Hui Cho opened fire, leaving 33 people dead, including himself.

December 26, 2007

Asian American Studies: A Harvard Aspiration

During the 1980s, Asian American students at Harvard University staged a noisy protest petitioning the university to hire an Asian American studies professor. Hundreds of student signatures were collected. No professors were hired.

December 19, 2007

Film on Wiley College Debate Team Scores Victory

: “The Great Debaters,” a Black college-based historical drama starring Denzel Washington, renders rousing justice to the legacy of Wiley College’s 1935 national championship debating team. What’s interesting about “The Great Debaters” is not so much the debating mechanics and strategy, but how the debate topics are used to illuminate the Black condition in 1930s America.

December 18, 2007

In Brief: An Academic Scandal Snags Florida State

Also, a Princeton University student who argued that his conservative views were not accepted on the campus confessed to fabricating an assault and southwest Missouri freshmen said to be increasingly unprepared to pass basic college-level courses.

December 18, 2007

Blackface Costumes at Parties Trigger Punishment at Northwest

MARYVILLE, Mo. Fraternity monitors at Northwest Missouri State University have punished two chapters whose members appeared at Halloween parties in blackface.

December 15, 2007