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High School Dropout Problem “About Class and Race,” Says Summit Participant
WASHINGTON, D.C. With only half of minority students graduating high school on time, U.S. secondary schools need more funding, rigor and accountability to address the “silent epidemic” of school dropouts, national and community activists said at a special Washington, D.C., conference Wednesday.
May 9, 2007
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University of California Marks Decade of Race-blind Admissions
BERKELEY, Calif. A fit of spring-cleaning led Eric Brooks to a box of old newspaper clips from 1997. That’s when he was the lone Black student enrolled in the incoming law school class at the University of California, Berkeley, following the end of affirmative action admissions.
May 6, 2007
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Documenting American Indian Success
AIHEC says it has all the data federal officials need to determine that tribal colleges are grant-worthy.
May 2, 2007
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HBCUs and Black Investment Banks: A Natural, Transformative Partnership
As the leadership of historically black colleges and universities positions their institutions to meet the growing challenges of the 21st century, I am excited by the potential of a partnership that has the possibilities of transformational empowerment for these institutions.
May 2, 2007
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Duke Biz School Punishes 34 for Cheating
RALEIGH, N.C. The largest cheating scandal ever at Duke University’s Fuqua School of Business involved more than a take-home exam, a business school official said Tuesday.
May 1, 2007
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Just the Stats: Can High School Counselors Prevent Drop-Outs?
A new report by the National Center for Education Statistics suggests a strong relationship between the number of credit hours a high-school student earns as a freshman and their likelihood to drop out. With this information, could school administrators identify potential dropouts early enough to intervene?
April 30, 2007
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Advocacy Group Urges Schools to Remove Students’ Barriers To Mental Health Help
WASHINGTON, D.C. In the wake of the Virginia Tech tragedy, mental health experts urge higher education administrators to implement policies that encourage students to seek help early, remove barriers to seek treatment and ensure that students will not be punished when they ask for help.
April 26, 2007
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Cuomo: Student Loan Scandals Flourished Because Ed. Dept. ‘Asleep At The Switch’
Congress must crack down on questionable practices between student loan companies and higher education institutions to help restore consumer confidence in the $85 billion student loan industry, lawmakers and a chief industry critic said Wednesday.
April 25, 2007
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Assessing Faculty Safety
Although attacks on college professors are not common, the horrific slayings at Virginia Tech show just how much at risk they can be when they try to do their jobs.
April 23, 2007
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Tackling The Problem of Foster Children Missing Out On College
A Michigan task force, charged with recommending ways to help teenagers who age out of the foster care system, is focusing on higher education. One proposal would waive tuition for former foster children enrolled in Michigan’s public universities and community colleges.
April 23, 2007
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Asian Americans Urge Not to Stereotype Community
Asian-American community members are fearful of a backlash given the recent events at Virginia Tech and are urging Americans not to reduce the tragedy into stereotypical assumptions about Asian Americans or Korean Americans in particular.
April 19, 2007
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Accommodating Picky Palates
While there remains disagreement over the prevalence of the “Freshman 15,” college health and dining officials are trying to help students wade through many convoluted nutritional choices.
April 18, 2007
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Grants & Gifts
Austin College (Texas) has received a $2.5 million gift from alum John Q. Adams Sr. and his wife, Vicki. A lecture hall in the college’s planned science facility will be named the Cindy Adams Black Lecture Hall in honor of John Adams’ late sister. Burnham Institute for Medical Research (Calif.) has received more than $6 […]
April 18, 2007
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Conveying a Simple, Yet Difficult Message
How Whitman College officials and student-leaders moved swiftly to prevent a racial incident from dividing the campus.
April 18, 2007
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Virginia Tech Gunman Was Student From South Korea
BLACKSBURG Va. A Virginia Tech senior from South Korea killed at least 30 people locked inside a classroom building in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history, the university and police said Tuesday.
April 16, 2007
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Questions Raised About Virginia Tech’s Response To Shootings
BLACKSBURG Va. A gunman massacred 32 people at Virginia Tech in the deadliest shooting rampage in modern U.S. history Monday, cutting down his victims in two attacks two hours and a half-mile apart before the university could figure out what was going on and get the warning out to students.
April 15, 2007
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Gunman Killed 21 at Virginia Tech Before Being Killed
BLACKSBURG, Va. A gunman opened fire in a dorm and classroom at Virginia Tech on Monday, killing 21 people in the deadliest campus shooting in U.S. history. The gunman was killed but it was unclear if he was shot by police or took his own life. CNN, however, is reporting the death toll at 31.
April 15, 2007
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Sallie Mae To Stop Loan Perks to College Officials
NEW YORK The nation’s largest student loan provider will stop offering perks to college employees as part of a settlement announced Wednesday in a widening probe of the student loan industry.
April 12, 2007
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