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Conservative Group Says UW-Madison Admissions Favor Minorities
Black and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison even though they had lower average test scores than White and Asian applicants, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity.
September 13, 2011
Students
Report: Top College Athletes Worth Six Figures
The average fair market value of top-tier college football and men’s basketball players is more than $100,000 each, and the athletes are entitled to at least a portion of that, a new report from an advocacy group argues.
September 12, 2011
Students
Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply
The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous year’s cohort.
September 12, 2011
Students
AIDS Education Tour Hits Howard U. during Nation’s Football Classic Weekend
Tour organizers say they want to leverage attendance at HBCU homecomings and football classics to help promote health and wellness, while marketing a condom company that they describe as socially responsible.
September 11, 2011
Students
Muslim Students Stand Trial for Speech Disruption
A case involving the arrest of students at a University of California, Irvine, event has generated an impassioned debate about free speech and raised questions about prosecutorial discretion.
September 7, 2011
Students
Calif. K-12 Schools Make Gains But Some May Face Sanctions
States can apply for waivers if they agree to education reforms such as tougher evaluation systems for teachers and more programs to help minority students, but California is still waiting to hear from the U.S. Education Department.
September 6, 2011
Students
Lawsuit Charging AKA Sorority Financial Misconduct Allowed To Proceed
Eight suspended members of Alpha Kappa Alpha can sue the sorority and a number of its officers and directors alleging irregularities in the organization’s fiscal management, an appeals court has ruled.
August 29, 2011
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund President Johnny Taylor Seeks New Partnerships, Support for Public HBCUs
With just more than a year of leading the organization, Johnny Taylor has implemented changes at the Thurgood Marshall College Fund that have essentially overhauled the fund.
August 29, 2011
Students
Georgia Professors Offer Course to Undocumented Students
As college students return to campus in Georgia, a new state policy has closed the doors of the five most competitive state schools to undocumented immigrants, but a group of professors has found a way to offer those students a taste of what they’ve been denied.
August 28, 2011
Students
Diverse in India: College Students Help Propel Anna Hazare Anti-corruption Movement
While many Indian citizens complain they are forced to grease the palms of bureaucrats just to get things done, protesting students in New Delhi say the path to higher education in India is allegedly paved with bribes.
August 25, 2011
Students
After Student’s Death, Cornell Moves to End Risky Greek Society Pledging Practices
Cornell University is moving to eradicate risky pledging practices at campus fraternities and sororities to avert hazing mishaps like the one in February in which a New York City sophomore died after an induction ritual involving coerced drinking.
August 24, 2011
Students
Southern University at Baton Rouge Pushes Its Faculty for Pay Cuts
Some faculty members at the historically Black Louisiana school are balking at furlough requests, essentially creating a standoff with Southern’s administration which is ready to declare a financial emergency.
August 18, 2011
Students
Tennessean Editorial Page Editor Dwight Lewis Retiring After 40 Years in Journalism
Veteran journalist and educator interviewed well-known people from boxing great Muhammad Ali to convicted assassin James Earl Ray to President Obama.
August 11, 2011
Students
San Francisco State Journalism Professor Yumi Wilson’s Multicultural Heritage Helps Connect People
The former reporter for The Associated Press and the San Francisco Chronicle was a Fulbright Scholar and holds an MFA in creative nonfiction writing from the University of San Francisco.
August 10, 2011
Students
For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny
Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.
August 8, 2011
Students
Morehouse To Pay $1.2 Million After Federal Probe
At issue are funds provided by NASA and the National Science Foundation to help Morehouse students enroll in scientific fields.
August 8, 2011
Students
Maintaining Journalism Tradition, Education at HBCUs
Many HBCUs must contend with limited resources and students who have little desire to write as they fight to keep print and digital media alive on their campuses.
August 8, 2011
Students
Journalism Project Honors Work of Slain Editor Chauncey Bailey
Four years since the death of journalist Chauncey Bailey, the work of the Chauncey Bailey Project arguably serves as reminder of how journalists inform and educate the public.
August 3, 2011
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