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Post-Election Backlash Strikes at Hampden-Sydney
Small Virginia school’s investigation of incident involving racial slurs and bottle throwing occurs in the wake of a similar disturbance at the University of Mississippi following President Obama’s re-election.
November 8, 2012
Students
Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It
In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.
November 8, 2012
Students
Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap
Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.
November 7, 2012
Students
Liberal Strategy Might Be the Death of Affirmative Action
Clinging to the factual argument that diversity is in everybody’s interest might not be good enough this time around.
November 5, 2012
Students
Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences
President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.
November 5, 2012
Students
Lack of Safeguards Driving Student Debt
Poorly informed borrowers and easy to acquire loans are fueling the nation’s student-debt crisis.
November 4, 2012
Students
University Of Alabama Names First Permanent Woman President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s board of trustees voted Thursday to appoint the first permanent woman president in the school’s 181-year history. The board met in an executive session for about an hour before naming current Provost Judy L. Bonner, 65. She’s the older sister of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and served […]
November 1, 2012
Students
University Of Pennsylvania’s Decision to Restructure Diversity Office Sparks Controversy
In 1968, the University of Pennsylvania pioneered a formal structure to recruit and support students of color in the Perelman School of Medicine, creating the Office for Minority Affairs, believed to be the country’s first diversity office at a medical school. This year, the school announced it was closing.
November 1, 2012
Students
Some Universities Trying to Discourage Student Loans
In an effort to reduce student loan default rates, some colleges and universities are launching programs to improve student-loan literacy, and in a few cases, offer other kinds of financial assistance to students so they don’t get too deep into debt.
October 31, 2012
Students
Indictments Returned in Alleged Hazing Incident
A Calhoun County grand jury has returned criminal indictments in connection with an alleged hazing case involving a fraternity at Jacksonville State University.
October 30, 2012
Students
NCAA Poised to Approve New Enforcement Policies
After debating changes for more than a year, the NCAA board of directors is poised to vote Tuesday on an enforcement proposal that would streamline the infractions process, impose harsher sanctions on the worst violators, expand the current two-tiered penalty structure to four and create a more standard set of penalty guidelines.
October 30, 2012
Students
First-Year Reflections
Dr. Craig T. Follins recognized the importance of culture in his first year as president of Olive-Harvey College.
October 30, 2012
Students
Iowa Regents Support Freezing Tuition
Iowa higher education leaders endorsed plans Thursday to freeze tuition rates for undergraduates next school year in exchange for what they called a modest funding increase from the Legislature.
October 25, 2012
Students
Deans See Families as Key to Recruiting Hispanic Students
Schools are urged to to get an early start on welcoming Hispanic potential recruits and their families to their campuses.
October 24, 2012
Students
Tuition Increases Slow, but Net Cost Still Hits Home
Experts say dwindling federal grant aid and tuition increases put more of a financial burden on students.
October 24, 2012
Students
Veterans in College Say Late Pay From VA Hurting Finances
Exasperated veterans who work part-time for the Veterans Administration while attending college say their paychecks are sometimes weeks late, leaving them in trouble with bill collectors or having to borrow money to avoid eviction.
October 23, 2012
Students
Private Nonprofit Schools Avoid Enrollment Slump
As overall enrollment has trended slightly downward for the first time since the mid-1990s, private nonprofit schools have remained steady in the face of the economic downturn.
October 23, 2012
Students
Education Leaders Say System Needs Overhaul From Kindergarten Through College
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan says containing college costs, increasing the number of students who earn degrees and limiting time for students receiving government aid are areas of focus.
October 23, 2012
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