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Students
Young Scholars Reflect on Family Ties in the Academy
Having grown up in the academy, second-generation scholars chart their own course to become their professor parentsâ academic peer.
November 22, 2010
Students
More Students Taking Advantage of Study-abroad Opportunities
Institute of International Education survey results include minorities in that growing number.
November 15, 2010
Students
Singer John Legend Urges Howard Students To Consider Teaching
In an event that commingled star power and the power of the federal government, President Obamaâs Education Secretary and soul singer John Legend visited Howard University Wednesday as part of a national teacher recruitment campaign aimed at making Americaâs teaching ranks as diverse as the nationâs students.
November 10, 2010
Students
First-Person Narrative: HBCU Alumnus Explores Hampton Humanities Online Class
Diverse correspondent Marlon Walker experiences HamptonU Online, which promises a slice of the historically Black college campus in a virtual world.
November 9, 2010
Students
Critics, Supporters Express Concerns on Proposed Rules Targeting For-profit Colleges
Supporters and opponents of the controversial âgainful employmentâ rule being directed at for-profit colleges voiced their concerns Thursday at one of a series of public hearings being conducted by the U.S. Department of Education this week as it mulls modifying the rule before putting it into effect.
November 4, 2010
Students
Conveying the Black College Experience into Distance Learning
With HBCUsOnline.com, radio personality Tom Joyner ventures into âexpanding the voiceâ of HBCUs by targeting growing contingent of nontraditional students.
November 3, 2010
Students
Future Teachers Must Show, Not Just Tell, Skills
Standing at the edge of a pond surrounded by her class of fourth-graders, Jasmine Zeppa filled a bucket with brown water and lectured her pupils on the science of observing and recording data. Many of the children seemed more interested in nearby geese, a passing jogger and the crunchy leaves underfoot.
November 2, 2010
Students
College Tuition Costs Climbing Again This Fall
College tuition costs shot up again this fall, and students and their families are leaning more on the federal government to make higher education more affordable in tough economic times, according to two reports issued Thursday.
October 28, 2010
Students
Forum: Reaching 2020 Degree Completion Goal May Require Multi-State Approach and Credit for Prior Learning
At a Center for American Progress forum Thursday, U.S. Education Under Secretary Martha Kanter pinpointed the challenges that education leaders and advocates must overcome to successfully boost in 10 years the proportion of students who complete college from 42 percent to 60 percent.
October 28, 2010
Students
College Board Forums Emphasize Expanded Postsecondary Access
College Board regional and national meetings on Wednesday drew veteran experts as well as up-and-coming educators who are on the front lines of school innovation and reform aimed at taking the whole âcollege readinessâ mantra from being a buzzword to a reality.
October 27, 2010
Students
Study: Scholarship Athletes Still Pay for School
A report by Ithaca College researchers and an athletesâ advocacy group shows that the average âfull scholarshipâ Division I athlete winds up having to pay $2,951 annually in school expenses not covered by grants-in-aid.
October 26, 2010
Students
Bethune-Cookman Defends Dismissals of Professors Accused of Sexual Misconduct
Countering the claim that faculty members were denied due process prior to being fired, Bethune-Cookman University officials have defended the 2009 dismissals of four professors accused of sexual misconduct.
October 26, 2010
Students
Opinion: Meeting the Needs of Diverse Students In U.S. Higher Education
We must fashion higher education to meet the demands of diverse students rather than trying to get students to match a system that was never created for them, urges the Misericordia University associate vice president for academic affairs.
October 21, 2010
Students
With Record Gift to Saint Leo University, Latino Businessman Gives New Meaning to Online Donation
Online alumnusâ $4 million donation calls attention to the need for colleges and universities to tailor giving messages for online graduates who have a different experience and sense of engagement than traditional students.
October 17, 2010
Students
Amid Rampant Budget Cutting, U.S. Colleges Anticipate Tough Academic Year
U.S. colleges and universities search for ways to function effectively on fewer resources and adapt to a sluggish national economic recovery.
October 14, 2010
Students
Obama Calls on Congress To Make Education Tax Cut Permanent
President Obama has asked Congress to make permanent the American Opportunity Tax Credit (AOTC), which is set to expire at the end of the year.
October 13, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Time for Community Colleges To Lead on Diversifying Faculty
Inclusive student body requires two-year institutions to hire more multicultural faculty to address learning needs.
October 12, 2010
Students
Higher Education Seeks Common Ground Among the Religious Faithful
Faced with Americaâs wide-ranging religious landscape, colleges and universities are working to embrace spiritual diversity through inclusive discourse, initiatives and programs.
October 12, 2010
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