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Report Urges U.S. Colleges and Universities to Learn and Adopt From Europe’s Higher Education Accountability Reforms
While it’s far from certain whether the U.S.-based higher education accountability movement will see colleges and universities nationally instituting learning standards and other accountability measures, one Washington-based higher education policy research organization is taking a hard look at the global restructuring of higher education in recent years and determining what lessons might apply in the United States.
July 28, 2008
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Fraternity Members Convicted of Hazing Appeal for New Trial
Two Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members sent to prison for hazing are asking the courts to toss out Florida’s hazing law and give them a new trial, news channel WCTV Tallahassee reports.
July 24, 2008
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Scholar Pushes Faculty Diversity at Oklahoma Business Schools
But a diverse faculty is important to helping students broaden their perspectives, he said. “It better prepares them to work with any kind of person anywhere in the world.”
July 24, 2008
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Community College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay Engaged
Unemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.
July 23, 2008
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Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 23, 2008
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World’s First J-School Celebrates 100 Years
The world’s first J-school, the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, will celebrate its centennial anniversary Sept. 10-12 by officially opening the doors of the Reynolds Journalism Institute, a think tank where scholars will study journalism of the 21st century. Founding Dean Walter Williams welcomed the school’s first class of students on Sept. 14, 1908, […]
July 23, 2008
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Capturing a Different Picture
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps to train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals.
July 23, 2008
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Minority Journalists Push Media to Maintain Diversity Commitment
Amid layoffs and buyouts, industry insiders wonder whether diversity will become the “sacrificial lamb.”
July 23, 2008
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Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education for Residents
The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.
July 21, 2008
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Popular Howard Student Loses Cancer Battle
Chad Williams-Bey was among hundreds of Howard University students to drive eight hours to Cincinnati to pay homage to his dear friend, Aaron Bonner. Last week, members of the Howard community came together to remember Bonner, 24, who passed away on July 2.
July 21, 2008
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Study: Shrinking Newsrooms Hurting Papers’ Quality
The many and deepening cuts at newspapers across the country are starting to take a toll on their content, according to a study being released Monday.
July 20, 2008
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Education Department Launches Effort to Simplify Student Aid Formula
Under Secretary of Education Sara Martinez Tucker calls for revamping federal aid formula at national summit.
July 17, 2008
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New UA Program Integrates Autistic Students
Like most young adults her age, 19-year-old Sara Goralnik wants one thing: a life outside the watchful eyes of her parents.
July 16, 2008
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`Tenured radical’ tries to revive professors group
In his professorial attire and flowing, Zeus-like beard, Cary Nelson would look right at home behind a lectern, expounding on obscure poets. He even resembles one of the leading influences on his scholarship: Karl Marx.
July 16, 2008
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Report: College Students Graduating With Less Credit Card Debt
College students who graduate owing thousands on their credit cards are becoming a thing of the past, according to a new report by Student Monitor, and members of the banking community are looking to cash in on this increasingly debt-less demographic.
July 16, 2008
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Foundation Unveils Bilingual Scholarship Program for Social Work
A bilingual scholarship program that will offer up to $1 million to Spanish-speaking students at accredited graduate social work programs in Texas in the next three years has been approved by the he Hogg Foundation for Mental Health.
July 15, 2008
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Awards and Scholarships for Latinos
Following are some recent awards and scholarships given to Latinos by various organizations in recent weeks.
July 15, 2008
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States Boost Merit-based Aid At Expense of Need-based Aid
Despite a turbulent economy and an increased demand for state-funded aid, state financial aid agencies awarded $9.3 billion in funds to students during the 2006-07 academic year — a 10 percent increase from last year’s $8.5 billion, according to recently released data in the National Association of State Student Grant and Aid Programs’ (NASSGAP) 38th annual survey.
July 14, 2008
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