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Prioritizing Diversity in Graduate Education
Issues in diversity and inclusion have swept the nation with many high-profile cases publicly playing out in colleges and universities across the country. While all agree that something must be done to enhance the diversity and equality of our nation’s schools, barriers persist when it comes to deciding on effective tactics and taking concrete actions — talk dominates while action stagnates.
October 12, 2018
Students
California Community Colleges Declares Undocumented Students Week of Action
The California Community Colleges Board of Governors has announced that Oct. 15-19 will be Undocumented Student Week of Action, encouraging its campuses and surrounding communities to participate in events that support undocumented students and asking Congress to establish a way for the group to obtain citizenship. “It is imperative that the California Community Colleges, the […]
October 10, 2018
Students
A Call for Multiculturalism in Higher Education
Higher education is at a crucial juncture. With the advent of a social climate that questions the validity of facts, scientific evidence and critical thinking, higher education has come under attack from a myriad of stakeholders.
October 9, 2018
Students
California Program Cultivates Minority Physics and Astronomy Ph.D. Students
M. Katy Rodriguez Wimberly is well into her Ph.D. program in physics at the University of California at Irvine, and she gives credit to participation in Cal-Bridge, a program that helps underrepresented minority students earn doctoral degrees in physics and astronomy.
October 7, 2018
Students
MDC Awarded $10 Million to Grow its American Dream Scholarship
Miami Dade College (MDC) received an anonymous donation of $10 million that will be used to magnify its American Dream Scholarship that benefits Miami Dade high school graduates with a free college education. The American Dream Scholarship was established in 2011 and more than 17,000 students qualified for the scholarship, awarding more than $4 million […]
October 4, 2018
Students
López Cultivates Community in the Heart of Chicago
Dr. Ignacio López, an up-and-coming Hispanic leader in education, knows what it means to be community-minded.
October 3, 2018
Students
Study: Elementary School Student Support Reduces High School Dropout
Elementary school students who participated in a comprehensive support intervention in the Boston public school district had about half the odds of dropping out of high school as students not in the intervention, according to a new study in AERA Open, a peer-reviewed journal published by the American Educational Research Association. The 894 students who […]
October 3, 2018
Students
Emory University Announces Increased Stipends for Ph.D. Students
Emory University’s Laney Graduate School has announced it will increase the base stipend for Ph.D. students to $31,000 for the 2019-20 academic year, in efforts of attracting top graduate students and improving its doctoral programs. “Emory’s investment in graduate education is a tangible sign of our dedication to enhancing faculty excellence and graduate program distinction,” […]
October 3, 2018
Students
Study Reveals Notable Graduate School Enrollment Trends
The number of ethnic minority, first-time graduate students inched up from 2016 to 2017 while women earned the majority of graduate degrees for the eighth year in a row, according to the latest annual study by the Council of Graduate Schools (CGS) and the Graduate Record Exam (GRE) Board.
October 2, 2018
Students
Mexican-American Professor Aims to Be ‘Agent of Ethnic Mobility’
She was born to a mother who left school after the third grade to work. Her late father attended school in a one-room adobe house in the mountains of Mexico, but never finished.
October 2, 2018
Students
WVU President Bans Five Fraternities After Trying to Form Independent Council
West Virginia University (WVU) president Dr. E. Gordon Gee decided to ban five fraternities after they announced the formation of an independent group after seeing new Greek life rules and regulations, such as a delayed freshmen rush. In a letter issued to WVU students and faculty, Gee said the five fraternities: Alpha Sigma Phi, Kappa […]
October 2, 2018
Students
First-Generation University Adult Learners and the Choice of an Online Learning Model
Access, success and affordability of higher education are main topics of discussion among policy makers. The question remains whether or not online education can play a significant role in leveling the playing field and eventually reducing income inequality.
October 1, 2018
Students
‘Degrees When Due’ Initiative Supports Equitable Degree Attainment
With this week’s launch of Degrees When Due, a new three-year initiative by the Institute for Higher Education Policy (IHEP), nearly 30,000 adult learners and college “stop-outs” are expected to complete their degrees within a year.
September 27, 2018
Students
Gene Haas Foundation Awards Metropolitan Community College $10,000 for Manufacturing Scholarships
The Gene Haas Foundation, a private nonprofit organization, has awarded the Metropolitan Community College (MCC) Foundation with a $10,000 donation to fund scholarships for the MCC Precision Machine Technology program. The MCC Precision Machine Technology program is an increasingly popular initiative among students at the South Omaha campus as a result of the new Center […]
September 27, 2018
Students
Policy Experts Discuss Future College Affordability at Century Foundation Gathering
Foremost among the numerous challenges facing higher education is affordability, particularly disparities and inequities affecting Black and lower-income students who seek to enter college, graduate and pay back significant loan debt, according to policy experts at a gathering Wednesday convened by The Century Foundation.
September 26, 2018
Students
A Passionate Advocate for Gifted and Special Education Equity
Dr. Donna Y. Ford did it for her son. She was single and 18 when she gave birth to Khyle, and he motivated her to aim higher.
September 25, 2018
Students
Improving Financial Literacy Among Students of Color, Especially Millennials
Time and time again, I overhear people speaking about how they wish they would have learned the importance of personal finance in high school. Whether it is information about how to file taxes, understanding credit, or guidance on getting loans to purchase a vehicle, home, or to attend school, it has become clear to me that people acknowledge having to make these types of financial decisions with little to no background knowledge about it beforehand.
September 21, 2018
Students
Focus Group: College Students Don’t Know Where to Buy Stamps
Some college students in Fairfax County, Virginia said they aren’t mailing in their absentee ballots, simply because they don’t know where to buy a postage stamp, according to a WIVB report. Those are the findings of a Fairfax County focus group, which polled interns working in different Fairfax County Government offices. County officials said they […]
September 20, 2018
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