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Section: Students

From First-generation College Student to First Lady

As we celebrate the success of a first lady who matriculated through urban public schools, we must recommit ourselves to ensure the system works for more young people.

January 21, 2009

Appreciating Student Athletes

Chrissy Lewis, a recent college graduate, understands both the sacrifices and rewards of being a student-athlete.

January 15, 2009

Minority and Low-Income Students Suffer the Most as College Wealth Gap Widens

Report Shows a Shift Away From Public Funding.

January 14, 2009

Students protest cuts in higher education

NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) – Students at Tennessee Board of Regents schools protested planned cuts in higher education Tuesday, warning lawmakers they’re already burdened with high tuition and won’t be able to afford college if more money is slashed from the state budget. About 250 students met at the Tennessee State University campus in downtown Nashville […]

January 13, 2009

Study: Race-blind Admissions Could Constrain Minority College Enrollment

Instituting race-blind admissions policies at all of the nation’s college and universities could “severely limit the level of minority enrollment at top-tier colleges,” according to a recent report.

January 12, 2009

Tribal Colleges’ Top Priority for Obama: ‘Full and Forward Funding’

As enrollment at tribal colleges spikes, American Indians are hoping the Obama administration will make good on campaign promises to increase funding.

January 11, 2009

Forgotten No More: Schools Cater To Transfers

For many new students, the first-year college experience is an academic and social buffet, a dizzying array of activities and opportunities to herald the passage into adulthood. Not so for transfer students, a growing but largely neglected group whose needs are as varied as the circumstances that bring them to campus in the first place.

January 7, 2009

Professional Appointments

DR. MARILYN SANDERS MOBLEY has been named the first Vice President for Inclusion, Diversity and Equal Opportunity at Case Western Reserve University (Ohio). Previously, she was the provost at Bennett College for Women. Mobley earned a bachelor’s from Barnard College, a master’s from New York University and a doctorate from Case Western Reserve. DR. MIRON […]

January 7, 2009

Grants & Gifts

CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $200,000 grant from State Farm Insurance to develop an arts program that would bring K-12 students from the San Fernando Valley to the CSUN campus. The Department of Journalism at COLUMBIA COLLEGE CHICAGO has received a $10,000 grant from the Tribune Foundation to support the school’s Minority Journalism […]

January 7, 2009

‘Putting Education First’ Rhodes Scholar says parents rewarded achievements in the classroom over football field.

Many boys fantasize about becoming stars on the football field or basketball court when they grow up and earning millions of dollars in endorsement deals.

January 4, 2009

Some See DREAM Act Within Reach

Proponents of the DREAM Act are hopeful President-elect Obama will push for passage of the bill in his first 100 days.

December 24, 2008

Wayne State University Facing Tough, New Tests

Wayne State University works to stem enrollment losses caused by Michigan’s economic crisis while providing management expertise to the city of Detroit.

December 24, 2008

Grants & Gifts

ALABAMA STATE UNIVERSITY has received $50,000 in scholarship grants from the Coca-Cola Foundation for first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, DOMINGUEZ HILLS has received $50,000 from the Verizon Foundation to support first-generation college students. CALIFORNIA STATE UNIVERSITY, NORTHRIDGE has received a $10,000 gift from Citi for its Bookstein Institute for Higher Education In Taxation. The […]

December 24, 2008

Spel-Bounding: All-Female Spelman College Ranks No. 2 in Sending Black Graduates On to Ph.D.s in Science and Math

Coming in second usually isn’t a big deal. But, when it is a tiny, historically Black women’s college placing No. 2 to a fellow HBCU with a student body just more than three times its size in a national science- and math-related survey, it seems that it is something to celebrate.

December 17, 2008

Mixed Reviews: Black and Latino Advocates On Duncan’s Record and Their Expectations

The highly anticipated announcement of the next U.S. Secretary of Education brought varied reactions from three key African-American higher education constituencies and at least one Latino organization.

December 16, 2008

Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too

Education groups join chorus of industries asking for government help that will create school repair jobs and keep students enrolled in college.

December 10, 2008

A SPACE OF THEIR OWN

Ethnic-themed dorms offer a supportive environment for minorities, but critics say they stunt personal growth by promoting self-segregation.

December 10, 2008

Showcasing Community College Programs That Make a Difference

Leon was convinced his dream of getting a degree in sports medicine to work as an athletic trainer was out of reach. It was the math. Even though he studied hard, Leon would always freeze when it came to taking tests.

December 10, 2008