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Minority Student Activists Protest Education Cuts
In California, there is a growing movement of minority students rallying around a new causeâfighting a budget crisis thatâs undermining access to higher education at a time when students of color have become a stronger demographic force.
May 12, 2010
Students
High Remedial Education Rate Complicates U.S. College Completion Goal Push
Nationwide, about a third of first-year students in 2007-08 had taken at least one remedial course, according to the U.S. Department of Education. At public two-year colleges, that number rises to about 42 percent.
May 11, 2010
Students
NCAA Scrutiny Helps Hasten Decline of Tradition-Rich Black Prep School
The NCAAâs academic probe of the Laurinburg Institute in North Carolina adds another blemish to the financially endangered prep schoolâs legacy.
May 9, 2010
Students
Justice Department Questions NCAA Scholarship Award Process
The Justice Departmentâs antitrust division wants to know more about why the NCAA awards scholarships on a year-to-year basis and why scholarships are limited to five years. The NCAA insists it has the answers.
May 6, 2010
Students
Mills College Celebrates 20-year Anniversary of Protests
Mills College is celebrating the 20th anniversary of their boardâs recommitment to single-sex education, which protesting students sought to preserve.
May 5, 2010
Students
Iowa State Honors its Past With Current Diversity Measures
Iowa State University renews its commitment to diversity, living up to the legacy created when it cultivated the interests of its distinguished first Black alumnus, George Washington Carver.
May 4, 2010
Students
States With ACT Mandate See Minority Performance on the Rise
Using six states as a base, academics are trying to assess how using the ACT exam affects students and schools. Data is incomplete, but trends include improved performance by African-American or Hispanic students.
May 3, 2010
Students
School Attorneys: FAMU Settlement With Porn Video Company Sets Precedent for Trademark Protection
Florida A&M Universityâs recent settlement with Internet porn company RK Netmedia Inc. sets a precedent for other universities to sue to protect their trademark, school attorneys say.
May 3, 2010
Students
Ad Campaign Hopes To Inspire College Ambitions Among U.S. Latinos
Latino parents are the target of a new public service advertising campaign by the Hispanic Scholarship Fund (HSF) in concert with the Ad Council to help instill a college-going culture within the nationâs largest minority group.
April 27, 2010
Students
Report: Blacks Have Heaviest College Debt
A College Board study, Who Borrows Most? Bachelorâs Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt, released today reports that undergraduate student debt is heavier among African-American bachelorâs degree recipients than among graduates from other racial and ethnic groups.
April 26, 2010
Students
Thurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New Leader
The Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.
April 26, 2010
Students
Race-based Facebook Controversy Stirs Minnesota Campus
The Facebook conversation that roiled the University of Minnesota Duluth (UMD) in mid-April continued to reverberate last week culminating in an emotional forum on campus. UMD chancellor calls incident âhorrendous and despicable,â saying the university needs to work with the Student Association to address the issue.
April 25, 2010
Students
Fraternity Inspired by Robert E. Lee Bans Rebel Uniforms
A college fraternity inspired by Confederate Gen. Robert E. Lee has banned members around the country from wearing Confederate uniforms to âOld Southâ parties and parades after years of complaints that the tradition was racially insensitive.
April 22, 2010
Students
Hispanic-serving Institution Officials Urge Education Reform to Expand Latino Opportunity
In response to the booming Latino student population across the country, the Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities (HACU) is encouraging concerted collaboration between Hispanic-serving higher education institutions and public school systems.
April 19, 2010
Students
Va. Gov., Black Fraternity to Meet Over Confederate History Month Flap
Members of a Black fraternity at the College of William and Mary plan to meet with Gov. Bob McDonnell to discuss the contentious issue of Confederate History Month.
April 18, 2010
Students
D.C. Students First Among 2010 Graduates Chosen as Gates Scholars
Seven of 57 high-achieving Washington, D.C., students who applied for the competitive Gates scholarships learned Thursday they will receive the prestigious award.
April 15, 2010
Students
Education Leader Lifts Community Colleges Into Limelight
Eduardo J. Padron â a man with a gentle demeanor, steely determination and the look of a polished, stately professor â is one of the greatest proponents of the nationâs more than 1,000 community colleges.
April 12, 2010
Students
Author Cultivates Young Writers With Camaraderie
As a teacher in the University of Iowaâs storied Writersâ Workshop, James Alan McPherson develops bonds with his students that extend beyond the classroom.
April 8, 2010
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