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Survey: 80% of College Graduates Believe Higher Education Worth Their Investment

A new survey of 1,250 American college graduates aged 25 and older by Intelligent.com reveals that 80% feel higher education was worth their financial investment.

April 13, 2022

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Pathways to Recovery from "the Missing Million" in Fall 2022 Enrollment

Scholars, policy makers, and workforce leaders gathered together to discuss how they can address the barriers facing students during the pandemic, and how higher education can attract and cultivate new learners.

April 5, 2022

U.S. Secretary of Education Dr. Miguel Cardona.

Community Colleges Helping Students Cope With Rising Inflation

Student pocketbooks are taking a hit at a time when inflation has led to steep increases in the prices of even basic goods.

April 5, 2022

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Three Howard Undergraduate Journalists Receive White House Correspondents Association Scholarships

Three Howard University undergraduates have been named 2022 White House Correspondents’ Association (WHCA) college scholarship recipients.

April 4, 2022

Corinne Dorsey, the winner of the 2022 White House Correspondents' Association Harry McAlpin scholarship.

Access for All

The pandemic has brought all students challenges, but none more than students with disabilities.

March 31, 2022

Illinois State Board of Education Considers Changing Standardized Testing

The Illinois State Board of Education is weighing potential updates to its testing system to improve state assessments for elementary and middle-school students.

March 31, 2022

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Report Examines Impact of Emergency Micro-Grants

Grants decreased students’ time to completion but did not necessarily boost overall graduation rates.

March 30, 2022

Georgia Senior Receives 49 Acceptance Letters, Selects Tuskegee University

Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson received acceptance letters to 49 universities and $1.3 million in potential scholarships. She has chosen to accept her offer from Tuskegee University, a Historically Black College and University (HBCU) in AL.

March 28, 2022

Georgia high school senior Makenzie Thompson will study animal science at Tuskegee University.

Louisiana Public Colleges Will Eliminate Remedial Courses

Louisiana’s public colleges and universities will revamp classes for students who aren’t prepared for college English or math.

March 27, 2022

Standardized Reporting Key To Improving Remedial Education

NASPA Conference Centers the Student Experience

NASPA kicked off its 2022 conference this week with a focus on meeting students where they are.

March 22, 2022

Community Colleges

Telehealth Gives Virginia Community College Students Mental Health Supports

Community colleges across the state are partnering with TimelyMD, a telehealth service that provides on-demand and appointment-based medical care and mental health support to 10% of all community college students in the nation.

March 22, 2022

Rising Graduate Scholars

An Outside-the-Box Thinker

When Nathaniel Hudson was growing up in the early days of the computer, he enjoyed tinkering with technology and playing video games for hours. But he didn’t know computer science could be a career for him until he took a high school class on web design.

March 16, 2022

Rising Graduate Scholars

A Change Agent

Angie Le’s hunger for knowledge has led her across the globe, from Vietnam to South Korea, and finally to Florida International University (FIU), where she expects to receive her Ph.D. in public affairs in summer 2022.

March 16, 2022

Rising Graduate Scholars

A Difference Maker

For Bryan Jenkins, pursuing his doctorate was about broadening his horizons. He received his bachelor's degree in accounting and his master’s degree in health administration

March 16, 2022

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A Scholar for Our Time

Born in New York and raised in Puerto Rico, Luis Miguel Mestre’s educational trajectory was changed by Hurricane Maria in 2017.

March 16, 2022

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Marching to a Healthier Tune

As a Mexican-American woman pursuing a doctorate, Nancy Uriegas often reminds herself that she does, in fact, belong in academia.

March 16, 2022

Rising Graduate Scholars

Committed to Giving Back

Melissa Wheeler was propelled toward her doctorate by a professor once telling her that “statistically, you are not supposed to be here,” so she pursued not only a master’s degree in counseling psychology but is now a fourth-year doctoral candidate.

March 16, 2022

Rising Graduate Scholars

An Inquiring Mind

In her Ph.D. research, Rhondene Wint combines wet lab experimentation with computational methods. She points out that her current research investigates the genetic basis of neurogenesis.

March 16, 2022