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House Approves HEA Bill; Senate Vote Next
The House of Representatives on Thursday overwhelmingly approved a bill to renew the Higher Education Act and make changes in a variety of programs from Pell Grants and student loans to those for minority-serving institutions.
July 31, 2008
Students
Best & Brightest: Through Persistence, Southern U. Student Is Chosen To Serve as a Delegate at Democratic Convention
Ashley Scott labored into the wee hours of the morning petitioning her case to Louisiana Democrats.
July 31, 2008
Students
Scholar Wants More American Indian Faculty in Business Colleges
Beau Barnes, recipient of a doctoral scholarship designed to increase faculty and student diversity in business colleges, says he wants to boost the number of American Indians teaching in Oklahoma business colleges.
July 30, 2008
Students
UA Students Form Second Chapter of Journalists’ Association
Students in the University of Arizona department of journalism have formed the second student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.
July 30, 2008
Students
Wide-ranging bill aims to rein in college costs
Congress wants to blow the whistle on colleges that raise tuition sharply, while helping students pay less for textbooks and making Pell grants available year-round part of a wide-ranging bill designed to address concerns about rising college costs.
July 30, 2008
Students
Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks
Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.
July 30, 2008
Students
Report: Large School Districts Fail at Graduating Black Males
States with a small number of African American students tend to have higher high school graduation rates for Black males than those with large African American student enrollment, according to a report recently released by the Schott Foundation for Public Education.
July 29, 2008
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
Capturing a Different Picture
The New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps to train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals.
July 23, 2008
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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
Students
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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