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Section: Students
News Roundup
20-year-old University of Mississippi Student, Jimmie "Jay" Lee, is Missing
A 20-year-old University of Mississippi student, Jimmie "Jay" Lee, is missing.
July 15, 2022
Health
BIPOC Mental Health Month Highlights an Increasingly Prominent Issue
July is BIPOC Mental Health Awareness Month and medical organizations, advocacy groups, and the U.S. government are highlighting the unique mental health needs of BIPOC individuals and trying to find solutions.
July 13, 2022
Students
New Reports Identify Obstacles to Education Completion
Tyton Partners, a provider of strategy consulting and investment banking services to the education sector, has published three reports that highlight achievement gaps among students from historically underrepresented groups.
July 12, 2022
Students
Thinking Beyond “Summer Melt” Enrollment Declines
Given continued drops in student enrollment, many colleges seek to tackle not only "summer melt" but longer-term enrollment declines.
July 8, 2022
Students
Minoritized Students, Already Stressed, Now Worry About Abortion
Experts worry that overturning Roe v. Wade may have an impact on the mental health of college students.
July 7, 2022
Students
Second Chance Pell Students Mark Progress for Prison Education
Miami Dade College will award associate degrees to 18 incarcerated students at Everglades Correctional Institution.
July 7, 2022
News Roundup
Federal Judge Approves Alabama School District's Desegregation Plan
The Madison County (Ala.) School Board entered an agreement with the U.S. Department of Justice to work toward ensuring Black students have equal access to education.
July 7, 2022
News Roundup
University of California Leaders Sign Joint Resolution to Increase Student Voter Participation
University of California leaders, along with California Secretary of State Dr. Shirley N. Weber, have signed a joint resolution to increase student participation in elections.
June 30, 2022
Students
2020 Increases in Student Persistence Mask Pandemic Inequities
Three quarters of college students who began their studies during fall 2020, remained enrolled one year later.
June 29, 2022
Students
Increase in Credential Earners for ’20-’21 Obscures a Worrying Trend
In an academic year roiled by the pandemic, colleges and universities posted an unexpected increase in undergraduate credential earners. according to a new report from the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.
June 24, 2022
News Roundup
ACE Receives $500,000 from Walmart to Promote Use of Digital Credentials for Learners
The American Council on Education has received a $500,000 grant from Walmart to help working adults gain access to postsecondary education and economic opportunities through the use of learning and employment records (LERs) and blockchain.
June 23, 2022
News Roundup
Study: College Grads Say Pandemic Increased Importance of Work-Life Balance
More than two-thirds (69%) of 2022 college graduates say that circumstances caused by the COVID-19 pandemic have increased the importance of work-life balance, according to a recent study from BestColleges.com.
June 22, 2022
News Roundup
IU Bloomington Goes Through Tense Graduate Student Worker Labor Dispute
Indiana University Bloomington has been going through a months-long graduate student labor dispute. IU Bloomington faculty have come out in support of grad student unionization. And now, they are criticizing the administration's response to the dispute.
June 21, 2022
Students
Undergraduate Fellowship Works to Diversify Quantum Science
Inaugural fellowship will support emerging scientists and engineers from historically underrepresented backgrounds.
June 20, 2022
Students
NCLA Launches Summer Program for Law Students
Nonpartisan civil rights groups The New Civil Liberties Alliance has launched an annual summer program for law students working in D.C., The Ginsburg-Scalia Fellowship.
June 16, 2022
Demographics
Study: College Degree Completers More Likely Than Non-Completers to Come from Degree-Holding Household
College students who complete their degree are significantly more likely than those who did not to come from households where at least one parent has earned a college degree, according to a recent study from college financing organization Sallie Mae.
June 16, 2022
News Roundup
Education Department Finds Salt Lake Community College in Violation of Title IX
The U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights has found that Salt Lake Community College is at fault in a pregnancy discrimination complaint brought by a student and a resolution has been reached.
June 15, 2022
News Roundup
UNCF and Steve Fund Partner to Improve HBCU and PBI Student Mental Health
United Negro College Fund and the Steve Fund will be partnering for two years to improve student mental health, focusing on historically Black colleges and universities (HBCUs) and Predominantly Black Institutions (PBIs).
June 14, 2022
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