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In Brief: Stories From Around the Academy
UNLV chancellor demoted; President Bill Clinton named honorary Phi Beta Sigma; Hampton names new provost; University of South Carolina trustee charged with bank fraud.
July 12, 2009
Students
GRANTS & AWARDS
ARMSTRONG ATLANTIC STATE UNIVERSITY (Ga.) Has received a five-year, $1 MILLION grant from the National Science Foundation to establish learning communities focusing on undergraduate research for students with a desire to pursue careers in science and mathematics. THE COLLEGE OF THE HOLY CROSS (Mass.)Has been awarded a $900,000 grant from the National Science Foundation to […]
July 8, 2009
Students
REPORT: COLLEGE GRADUATION RATES COULD DRAMATICALLY DECLINE
LANSDOWNE, VA. College graduation rates will decline precipitously nationally in the coming years if nothing is done to improve the completion rates of Black and Hispanic students, who represent the fastest growing student populations in colleges and universities.
July 8, 2009
Students
NOTEWORTHYNEWS: FINANCIAL AID PROGRAM CHANGES TAKE EFFECT
Low-income students and recent college graduates may reap dramatic gains as a result of far-reaching changes in financial aid grant and loan programs that began earlier this month.
July 8, 2009
Students
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Tenured Faculty at Two-year Schools Impact Student Transfers
State articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to fouryear institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps.
July 8, 2009
Students
Black Newspaper in Boston Suspends Publication
An African-American newspaper that covered Boston’s busing riots of the 1970s, the fall of Black political leaders, and the rise of the state’s first Black governor, Deval Patrick, has suspended publication after 44 years and laid off its 12 employees.
July 8, 2009
Students
Diversity on the Prairie: A College Cultural Mosaic
Lethbridge College in Alberta, Canada, attracts a diverse student body despite its location.
July 8, 2009
Students
Professional Appoitments
DR. M. CHRISTOPHER BROWN II has been appointed executive vice president and provost at Fisk University. He previously served as dean at the University of Nevada’s College of Education. Brown earned a bachelor’s from South Carolina State University, a master’s from the University of Kentucky and a doctorate from The Pennsylvania State University. LEANDRA HAYES-THOMAS […]
July 8, 2009
Students
Financial Aid Program Changes Take Effect
Low-income students and recent college graduates may reap dramatic gains beginning July 1 as a result of far-reaching changes in financial aid grant and loan programs.
July 8, 2009
Students
Tenured Faculty at Community College Favorably Impact Student Transfer Decisions
State articulation and transfer agreements do little to increase the number of community college students who transfer to four-year institutions, but having tenured faculty at the community college level helps, according to a recent study conducted by the Center on Reinventing Public Education at the University of Washington.
July 8, 2009
Students
Three Black Fraternities Unite With Big Brothers Big Sisters in a National Partnership
Three of the nation’s largest African-American fraternities – Alpha Phi Alpha Fraternity Inc., Kappa Alpha Psi Fraternity Inc., and Omega Psi Phi Fraternity Inc. – have joined with the Big Brothers Big Sisters (BBBS) organization to help Black boys succeed.
July 6, 2009
Students
Non-Discrimination Policies and Support Groups Help Ease Campus Life for Gay and Lesbian Students at HBCUs
Earlier this year, a group of gay and lesbian students at Winston-Salem State University, a mid-sized historically Black institution in the conservative Piedmont region of North Carolina, petitioned the school’s administration to add sexual orientation to its nondiscrimination policy.
July 6, 2009
Students
Best & Brightest: From Concerned Alum to Policymaker
When Southern Methodist University student Warren Seay Jr. applied for a Truman Scholarship, he wrote the judges about his deep concerns about public education and included troubling data about his high school in the Dallas suburb of DeSoto.
July 5, 2009
Students
Lambda Theta Alpha Sorority Inc. – The Next Best Thing to Family
The Sphinx Organization provides opportunities for young musicians of color to showcase their talents.
July 1, 2009
Students
Education Dept. To Simplify Aid Forms, Seek Other Changes
The federal student aid form for low- and middle-income students will undergo significant changes under reforms announced by the Obama administration on Wednesday.
June 24, 2009
Students
Off the Beaten Path
The growing number of nontraditional students could spell trouble for traditional programs that are slow to adapt to this group’s needs.
June 24, 2009
Students
A Proposal for SNCC 2.0
Black alumni should work to harness the resources of their alma maters as well as their own talents for the betterment of the Black community.
June 24, 2009
Students
The Second Look
Amid a foundering economy, many community colleges are experiencing enrollment increases that are “off the charts.”
June 10, 2009
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