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Accelerating Hispanic Progress in Higher Education
As the Hispanic community continues to grow in this country, efforts to accelerate and expand student success in higher education will be critical to the nation’s future competitiveness, says Excelencia in Education President Sarita Brown at a Capitol Hill policy briefing on Tuesday.
March 19, 2007
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Hamilton College To End Merit Scholarships In Favor of Need-Based Aid
CLINTON, New York Hamilton College said Thursday it will stop offering merit scholarships to incoming students in 2008 and use the money instead to provide more need-based assistance to low-and middle-income families.
March 15, 2007
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The ‘Whipping Boys’ of California Higher Education, CSU Faculty Say Strike Vote is About Getting Respect For Their Work, Protecting Students
As they enter the final day of voting to authorize a work stoppage, California State University faculty say they’re tired of being “devalued,” and they demand competitive salaries, improved student services and better leadership of the nation’s largest university system.
March 14, 2007
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Clark Atlanta Engineering Program Has Day In Court
Clark Atlanta University engineering student Yemaya Stallworth sat in a Georgia courtroom Tuesday trying to make sense of the school’s attempts to shut down its engineering program.
March 13, 2007
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University Drops Sorority Accused of Image Discrimination
GREENCASTLE, Ind. — DePauw University announced Monday it has severed ties with the Delta Zeta sorority, where a mass eviction of members left people questioning whether looks and appearance were valued more than academics and other contributions.
March 11, 2007
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Young Mothers Find Sisterhood in Missouri College Sorority
ST. LOUIS Magic Markers, bubble wands and jungle-animal stickers aren’t often found in the average college student’s backpack. But for the women of Mu Tau Rho, a new sorority for student-mothers at the University of Missouri-St. Louis, those toys are every bit as vital as laptop computers and e-mail accounts.
March 8, 2007
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Demystifying the Process
Twenty-four faculty members representing more than 20 historically Black colleges and universities gathered recently…
March 7, 2007
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Michigan Proposal 2 Battle Threatens Scholarships
Now that Michigan voters have axed affirmation action programs in public institutions…
March 7, 2007
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Access to College Means Access To Economic Mobility for America’s Underserved
At Baruch College, we use the phrase “the American Dream” a great deal. Indeed, as one of the most diverse institutions of higher education in the country…
March 7, 2007
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Cost of Living, Not Tuition, Makes Community College Unaffordable, Says Report
Community college students in California cannot afford to attend college in spite of the low fees of the California Community College System, according to a new report released today by the National Center for Public Policy and Higher Education.
March 5, 2007
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Hampton Journalism Program To Get Full Re-accreditation
RICHMOND, Va. A national body will re-accredit Hampton University’s journalism school a year after threatening to downgrade its credentials for failure to meet standards, school officials have said.
March 5, 2007
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Just the Stats: Will Student Loan Interest Rate Cuts Really Help Low-Income Students?
The College Student Relief Act of 2007, recently approved by the U.S. House of Representatives, has been hailed as a savior for students trying to handle the ever-rising costs of college. Phased in over five years, the interest rate on federally backed loans will be cut in half, from 6.8 percent to 3.4 percent. But some say the cut isn’t the saving grace politicos make it out to be.
March 1, 2007
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Clark Atlanta Students Revolt Over Tuition Hike
Last week, an anonymous group of students at Clark Atlanta University posted fliers which read “Speak Now, Act Now” to demand the resignation of school president Walter Broadnax, who has led the school since 2002. The fliers protested Broadnax’s high salary while students’ tuition, room and board have recently been increased.
February 27, 2007
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Hed: Bringing a Unique Perspective
The University of New Mexico is building a multimillion-dollar health policy center to increase American Indian and Hispanic scholars’ involvement in national health policy research and development.
February 27, 2007
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Students Stand Up Against Racially Offensive Parties
A coalition of University of Illinois students and others that formed in the aftermath of a “Tacos and Tequilas” party that offended Mexican American students urged the administration to implement policies that discourage racism. It’s one example of how students are standing up to combat the hostility created by racially insensitive parties being thrown by college students.
February 22, 2007
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Bringing the University To the Student
Venezuelan immigrant Lorena Saczek opened a house-cleaning business in Utah after she earned her associate business degree…
February 21, 2007
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‘Stomp’ Steps Into the Mainstream
Gregory Anderson left Tallahassee after graduating from Florida A&M University in 1996 with hopes of jumpstarting a career in the film industry…
February 21, 2007
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An Institution of the People
It may have produced one of the most contentious fights ever in U.S. higher education
February 21, 2007
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