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Forum: Reformers Urged To Continue Advocacy for Student Aid Overhaul
National advocates for simplifying the federal student aid program urged colleagues gathered at a College Board policy forum Thursday in Washington to prepare for a long-term campaign for change.
March 18, 2010
Students
Ole Miss To Limit Access to Colonel Reb Image
The University of Mississippi has taken another step to reduce the visibility of its old mascot Colonel Reb, which could soon become a collector’s item on merchandise.
March 16, 2010
Students
Georgia College Students Protest Education Cuts
A few hundred college students rallied on the steps of the Georgia Capitol on Monday to protest budget cuts they say could make college too expensive at a time when education is needed with a shrinking pool of jobs.
March 15, 2010
Students
Community College Summit Centers on Student Aid
At their annual legislative summit last week, community college trustees and administrators from around the country attended briefings on Capitol Hill and met with members of Congress to lobby on behalf of the Student Aid and Fiscal Responsibility Act (SAFRA).
March 15, 2010
Students
Preserving a Native Language and Culture
With the Myaamia Project at Miami University, the Miami Tribe seeks to rediscover its language and culture.
March 10, 2010
Students
U.S. Education Dept. Officials to Step Up Civil Rights Enforcement
U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan said Monday the federal government will become more vigilant to make sure students have equal access and opportunity to everything ranging from college prep classes to science and engineering programs.
March 9, 2010
Students
Racist Incidents, Protests Spread at UC Campuses
A firestorm over racially and ethnically charged incidents at several University of California campuses spread Tuesday as UC San Diego announced a KKK-style hood was found on campus and students in Los Angeles and Irvine demonstrated against intolerance.
March 2, 2010
Students
Online Debate Rages Over White Team’s Step Competition Win
A white Arkansas sorority team’s win in an Atlanta step competition has stirred a fiery debate over the African-inspired tradition and whether the integration of a once-ethnically-exclusive activity constitutes a form of cultural theft.
March 1, 2010
Students
Angry UC-San Diego Students Protest Over Noose Found In Library
Anger boiled over on the University of California-San Diego campus Friday, where students took over the chancellor’s office for several hours to protest the hanging of a noose in a campus library.
February 28, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Adapting to Achieve
Tailoring higher education to meet the needs of diverse learners will help the U.S. become globally competitive.
February 25, 2010
Students
Ex-Obama Adviser Will Become Princeton Fellow
President Barack Obama’s former “green jobs” adviser will teach at Princeton University.
February 25, 2010
Students
Obama Initiative May Cut Loan Burdens
Income-based student loan programs get a boost, to benefit struggling borrowers during this economic downturn.
February 25, 2010
Students
Decades in the Making, Ellison’s Unfinished Second Novel Emerges as Essential Read
Edited by scholars and published by Random House, Ralph Ellison’s Three Days Before the Shooting…The Unfinished Second Novel is a stirring, 1,000-plus page testimony to a process the brilliant author began soon after his masterpiece Invisible Man was written.
February 22, 2010
Students
HBCU Case Study Documents How Schools Can Help Students Pay Back Loans
A new report released Tuesday called “Lowering Student Loan Default Rates: What One Consortium of Historically Black Institutions Did to Succeed,” argues that institutions can work proactively to reduce default rates among former students.
February 22, 2010
Students
UC-San Diego Condemns Party Mocking Black History
The chancellor of the University of California, San Diego, is condemning a ghetto-themed party organized by fraternity students to mock Black History Month, but officials say no one is likely to be disciplined.
February 18, 2010
Students
Slain UAH Biology Chair Remembered as Caring Father Figure
A University of Alabama-Huntsville biology department chairman gunned down at a faculty meeting was remembered Thursday as a father figure who cared deeply about his students, the kind of professor who kept his office door open in case they needed to talk about personal problems.
February 18, 2010
Students
High School Graduation Rates Low Where Most American Indians, Alaska Natives Live, Report Says
A new national report has found that fewer than 50 percent of Native American Indian and Alaska Native students from the Pacific and Northwest regions of the U. S. graduate from high school.
February 18, 2010
Students
Students Complained About Alabama Professor Charged in Deadly Rampage
After Amy Bishop’s arrest on charges of shooting to death three colleagues during a faculty meeting at the University of Alabama in Huntsville, student complaints add to the picture that has emerged of her as a talented  but erratic figure.
February 17, 2010
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