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Report: Duplicate ‘Border’ Colleges Strategy Across Nation
National and state leaders should adopt the effective educational and support strategies of colleges and universities near the U.S.-Mexico border in order to accelerate the academic progress of more Hispanic students, say authors of a report unveiled on Capitol Hill Wednesday.
December 4, 2008
Students
Beyond Obama-mania: Will Young People Stay Involved Post-election?
Christopher Carter worked hard up until the presidential election to register and turn out his classmates to vote. Carter, a second-year political science student, attends the country’s oldest historically Black college, Cheyney University in Pennsylvania.
November 30, 2008
Students
Reshaping the Landscape, One Student at a Time
Carmen Twillie Ambar knows that some people think women’s colleges are obsolete.
November 26, 2008
Students
A Steward of American Indian Education
David Gipp has been involved in the tribal college movement from the beginning and continues to play a vital role.
November 26, 2008
Students
CHANGING ROLES IN INDIAN COUNTRY
Women are emerging from positions of authority in traditional tribal culture to more public roles.
November 26, 2008
Students
Why White Students Need to Learn About Their Own Race
One day as I was checking out books from my college library, a female student of color working at the library, scanning my books, asked me about one in particular.
November 26, 2008
Students
Adapting to the Era of Information
While some tribal colleges are working to give students access to the Internet, a digital divide persists.
November 26, 2008
Students
Advocates: Economic Stimulus Needed for Education Too
With the nation’s financial system in turmoil, many education leaders are calling for Congress and President-elect Barack Obama to earmark funding for schools and college students in a new economic stimulus package to help prop up the economy.
November 25, 2008
Students
Law School Admission Council Launches Diversity Campaign
The Law School Admission Council (LSAC) today announced that it is launching a $1.5 million integrated campaign designed to encourage racially and ethnically diverse first- and second-year college students to discover career opportunities in law and to choose a path in undergraduate school that helps them get there. The campaign – DiscoverLaw.org – is the […]
November 23, 2008
Students
Howard Nursing Faculty, Students in Conflict
Twenty-four hours after Howard University nursing students took to the streets with picket signs and a list of demands, meetings are underway to address their issues.
November 23, 2008
Students
University of Maryland Becomes U.S. ‘Minority-Serving Institution’ for Asian Americans
The University of Maryland has been granted status as a “minority-serving institution” for Asian Americans and related groups, a gateway to targeted federal support for scholarships and the growth of academic programs. It’s the first “minority-serving” designation for the University of Maryland. Additionally, the U.S. Department of Education has granted Maryland $2.4 million over two […]
November 18, 2008
Students
University of Arizona Club Ties Students, Heritage
Tohono O’odham students on the University of Arizona campus are making themselves known by starting their own club.
November 18, 2008
Students
Study Abroad Programs Show Growth, Increased Diversity
The number of U.S. students studying overseas has reached a new record, part of an upward trend that also shows greater diversity both in the study abroad population and the foreign destinations selected for their studies.
November 17, 2008
Students
Obama election spurs race crimes around country
Cross burnings. Schoolchildren chanting “Assassinate Obama.” Black figures hung from nooses. Racial epithets scrawled on homes and cars.
November 17, 2008
Students
Report: Black Students Among the Most Engaged at Community Colleges
Black community college students who are typically categorized high-risk are more engaged than students from other racial groups, a national survey released today by the Community College Survey of Student Engagement reports.
November 16, 2008
Students
Presidents of Maryland’s Black Colleges Testify About Disparities
No stranger to belt-tightening during tough economic times, presidents from two of Maryland’s historically black colleges attended a public hearing Wednesday to press their case for why the schools need more money.
November 12, 2008
Students
Bailout Plan for Student Loan Companies Might Hurt Students
The government plans to help struggling student loan companies, announced U.S. Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson Wednesday.
November 12, 2008
Students
Graduate Assistants Take Fight for Collective Bargaining to Congress
Teaching and research assistants hope a new online petition and new political leadership will spur Congress to pass a collective bargaining law.
November 12, 2008
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