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Lack of Emphasis On Reading, Writing Impedes College Student Learning, Study Says
New report from the Social Science Research Council says colleges are failing to enforce the fundamentals.
January 17, 2011
Students
The Unfinished Race
In a new memoir, Dolores Cross describes how she labored to fix Morris Brown College but acknowledges the failings that led to the regrettable end of an otherwise stellar academic career.
January 13, 2011
Students
Expected National Merger of Student Affairs Organizations Facing Opposition From Within
Past presidents of national group introduce resolution to block vote for merger with another student affairs association.
January 12, 2011
Students
University of Georgia Celebrates Desegregation Anniversary
Georgia’s flaghip university has honored Charlayne Hunter-Gault and the late Hamilton Holmes over the past few days as faculty, alumni, students and others commemorate the 50-year anniversary of the desegregation of UGA.
January 11, 2011
Students
For-profit Colleges Fight for Credibility; Industry Leaders Claim Federal Report Tarnishes Schools’ Reputations
Colleges claim bias, inaccuracy in GAO report.
January 10, 2011
Students
Tax-cut Deal Contains Higher Ed Benefits
The hotly debated tax deal negotiated by President Barack Obama and congressional Republicans and approved by Congress has several little-recognized goodies for higher education, namely in the form of tax credits that help students and their families pay for college.
January 9, 2011
Students
Cities Take Up Challenge of Helping Increase College Completion Rates
Cities from Hammond, Ind., and New Haven, Conn., to Denver and Pittsburgh have launched city scholarship programs at a time when the U.S. has fallen from first to ninth place in the world in the proportion of young people with college degrees.
January 5, 2011
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With High Demand, Pell Grant Program Faces Challenges
Uncertainty about program funding comes as more students take advantage of Pell awards year round.
January 4, 2011
Students
Historians Expose Error-Filled Virginia Textbooks
Controversial claim of Black Confederate soldiers just one of dozens of inaccurate or incorrect assertions in two textbooks.
January 2, 2011
Students
Educational Testing Service Provides a Facelift for the GRE
Updated exam, along with the new Personal Potential Index assessment, is expected to help close the achievement gap for minority graduate school applicants.
December 23, 2010
Students
Learning Life Lessons from Kemba
In sharing her story of redemption, Kemba Smith Pradia helps the vulnerable stay on track, one college student at a time.
December 23, 2010
Students
‘Freedom Riders’: The Fight To End Segregation
Filmmaker Stanley Nelson says his new documentary about the courageous activists who defiantly opposed the 1960s segregation of the South may help inspire a new generation of youth.
December 21, 2010
Students
Wisconsin College’s Teaching Methods Gain Attention
Alverno College, a small women’s college on Milwaukee’s south side, has been widely cited as a national model for training teachers, thanks to its combination of clinical and classroom experience and use of video and other tools to evaluate whether graduates are meeting the standards for what makes a good teacher.
December 20, 2010
Students
Curriculum Reform at UT-Galveston Medical School Yields Improved Minority Student Board Results
The UT Medical Branch at Galveston has developed an approach that faculty members say have had a remarkable effect on its students’ performance on the medical board exam.
December 19, 2010
Students
College President Tackles Student Persistence, Campus Expansion
Helping students persist to graduation at Hispanic-serving New Jersey City University is a priority for Dr. Carlos Hernández.
December 16, 2010
Students
Keeping Latino Religion Scholars Faithful to the Classroom
The Princeton Theological Seminary’s Hispanic Theological Initiative helps Latino doctoral students launch careers as religion scholars.
December 15, 2010
Students
Minnesota’s Private Colleges Recruit Diverse Students
For almost the tenth consecutive year the number of minorities enrolled in the 17 four-year, liberal arts schools that belong to the Minnesota Private College Council has increased.
December 14, 2010
Students
Garden State Abandons Minority Doctoral Program
New Jersey Legislature defunds the Minority Academic Careers program, making financing doctoral study a heavier burden for minority students.
December 14, 2010
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