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Game Delay: Latinos Not Yet Scoring With College Athletics
Despite their growing presence in professional sports, Latinos remain underrepresented in collegiate athletics.
October 4, 2010
Students
Perspectives: Itâs About Common Sense and Decency
The events leading to Rutgers University freshman Tyler Clementiâs death speaks to a continuing myopia and homophobia, a decline of decency and a lack of critical-thinking skills among some college students.
October 3, 2010
Students
Proprietary Colleges Accused of Scamming Vulnerable Populations at Senate Hearing
U.S. Senate hearing demonstrates that debate over for-profit colleges is growing political with Republicans charging that Democratsâ motivations are all wrong.
September 30, 2010
Students
National Academies Committee Recommends Measures To Boost Minority STEM Participation
Citing the relatively low levels of minority representation in science and engineering, leaders of a group working to increase diversity in those fields released a report Thursday that shows the extent of the problem and makes recommendations on how to solve it.
September 30, 2010
Students
Latino Student-focused College Programs Honored at U.S. Capitol
Prominent political officials helped Washington-based nonprofit group Excelencia in Education salute collegiate programs that boost Latino student success Wednesday during the non-profitâs fifth annual awards ceremony.
September 29, 2010
Students
Minority Engineering Association Urges National Focus on Community College Students
A national engineering science group, citing the surge in minority student enrollment in community colleges, says more emphasis should be placed on two-year college students to increase STEM field graduates.
September 29, 2010
Students
New Jersey Police Charge Two in Fatal College Shooting
Two men were charged Monday in the weekend shooting at an off-campus house party that left a Seton Hall University student dead and four other people wounded.
September 27, 2010
Students
Latino College Completion Campaign Moves Forward With Collaboration Strategy
Excelencia in Education spearheads collaboration among advocacy groups to improve Hispanic college attendance and graduation rates.
September 27, 2010
Students
Black Caucus Foundation Scholarships Went to People Tied to Ga. Lawmaker
The controversy over Rep. Sanford Bishopâs decision to award scholarships to his relatives has expanded as four more students tied to the south Georgia Democrat have acknowledged receiving them as well.
September 26, 2010
Students
Mexican Drug Conflict Threatens U.S. College Study Abroad Programs
U.S. State Departmentâs travel advisory compels some institutions to withdraw their students from the country for safety concerns.
September 26, 2010
Students
Private College Associations Introduce Student Access Website
A project begun by two leading associations of non-profit private U.S. higher education institutions targets the national goal of re-establishing the U.S. as the worldâs leader in college completion.
September 23, 2010
Students
ACLU: GSUâs E-Mail Policy Violates Constitution
A First Amendment issue is brewing at Grambling State University in the wake of the presidentâs summer e-mail message to students, prohibiting political expression via e-mail.
September 23, 2010
Students
Special Report: Puerto Ricoâs Eleven Campuses, One University, Many Strikes
The two-month-long student strike that shuttered 10 of 11 University of Puerto Rico campuses this year has been settled, but the underlying issues that contributed to the unrest are far from resolved.
September 22, 2010
Students
College-educated Americans More Likely Experience Job Satisfaction, Lead Healthier Lives, Study Says
Delving into more than just the financial rewards, college graduates, in comparison with high school graduates, are less likely to smoke or be obese; vote and volunteer more; and have more job satisfaction, according to a newly released study by The College Board.
September 20, 2010
Students
Perspectives: A Little Bit of Knowledge (about BGLOs) is a Dangerous Thing
I am critical of Black Greek-letter organization undergrads but I believe there is also enough blame to go around. And Student Affairs and Greek Life personnel who advise BGLO members deserve their fair share of blame.
September 19, 2010
Students
Minority Leaders Oppose âGainful Employmentâ Rules for For-profit Colleges
Some African-American and Hispanic leaders have taken a stand against proposed federal rules designed to curb student-loan defaults at for-profit colleges, arguing the strictures would reduce the educational options of minority students, who represent a large part of the enrollment at the schools.
September 19, 2010
Students
A Week Without Facebook? Pennsylvania College Tries it Out
A central Pennsylvania technological college with fewer students than many Facebook users have friends is blacking out social media for a week.
September 16, 2010
Students
Foundation Highlights Practices for Getting Community College Students Into Selective Four-Year Schools
The Jack Kent Cooke Foundation has released âPartnerships that Promote Success: The Evaluation of the Community College Transfer Initiative,â a study of successful programs that have assisted talented lowerâincome community college students in transferring to selective institutions.
September 16, 2010
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