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Central Missouri Seeks to Boost On-Time Graduation Rate
As part of a national push to produce more college graduates, the University of Central Missouri is launching an initiative designed to help more of its students earn degrees in four years.
March 31, 2013
Students
More HBCUs Expanding Their Global Studies Programs
Colleges and universities of all types are increasingly accelerating internationalization programs, according to a 2011 ACE survey of 3,357 degree-granting institutions.
March 31, 2013
Students
A Look at Nonresidents Who Pay In-State Tuition
Bills proposed in the South Carolina Legislature would allow veterans and their dependents to pay in-state tuition rates without first living in the state for a year.
March 28, 2013
Students
Groups Launch Asian American, Pacific Islander Student Awareness Campaign
A national student-focused campaign asks campus administrators, higher education leaders, and policymakers to pay attention to AAPI students who represent the “changing face of America.”
March 28, 2013
Students
Group Discusses Solutions for Raising the Number of Hispanic Teachers
Hispanics are underrepresented in the American higher education professorate. And the American Association of Hispanics in Higher Education is working to change that.
March 28, 2013
Students
Panel Discusses Federal Financial Aid Solutions
In order to make college more accessible and affordable for students of lesser economic means, the federal student aid system must undergo a radical redesign, experts say.
March 26, 2013
Students
Poll: Fans Not in Favor of Paying College Athletes
A national poll of sports fans reveals that a distinct minority supports paying college athletes but nearly half think top college coaches should be paid as much or more than their professional counterparts.
March 26, 2013
Students
Experts Recommend a Switch in Teacher Evaluations
When it comes to judging teacher effectiveness, value-added models—statistical models that a number of states and districts have adopted to rate teachers based on student test scores—are too problematic to be of practical use and could unfairly hurt teachers who get assignments in struggling schools.
March 24, 2013
Students
Ga. Lawmakers Look to Lower Grant Requirements
Georgia lawmakers are poised to reverse a two-year-old law that increased the grade point average eligibility for students seeking state grants at technical colleges.
March 24, 2013
Students
Kansas Immigration Hearing Draws Emotional Response
An emotional crowd gathered for a House committee hearing on a measure that seeks to repeal in-state tuition for Kansas students without legal residency.
March 21, 2013
Students
Expert Applauds Colleges’ Greater Sensitivity Toward American Indians
She cites the growing tendency of colleges to do away with Indian mascots, for example.
March 21, 2013
Students
UConn Opposing Bill to Regulate Scholarships
Connecticut lawmakers are considering a bill that would require the University of Connecticut to continue paying for the education of athletes who lose their scholarships due to injury, illness or even a coach’s decision.
March 20, 2013
Students
Religious Activity Rebounds on College Campuses
Over the past few months, there has been quite a bit of talk about the lack of religious identity among young people on college campuses.
March 20, 2013
Students
Community Colleges in Wash., Calif. Win Top Prize
Walla Walla Community College in Washington state and Santa Barbara City College in California were awarded the prestigious Aspen Prize on Tuesday for success attracting, retaining and graduating students into jobs and four-year universities.
March 19, 2013
Students
Admiral: Navy Wants to Keep Tuition Assistance
The chief of naval personnel sought to reassure sailors on Tuesday that the Navy wants to keep the service’s tuition assistance program intact, despite intense budget pressures that have forced other military branches to suspend theirs.
March 19, 2013
Students
Police Say Florida College Student Plotted Attack
A college student armed with guns and a backpack filled with explosives pulled a dorm fire alarm Monday in an apparent attempt to force other students out into the open so that he could slaughter them, authorities said.
March 19, 2013
Students
Explosives Safely Removed From UCF Dorm
ORLANDO, Fla. — A college student killed himself in a dorm at the University of Central Florida and authorities found explosives and guns in the room early Monday, authorities said, leading to the evacuation of hundreds of students and cancellation of morning classes. University spokesman Grant Heston said normal campus operations resumed around noon after […]
March 19, 2013
Students
Will New Report Move Colleges Toward a Color-Blind Sense of Diversity?
Anti-affirmative action advocates (from both the left and right), have long said it was really all about class — not race — in the quest for equal opportunity in student admission.
March 18, 2013
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