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HACU Receives $8 Million Scholarship for Study Abroad Students
SAN ANTONIO The Hispanic Association of Colleges and Universities has received an $8 million scholarship grant from Global Learning Semesters, Inc. as part of an effort to send more Hispanic students abroad to study.
October 30, 2006
Students
University of Tennessee Creates Scholarship To Attract More Black Students
MEMPHIS, Tenn. In an attempt to increase minority enrollment, the University of Tennessee is providing a new scholarship that will be available to students from 35 selected, majority Black high schools in the state.
October 25, 2006
Students
College Board: Tuition Increases Slowing Down
WASHINGTON Although the average tuition bill is up 35 percent compared to five years ago, the skyrocketing increases in recent years has slowed to a sputter, according to the College Board’s annual report on college tuition released Tuesday.
October 23, 2006
Students
Admissions Anxiety Reaches New Regions
DURHAM N.C. SAT tutors. High-priced essay coaches. Over-the-top parents who make selecting a college feel like a matter of life and death. They have become commonplace in admissions “hot spots,” largely in the Northeast and on the West Coast places where the college application process is palpably more intense than elsewhere. But now admissions anxiety is creeping into other parts of the country.
October 21, 2006
Students
Corporate Recruiting In the 21st Century
Recruiting for diverse talent is a major priority in corporate America. At a time when employee recruiting is being transformed…
October 18, 2006
Students
Facing Off On Political Diversity
Does the quest for diversity extend to the politics of the faculty? Earlier this year…
October 18, 2006
Students
GAO Report: College Collaborations on Financial Aid Packages Fail to Improve Affordability for Students
A federally sanctioned experiment allowing collaboration among select colleges in the development of financial…
October 18, 2006
Students
Bush Administration’s New Vision for Higher Education Raises Commitment Questions
Two issues are already front and center when debating U.S. Education Secretary Margaret Spellings’ new vision for American higher education…
October 18, 2006
Students
Racial Name -Calling at Diversity Retreat Leads to Firing
The diversity-training consultant called one Wilkes University student of Indian descent a “terrorist”…
October 18, 2006
Students
Science Revolution in Minority Communities
Students and science educators will gather later this month for the annual Society for Advancement of Chicanos…
October 18, 2006
Students
South Carolina HBCU Launches Think Tank to Focus on Southern Black History, Culture and Policy
Claflin University is recruiting young scholars for a new institute focused on the study of African-American history…
October 18, 2006
Students
Corporate Recruiting In the 21st Century
Recruiting for diverse talent is a major priority in corporate America…
October 18, 2006
Students
A New Angle Of Attack
When the U.S. Supreme Court ruled in 2003 that colleges and universities could use race as one…
October 18, 2006
Students
A Chance to Prove Themselves
Sean Garballey, a senior at a state university in New England, recently won a highly competitive…
October 18, 2006
Students
Sallie Mae Introduces CD-ROM to Help
The Sallie Mae Fund has developed an interactive CD-ROM that targets African-American students to help them and…
October 18, 2006
Students
Instant Replay
Many a college student has had to will themselves out of bed to attend a 7 a.m. organic chemistry lecture…
October 18, 2006
Students
A ‘Big Idea’ for Higher Education
There is no shortage of ideas in the world of higher education. But many college and university leaders don’t spend…
October 18, 2006
Students
Perspectives: Students Have Differing Views Of Diversity At FAMU
How many ways can you define “diversity?” A recent study I conducted at Florida A&M University shows that students here in Tallahassee claim a type of diversity that is not defined specifically in federal court decisions. I’ve identified four different types of students based on their view of diversity.
October 17, 2006
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