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Section: Demographics
African-American
Accrediting Agency Rejects Fisk University Financial Plan
Financially troubled Fisk University was dealt another setback Thursday in its efforts to remain a significant player in higher education when the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools rejected the Nashville universityâs financial update.
June 23, 2011
African-American
HBCU Leaders Say They Should Share Their Campus Success Stories
Getting the message out on historically Black campuses was one of the major themes that emerged Thursday during a gathering of half a dozen HBCU presidents in Atlanta.
June 23, 2011
African-American
New College Board Research on Young Men of Color Stirs Demand for Action
While a panel discussion held by The College Board on Capitol Hill this week was meant to highlight a new report on the lagging rates of educational attainment among non-White men, some of the panelists questioned the need for more research on the subject.
June 22, 2011
Leadership & Policy
S.C. State University Audit: No Missing Funds at Clyburn Center
Mismanagement and a lack of planning are largely to blame for construction delays at a troubled transportation research center at South Carolina State University named for U.S. Rep. James Clyburn, according to a state audit released Tuesday.
June 21, 2011
Latinx
Pennsylvania Legislation Seeks In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Undocumented immigrants would qualify for the less expensive in-state tuition rates at Pennsylvania universities if they meet residency requirements included in proposed legislation introduced Monday.
June 20, 2011
Students
Averting Deportation, Undocumented Student Realizes DREAM
After political intervention by federal officials leads to withdrawal of deportation order, community college graduate pursues studies to become civil engineer.
June 20, 2011
African-American
Perspectives: Think âGlocalâ
Todayâs students must mimic ancient scholars who traveled to centers of learning in distant regions to exchange ideas and encourage innovation.
June 19, 2011
African-American
UNCF Green Building Institute Focuses on Helping Schools Find Funds, Save on Costs
Obama administration officials and environmental and finance experts advised at the UNCF Building Green Learning Institute on how UNCF campuses can enhance sustainability measures within buildings while saving on costs.
June 19, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Until the Needle Breaks
Four top scholars discuss the enduring musical legacy of Motown records.
June 16, 2011
Students
College Mentoring for Access and Persistence Program Gives Graduating High School Seniors a Boost
What started as a group of high school students who stopped by for pizza and soft drinks at a monthly meeting with mentors from the Big Four accounting firm Ernst & Young has turned into the College MAP programâs first cohort of polished college-bound seniors.
June 15, 2011
African-American
New Bill Targets College Access, Academic Success in Low-Income Areas
Education leaders in the U.S. Senate want to promote college success in low-income communities through a new âcradle-to-careerâ educational support program in the nationâs highest poverty neighborhoods.
June 14, 2011
African-American
Symposium: National Intervention Urged for African-American Boys
A symposium titled âA Strong Start: Positioning Young Black Boys for Educational Successâ focused on the critical nature of the first nine years of life and was sponsored by the Educational Testing Service and the Childrenâs Defense Fund.
June 14, 2011
Students
N.J. Student Aid Bid Rejected Due to Momâs Immigration Status
An American-born high school student from New Jersey has been denied state tuition assistance because her mother is an undocumented immigrant, according to the American Civil Liberties Union.
June 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Roboticist Dennis Hong Inspires Students To Change the World
Dr. Dennis Hong, a NASA Summer Faculty Fellow and two-time winner of the National Science Foundationâs Career Award for extraordinary teacher-scholars, said heâs gratified to have persuaded his students that robotics is its own form of service to science and to humankind.
June 13, 2011
Latinx
More Hispanic Students Finishing High School
The percentage of Hispanic 18- to 24-year-olds who are not enrolled in high school and donât have an equivalent degree was 22 percent in 2008, down from 34 percent in 1998.
June 12, 2011
African-American
U.S., Foreign Higher Education Institutions Unite To Help Haiti
New consortium hopes to help Haitian universities recover and improve a year after earthquake.
June 12, 2011
Students
Diversity Still Matters in Michigan
Five years since Proposition 2 dismantled Michiganâs race-based programs from state-funded institutions, schools still refuse to abandon diversity.
June 8, 2011
Students
Commentary: The Asian Pacific American Paradox
While Asian Pacific Americans are no rarity on campus, they remain on the margins.
June 6, 2011
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