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Section: Institutions
Students
Most Hispanic Students Say College Too Costly
About half of Hispanic high school students in Indiana would be the first in their families to attend college, and most feel they can’t afford a higher education, according to a new survey.
June 17, 2008
Disabilties
Creating an Atmosphere of Acceptance
When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.
June 17, 2008
African-American
Black Colleges Still Lacking Ph.D. African-American Studies Program
As African-American studies disciplinarians celebrate the expansion and 20-year anniversary of African American doctoral studies this year, some are wondering when there will be a similar development at historically Black colleges and universities.
June 17, 2008
HBCUs
Andrew Carnegie and Race
A financial supporter of Tuskegee Institute and Hampton University, Andrew Carnegie believed deeply in the cause of Negro education and saw slavery as blight on the country’s “triumphant democracy,” but he failed to address the terrorist acts visited upon Blacks in the South of lynching, sharecropping and Jim Crow laws. However, author David Nasaw also provides the complexities of Carnegie’s thinking on race and race relations in the United States.
June 16, 2008
Community Colleges
Dual-Enrolled Louisiana Student Graduates Two Times Over
When most high school seniors were celebrating graduation from their respective schools, Grejika Abram had two ceremonies.
June 11, 2008
Community Colleges
Nevada Community Colleges Find Other Options for Students Denied Access to Loans
Administrators at small colleges in northern Nevada say students still have loan options despite a decision by some of the nation’s largest banks to discontinue federally backed loans.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Robotics Development Complex To Be Built at Alabama Community College
A robotics research and development complex will be built at Calhoun Community College in Decatur and is expected to train 450 people a year, Gov. Bob Riley announced Monday.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
It’s All About Degrees Conferred
College rankings have always been a bit controversial, but over the last year debates over such lists, particularly U.S. News’ rankings, have really heated up.
June 11, 2008
HBCUs
Feds Fund Three Types of Minority-serving Institutions
Under new education department programs, money for eligible colleges and universities is up for grabs.
June 11, 2008
Disabilties
‘Creating an Atmosphere Of Acceptance’
When it comes to learning disabilities, minority students are often misdiagnosed.
June 11, 2008
Students
The Lawyer From Lafayette
Xavier University of Louisiana president, Dr. Norman Francis, celebrates 40 years at the helm of one of the nation’s top HBCUs.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
A Tribal College With an ‘Edge’
Created out of the need to preserve the native language of the Cheyenne tribe, CATC opens its doors in Oklahoma.
June 11, 2008
HBCUs
Grants & Gifts
COLORADO STATE UNIVERSITY has received a $3.1 MILLION gift from the Monfort Family Foundation to provide support for Monfort scholars and professors and the Monfort Lecture Series, among other things. The COMMUNITY COLLEGE OF BALTIMORE COUNTY has received a $30,000 grant as part of the MetLife Foundation Community College Excellence Award. The college was chosen […]
June 11, 2008
HBCUs
Labor dispute prompts Bill Clinton to cancel UCLA commencement speech
Bill Clinton canceled a commencement speech at the University of California, Los Angeles, because of a lingering labor dispute.
June 10, 2008
Asian American Pacific Islander
College Board Debunks “Model Minority” Myth
There is no model minority group, and access to higher education remains as much of a challenge for many Asian Americans as it is for other underrepresented groups, researchers said Monday at a press briefing to release a groundbreaking report.
June 9, 2008
HBCUs
Feds Fund Three Types of MSIs
Money for Predominantly Black-serving, non-tribal American Indian-serving and Asian-serving institutions is up for grabs.
June 8, 2008
HBCUs
Perspectives: Graduates, Stand Ready to Become Internal Corporate Champions for Your Alma Mater
As they head to corporate America, graduating seniors should be asked about eventually securing from their employers corporate support for their alma mater, as corporate-sector sponsorship is critical to the sustainability of historically Black colleges and universities in the 21st century.
June 5, 2008
Students
Banks Cut Off Wisconsin Two-year College Students’ Access to Loans
Several lenders say they will no longer give loans to students at Wisconsin’s 16 technical colleges and 13 two-year colleges.
June 4, 2008
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