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Section: Institutions
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
IHEP Launches College Completion Coalition
The National Coalition for College Completionâmade up of civil rights organizations, businesses and student advocacy groupsâwill focus on increasing access to financial aid and building support networks for low-income students.
June 9, 2011
Sports
No More National Anthem at Pacifist Indiana College
A small Christian college with ties to the Mennonite Church has decided to stop playing âThe Star-Spangled Bannerâ at sporting events after some complained the songâs images of war undermined the schoolâs pacifist message.
June 8, 2011
Students
Skip Senior Year and Go Straight to College?
When the Indiana legislature passed the budget at the end of April, it also launched a plan by Gov. Mitch Daniels, which allows high school students who complete their core requirements by the end of their junior year to skip senior year and go straight to college.
June 7, 2011
Students
Senate Committee Puts For-profits Back in Spotlight Following Education Department Ruling
The for-profit college sector underwent tough scrutiny Tuesday from members of the U.S. Senate committee that has been leading the charge for tighter controls over the proprietary schools accused of preying on minorities and the poor.
June 7, 2011
Community Colleges
Mississippi Community Colleges Keeping More Students
A record increase in the number of new students in Mississippiâs community colleges translated this spring into a record number of degrees.
June 6, 2011
Students
NCAA President Mark Emmert: Increased Emphasis on Student-Athlete Academic Performance Due in Part to Reforms
Thereâs a greater emphasis on the performance of student-athletes in the classroomâthanks in part to academic reforms of the National Collegiate Athletic Association over the past decade, NCAA president Mark Emmert told a national group of academic advisors on Saturday.
June 5, 2011
Leadership & Policy
NCORE Conference: College Presidents Share Impact of International Programs
Remarks by Howard University president Sidney Ribeau and other college presidents came Thursday in a symposium examining the internationalization of their institutions during the annual meeting of the National Conference on Race & Ethnicity in American Higher Education.
June 2, 2011
Students
Big Student Debt Could Limit Schoolsâ Financial Aid Access
Newly-released federal rules aimed at for-profit schools stipulate that, if graduates owe too much relative to their income or too few former students are paying back their tuition loans on time, institutions stand to lose access to Pell grants and federal student aid.
June 2, 2011
Students
U.S. Education Department Official Urges Making Academic Credit Transfer More Efficient
In order to boost the rate of college degree attainment in the U.S., higher education leaders must make it easier for students to transfer credits from one type of institution to another, an U.S. Education Department official said Thursday.
June 2, 2011
African-American
MSIs Seek To Defy Budget Trend By Lobbying for New Teacher Education Program
Under the proposal to Congress, a minority-serving college or university could obtain $500,000 a year for five years for enhancements to teacher education programs.
June 2, 2011
Community Colleges
New For-profit School Regulations at a Glance
The U.S. Department of Education has finalized terms of its âgainful employmentâ rule for higher education programs.
June 2, 2011
Leadership & Policy
FAMU and Tennessee State Join HBCUsOnline Roster
HBCUsOnline, an online education services company, has partnered with Florida A & M University and Tennessee State University.
May 31, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Saint Paulâs Athletes Face School With No Sports
More than 250 student athletes at St. Paulâs College are left with a tough decision â stay at the historically Black Virginia college and give up their sport or transfer in hopes of finding a new team and a new academic home.
May 30, 2011
Community Colleges
âPlus 50â Completion Strategy Aims To Help Baby Boomers Attain College Degrees and Certificates
Thirteen community colleges across the nation will help support the adults as they expand both their minds and options by providing a program aimed to help them attain degrees.
May 30, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Policy Report Says Reform Critical to Viability of U.S. Higher Education
University of Virginia-based policy research center releases study that urges higher education leaders to revamp the way they do business and refocus on delivery modes that lead to higher rates of completion.
May 25, 2011
Students
HBCU Conference Schools Take Big Hits in Latest NCAA Academic Progress Report
The NCAA banned Jackson State and Southern of the Southwestern Athletic Conference from postseason play in football next season and did the same thing for Southern and Grambling in menâs basketball.
May 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Education Advocates Facing Up to Budget Deal, Anticipating 2012 Fiscal Debate
Next yearâs House plan contains more than $700 billion in cuts from labor, education, health and human service programs.
May 24, 2011
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