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Section: Institutions
Students
“No One Told Me…”
The hit Broadway play “In the Heights” centers around the story of Nina, a child of the barrio who is the first in her family to go to college, indeed to Stanford.
March 23, 2011
Faculty & Staff
ETS Report Recommends Strategies to Reduce Racial Gaps in Praxis Exam Performance
Putting in place an early preparation program for student teachers is one of several recommendations made in a new report that prescribes ways to help prospective teachers from diverse groups pass teacher license exams.
March 23, 2011
Students
Black College Conference Takes on Public Criticism of HBCUs
This year, the Thurgood Marshall College Fund’s professional institute conference has provided practical ideas and strategies to address major challenges facing HBCUs.
March 22, 2011
Students
Georgia Technical College Students Required to Maintain B Average to Retain HOPE Funding
Thousands of working moms, laid-off factory employees and others who flocked to Georgia’s 26 technical colleges for job training because of the recession could lose the HOPE Grants that pay their tuition under changes the state is making to the cash-strapped program.
March 21, 2011
Students
Gainful Employment Gets Another Look on Capitol Hill
Few solutions are offered and some argue there are bigger problems to tackle.
March 20, 2011
Students
HBCU Sexual Assault Study Released
Often precipitated by the consumption of alcohol, attempted or completed sexual assaults directly affect about 14 percent of all female students on the campuses of historically Black colleges and universities, but the attacks often go unreported due to shame, guilt or fear.
March 20, 2011
Leadership & Policy
UMES President Thelma Thompson Announces Retirement
Her decision ends a nine-year tenure at the state’s lone 1890 land-grant university.
March 16, 2011
African-American
La. Regents’ Consultant Suggests Options in SUNO/UNO Study
A consultant studying a controversial proposal to merge of Southern University at New Orleans with the University of New Orleans suggested two options Monday to rework an educational system deemed to be failing the city’s students.
March 14, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Traditional Racial Labels No Longer Define New Generation of College Students
When it comes to serving diverse students, colleges realize one size does not fit all, even within the same racial group.
March 13, 2011
African-American
HBCU Merger Proposals Persist Despite Fervent Opposition
Now, some advocates and leaders within the Black higher education community are warming to partnerships and other alternatives.
March 10, 2011
Students
U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx: Limit Federal Role in Higher Education
House subcommittee chair plans to address oversight and regulatory issues in federal higher education spending.
March 8, 2011
Students
No Worker Left Behind Program Helps Spur Community College Enrollment
Adult enrollment at Michigan’s Jackson Community College has risen 65 percent over the past five years, and federal and state programs, such as No Worker Left Behind have helped boost enrollment.
March 3, 2011
Students
Federal Shutdown Averted, But Some Education Cuts Take Effect
While a newly approved bill will stop a federal government shutdown for at least two weeks, the legislation comes at a price – terminating a long-standing $64 million student financial aid program.
March 3, 2011
Students
Perspectives: Teacher Quality is Key to Student Success
Teacher effectiveness is a critical focus in our nation, and growing the number of board-certified teachers of color should be a priority, writes the president of a national teaching standards organization.
March 2, 2011
Community Colleges
U.S. Secretaries Solis, Duncan Promote Job, Community College Collaborations
The U.S. secretaries of education and labor toured a job-training center and dropped in on a community college summit to promote collaborations that help adult learners join the workforce and obtain college degrees.
March 1, 2011
Students
Helping College Students Stay Safe While Dating
Increasingly, college administrators are prioritizing dating violence prevention and intervention services.
February 28, 2011
Community Colleges
Creative Partnerships Among Business, Colleges and Universities Key to Competing in Global Economy
Employers and educators should align research and development goals, U.S. labor official says.
February 27, 2011
HBCUs
Advocate Hopes to Use International Experience to Build HBCU Capacity
Longtime HBCU teacher and education advocate Boyce Williams talks about her new role at NAFEO.
February 23, 2011
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