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Section: Institutions
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
Community Colleges
Report: Pay Disparities Persist for Minorities and Women With College Degrees
A study by the Georgetown University Center on Education and the Workforce shows that White median earnings surpassed that of all other groups in all but a few fields, and, in those cases, White median earnings were surpassed only by those of Asians.
May 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Perspective: Cultivating Community College Creativity Within Financial Constraints
North Carolina and Texas success stories illustrate best practices of community college global education.
May 23, 2011
Latinx
Influential Speakers Inspire 2011 Graduates to Pursue the American Dream
This spring, minority-serving institutions, including historically Black colleges and universities and Hispanic-serving institutions, are hosting a number of influential leaders as graduation speakers.
May 22, 2011
African-American
SUNO/UNO Merger Scrapped for Lack of Support
House Speaker Jim Tucker, sponsor of the legislation, said that he doesnât have the two-thirds support needed for passage and doesnât expect to be able to get the votes this legislative session.
May 18, 2011
Community Colleges
Poll Finds Recent College Graduates Hit by Recession
A new survey of college graduates from the last five years finds that the Great Recession has hit them hard, forcing them into low-paying jobs, often unrelated to their educations.
May 18, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Perspective: Community Colleges Should Be at the Front Line of Economic Recovery
The focus of community colleges has shifted over the past decade to include not only the education of young adults leaving high school, but also adults who are already in the workforce, a community college president writes.
May 16, 2011
Students
Pell Institute Releases Research on DeVry
In an effort to distinguish itself within the embattled for-profit college sector, DeVry Inc. presented research that portrays the company as using effective student-centered practices for helping low-income students.
May 11, 2011
HBCUs
U.S. Higher Education Confronts Historic Financial Challenges, Part II
Diverse convened an expert panel to dissect the financial condition of public and private institutions. This is the second installment of a two-part series.
May 11, 2011
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