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Section: Institutions
Latinx
Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas
AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]
October 15, 2012
HBCUs
Slideshow: Fisher v. University of Texas Rally
On Wednesday, October 10, a wide range of organizations, institutions and individuals rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of Texas’ holistic admissions policies. The rally was scheduled to coincide with the presentation of oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas.
October 11, 2012
Students
Loan Change Sends Thousands of Students Home
Many parents of students just recently found out that that they no longer qualify for Parent PLUS loans that they had depended upon to help pay tuition.
October 10, 2012
Sports
From Jail to Juris Doctor
James King’s experience on the undesirable side of the legal system spurred his drive to become a lawyer and help the disadvantaged.
October 10, 2012
African-American
Parents Suing Consultant for Failing to Get Sons into Ivy League School
A couple from Hong Kong has sued a U.S.-based college admissions consultant for failing to get their two sons into an Ivy League university as he had allegedly promised.
October 9, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Florida Ponders Higher Education Tuition Increases
Gov. Rick Scott’s task force says part of the reason higher tuition is needed is to pay top professors more to stem the tide of other states luring them away.
October 9, 2012
African-American
Educator Letting World Know About Contributions of HBCUs
All too often only the most elite institutions garner attention outside the United States. It is time for other countries that want to add value to their students’ lives to look to HBCUs as role models.
October 8, 2012
Disabilties
Alabama Students Looking To Fill Pell Grant Void
Changes to federal eligibility rules for Pell grants have some Alabama students returning to college looking for new ways to pay for classes.
October 8, 2012
Community Colleges
Program Seeks To Steer More Students Toward College
A program to encourage high school seniors to consider higher education after graduation is being launched in three high schools this fall.
October 8, 2012
Students
UNCF Empower Me Tour Rolls On
UNFC’s Empower Me Tour begins its 10-city journey to help students navigate through college.
October 7, 2012
African-American
Black Male Incarceration Crisis: Transparency and Education Are Key in Effecting Change
Transparency and education are the best ways to start changing the effects of mass incarceration on voting rights in the United States, concurred a panel of experts at a session at the Seventh Annual Black Male Initiative Conference at the City University of New York’s College of Staten Island.
October 7, 2012
Students
New Study Finds Millennials Well Prepared for the ‘Real World’
The recession and its lingering effects are heavily influencing the academic choices of the Millennial generation, according to leaders of the study of more than 5,600 people between ages 17 and 23 who are either college students or college-bound high school juniors and seniors.
October 7, 2012
Community Colleges
California State University System Picks New Chancellor
The California State University system on Thursday selected Timothy P. White to lead the nation’s largest collection of four-year colleges as its new chancellor.
October 4, 2012
Community Colleges
George Washington University Students Come Out to Hear Presidential Debate
Republican and Democratic students gathered at George Washington University Wednesday to watch the first of the presidential debates.
October 4, 2012
Students
New Mexico State University president resigns
New Mexico State University President Barbara Couture stepped down Monday, effective immediately.
October 2, 2012
Community Colleges
Colleges Pledge to Graduate Additional 4 Million
Nearly 500 public colleges that account for three-quarters of all four-year college students pledged Tuesday to produce a combined 3.8 million additional graduates by 2025, an ambitious target that would help bring the United States closer to its goal of regaining its lost global lead in college attainment.
October 2, 2012
LGBTQ+
Another Big Supreme Court Term Gets Underway
The Supreme Court is starting a new term that is shaping up to be as important as the last one, with the prospect of major rulings about affirmative action, gay marriage and voting rights.
October 1, 2012
Students
In Defense of ‘Exploitation Games’
Savannah State President Cheryl Dozier defends her institution’s decision to allow its football team to play against big market Division I teams, despite much criticism from those in the HBCU and football communities.
September 30, 2012
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