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Section: Institutions
Leadership & Policy
Kanter Gets Candid About Accelerating American Achievement
U.S. Education Department under secretary is driving the Obama administrationâs higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.
December 1, 2009
African-American
HBCUs Step Up to the HIV Challenge
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels historically Black colleges and universities to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
November 30, 2009
Community Colleges
For-profit Colleges Haul in Government Aid
An Associated Press analysis shows surging proportions of both low-income students and the recently boosted government money that follows them are ending up at for-profit schools, from local career colleges to giant publicly traded chains such as the University of Phoenix, Kaplan and Devry.
November 29, 2009
HBCUs
WASHINGTON UPDATE: HBCUs on Board with Direct Lending
System wonââŹâ˘t pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
NOTEWORTHY NEWS: Answering the Call
Impact of HIV on Blacks compels HBCUs to develop initiatives to confront the spread of the disease.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
AWASH IN WISDOM
Tribal colleges employ elders to impart a higher level of learning that cannot be found in traditional classrooms and textbooks.
November 25, 2009
HBCUs
ACCELERATING AMERICAN ACHIEVEMENT
Dr. Martha Kanter, the U. S. Education under secretary, is driving the administrationââŹâ˘s higher education agenda and all roads go through community colleges.
November 25, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Networkâs annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
Faculty & Staff
National Faculty Group Convened at Atlanta HBCUs Urged to Help Determine U.S. Education Priorities
Faculty members from more than 50 U.S. colleges and universities gathered in Atlanta for the Faculty Resource Networkâs annual national symposium, which was held this year at three neighboring historically Black campuses.
November 24, 2009
Students
HBCUs Get On Board With Direct Lending
Direct Loan-only system wonât pose expensive administrative burdens for private and small public historically Black schools, HBCU association leaders say.
November 23, 2009
Community Colleges
AU Professorâs Cross-country Study Reveals American Hospitality Toward Muslims
American University professor Ahmed Akbar traveled the country to gauge Americansâ attitudes toward Muslims after the Sept. 11 terrorists attacks. The results are documented in a film, âJourney into America.â
November 19, 2009
Students
Study Identifies Factors Behind Successful Community College Transfers
Researchers focused on six Texas community colleges with large proportions of socioeconomically disadvantaged students explain in newly released report why higher-than-predicted transfer rates were accomplished.
November 18, 2009
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Targeted by Goldman Sachs Small Business Initiative
Initiative by Goldman Sachs investment banking firm will funnel $200 million to higher education institutions, including community colleges, to assist small business owners with education and technical assistance.
November 18, 2009
Leadership & Policy
Mississippi Plan to Consolidate Black Colleges Facing Opposition
Opposition to Gov. Haley Barbourâs plan to merge Mississippiâs three historically Black schools, includes Jackson State University President Ronald Mason and Black Mississippi legislators.
November 17, 2009
Students
Study Abroad Participation Up, Except Among Minority Students
Despite targeted outreach and the availability of financial aid, minority-student study abroad participation declined for several groups, according to the new Open Doors report from the Institute of International Education.
November 15, 2009
MSIs
MSIs To Get New Help in Going âGreenâ
A new grant to the United Negro College Fund should help a cross-section of minority-serving institutions â including Hispanic-serving universities and tribal colleges â promote environmentally friendly building practices in the years ahead.
November 12, 2009
Sports
The Unfinished Business of HBCUs
Public historically Black colleges and universities have served the under-represented well in the years since Adams v. Richardson, but states can no longer continue to underfund HBCUs if these schools are to become âcomparable and competitiveâ with traditionally White institutions, a panel of former and current HBCU leaders concluded Thursday at a conference at Morgan State University.
November 12, 2009
Faculty & Staff
LASTWORD: Tending to Diversity at an HBCU
Diversity acquires a new meaning and perspective at historically Black colleges and universities, where African- Americans are the majority and others are in the minority.
November 11, 2009
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