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Sports
BCA Hiring Report Card Shows Positive Change in Football
Twenty-two head coaches of color have been hired in the eight years since the Black Coaches and Administrators released its first report card.
November 15, 2011
Students
APLU Panel Addresses Challenges of Minorities Enrolled in STEM Fields
Despite growing public awareness and collective efforts to increase the ranks of U.S. minority college students seeking degrees in STEM fields, their supporters and advocates still struggle with many of the same issues today as they did several decades ago, a panel of educators says.
November 14, 2011
International
More International Students Enroll at U.S. Campuses
A report released Monday by the U.S. State Department and the not-for-profit Institute of International Education shows a 5 percent enrollment increase in the 2010-11 academic year.
November 14, 2011
Home
Parental Mistakes Can Be Costly
Failing to complete a FAFSA makes little sense especially when families may qualify for maximum federal and possibly state financial awards under the automatic zero Expected Family Contribution (EFC) calculation.
November 14, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Southern University Considers Merging Colleges
The proposed plan would consolidate engineering with architecture, agriculture with the natural sciences and business with public policy, among other changes.
November 13, 2011
Home
Plan Would Link Kentucky Schools’ Performance, Funding
The Kentucky Council on Postsecondary Education’s senior vice president for budget policy, John Hayek, said the measure will put pressure on institutions to improve.
November 13, 2011
African-American
On The Front Line of Health Care
Physician assistants, nurse practitioners take on primary care duties that were once the exclusive domain of physicians.
November 13, 2011
African-American
UNCF Conference Town Hall Meeting Focus on Creative Strategies for Historically Black Colleges and Universities
Panelists offered up a wide array of solutions — from beefing up community and corporate partnerships to seeking diversified funding sources – as ways to tackle the problems that show no sign of subsiding.
November 13, 2011
Faculty & Staff
UMBC’s President Hrabowski Pursues Greatness Agenda
Dr. Freeman Hrabowski has been instrumental in shaping the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, into a STEM success story.
November 12, 2011
Opinion
The Last Mile: Penn State Football Program Should be Indefinitely Suspended
Joe Paterno has been fired. Penn State President Graham Spanier is stepping down. The Department of Education has launched an investigation. When 84-year-old Paterno heard the news of his firing, he held court one last time. According to The Associated Press, JoePa told a group of adoring students outside his “Happy Valley” home to “pray […]
November 10, 2011
Sports
U.S. Education Department Investigating Penn State Sex Abuse Case
The Education Department is investigating whether Pennsylvania State University failed to report incidents of sexual abuse on campus, as required by federal law, the department announced Wednesday.
November 10, 2011
Students
Louisiana Higher Education Commissioner Defends Southern University Action
The state commissioner of higher education has defended Southern University declaring a financial emergency.
November 10, 2011
Sports
Federal Court Permits Football Players’ Discrimination Case Against California Community College
Three Black former football players can pursue their civil rights suit accusing a northern California community college of racial discrimination, verbal abuse and harassment, a federal judge has ruled.
November 10, 2011
Students
Policy Summit: U.S. Higher Education Should Focus More on Employability
The national push to get more students to complete college in the U.S. should be tied to making students employable upon graduation, expert panelists urged during a Washington policy summit Thursday.
November 10, 2011
Community Colleges
Missouri, Kansas Higher Education Leaders Focus on College Access
Amid a federal push to boost college graduation rates, higher education officials from Kansas and Missouri gathered Tuesday to talk about barriers to people entering and completing college.
November 9, 2011
African-American
Improved Minority Teacher Recruitment Tied to Increasing Alternative Certification Programs
A Center for American Progress panel discussion on Wednesday sought to elevate the discussion on the merits of making America’s K-12 teaching force more diverse.
November 9, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Carnegie Corporation to Honor Freeman Hrabowski, Eduardo PadrĂłn
The Carnegie Corporation of New York honors Dr. Freeman Hrabowski, president of the University of Maryland, Baltimore County, and Dr. Eduardo PadrĂłn, president of Miami Dade College, for their leadership and commitment to educational equity and excellence Thursday in New York City.
November 9, 2011
Sports
Governor: Let University of North Dakota Dump Fighting Sioux Nickname
Gov. Jack Dalrymple asked North Dakota lawmakers on Monday to reverse a decision they made eight months earlier and allow the University of North Dakota to drop its Fighting Sioux athletics nickname.
November 8, 2011
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