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Excelencia Lauds Successful Latino Academic Achievement Programs

The 2015 Celebración de Excelencia kicked off Tuesday night with recognition of the 2015 Examples of Excelencia, or programs that are advancing Latino academic success.

September 23, 2015

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HSIs Coming to Terms with Identity, Mission

As the nation continues to see a rise in the Hispanic population, higher education institutions are looking to identify ways to better serve the students of this population.

September 23, 2015

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Missouri Colleges Would Freeze Tuition for Funding Hike

Leaders of Missouri’s public community colleges and universities said Monday that they will freeze undergraduate tuition next school year as part of a deal with Democratic Gov. Jay Nixon to ramp up funding from the state, although the extra spending needs legislative approval.

September 22, 2015

Private Rhode Island College Opens Business School in China

A private Rhode Island university is giving Chinese students the chance to earn an American business degree without ever leaving China.

September 22, 2015

Wharton Debuts Autobiography

In advance of the publication of his autobiography on Oct. 1, Dr. Clifton R. Wharton Jr. shared details of his extraordinary life with longtime friend and colleague Bill Moyers in a frank conversation.

September 22, 2015

CFPB Officials Liken Student Loan Scams to Mortgage Scams

Consumer Financial Protection Bureau student loan ombudsman Seth Frotman recently shared his concern over predatory practices in student loan repayment programs to those that led to the mortgage crisis nearly a decade ago.

September 22, 2015

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HBCU Presidents Offer Advice to New Leaders

During the White House Initiative on HBCUs’ annual convening held this week in Washington, D.C., a panel of HBCU presidents offered advice to some of their counterparts looking to make a positive impact on the community.

September 22, 2015

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Biden Stresses Importance of HBCUs’ Role in Economy, Addresses Concerns

Vice President Joe Biden spoke Tuesday morning at the HBCU Week Conference. He ascended the podium to shouts of, “Run Joe Run!,” but the vice president, who is rumored to be contemplating a third run for the presidency, kept his remarks focused on the importance of HBCUs in solving the country’s economic problems. Biden spoke […]

September 22, 2015

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September 21, 2015

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Survey: 1 in 4 College Women Report Unwanted Sexual Contact

Nearly a quarter of undergraduate women surveyed at more than two dozen universities say they experienced unwanted sexual contact sometime during college, according to a report released Monday.

September 21, 2015

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Fisk University President Resigns

The president of Fisk University has resigned.

September 21, 2015

Same-race Student/TA Relationships Result in Better Performance

Students perform better in classes taken with teaching assistants who come from the same racial background, according to a new paper that purports to be the first ever to examine TA-student race relations.

September 21, 2015

Frenk Takes the Helm as University of Miami’s First Hispanic President

Dr. Julio Frenk, a physician and advocate for health care, recently assumed the presidency at the University of Miami.

September 21, 2015

Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College Withdraw From CCCU

Eastern Mennonite University and Goshen College have withdrawn from the Council for Christian Colleges and Universities (CCCU) after changing their policy in July to allow for the hiring of faculty and staff who are in same-sex relationships.

September 21, 2015

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Researchers at Brown Awarded $4.7M for Mindfulness Study

Researchers at Brown University have been awarded a $4.7 million grant to study whether mindfulness can help patients stick with lifestyle changes.

September 20, 2015

State Program Helps Students Reach Higher Education

Today’s economy and job market are making a college degree or trade school education almost mandatory, and one group is helping students reach their goal of a higher education.

September 20, 2015

The Green Pope: Francis Visit Galvanizes Catholic Educators on the Environment

If you haven’t paid attention to Pope Francis’ visit until now, this is the subject he’s really obsessed with, and it’s a subject most religious people in the U.S. don’t even want to talk about—climate change.

September 20, 2015

Notre Dame to Reduce Carbon Footprint After Pope’s Plea

The University of Notre Dame plans to stop burning coal within five years and to cut its carbon footprint by more than half in the next 15 years in response to Pope Francis’ plea for bold action to curb climate change.

September 20, 2015