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For-profit Colleges Respond to Increased Scrutiny
Now, the industry will see if it can still make healthy profits from its challenging demographic — low-income workers, older students and those with spotty academic backgrounds — while being much more accountable for its results.
August 8, 2011
Students
Morehouse To Pay $1.2 Million After Federal Probe
At issue are funds provided by NASA and the National Science Foundation to help Morehouse students enroll in scientific fields.
August 8, 2011
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Commentary: Lessons Learned in Downtown Los Angeles
Crossing paths with a team leader and participants from the Chicago NAACP’s ACT-SO program, which encourages minority high school students to achieve academically, a veteran journalist learns their unique story.
August 8, 2011
Students
Maintaining Journalism Tradition, Education at HBCUs
Many HBCUs must contend with limited resources and students who have little desire to write as they fight to keep print and digital media alive on their campuses.
August 8, 2011
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Va. Tech Lockdown Recalls 2007 Shooting Spree
Memories of the worst mass school shooting in U.S. history at Virginia Tech came flooding back when the campus locked down after reports of a man with a gun, although some who were told to stay indoors treated the warnings with a shrug.
August 7, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Haskell Indian Nations University President Chris Redman Looking to Future
The new president of Haskell Indian Nations University said it’s time to move on from recent unrest at the school, and instead focus on providing more opportunities for its students.
August 7, 2011
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Bridging the Research-Practice Gap: Diversity Climate Predicts Performance
In 1994, Taylor Cox introduced the interactional model of cultural diversity (IMCD), which predicted that diversity climate affects employees’ attitudes and performance and thereby influences firm performance.
August 7, 2011
African-American
Study: Minority, Low-Income Students Lack Adequate Access to Educational Opportunities
Low-income, African-American and Hispanic students continue to face disparities in access to quality K-12 educational opportunities – including access to services critical for college success, new data from the U.S. Department of Education show.
August 7, 2011
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UNO’s Graduation Rate Nearly Doubles to 38 Percent
That’s a 90 percent improvement over the previous class, which had a six-year graduation rate of 20 percent. The six-year graduation rate is the one most used by the U.S. Department of Education for its annual survey.
August 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
Sticker Shock
State funding cuts lead to sharp tuition hikes at Florida colleges. “All capital outlay funding was vetoed by the governor,” notes Dr. Rolando Montoya, the provost of Miami Dade College. “The college continues doing more with less,” says Montoya, adding that the school is trying to keep the budget cuts “out of the classroom, as best as possible.”
August 4, 2011
STEM
Microsoft’s DigiGirlz Camps Combat Stereotypes About the Role of Women in Technology
A group of high school girls gathered in Charlotte, N.C., to attend “DigiGirlz,” a Microsoft program designed to make once male-dominated STEM fields seem less daunting.
August 4, 2011
Faculty & Staff
New York Public Policy Think Tank Zeroes In on Debate Over Dwindling Resources in Higher Education
Just as the debate over resources has simmered down with a debt deal in Washington, policy analysts heated things up at a forum in New York City over the precious resources in higher education.
August 3, 2011
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Debt Ceiling Deal Draws Modest Support
The debt ceiling agreement reached by President Obama and Congress isn’t generating much enthusiasm in Washington, D.C., although education advocates note that it would provide a short-term financial fix for the heavily used Pell Grant program.
August 3, 2011
Students
Journalism Project Honors Work of Slain Editor Chauncey Bailey
Four years since the death of journalist Chauncey Bailey, the work of the Chauncey Bailey Project arguably serves as reminder of how journalists inform and educate the public.
August 3, 2011
Students
Md. Lawsuit Filed To Allow In-state Tuition for Undocumented Immigrants
Maryland college students and an immigrant services group are going to court in defense of a state law that would grant in-state tuition to undocumented immigrants.
August 2, 2011
Students
Illinois Governor Pat Quinn Signs College Scholarship Bill
The Illinois Dream Act creates a nine-member commission to establish scholarships for immigrant children with private donations, not taxpayer money.
August 2, 2011
Students
Perspective: Top Five Ways Universities Can Innovate To Thrive
America’s colleges and universities are facing a period of “disruptive innovation,” with new ideas and technologies potentially sweeping away established institutions.
August 2, 2011
Latinx
A Leader Among Leaders
Miami Dade President Eduardo PadrĂłn heads presidential advisory panels on Latino education while also serving as chairman of the American Council on Education board of directors.
August 2, 2011
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