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Schools Drop Landlines As More Students Carry Cell Phones
Consumers are moving away from being tied-down by landlines. And so too are universities as more students carry cell phones.
June 15, 2008
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Report: Low-income Students in Wealthier States Benefit From Increased Education Spending
Cameron Elementary School located in Virginia and Ponderosa Elementary in North Carolina are similar in many ways.
June 15, 2008
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Educators Outline Steps to Ensure Student Access During Economic Uncertainty
Federal, state, institutional and private parties need to rethink how they are helping — and even hindering low- and moderate-income students’ advancement in higher education, said panelists at an event at Vanderbilt University’s Peabody College of Education and Human Development on Friday.
June 15, 2008
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Despite Record Number of Applications, Minority Applicants Down at the University of Michigan
The University of Michigan last week announced it has received a record number of applications for the incoming freshmen class, but slightly fewer of what the school calls underrepresented minorities sought to attend compared to last year.
June 15, 2008
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The Top 100 Minority Degree Producers
Over the past five years, the number of bachelor’s degrees conferred to African-Americans by proprietary (private for- profit) institutions increased by 150 percent or an average annual rate of 26 percent.
June 12, 2008
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Speaking of Student Retention
Fresh off a speaking engagement at the National Dialog on Student Retention Conference, a one-and-a-half-day conference held in Atlanta, Dr. Rodrick Moore, director of multicultural student affairs at the University of South Carolina, discusses the unique retention challenges minority students face in today’s college climate and shares key strategies for retaining this growing group of students.
June 12, 2008
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Princeton’s Record on Asian Admissions Examined
The U.S. Department of Education has broadened a review into whether Princeton University discriminates against applicants of Asian descent.
June 12, 2008
Faculty & Staff
Staff Reports Censored in Coppin State’s Case for Re-accreditation
In hopes of presenting a more positive case for the university’s re-accreditation, Coppin State University officials revised and censored faculty and staff reports, The Baltimore Sun reported Thursday.
June 12, 2008
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Settlement Approved in Hartford Desegregation Case
A judge on Wednesday approved a plan to add magnet schools and school-choice options in the Hartford area to settle a long-standing lawsuit over racial isolation in the city’s schools, lawyers for both sides said.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Umass-Amherst Revokes Honorary Degree To Zimbabwe Leader
The University of Massachusetts Board of Trustees has revoked an honorary degree awarded two decades ago to Zimbabwe President Robert Mugabe.
June 11, 2008
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Educators See Civil Rights Issue in Bad Schools
If Johnny can’t read and Sally can’t add, it’s often because of the color of their skin and their ZIP code, educators and activists said Wednesday.
June 11, 2008
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Philadelphia Owns Up to More of its History of Slavery
Thousands of tourists watched last summer as archaeologists, working in the shadow of Independence Hall, unearthed remnants of the home where George Washington lived with his wife and several slaves.
June 11, 2008
Community Colleges
Dual-Enrolled Louisiana Student Graduates Two Times Over
When most high school seniors were celebrating graduation from their respective schools, Grejika Abram had two ceremonies.
June 11, 2008
Community Colleges
Nevada Community Colleges Find Other Options for Students Denied Access to Loans
Administrators at small colleges in northern Nevada say students still have loan options despite a decision by some of the nation’s largest banks to discontinue federally backed loans.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Robotics Development Complex To Be Built at Alabama Community College
A robotics research and development complex will be built at Calhoun Community College in Decatur and is expected to train 450 people a year, Gov. Bob Riley announced Monday.
June 11, 2008
Students
Board-certified Teachers Boost Student Scores
Schools looking to hire teachers should keep an eye out for those with national board certification.
June 11, 2008
Leadership & Policy
It’s All About Degrees Conferred
College rankings have always been a bit controversial, but over the last year debates over such lists, particularly U.S. News’ rankings, have really heated up.
June 11, 2008
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Letters
RALLYING FOR FUNDS I graduated from Howard University in the spring of 1991. Back then, we did not have a president that seemed able to rally for funds for the school. Since I graduated, I have seen the difference it has made to the university as a whole to have a president and faculty body […]
June 11, 2008
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