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Death by Diversity: Securing the Success of Minority Students and Faculty Beyond Recruitment
Successful recruitment in this regard creates a visual diversity that looks good on college brochures and websites, but it is only skin-deep.
July 16, 2013
African-American
Study Calls Attention to NYC Effort on Black and Latino Male College Readiness
While African-American and Latino males in New York City showed improvement in high school graduation rates during the last decade, they demonstrated strikingly low levels of college readiness, a new study says.
July 16, 2013
Sports
Penn State Gets Report on Federal Sandusky Probe
The report’s focus is on whether the school’s handling of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal complied with campus crime reporting requirements.
July 15, 2013
Leadership & Policy
Rutgers President Advises Firms That Work With the University
Rutgers University’s president sits on advisory boards of two companies that do business with New Jersey’s flagship school, a practice that some business ethicists find troubling.
July 15, 2013
African-American
Putting the Facts and Race in Perspective in the Zimmerman Acquittal
Still have a problem with the acquittal in the Trayvon Martin killing? The basic facts still don’t add up to me either.
July 15, 2013
Community Colleges
Community Colleges Embracing Programs That Increase Retention, Grad Rates
Academic leaders feel they may have hit upon a strategy that could wipe out the schools’ reputation for losing almost as many students as they enroll.
July 15, 2013
Home
Research Says Fancy College Dorms, Gyms Don’t Attract Applicants
The new study shows that students are more interested in price and prestige than in amenities.
July 15, 2013
Students
Study Suggests Going Back to Basics: Saving to Fund Education
In an effort to reduce student debt and the debilitating effect that it can have on graduation rates, researchers recommend Children’s Savings Accounts.
July 15, 2013
Sports
Penn State’s Board Authorizes Sandusky Settlements
Penn State could soon be paying out millions of dollars to victims of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky after disclosing Friday it had tentative agreements with some of the young men who say he sexually abused them.
July 14, 2013
HBCUs
Student Group Pressing University of Alabama in Free Speech Debate
A pro-abortion rights student group at the University of Alabama and a civil liberties organization are asking the school to re-examine whether it violated the group’s civil rights.
July 14, 2013
Home
Community Colleges Use Cutting-Edge Technology to Teach Health Science
The labor market’s new technology requirements, coupled with a 35 percent projected job growth, became the motivation for many community colleges to build more modern buildings sprinkled with technological features.
July 14, 2013
Home
University of California, State Leaders Praise Napolitano Appointment
Homeland Security Secretary Janet Napolitano will lead California’s flagship university system, though critics pointed out that she has little experience in the education field.
July 14, 2013
Opinion
Birds of a Feather: Florida Prosecutors and George Zimmerman
Asking these state prosecutors to talk about racial profiling is akin to asking George Zimmerman to take the stand and indict himself. That’s a pipe dream.
July 14, 2013
African-American
Without Timely PPL Fix, College Officials See Another Dire Financial Fall Ahead
At HBCUs alone, more than 12,000 students were affected last year by the revised Parent Plus Loan standards, collectively costing the institutions tens of millions of dollars in anticipated income.
July 14, 2013
HBCUs
Veteran Elizabeth City State University Officer Fired
The upheaval on the Elizabeth City State University police force continues after the university fired its most veteran officer.
July 11, 2013
Home
Diverse Conversations: Issues and Trends in International Higher Education Financing
No matter what country you choose to examine, you will find that the topic of financing higher education is a contentious one.
July 11, 2013
Home
Study: Youth Attitudes Shift in Great Recession
Among the findings: Young people showed signs of being more interested in conserving resources and a bit more concerned about their fellow human beings.
July 11, 2013
Students
At the Intersection of identity and Contingency
Let’s look at the demographics of non-tenure-track faculty and placing identity at the center of a larger discussion on the contingent faculty experience.
July 11, 2013
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