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Students
Coming Down to the Wire, Candidates Highlight Education Differences
President Obama and Romney are both staking claim to education high ground but funding approach represents just one fork in the road.
November 5, 2012
Leadership & Policy
San Diego School Disinvites Pro-Gay Union Fellow
A British theologian who has expressed support for gay marriage said the University of San Diego withdrew a fellowship because of her views.
November 4, 2012
Home
New Nuclear Accelerator Being Used at Notre Dame
Scientists at the University of Notre Dame and elsewhere have begun using a new $4 million nuclear accelerator to study the origin of elements and the chemical evolution of the universe.
November 4, 2012
Home
Schools Making Efforts to Promote More Civil Behavior on Campus
Colleges across the nation are treating the erosion of common decency as a public health epidemic on par with measles outbreaks.
November 4, 2012
Students
Lack of Safeguards Driving Student Debt
Poorly informed borrowers and easy to acquire loans are fueling the nation’s student-debt crisis.
November 4, 2012
African-American
HBCUs on Front Lines of Fight Against Prostate Cancer
Students and researchers at HBCUs are dedicated to eradicating health disparities of a disease that adversely impacts African-American males more than any other group.
November 4, 2012
Sports
Sports or No Sports, the Spelman Brand Remains
Cherise Lesesne, a Spelman alumna, discusses her alma mater’s announcement that its athletics programs would be discontinued.
November 1, 2012
Sports
Ex-Penn State President Charged In Sandusky Case
HARRISBURG Pa. — Former Penn State President Graham B. Spanier was charged Thursday with hushing up child molestation allegations against Jerry Sandusky, making him the third school official charged in the alleged cover-up. Prosecutors also added counts against the two former underlings, Timothy M. Curley and Gary C. Schultz. Spanier was charged with perjury, obstruction, […]
November 1, 2012
Students
University Of Alabama Names First Permanent Woman President
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. — The University of Alabama’s board of trustees voted Thursday to appoint the first permanent woman president in the school’s 181-year history. The board met in an executive session for about an hour before naming current Provost Judy L. Bonner, 65. She’s the older sister of U.S. Rep. Jo Bonner, R-Mobile, and served […]
November 1, 2012
Students
University Of Pennsylvania’s Decision to Restructure Diversity Office Sparks Controversy
In 1968, the University of Pennsylvania pioneered a formal structure to recruit and support students of color in the Perelman School of Medicine, creating the Office for Minority Affairs, believed to be the country’s first diversity office at a medical school. This year, the school announced it was closing.
November 1, 2012
Community Colleges
Maryland DREAM Act Referendum a Top Ballot Issue
When Maryland voters go to the polls Tuesday, they will be determining the fate of a referendum issue that could have widespread implications across the nation, despite directly impacting the higher education plans of only several hundred students in the state.
November 1, 2012
African-American
The Dysfunctional Linking of Achievement and Race
For all its inadequacies, No Child Left Behind is based on a solemn premise — the belief that all children can learn.
November 1, 2012
Home
Community Colleges Called Upon to Help Immigrant Students
As community colleges begin to host a growing number of undocumented immigrant students, certain practices and requirements within college administration need to be implemented, according to a report released by the Community College Consortium for Immigrant Education (CCCIE).
November 1, 2012
Leadership & Policy
University of Alabama President Resigns, Cites Wife’s Health
The president of the University of Alabama is quitting after less than two months in the position.
October 31, 2012
Home
UT to Limit Automatic Admission to Top 7 Percent
The University of Texas at Austin in 2014 will limit automatic admission of freshmen to the top 7 percent of high school graduating classes.
October 31, 2012
Students
Some Universities Trying to Discourage Student Loans
In an effort to reduce student loan default rates, some colleges and universities are launching programs to improve student-loan literacy, and in a few cases, offer other kinds of financial assistance to students so they don’t get too deep into debt.
October 31, 2012
Disabilties
Washinton’s GET Program Begins New Year Under Scrutiny
As Washington’s prepaid tuition program opens its doors to new investors on Thursday, parents and lawmakers are taking a closer look at the program and trying to decide what is best for the state and its children.
October 31, 2012
Disabilties
Few Schools Offer Extra Services to Those With Learning Disabilities
Although a growing number of children are being diagnosed with mental and emotional disorders that prevent them from succeeding in college, few colleges have created programs that provide them the help they need to make it in the classroom.
October 31, 2012
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