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First, Pack A Few Books

When the temperatures rise in July, most of us get a yearning to travel, somewhere, anywhere. Families flock to beaches, wanderers take to the road and adventurers seek new thrills.

July 7, 2012

African-American

Citing Health Reasons, St. Paul’s College President Departs

The president of St. Paul’s College is leaving the historically Black college in Lawrenceville for medical reasons.

July 5, 2012

California DREAM Act ‘Graduation’ Ceremony Draws Hundreds to San Francisco

Hundreds of young, undocumented immigrants gathered in San Francisco recently to celebrate those given the opportunity to graduate by the California DREAM Act.

July 5, 2012

A Prescription for Diversity among Medical Doctors

Former HHS secretary Louis Sullivan’s primary care physician diversity initiative aims to recruit minority medical students and remedy health disparities.

July 5, 2012

Land-grant College Anniversary Celebration Includes Cultural Dimension

A celebration of U.S. land-grant universities has afforded tourists and others in Washington, D.C. a taste of the Caribbean.

July 5, 2012

Hartford Mayor Faults Handling of Trinity College Student Assault

An investigation into the March 4 attack has not produced any arrests, but police are now investigating the possibility that fellow Trinity students beat the victim.

July 4, 2012

Commentary: Graduate Diversity Officers Play Key Role in Helping STEM Departments Diversify

Though there is much effort invested in and discussion about undergraduate recruitment and admissions, there is a lesser known group of individuals working to build a diverse student body of entering graduate students: Graduate Diversity Officers.

July 4, 2012

Lorelle Espinosa

Analysis: The College President – Higher Education’s Toughest Job

Despite today’s abundance of opportunities, the rapidly changing fiscal and technological landscape of higher education is likely to undermine the hopes of some scholars who aspire to be college presidents.

July 4, 2012

At 52, Woman Earns UCLA Undergraduate Degree with Honors

Los Angeles resident Teresa A. Pitts graduated in May with honors from the University of California at Los Angeles.

July 2, 2012

At 150, Land-grant Public Universities Struggle To Return to Roots

The anniversary of the Morrill Act, leading to more than 70 so-called “land-grant” universities, comes just as advocates are warning that cuts in support—and resulting tuition increases—threaten the ideal of broad access to U.S. public universities.

July 2, 2012

Campuses under Pressure to Improve Safety, Social Climate for Women

Calls for higher accountability intensify amid numerous recent sexual assault incidents on college campuses.

July 2, 2012

Punitive Standardized Testing Produces Unstandardized Schools

Parents, teachers and administrators are screaming “enough is enough.” The revolt against standardized testing is growing as the funds federal and state officials allocate to develop new tests continues to grow. “More teaching, less testing.” “One, two, three, four…Kids are not a test score.” Hundreds of parents and children chanted these statements outside the New […]

July 1, 2012

Scholar Says Minority Health Has Much to Gain with Affordable Care Act

Health care expert and think tank scholar Brian D. Smedley contends that the Affordable Care Act means that people of color can expect to benefit from measures that seek reduction in health disparities.

July 1, 2012

Community Colleges

FAMU Seeks New Marching Band Director

Florida A & M University, hoping to rebuild its image in the aftermath of the hazing death of a university band drum major, is advertising for a new band director who would have significantly less power than the last person to hold the post.

July 1, 2012

Student Loan Deal Keeps Low Interest Rate Intact

Ending a months-long stalemate that threatened to drive up costs for students, President Obama and Congress agreed to extend for one year the current low 3.4 percent interest rate on subsidized student loans for college.

July 1, 2012

African-American

Advocate: For Socially Disadvantaged Students, Early College High School Can Help Ensure College Completion

Early college high schools have become a viable option for those from low-income and socially disadvantaged backgrounds, the spokesman for a Cincinnati-based social enterprise organization writes.

July 1, 2012

Legal Scholars Unsurprised by Chief Justice Roberts on Health Care Ruling

CNN reported Thursday that legal scholars expressed little surprise that John G. Roberts Jr., the conservative chief justice of the United States, proved to be the pivotal vote in upholding the constitutionality of the Affordable Care Act.

June 28, 2012

Chief Justice John Roberts

Commentary: Mobile Journalism: A Model for the Future

An award-winning educator writes about taking the journalism classroom to the streets of Johannesburg to provide hope and opportunity to young people.

June 28, 2012

Allissa Richardson