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Students
Florida A&M Offers $300K to End Hazing Lawsuit, Family Rejects It
In an effort to settle a lawsuit filed by the family of a drum major who died as the result of hazing, the school is offering the most money it can without requiring approval from the state legislature.
November 8, 2012
African-American
Harvard Professor Gates Helps People Understand Their Roots Through Genealogy
Henry Louis Gates Jr., the Harvard professor and cultural critic, has been so prolific as a writer that the idea of fitting his essential works into a single volume of a manageable size seems preposterous. It has been done, however, in the recently published The Henry Louis Gates, Jr. Reader.
November 8, 2012
Leadership & Policy
NMSU VP/Provost Steps Down
The upheaval in the New Mexico State University administration continues.
November 7, 2012
Community Colleges
N.J. Voters Approve Borrowing for College Projects
Voters on Tuesday gave the state approval to borrow $750 million to pay for new and expanded academic buildings for colleges and universities.
November 7, 2012
Students
Dr. Edmund W. Gordon Battles to Eradicate Achievement Gap
Before most knew what an achievement gap was, Dr. Edmund W. Gordon was working to eliminate it. He is regarded as one of the foremost scholars on divergent learning styles and championed supplemental education long before it was popular. In fact, Gordon popularized the term. He was also an architect of the nation’s Head Start program in the 1960s. Today, however, at 91, Gordon is still beating the drum of education reform as loud as he did half a century ago with a historic commission to get to the bottom of assessment.
November 7, 2012
Opinion
Maybe We’re Not so Smart: Identifying Subconscious Bias and Micro-aggressions in Academia
In the fall of 2009, we excitedly kicked off our program that would help to diversify our university professoriate and to change the campus climate to become more welcoming and inclusive toward women and minority faculty. Being a diverse pair of women ourselves, a Black Christian and a White Jewish Humanist, what could go wrong? A whole lot!
November 7, 2012
Community Colleges
The Impact of the Election on College Completion Goals
Now that the election is over, states with the most at stake for education regroup to assess the impact of Obama’s re-election on their higher education initiatives.
November 7, 2012
Home
Maryland Passes Dream Act Provision
SILVER SPRING, Md. — Maryland voters approved a ballot measure that will allow undocumented immigrant students to pay in-state tuition rates at state colleges. The state is the first in the nation to approve a Dream Act provision by popular vote. Proponents of the measure say it will enable millions of students who were brought […]
November 7, 2012
African-American
Decision 2012: What’s Next for Education?
President Obama, facing a divided Congress, will need a bipartisan agreement to deal with fiscal issues that could negatively impact higher education.
November 6, 2012
African-American
Social Media Plays a Major Role in 2012 Election
With such a high profile election, there has been no shortage of political conversations taking place on venues such as Facebook and Twitter. According to an article published on the Pew Research website, “22 percent of registered voters have let others know how they voted on a social networking site such as Facebook or Twitter.” […]
November 6, 2012
Community Colleges
Korean Educational Achievement Comes With Baggage
The Koreans’ strides in academic achievement are enviable, but the world’s highest suicide rate should be more of a concern.
November 6, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
Embattled St. John’s Dean Found Dead in Apparent Suicide
A disgraced dean of St. John’s University accused of using students as personal servants was found hanging in her apartment Tuesday, dead of an apparent suicide one day after she testified in her own defense at her criminal trial, a law enforcement official said.
November 6, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Panel Finalizes Fla. Higher Education Proposals
More tuition flexibility linked to stronger accountability measures for Florida’s state universities are among the final recommendations approved Tuesday by Gov. Rick Scott’s higher education task force.
November 6, 2012
Community Colleges
Fund Hopes to Attract Givers for College Savings
A new effort wants people nationwide to help poor children in Mississippi and San Francisco save for college.
November 5, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Kansas Board of Regents Considering ‘Post-Tenure’ Reviews
The Kansas Board of Regents will consider requiring the six state universities to put in place procedures for conducting periodic performance reviews for tenured faculty members.
November 5, 2012
Students
Liberal Strategy Might Be the Death of Affirmative Action
Clinging to the factual argument that diversity is in everybody’s interest might not be good enough this time around.
November 5, 2012
Home
Maryland First to Challenge DREAM Act at Ballot Box
Maryland could become the first state in the nation to decide by popular vote that illegal immigrants can be eligible for in-state college tutiton, if students have attended a high school in the state for three years and if they or their parents have paid state income taxes during that time, along with other requirements.
November 5, 2012
Sports
Penn State President Says School Stronger in Wake of Adversity
A year after the arrest of former assistant football coach Jerry Sandusky on sexual abuse charges, university President Rodney Erickson says the school remains focused on academics, research and service.
November 5, 2012
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