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Students
Even for Drop-outs, College Pays
It sounds like the worst of all worlds borrowing money for college, then dropping out and facing the debt without a degree.
June 10, 2013
Students
Open Enrollment for IB Programs Discussed at NASPA Conference
The argument was made that even if a student does not have the grades for an IB class, progress made in the course would better equip the student for college.
June 10, 2013
Students
Santa Monica College Reopens After Deadly Rampage
The school reopened under extra security Monday, except for the library, where police shot and killed a gunman after a rampage that left five people dead.
June 10, 2013
Students
Triumph Over Dyslexia: A 4.3 GPA and Admission to UC Berkeley
By this time in June, everyone should have a special graduation story of their own, but I wanted to save one to share with you.
June 10, 2013
Home
Advocates Urge Congress to Renew Teacher Quality Partnership Grant Program
College and university grantees are concerned that new funding for the program is not included in the Obama administration’s fiscal 2014 budget.
June 10, 2013
Sports
Man Charged in Florida A&M Hazing Case Gets No Jail Time
By Associated Press ORLANDO, Fla. — The roommate of the Florida A&M drum major who died after undergoing a hazing ritual in 2011 won’t spend any time in jail for his role in the hazing death. Rikki Wills was sentenced Friday to one year of house arrest and five years probation. Wills previously pleaded no […]
June 9, 2013
Sports
UNC Top Player Arrested on Marijuana and Handgun Possession
By Michael Biesecker, Associated Press DURHAM, N.C. — Officers seized a 9mm handgun and ammunition when North Carolina’s leading scorer, P.J. Hairston, was arrested on a marijuana possession charge, according to a police report released Friday. Durham police stopped Hairston Wednesday for a routine license check, during which he was arrested. Police spokeswoman Kammie Michael […]
June 9, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Diverse Docket: LSU Police Major’s Discrimination Case Permitted for Trial
A Louisiana State University police major who was passed over for promotion to chief can pursue her gender discrimination and retaliation claims, a federal appeals court says.
June 9, 2013
African-American
Morris Brown Trustees Reject $10M in Taxpayer Money
Trustees of Morris Brown College reject Atlanta Mayor Kasim Reed’s offer to help eliminate the school’s $35 million debt.
June 9, 2013
African-American
Schools Increase AP Participation and Pass Rates Among African-American Students
Report identifies six school districts that have initiated promising practices to expand AP access and success for Black students.
June 9, 2013
Students
June 6th Issue
Colin Powell at vanguard of effort to boost lagging achievement among struggling minority students
June 7, 2013
Students
Judge Tosses Lawsuit by Pa. Governor Against NCAA
A federal judge on Thursday threw out the governor’s lawsuit against the NCAA over sanctions against Penn State related to Jerry Sandusky, calling his argument “a Hail Mary pass” that easily warranted dismissal.
June 6, 2013
Faculty & Staff
Move to Quash Journalism Center Bashed
A conservative radio talk show host and a moderate Republican state senator on Thursday both bashed a move to quash an investigative journalism center on the University of Wisconsin-Madison campus.
June 6, 2013
African-American
Report: Asian-American Subgroups Among Nation’s Poorest
Multiple economic indicators show Southeast Asians, for instance, consistently among the so-called have-nots, according to a new study by UCLA researchers.
June 6, 2013
MSIs
Senate Defeats Democratic, Republican Student Loan Plans
Interest rates on new student loans are likely headed higher after senators failed Thursday to advance proposals to keep them from doubling July 1.
June 6, 2013
Students
University, School District Cooperation Suggested to Produce Better Principals
In order to produce more effective principals, universities and school districts should form relationships in which both can serve each other’s needs.
June 6, 2013
Sports
Penn State Trustees Hope Sanctions Reconsidered
Penn State’s trustees are on a mission to promote the reforms they have enacted as a result of the Jerry Sandusky child molestation scandal, hoping their record might persuade the NCAA to reconsider its crippling penalties against the university before they are due to expire in 2018.
June 5, 2013
Students
Alabama, Louisville Passing Test in Classroom
Alabama and Louisville are performing almost as well in the classroom as they do on the playing field.
June 5, 2013
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