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Consumer Financial Protection Bureau Report Finds Student Loan Borrowers Frustrated by Lack of Options
Crushed by record levels of student loan debt and hindered by a lackluster economy, borrowers of private student loans say they are being given the runaround when they seek to negotiate repayment plans or to refinance their loans.
October 15, 2012
Students
Ind. Scholarship Program Cuts College Visits
MUNCIE Ind. — An Indiana program designed to make college accessible for low-income students has stopped offering tours of college campuses as a result of program cuts. The 21st Century Scholars program was founded in 1990 with the goal of ensuring that every student could afford a college education. It offered low-income middle school students […]
October 15, 2012
Latinx
Race and Income Influence Who Votes in Texas
AUSTIN Texas — More than 17 percent of the people who register to vote never make it to the ballot box, and according to new research, these people tend to be poor or uneducated. Research also suggests, however, that more of these people would vote if officials made it more convenient. The most basic duty […]
October 15, 2012
Recruitment & Retention
Social Media Gives Prospective International College Students a Sneak Peek
Admissions officers use social media to reach a broad pool of applicants.
October 15, 2012
Home
New York Museums Celebrate Caribbean Culture
New York City’s El Museo del Barrio and The Studio Museum in Harlem kick-started a three-day symposium on the culture of the Caribbean diaspora.
October 15, 2012
Opinion
Fisher v. The University of Texas: Why Should We Care?
On October 10, 2012, the U.S. Supreme Court heard oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas at Austin. The case directly addresses the issue of ethnic and racial diversity as central to the American educational enterprise. The Fisher case generated over ninety amicus curiae briefs, one of the largest responses for any case coming […]
October 15, 2012
Students
Groups Team Up to Bolster Success of Latino Students
Miami Dade College, the Lumina Foundation, and Excelencia in Education have teamed up to bolster the post-secondary attainment of Latino students.
October 15, 2012
Opinion
Education Overlooked in VP Debate
Here’s the sad thing about the Vice Presidential Debate: Education gets ZERO attention.
October 11, 2012
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Va. Tech Massacre at Center of Two Court Appeals
The state moved Thursday to reverse a wrongful death verdict in the 2007 massacre at Virginia Tech while the parents of two students killed want the university’s president to stand trial for failing to alert the campus when the first gunshots rang out.
October 11, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Conn. Governor Says Unauthorized Raises Hurt Regents Board’s Credibility
Outrage over unauthorized pay raises for Connecticut education staff members deepened Thursday with the state House Republican leader calling for the Board of Regents president to step down and the Democratic governor saying credibility must be restored “as quickly as possible.”
October 11, 2012
Home
Atlanta’s Emory Apologizes for Anti-Semitism
Under dental school dean John Buhler from 1948 to 1961, about 65 percent of Jewish students were flunked out or forced to repeat courses.
October 11, 2012
Home
Report: Despite Outpacing Men in Educational Attainment, Women’s Pay Still Lagging
One expert says managers must be held accountable for the gender gap in earnings as statistics show there’s not a state in the U.S. where women’s pay equals their male counterparts.
October 11, 2012
Students
Students Get Up-close Look at Old School Cybersecurity
Science and technology fans at Capitol College in Maryland get the inside scoop on legendary World War II-era cryptology machines.
October 11, 2012
HBCUs
Slideshow: Fisher v. University of Texas Rally
On Wednesday, October 10, a wide range of organizations, institutions and individuals rallied on the steps of the U.S. Supreme Court in support of the University of Texas’ holistic admissions policies. The rally was scheduled to coincide with the presentation of oral arguments in Fisher v. University of Texas.
October 11, 2012
Home
Key Question of Oral Arguments: Do You Want Grutter Overturned?
As lawyers on both sides of the Fisher race-conscious affirmative action case staked out their ground Wednesday before the Supreme Court, the fate of how universities can achieve diversity hangs in the balance.
October 10, 2012
Students
Purdue Plans to Add More Than 100 Engineering Professors
Purdue University plans to hire more than 100 new engineering professors and boost engineering enrollment by 10 percent over the next five years to help move the school to the top of the engineering field, the acting president said.
October 10, 2012
Students
Gov. Haley Said S.C. Schools Have to Earn Their Keep
Gov. Nikki Haley wants South Carolina’s colleges and universities to earn the money they are given.
October 10, 2012
Asian American Pacific Islander
China Continues to be Top Spot for Recruiting Students to U.S.
Diversity, full tuition has schools eagerly rolling out the welcome mat and experts say that the boom is likely to continue.
October 10, 2012
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