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Experts: Low-income Students’ Needs Exceed Basic Financial Aid
In order to help more low-income students complete college, policymakers and higher education leaders must pay more attention to the gap between what financial aid covers and the true cost of attendance, a group of panelists argued.
May 26, 2016
African-American
Former Florida A&M President Ammons Named Provost at Delaware State
Dr. James H. Ammons, who was president of Florida A&M University when the hazing-related death of a marching band member rocked the institution, has been selected as provost and vice president of academic affairs for Delaware State University.
May 26, 2016
Students
Refugees and Scholars: Colleges Offer War-torn a Route to U.S.
BOSTON ― Colleges in the U.S. are opening their doors ― and their financial aid ― to Syrian refugees. Over the past year, at least a dozen schools have promised to cover full or partial tuition for Syrian refugees who are accepted for enrollment. They join a coalition of more than 60 colleges that have […]
May 25, 2016
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All Sides Dial it Back a Notch in Wake of Bellevue College Hate Speech Incidents
A public admission by Bellevue College administrators that they could have done a better job informing students about a series of hate speech incidents on campus is winning praise from some of its most vociferous critics.
May 25, 2016
Women
Harvard Club of Boston Elects its 1st Female President
BOSTON ― The 108-year-old Harvard Club of Boston has elected its first female president, and she says her election is the beginning of many changes for the alumni group. Karen Van Winkle was elected Monday. She tells The Boston Globe her priority during her three-year term is to make the club more welcoming to women […]
May 25, 2016
Asian American Pacific Islander
Asian-American Actors Are Fighting for Visibility. They Will Not Be Ignored.
When Constance Wu landed the part of Jessica Huang, the Chinese-American matriarch on the ABC sitcom “Fresh Off the Boat,” she didn’t realize just how significant the role would turn out to be. As she developed her part, Ms. Wu heard the same dismal fact repeated over and over again: It had been 20 years […]
May 25, 2016
Students
Scholars Find Texas Automatic Admissions Create College Mismatches
The researchers found that overmatch rates among Blacks and Hispanics were 29 and 25 percent, respectively, while overmatch rates for Asians and Whites were 15 and 13 percent, respectively.
May 24, 2016
African-American
A Threat to HBCUs – Race and Higher Education in the South
We must keep watch on these Institutions and speak out when there is a concern. We must take an activist role and approach, and we must be vocal to our state higher education leaders.
May 24, 2016
African-American
The Perfect Strand: Untangling Race, Professionalism, and Hair
Could my ‘natural’ hair cost me the interview or job?
May 24, 2016
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Ethnic Studies Bill Gaining Momentum in California
Assemblyman Luis Alejo has sponsored a bill that would require every school district and charter school serving high school students to offer an ethnic studies course beginning in the 2020-21 academic school year.
May 24, 2016
Sports
Washington Names Jennifer Cohen New Athletic Director
SEATTLE ― For the second time in the past 10 years, Washington chose continuity at the top of its athletic department over bringing in a new face from outside the school. Washington named Jennifer Cohen as its new athletic director Tuesday after she served as the interim athletic director following Scott Woodward’s departure for Texas […]
May 24, 2016
Students
Warren: Let Harvard Grad Assistants Form Bargaining Units
BOSTON ― U.S. Sen. Elizabeth Warren has urged Harvard University to let graduate students who work as research and teaching assistants form collective bargaining units. Warren and fellow Massachusetts Democratic Sen. Edward Markey sent a letter Monday to Harvard President Drew Faust, saying the students have helped make Harvard an academic world leader. They said […]
May 24, 2016
Students
Utah Valley University Changing Landscape with Latino Initiative
UVU also tripled its annual number of Latino graduates from 2004 to 2014, thanks to support and outreach by many university staff and faculty.
May 23, 2016
African-American
Raymond Burse Abruptly Quits as Kentucky State University President
Raymond M. Burse, the retired General Electric Company executive who came out of retirement to help enrollment and financially troubled Kentucky State University get on a course toward recovery, announced his resignation Monday.
May 23, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Faculty Strike at Green River College to Protest Cuts
AUBURN, Wash. ― Faculty members are striking at Green River College in Auburn to protest cuts proposed by the administration. The community college has proposed eliminating 11 programs and courses due to a $4 million budget shortfall. The Green River United Faculty Coalition says some professors could lose their jobs, though college spokeswoman Catherine Ushka […]
May 23, 2016
Faculty & Staff
Regents Want Pay Gap Suit from Former SDSU Professor Tossed
SIOUX FALLS, S.D. ― The South Dakota Board of Regents is asking a judge to dismiss a lawsuit brought by a former South Dakota State University professor who claims she was paid less than colleagues who were not Black and female. The Argus Leader reports the board’s lawyers in the response to the lawsuit from […]
May 23, 2016
Students
Do white people want merit-based admissions policies? Depends on who’s their competition.
The outcome of the pending Fisher v. Texas Supreme Court case on affirmative action rests on whether the Supreme Court determines that race, as used in the University of Texas admissions policy, violates the equal protections clause of the 14th amendment. But that question stems from the underlying idea that racial considerations in admissions decisions […]
May 23, 2016
Students
High School Senior With Cerebral Palsy Walks for the 1st Time to Get Diploma
Like the other high school seniors around him, Micah McDade prepared hard for graduation day. But unlike those classmates, Micah’s preparation took a little more muscle. Micah, who was born with cerebral palsy and is confined to a wheelchair, took his first steps in public during his graduation ceremony last Friday. Read the full story […]
May 23, 2016
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