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MSIs
OPENCOURSEWARE: AN IMPORTANT RESOURCE FOR MINORITY STUDENTS AND MINORITY-SERVING INSTITUTIONS
Today, higher education in the U.S. is facing signifi- cant challenges, most notably those resulting from the economic downturn.
October 14, 2009
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STUDY INVESTIGATES IF ONLINE EDUCATION IS KEY TO HELPING MORE LOW-INCOME STUDENTS OBTAIN DEGREES
Peter Schenk believed a college degree was the key to a more financially stable life. To that end, the 22-year-old worked two jobs to support his family and pay college tuition for himself and his wife.
October 14, 2009
Community Colleges
DERAILED : ECONOMIC DOWNTURN AND RESTRICTIVE STATE LEGISLATION STALL UNDOCUMENTED STUDENTS
As a founder of the University Leadership Initiative, an advocacy group for undocumented students in Texas, Julieta Garibay sorts through the numerous e-mails her organization receives daily.
October 14, 2009
Students
REINVENTING REMEDIAL EDUCATION
When Kafayat Olayinka graduated from Spingarn High School in Washington, D. C., with a 3.5 grade point average, she was certain those kinds of grades would help her zip right through her college years.
October 14, 2009
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NOTEWORTHY NEWS : STUDY: COUNSELING AT CRITICAL STAGE MAY CUT DROPOUT RATE
One strategy to reduce high school dropout rates among African-American and Latino teenagers is to better align counselors and high-quality teachers with the most vulnerable students.
October 14, 2009
HBCUs
LETTERS – October 15, 2009 Issue
Readers share opinions on recent Diverse stories.
October 14, 2009
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Bay Area Digital News Project Promises Diverse Coverage
Innovative Web site news outlets, such as the Bay Area News Project, promise coverage of diversity in U.S. communities, but some observers are skeptical of such claims.
October 14, 2009
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Scholar’s Documentary Leads to S.C. Pardon for Tom Joyner’s Great-Uncles
Research by Dr. Henry Louis Gates and a legal scholar uncovered the innocence of four Black men, including two great-uncles of radio personality Tom Joyner, wrongly executed in 1915 for murder.
October 14, 2009
African-American
Scholar Leads African Language Learning Project to Recover Lost Knowledge
Dr. Fallou Ngom of Boston University oversees training of young scholars in Ajami, a modified Arabic script, so unread ancient African language texts can be translated into modern languages.
October 14, 2009
Opinion
The Obama White House: Mired in Distraction
Why does President Barack Obama’s White House continue to be mired in distraction? Since the president took office there has been Gates Gate; the international snub in Copenhagen, Denmark, after the president flew there overnight to make a bid for Chicago to host the 2016 Summer Olympics; the call for New York Gov. David Patterson […]
October 13, 2009
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Streamlined State Regulation Key to Distance Education Success, Advocates Say
Distance education coalition meets to develop strategy on advocating state regulation reform of online study programs.
October 13, 2009
Students
College Cutbacks Make it Harder to Earn Degrees
Deep budget cuts, which force colleges and universities to eliminate courses, are likely to prolong the time and increase the expense for students to earn their degrees.
October 13, 2009
Students
Family, Education Struggles Motivate Immigration Reform Activism
Latino students, including Georgetown University freshman Alma Huerta, are seeking to revive national immigration reform debate.
October 13, 2009
Opinion
Giving Back is a Matter of Surviving and Thriving for HBCUs
As I was perusing the Facebook statuses of some of my “friends” today, I came across one who posted the following: “Did you attend an HBCU? If you had a great time and appreciate all that your HBCU did to make you who you are today, then put your money where your mouth is and […]
October 12, 2009
Latinx
Berklee College of Music Reaches Out to Latin America
The Boston-based Berklee College of Music aims to be a dominant force in music education in Spanish-speaking countries.
October 12, 2009
MSIs
Watchdog Agency: MSI Grants Need Greater Oversight
The U.S. Government Accountability Office says the U.S. Education Department must conduct greater grant administration oversight of minority-serving institutions and other developing colleges to ensure proper management and prevent improper grantee spending.
October 12, 2009
Latinx
Exploring U.S. Latino Diversity on CNN’s ‘Latino in America’
Following the Washington preview of “Latino in America,” scholars and activists say CNN made a positive effort at capturing the wide diversity of U.S. Latino identity and culture in documentary series.
October 12, 2009
Military
As Veterans Try To Use Benefit, New G.I. Bill Draws Criticism
Delays in claims processing and inadequate benefits are among the challenges military veterans are experiencing as they seek schooling under the new Post 9/11 G.I. Bill.
October 11, 2009
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