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Brother & Sister: A Tale of Two Recruits

By the time Donnie Davis rose to his senior year in 1990-91 at Cummings High School in Burlington, N.C., the star quarterback was on the radar of every major college coach in the country.

March 15, 2012

Community Colleges

Job Training Initiative, Campaigning on President Obama’s Agenda in Prince George’s County

In addition to highlighting a community college job training partnership in Prince George’s County, President Obama focused on the economic pain that Americans are feeling.

March 15, 2012

President Barack Obama

Using Dr. King’s Leadership to Extend Black History Month

“This will be the day when all of God’s children will be able to sing with new meaning, “My country, tis of thee, sweet land of liberty, of thee I sing. Land where my fathers died, land of the pilgrim’s pride, from every mountainside, let freedom ring,” said Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. We have […]

March 14, 2012

UC Berkeley Chancellor to Step Down at Year’s End

The chancellor of the University of California, Berkeley will step down at the end of the year as head of the world-renowned campus after extending his planned tenure to deal with steep cuts in state funding.

March 14, 2012

Robert Birgeneau

Official: Funding Increases Unlikely for Federal TRIO Programs

While federal TRIO programs will play a crucial role in helping the U.S. meet the Obama administration’s 2020 college goal, don’t expect to see the programs funded at previously higher levels anytime soon, a Department of Education official told TRIO administrators at a meeting in Washington, D.C.

March 14, 2012

Debra Saunders-White

Graduation Rates of NCAA Women Basketball Players Earns Praise

The college graduation rate for women student athletes playing for NCAA Division I schools in the 2012 national tournament continues to be significantly higher than that for their male counterparts.

March 14, 2012

The Case for Transforming Undergraduate STEM Education

Every day, it seems — and rightly so — there are new calls to strengthen and diversify the science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) pipeline by leaders from across the political spectrum. The education community knows this cause well. As many researchers will tell you, interest in STEM majors and careers by underrepresented students is […]

March 13, 2012

Q&A: NYPD Spies on Muslim Students

A secret New York Police Department program to spy on Muslim businesses, infiltrate mosques and monitor Muslim students on college campuses has ignited a debate over how to strike a balance between civil liberties and national security.

March 13, 2012

Michael Bloomberg

Conference: Experts Describe Challenges in Opening Paths Between Two-Year, Four-Year Schools

A college completion panel discussion and the Dr. John Hope Franklin Awards ceremony were among notable events taking place at the American Council on Education’s 94th Annual Meeting earlier this week.

March 13, 2012

Celebrating the March Toward Equity

Title IX advocates such as Sanya Tyler, Howard University’s first full-time women’s basketball coach, are among the many celebrating and reflecting on progress 40 years after the landmark law was passed.

March 13, 2012

Pennsylvania Governor Asks Panel To Assess Future of Higher Education

Convening a high-powered panel Monday to help map Pennsylvania’s higher education path, Gov. Tom Corbett avoided any mention of spending cuts he has sought for the 18 state-supported colleges.

March 12, 2012

Pennsylvania Gov. Tom Corbett

Slight Graduation Rate Jump Seen for Black Men on NCAA Basketball Tournament Teams

The disparity between the graduation rates of Black and White athletes playing on Division I Men’s Basketball tournament teams has narrowed because fewer Whites are graduating, says a new college sports report.

March 12, 2012

Dr. Richard Lapchick

Community Colleges

Florida’s Higher Education Diversity Imperative

In a state with a booming Hispanic and steadily growing African-American population, the issues of access and diversity in higher education are almost always front and center.

March 12, 2012

After Florida Governor’s Controversial Higher Ed Remarks, Educators Remain Uneasy

Last fall, Gov. Rick Scott set off a firestorm of controversy throughout Florida’s higher education community when he launched what many interpreted as a broadside against liberal arts education.

March 12, 2012

Florida Governor Rick Scott

Community Colleges

Study: Pell Grant Use Surges at Kansas JUCOs

A study of Kansas community colleges shows the number of students receiving federal financial aid jumped dramatically as the nation struggled to recover from the recession.

March 11, 2012

Obama Plan to Raise Dropout Age Draws Mixed Reviews

Raising the high school dropout age may bring more focus to postsecondary education, but analysts express divergent opinions on how such a requirement would impact the dropout dilemma.

March 11, 2012

Dr. Antonio Flores

Civil Rights Project Co-Founders, San Francisco State President Receiving John Hope Franklin Awards

A law school dean, an education school professor, and a longtime university president, all higher education diversity champions, are being honored today by Diverse with John Hope Franklin awards.

March 11, 2012

Christopher Edley

When Teachers Are Publicly Questioned

How the Untied States decides what a “good teacher” is and what we do with that information has gained national attention in the past two weeks. The controversy involves “value-added” measurements of teacher effectiveness, which evaluate teachers based upon their students’ one-time standardized test scores. In places such as New York City and Los Angeles, […]

March 10, 2012