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Community Colleges
UConn dorms compete for energy, water savings
STORRS, Conn. (AP) â The University of Connecticut is injecting friendly competition into its energy-saving efforts at college dorms. Its conservation contests have become so popular that water use at some dorms has dropped 10 percent or more. Residents of the winning dorms get prizes: a certificate for carbon offsets â which pay for reducing greenhouse gas [âŚ]
October 14, 2008
Students
University of Wisconsin Sorry for âBlazing Saddlesâ Clip
The University of Wisconsin-Madison has apologized to a black student who during a class last year was shown a clip of the movie âBlazing Saddlesâ that features racial epithets.
October 14, 2008
STEM
Tucson School District Seeking Minority Teachers
Tucsonâs largest school district has launched a $550,000 effort to recruit minority teachers, hoping to diversify its staff and give minority students a better chance of seeing themselves as part of the education system.
October 14, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Leading Education Organizations Push for New Federal Role in Public Schools
A partnership of 18 leading national education associations are calling for a new federal role in the public school system, according to a statement released Tuesday.
October 14, 2008
Latinx
Wal-Mart Foundation Gives Over $4 Million to Institute for Higher Education Policy
The Wal-Mart Foundation has announced a $4.2 million grant to support programs to increase first-generation student success at historically Black colleges and universities, Hispanic-serving institutions and tribal colleges and universities.
October 14, 2008
Opinion
Has The SAT Test Undergone A Backlash?
There is a good chance that if you were a high school junior or senior applying to a four-year college or university youâve seen a question like the following. âSelect the lettered pair that best expresses a relationship similar to that expressed in the original pair:  BOW:VIOLIN (A)  music:piano (B)  brass:trumpet (C)  drumstick:drum [âŚ]
October 13, 2008
Opinion
The Fisk Jubilee Singers â A Studentâs Experience
In this weekâs blog entry, I want to share the words of one of my wonderful graduate students. His name is Jameel Scott and he is in the masters program in higher education here at the University of Pennsylvaniaâs Graduate School of Education. Jameel is a graduate of Morehouse College. He plans on pursuing a [âŚ]
October 13, 2008
Home
Employees sue UW police for discrimination
SEATTLE (AP) _ Six current and former employees of the University of Washingtonâs police department say they faced a hostile work environment, including racial and sexual discrimination. The group, which includes four police officers, filed a civil rights lawsuit in federal court last week. They say there was a black voodoo doll with a noose [âŚ]
October 13, 2008
Students
Texas Border Schools Lead Nation in Hispanic Degree Achievement
Texas institutions of higher education along the border boast record numbers of Hispanic student enrollment and degree completion likely because their use of certain practices to narrow enrollment and graduation gaps between Hispanics and other students, according to a new report released today.
October 13, 2008
Home
Association of Black Women in Higher Education Celebrates 30-Year Anniversary
Educators must do more to âexcite dissatisfactionâ with the status quo among students, Dr. Julianne Malveaux, president of Bennett College for Women, told a luncheon crowd gathered for the Association of Black Women in Higher Education conference at Princeton University on Friday.
October 13, 2008
Home
College Affordability Seen as Overlooked But Potent Issue in Presidential Contest, NEA Survey Finds
The skyrocketing cost of college represents an important but overlooked issue for voters in this yearâs national election, according to a survey sponsored by the National Education Association (NEA).
October 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Economic Downturn Blamed for Students Delaying College
The economic crisis is changing the plans of many prospective college students who are now delaying plans for higher education or setting their sights on less prestigious colleges, according to a new study released Monday of over 2,500 high school students nationwide.
October 13, 2008
Students
Study: Peers, Not Profs, Influence Student Views
On issues such as abortion, gay marriage and religion, college students shift noticeably to the left from the time they arrive on campus through their junior year, new research shows.
October 13, 2008
Students
Scholarship Lets Sudan Native Get Education
WASHINGTON, D.C. Makwei Mabioor Deng looked out the shuttle-bus window on his way to class at George Washington University and wondered aloud whether there were crocodiles in the Potomac River. Three weeks earlier, he had never been on a plane, never heard of a microwave oven, never seen a library full of books and computers. [âŚ]
October 12, 2008
Disabilties
Back to School: Autistic Students Get Help Navigating College Life
When Dan Hackett started college, he didnât make the grades he knew he could. Hackett, who has Aspergerâs syndrome, found at the Community College of Allegheny County in Pittsburgh that some of his symptoms were holding him back. He had difficulty organizing his time and managing assignments. âI always knew I could do better,â said [âŚ]
October 12, 2008
Latinx
HACU to Host Live Forum on Hispanic Higher Education Issues
The Hispanic Information & Telecommunications Network (HITN) along with the Hispanic Association of Colleges & Universities (HACU) will broadcast a live forum on Hispanic higher education today at 5:30 p.m. (EST) featuring notable scholars and administrators.
October 12, 2008
Home
Fired Professor in Noose Incident Sues Columbia
A Black Columbia University teacher who reported finding a noose on her door is suing the New York City school for firing her after a plagiarism investigation.
October 12, 2008
Home
Field Where Tuskegee Airmen Trained Named National Historic Site
Lt. Col. John Mulzac stood on the asphalt at Moton Field Friday the same grounds where he trained decades ago to become one of the countryâs first Black military pilots and wept.
October 12, 2008
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