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Leadership & Policy
Tenuous Situation at Clark Atlanta University Led to President’s Decision to Retire
It became pretty clear that it was time for Clark Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax to leave the school.
February 18, 2008
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Hispanics Bearing the Brunt of Xenophobia
Resentment of undocumented immigrants has become a major part of the political agenda from national presidential races to local elections.
February 18, 2008
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Native Americans
American Indian UND Graduates Want To Make Their Case for Getting Rid of the Fighting Sioux Nickname
Some Spirit Lake tribal members who are University of North Dakota graduates want to make their case for getting rid of UND’s Fighting Sioux nickname before any tribal vote is held.
February 18, 2008
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Leadership & Policy
Clark Atlanta President to Retire in July
Clark Atlanta University President Walter Broadnax will retire in July.
February 17, 2008
Students
Affirmative Action Bans Hurt Male Student Enrollment
According to a new study, released by the University of California, Los Angeles, (UCLA), college admission rates of Asian American students at select public universities have thrived in the absence of affirmative action, whereas the admission rates of Black, Hispanic and White students have declined.
February 17, 2008
Community Colleges
Philadelphia Creates College Access Center To Boost Number of Degrees in City
Just 21 percent of Philadelphia residents have a bachelor’s degree; that’s below the national average and low considering the region has more than 80 colleges and universities. A new college access center aims to help the estimated 70,000 residents who started college but never finished go back to school.
February 17, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Northern Illinois Shooting Fourth At A School Within One Week
A man dressed in black opened fire with a shotgun and two handguns from the stage of a lecture hall at Northern Illinois University on Thursday, killing five students and injuring 16 others before committing suicide, authorities said.
February 14, 2008
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Students
A New Retention Tool: Personal Coaches For Students
For years, Northeastern University¡¯s School of Professional and Continuing Studies was losing its students at a disturbing rate.
February 14, 2008
Students
University of Colorado Presidential Selection Upsets Campus
The man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.D.s, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser.
February 14, 2008
Students
Colo. University Selection Upsets Campus
BOULDER Colo. The man nominated to lead the state’s flagship university is an oilman, not an academic. In a sea of Ph.Ds, he has only a bachelor’s degree. But he does offer this: A reputation as a formidable fundraiser. Bruce Benson’s nomination may be bitterly dividing this 52,000-student, three-campus institution, but it is a sign […]
February 13, 2008
Sports
Florida Sate Puts Its Teams on Probation
TALLAHASSEE Fla. Florida State’s sports teams will be on self-imposed probation for two years and some will lose scholarships because of an academic cheating scandal, the university said in a report released Thursday. About 60 student-athletes also have or will suffer some loss of eligibility. Two staffers, a tutor and learning specialist, already had been […]
February 13, 2008
Students
Students Being Forced Out of Dorms Because of Poor Grades
Students attending State University of New York at Old Westbury may find themselves homeless and hungry if they don’t keep their grades up, according to a story in The New York Times. The college has recently began enforcing a 14-year-old policy that says any student with a cumulative grade point average lower than 2.0 will […]
February 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Wis. College to Give Bikes to Freshmen
RIPON Wis. A tiny liberal arts college here hopes it has found an answer to a nagging shortage of campus parking: a bicycle giveaway. If incoming freshmen promise not to bring a car to campus for a full year, Ripon College will give them a Trek 820 mountain bike, a helmet and a lock a […]
February 13, 2008
Students
Celebrating Black History Month
Numerous two-year and four-year colleges are hosting Black History Month events across the nation.
February 13, 2008
Students
Dual-Enrolled High School Students Get Head Start At N.C. Community Colleges
Led by two of its classmates, a freshman literature class plotted to break out of a concentration camp.
February 13, 2008
Community Colleges
Students, Educators Respond to Ohio Governor’s Early College Initiative
Educators, students and parents applauded and raised questions Thursday about Gov.
February 13, 2008
Leadership & Policy
Hispanic University President at Pennsylvania College Facing Increasing Pressure to Step Down
Dr. F. Javier Cevallos, president of Kutztown University, a publicly funded college located in Pennsylvania, is facing new pressure to step down from his post amid criticism from the university’s faculty union.
February 13, 2008
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In Some States AP Course Access and Scores Improve for Hispanics, But Not Blacks
Despite the strides made by educators and school districts to provide underrepresented students access to Advanced Placement courses, known predictors of college success, African-Americans lag behind their White counterparts in AP course enrollment and success, the College Board reveals in its annual AP Report to the Nation.
February 13, 2008
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