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Study: Dual Enrollment Students in Texas More Likely to Attend, Graduate From College
A study of more than 30,000 students in Texas found that those who take college courses in high school are significantly more likely to attend and graduate from college than peers who do not.
October 17, 2012
Students
New Mentoring Program Designed to Promote Freshman Retention
CsMentor has launched a mentoring program to address freshman retention rates in ways rarely seen before.
October 17, 2012
Leadership & Policy
Presidential Candidates Courting Ohio College Vote
President Barack Obama and GOP vice presidential candidate Paul Ryan headed back to school Wednesday in the stepped-up competition for college voters in swing state Ohio.
October 17, 2012
African-American
Three Mississippi HBCUs Finding Diversity Fuels Their Mission
The historically Black schools gradually are becoming more diverse, and their administrators are focusing on preparing students to cope with the challenges of a global society.
October 17, 2012
Community Colleges
Obama awakes, takes it to Romney in 2nd debate; Education finally gets some mention
President Barack Obama seemed to finally figure out what to do in a debate—to assert and negate, in essence to clash and cross swords with Governor Mitt Romney on any issue on the table. As a result, the second debate was far from the steamroller for Romney as in the first debate. In this town […]
October 17, 2012
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University of Phoenix Closing 115 Locations
Apollo Group Inc. said Tuesday that its fiscal fourth-quarter net income tumbled 60 percent, hurt by higher costs and declining enrollment at the University of Phoenix. To cope, the for-profit education company plans to close 115 of the university’s locations, a move that will affect 13,000 students.
October 16, 2012
Health
Meharry Chief Selected for Institute of Medicine
Meharry Medical College President Dr. Wayne J. Riley has been named to the Institute of Medicine.
October 16, 2012
Students
University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee Administrator Tapped for Ambassadorship
Dr. Joan Prince, vice chancellor for global inclusion and engagement at the University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee, to join State Department.
October 16, 2012
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Who is behind the latest effort to end the consideration of race in college admissions?
Fisher v. Texas is more than one young White woman’s challenge to UT’s admissions policy because she was rejected. The lawsuit is part of a concerted effort to end race-conscious policies — from universities to the workplace.
October 16, 2012
Opinion
Remembering Andrew Brimmer
First meeting Dr. Andrew F. Brimmer in 1985, I was as excited as a distant fan who finally meets a rock star, but I came to know him, not only as the intellectual giant he surely was, but as a supportive mentor, a caring friend and family man as well as a civic leader who was also deeply concerned about the socio-economic development of the Black community.
October 16, 2012
Students
Obama, Romney Advisers Trade Barbs on Education
On topics from financial aid to No Child Left Behind, advisers for President Obama and Republican presidential nominee Mitt Romney offered sharply different views on the federal role in education at a joint appearance before a Washington, D.C., audience Tuesday.
October 16, 2012
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Thousands of Illegal Immigrants Paying In-State Tuition Rates Also Get Texas Financial Aid
Illegal immigrants in Texas can now apply for financial aid. Tell us your opinion on this matter.
October 16, 2012
Recruitment & Retention
Recruitment and Retention in Higher Education
Institutions coping with enrollment shortfalls; higher ed adjusting to new economic realities.
October 16, 2012
HBCUs
Utah Colleges Mull Impact of Mormon Policy Change
Utah State University has formed a special task force to weigh the impact of the Mormon church’s new lower minimum age requirements for missionaries.
October 15, 2012
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Four College Savings Plans Get Top Morningstar Honors
College savings plans offered through the states of Alaska, Maryland, Nevada and Utah earned top marks from Morningstar Inc. in the company’s annual update to ratings of so-called 529 plans.
October 15, 2012
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Colleges and universities reorganize to recruit, retain students
Institutions cope with political and economic uncertainties, threats to federal aid, declining state support, higher tuition rates and increased competition from for-profit institutions. Amid all these challenges, these institutions are pressed to keep up with technological demands, including increased online course offerings, and preparing students for a global marketplace.
October 15, 2012
Faculty & Staff
Gallery Renovation Delay Offers Opportunity for an Unusual Exhibit
WSSU exhibit offers eclectic mix of pieces assembled “By special request.”
October 15, 2012
Students
College Students Can Change Their Communities By Being Civic-Minded
Edward Waters’ Dr. James Ewers discusses the value of civics.
October 15, 2012
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