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Commentary: Remember Asian American and Pacific Islander Students

AAPIs have some of the largest disparities in education such as high secondary school dropout rates and low college attendance.

September 18, 2011

Veteran Educator Leads John Jay College’s Prison Re-Entry Institute

For roughly 40 years, Ann Jacobs has been helping the formerly incarcerated navigate a post-prison world.

September 18, 2011

Southern University Enrollment Falls More Than 5 Percent from Last Year

Southern’s enrollment for the fall semester dipped below 7,000 students, a drop of more than 5 percent since 2010, according to figures reported to the Louisiana Board of Regents.

September 15, 2011

Leadership & Policy

Brown University President Ruth Simmons Stepping Down

After leaving her position in 2012, Simmons plans to return to Brown to continue teaching as a professor of comparative literature and Africana studies.

September 15, 2011

Leadership & Policy

U.S. Education Department’s Community College Leader Makes ‘Acceleration Strategies’ Part of Ambitious Agenda

After more than a year at the Education Department, Dr. Frank Chong describes his job as a “whirlwind” that has included legislative battles in Washington, D.C., and listening tours to 25 states.

September 15, 2011

Forum Panelists: U.S. Higher Education Should Discard Outdated, Elitist Practices

Panelists at a Washington discussion charged that higher education remains trapped in a past where seat time, credits and courses count for more than student learning outcomes.

September 15, 2011

Jamie Merisoits

Hank Aaron Establishes Scholarship at Clark Atlanta

Baseball legend Hank Aaron has established a $100,000 endowed scholarship through his foundation at Clark Atlanta University.

September 14, 2011

Oklahoma Governor Mary Fallin Seeks To Boost College Graduation Rate

Gov. Mary Fallin said Monday she will unveil a plan to boost the number of college graduates in Oklahoma by better preparing high school graduates for college and targeting adults who may have started college but never finished.

September 14, 2011

Along with Increased Test-taking, SAT Sees Drop in Average Scores

The nation’s average SAT scores dropped significantly in 2011 from last year, according to results released Wednesday by the College Board, but experts offered different perspectives on the reasons why.

September 14, 2011

Exposing Myths About African-American Women

In her new book, Dr. Melissa V. Harris-Perry explores the Black woman’s challenge to move beyond race, gender stereotypes and to be recognized as an authentic individual.

September 14, 2011

Melissa Harris-Perry

Conservative Group Says UW-Madison Admissions Favor Minorities

Black and Hispanic applicants were more likely to be accepted to the University of Wisconsin-Madison even though they had lower average test scores than White and Asian applicants, according to the Center for Equal Opportunity.

September 13, 2011

Howard University Forum Urges Multicultural Marketing

Representatives from top media and marketing companies advised advertising executives to learn how to engage and to market in a multicultural society.

September 13, 2011

Community Colleges

College Leaders Urged To Focus on ‘Near Completers’

Summit organizers advise colleges to invest in re-engaging “near completers”—or those students who would have left college despite only being a few credits shy of a degree.

September 13, 2011

What Everyone Can Do To Diversify the Teaching Force

Each faculty and staff member at a given university can be a stakeholder in the development of teachers.

September 12, 2011

Enrollment on the Rise at Grambling State University

Grambling State University’s preliminary enrollment report for the 2011-12 academic year shows enrollment has risen to 5,207, a 4.27 percent increase from the previous academic year.

September 12, 2011

Report: Top College Athletes Worth Six Figures

The average fair market value of top-tier college football and men’s basketball players is more than $100,000 each, and the athletes are entitled to at least a portion of that, a new report from an advocacy group argues.

September 12, 2011

Federal Student Loan Default Rate Rises Sharply

The federal student loan default rate for borrowers who entered repayment in 2009 shot up to 8.8 percent from 7 percent for the previous year’s cohort.

September 12, 2011

Faculty & Staff

Diversity Advocates Voice Caution on Community College Study

Although a new study has found that underrepresented community college students fare better in classrooms with an instructor of their ethnic background, diversity leaders warn the study is too limited in scope to draw any solid conclusions.

September 12, 2011