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Latino Education Summit Convened, 2011 Obama Scholars Named by Hispanic Scholarship Fund
The Obama Scholars program was created after President Barack Obama donated $125,000 to the Hispanic Scholarship Fund from his Nobel Peace Prize award in 2009.
October 26, 2011
Students
Texas Rapist Appears To Target Sorority Alumnae
Delta Sigma Theta Sorority Inc. issued the warning this week after being notified by authorities of a series of four sexual assaults in communities north of Dallas.
October 25, 2011
Sports
NCAA Graduation Rate Hits All-Time High at 82 Percent
College athletes are outperforming other students in the classroom, and they’re doing it at a record rate.
October 25, 2011
African-American
Dillard University Gets $25M from National Institutes of Health
The National Institutes of Health is giving Dillard the money to invest, with endowment earnings used to improve labs, hire faculty members and recruit and support students for the research.
October 25, 2011
Students
Commentary: Falling Through the Cracks
An early warning system can help keep Black males on the community college campus.
October 25, 2011
Students
College Board: Despite Higher Tuitions, Young Adults Increasingly Attending College
The College Board reports that, despite stagnant incomes and steadily rising tuitions, more students are pursuing college degrees because the return on investment has never been greater.
October 25, 2011
Leadership & Policy
Maryland Regents Host Hearing on University Merger
A committee studying a merger of the University of Maryland, College Park and the University of Maryland, Baltimore heard Friday from state and city leaders and community members, including many who were opposed to the idea.
October 24, 2011
African-American
Declining Numbers of Blacks Seen in Math and Science
From community college through Ph.D. level, the percentage of STEM degrees received by Blacks in 2009 was 7.5 percent, down from 8.1 percent in 2001.
October 24, 2011
Community Colleges
Analysis: In Global Education Race, U.S. is Falling Behind
The Hechinger Report challenges readers to consider the picture presented by its series, “Lessons From Abroad,” which tells the story of a once-dominant nation in danger of being left behind.
October 24, 2011
Leadership & Policy
New Association Aims to Support Asian-American and Pacific Islander–Serving Schools
The Asian Pacific Islander American Association of Colleges and Universities has formed to support the mission of Asian-American and Pacific Islander-Serving Institutions in the U.S.
October 24, 2011
Students
Emerging Scholars 2015
Every year, the Emerging Scholars edition features a diverse group of rising researchers, thinkers and leaders in various fields. Their credentials and accomplishments distinguish them, but it’s the level of social consciousness among the members of this year’s class that makes them truly excellent.
October 24, 2011
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African-American
Emory University African-American Studies Expert Rudolph Byrd Dies
Dr. Rudolph Byrd was known among academic colleagues as an excellent scholar who believed that the key to change was education.
October 23, 2011
Community Colleges
Michigan Scholars’ Book Explores Arab-American Life in the Motor City
Arab Detroit 9/11 features essays from a diverse group of contributors, including artists, academicians and community activists, who examine the impact that the terror attacks had on Detroit’s Arab community.
October 23, 2011
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College Admissions Report Predicts U.S. Enrollment Increases through Decade’s End
The “2011 State of College Admission” report predicts that, while high school graduation rates have essentially leveled off, college enrollment is expected to rise—from the 20.4 million students currently enrolled in degree-granting institutions of higher education to 23 million in the 2019-20 school year.
October 23, 2011
Sports
Congressman John Conyers Urges Hearings on College Sports
The top Democrat on the House Judiciary Committee is urging the panel to hold hearings on antitrust and other issues in college sports, including the recent series of conference realignments.
October 20, 2011
Community Colleges
U.S. Department of Labor, Facebook Team Up on Jobs Page
Social media giant Facebook is now a “friend” of the U.S. Department of Labor, and the two organizations believe millions of America’s Facebook users will “like” the new Social Jobs Partnership page.
October 20, 2011
Students
Univision Calls Latinos to Action with “Educate Yourself, the Moment Is Now” Campaign
On Oct. 16, Univision Networks kicked off, “Edúcate, Es el Momento” (Educate Yourself, The Moment Is Now), a seven-day multiplatform initiative to promote Hispanic educational attainment.
October 20, 2011
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George Mason University Researchers Study Crowdsourcing for Intelligence
Statistics have long shown that large crowds of average people frequently make better predictions about unknown events, when their disparate guesses are averaged out, than any individual scholar _ a phenomenon known as the wisdom of crowds.
October 19, 2011
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