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University System of Maryland Sets Goals to Close Racial Graduation Gap

White and Hispanic college students enrolled in the University System of Maryland are graduating at higher rates than Black students, according to recent data collected by the university system.

Community Colleges

Foster Kids Find College Help After ‘Aging Out’

Community colleges in several states are working to establish stronger support systems for former foster-care children, who are more likely to wind up homeless or in jail than earn a degree as they struggle to overcome unstable lives.

Racial Health Disparities Called Most Prevalent Civil Rights Issue of Decade

To narrow the health disparities between minorities and White populations battling diabetes, HIV, prostate cancer and other diseases, the country must develop models of universal health care systems, train doctors to be culturally competent and extend access to high-quality health care to low-income and minority communities, said Dr. Chidi Achebe, president and CEO of Harvard Street Neighborhood Health Center, during a workshop at the 59th annual American Medical Student Association national convention.

Faculty & Staff

Saving Lives in the Academy and Operating Room

First Hispanic to head the University of Texas System plans to tackle financial problems and challenge Top 10 admission rule, while still performing surgeries.

Faculty & Staff

California State University System Chancellor Takes on K-12

When California State University Chancellor Charles Reed talks about his commitment to cut the racial achievement gap in California’s primary and secondary schools, he has a ready response to those who say K-12 is not really the business of a higher education administrator.

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What Will It Take To Increase Hispanics in STEM? Money, of Course

The National Science Foundation came to Hispanic-serving institutions for advice Sunday on the best way to tackle the dearth of Latinos in the fields of science, technology, engineering and mathematics.

Georgia Lawmakers Take Aim at Higher Education

Georgia lawmakers trying to hack $2.6 billion from the state’s budget have grown frustrated with the state’s higher education system, which they say hasn’t borne its fair share of the cuts.

Study Finds Bias in Florida Exemptions for Promotion

Researchers at the University of Arkansas found evidence of discrimination in how schools grant exemptions from a test-based promotions system.

Community Colleges

Plan to help more students transfer to UC, CSU

Leaders of California’s three higher-education systems are launching an initiative to increase the number of community college students transferring to the state’s four-year universities.

Leadership & Policy

Surgeon Ready for Challenge as Head of UT System

Dr. Francisco Cigarroa, a pediatric transplant surgeon, is preparing for his toughest challenge ever.

First Hispanic To Lead UT System

A Mexican-American pediatric surgeon is the nation’s first Hispanic to preside over a major university system when Dr. Francisco Cigarroa takes the helm at the University of Texas System, which faces financial woes and complaints about diversity.

College Financial Aid System Facing Stiff Test

Finding financial aid for college this year promises to be tougher than any final exam.

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