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Special Focus: Persons with Disabilities

This edition profiles Dr. Billy C. Hawkins, president of Talladega College and a critic of misclassifying students as learning disabled.

Many Dropped Students Return to Kentucky State University

Kentucky State University says 70 percent of the students who were dropped for nonpayment are back at school.

Women’s Colleges Address Transgender Applicants

Women’s colleges are revisiting policies around enrolling transgender students as institutions of higher learning ― single-sex, coed and those with religious affiliations ― demonstrate varying degrees of acceptance for changing norms.

Study: College Affordability Metrics Don’t Match HBCUs’ Mission

The conclusion is that HBCUs and other minority serving institutions with large numbers of underrepresented, first-generation, and/or low-income students will likely be disadvantaged.

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For HBCUs, Investing in Education Abroad a Key to Marketplace Success

HBCU students need a tactical “education abroad” approach, one that synthesizes global literacy, academic achievement and career development.

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Disability Studies Expert Seeks Better Understanding Through Communication

Dr. Amy Shuman says, “People with disabilities are competent because they are successfully communicating (in their own way).”

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NCAA Lifts Penn State’s Postseason Ban

The NCAA on Monday lifted the on-the-field sanctions placed on the Penn State football team for the Jerry Sandusky scandal, including immediately eliminating the postseason ban and restoring scholarships.

Black Diversity in Higher Ed? We are Not There Yet

Higher education’s notion of diversity is often very broad or even diluted to include a multitude of differences but often ignore race and ethnicity.

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Colleges Urged to Take Advising of Underrepresented Students to Deeper Level

Experts say faculty and administrators must teach students to master the “hidden curriculum” at their respective institutions.

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Middle Tennessee State U. Engaging Males in Sexual Assault Prevention

Middle Tennessee State University is starting a program that aims to reduce the possibility of sexual assaults on campus by training male students.

Open-source Texts Gaining Ground at Maryland Colleges

An experiment with open-source online textbooks at several Maryland universities last semester yielded promising results, and officials are preparing to expand the program this fall.

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DOE Official: College Rating System Developed To Be Refined

Under Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell says the system ultimately will show which institutions are doing “phenomenally well” and which ones need to “step up.”

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