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Popular Powwow Celebrates Native American Presence at Stanford University

The annual, student-run Stanford Powwow draws more than 300 dancers in full regalia from around the country and Canada and celebrates the respective cultures of the 300-plus Indian students on campus.

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N.C. Central Implements Sweeping Cost-Cutting Plan

Restructuring at North Carolina Central University — announced in February as being “most comprehensive” — involves the merging or phasing out of more than a dozen academic programs.

FAMU Student Government Association Plans Forum and Vote on a Campus Pledge To Ban Hazing From Student Organizations

Clubs and organizations failing to have representation at the forum will be sanctioned, according to SGA President Breyon Love.

Income-Based Repayment: A Closer Look

President Obama’s plan for more flexible student loan repayment options, unveiled in late October, would allow future borrowers to limit repayments to no more than 10 percent of their discretionary income.

Inspire Scholarships Help Boost Delaware State’s In-State Enrollment

This school year, Delaware State’s in-state freshman student enrollment is up 43 percent to 433 from 302, the first significant enrollment turnaround in six years, school officials say.

Southern University System’s Online Program To Expand

Southern System President Ronald Mason Jr. said the project — gotosouthernuniversityonline.com — will help Southern attract more out-of-state and older, nontraditional students.

Experts: Streamlining Employee Benefits, Increasing Student Credit Loads Among Ways to Reduce College Costs

The House Subcommittee on Higher Education and Workforce Training heard expert testimony Wednesday on how colleges and universities can reduce institutional costs and lower student tuition.

Review Shows Scholarships Awarded to Students Attending For-profit Colleges

A review of public records by the Lexington Herald-Leader found that nearly 8 percent of need-based student aid goes to for-profit colleges.

Tribal College ‘Beats the Odds’ to Find Academic Success

In 2011, the college awarded 204 diplomas and certificates, 155 in 2010 and 133 in 2009.

Death of FAMU Band Member Puts Other Universities on Notice

With FAMU’s internationally known “Marching 100” band suspended for an indefinite period, presidents, student life officials and band directors at many schools say they are taking new steps to reinforce their anti-hazing policies.

Higher Education Leaders Urged to Improve Data Collection for College Completion Efforts

A new report recommends that higher education leaders use historical data to gauge graduation rates among diverse student groups for whom graduation is less likely so that institutional improvements can be made to help those students defy the odds.

A Master Teacher Leads the Bronx Community College

The new Bronx Community College President Carole Berotte Joseph’s lifelong commitment to teaching is the key to her success.

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