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Adults Blame Parents for Education Problems

Blaming teachers for low test scores, poor graduation rates and the other ills of American schools has been popular lately, but a new survey wags a finger closer to home.

Southern U.S. College Graduation Rates Lag Behind National Average

A nuanced picture of college completion rates in southern U.S. states emerged Tuesday with the release of a study that shows most states trailing the national average—a trend that the report’s authors say could have negative implications for the region’s workforce and its increasingly diverse student population if things don’t improve.

Graduation Gap Between Black and White College Football Players Said To Be Growing

A sports diversity institute study says there is a “disturbing” and growing gap in the graduation rate between Black and White football players at the vast majority of universities in the Football Bowl Subdivision.

Benjamin Jealous, president and CEO of the NAACP, said student-athletes will rise to the academic bar set for them.

Along With Increased Scrutiny of For-profits, Harvard Economist Urges Transparency for All Institutions

Dr. Bridget Terry Long says traditional higher education institutions should be providing more information about how valuable the schooling they provide will be in the workplace.

NAFEO, AT&T Launch Effort To Help Students With Disabilities Attend HBCUs, PBIs

The National Association for Equal Opportunity in Higher Education and the AT&T telecommunications giant have launched an initiative to provide scholarships to students with disabilities attending Historically Black Colleges and Universities and Predominantly Black Institutions.

Lezli Baskerville

Perspectives: When College is a Means to an End

How do you reach college students who are only enrolled to develop marketable skills rather than critical-thinking skills?

Book Reviews: Life Journeys in Academia

While college professors spend a lot of time preparing others for careers, three recent academic memoirs show it can be instructive when scholars share the stories of their own development and life journeys.

George Henderson

Sullivan Seeks to Lead the University of Virginia at a Challenging Time

Dr. Teresa Sullivan, the first female president of the University of Virginia, leads the institution into a new era amid state budget cuts and other challenges.

Budget cuts to the Office of Multicultural Affairs at Temple University resulted in staffers who mentored and assisted culturally based student organizations being re-assigned to other departments.

Advocates Decry Loss of N.J. Scholarship Program for Preschool Teachers

Education advocates say New Jersey’s Abbott initiative—offering scholarships to employees of preschools in New Jersey’s poorest districts—had tremendous impact.

Report: For-profit Schools Likened to Subprime Mortgage Lenders

The embattled for-profit college sector has taken another hit with the release of a new report that indicts the industry for preying on low-income and minority students in a way that will ultimately lead to a financial catastrophe like the subprime mortgage collapse of 2008.

Young Scholars Reflect on Family Ties in the Academy

Having grown up in the academy, second-generation scholars chart their own course to become their professor parents’ academic peer.

Dr. Imani Perry

More Students Taking Advantage of Study-abroad Opportunities

Institute of International Education survey results include minorities in that growing number.

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