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Revised FAFSA Form Easing Financial Aid Process

The Obama administration unveiled the new FAFSA form recently in a visit to a high school in Washington, D.C., where U.S. Education Secretary Arne Duncan, Dr. Jill Biden and Sen. Jack Reed, D-R.I., attended the session.

La. College Commission Suggests Restructuring

The final list of recommendations from a higher education restructuring panel would shift the way dollars are divvied up among Louisiana’s public college campuses and reshuffle governance of the schools.

Criminal Justice Scholar Dispels Racial Stereotypes

At Penn State Harrisburg, Dr. Shaun Gabbidon focuses primarily on three areas: racial profiling of consumers, the social-historical perspective of race and crime and African-American criminological thought.

Dr. Shaun Gabbidon

Judge Dismisses Suit Against AKA President and Sorority

A judge has thrown out a lawsuit by eight members of the nation’s oldest black sorority, who accused the group’s president of taking hundreds of thousands of dollars in improper compensation and spending sorority money on a wax statue of herself and other questionable purposes.

Barbara McKinzie, president of Alpha Kappa Alpha sorority

On The Move – Feb 4, 2010 Issue

DR. CHRISTINE CLARK was named senior scholar for multicultural education and founding vice president for diversity and inclusion at University of Nevada, Las Vegas. Previously, Clark was executive director of the Offi ce of Human Relations Programs at UNLV. Clark earned a bachelor’s from Franklin & Marshall College and a master’s and doctorate from the […]

Noteworthy News – Standing Up for the Count

With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.

Washington Update – Financial Aid Simplification: One Step Forward and More to Go

New changes are making it easier to complete the federal government’s financial aid form. But some experts are concerned that the multipage application may still deter students from seeking aid.

Private Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion Drive

In joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.

Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks during the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities annual meeting.

Private Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion Drive

In joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.

Senator Tom Harkin, D-Iowa, speaks during the National Association of Independent Colleges and Universities annual meeting. (photo by Arelis Hernandez)

Parents, Students on Edge Over Soaring Tuition

As students around the country anxiously wait for college acceptance letters, their parents are sweating the looming tuition bills at public universities.

Academy Standing Up for the Count

With federal dollars on the line, colleges are working to prevent an undercount of college students in the 2010 Census.

Dr. Charlie Nelms, chancellor of North Carolina Central University

Obama Cites Key Education Priorities—But Also Fiscal Restraints

President Barack Obama last night called for new initiatives on college affordability—many of them aimed at low-income students—while also seeking a spending freeze that could affect the long-term outlook of other established programs.

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