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Scholar Wants More American Indian Faculty in Business Colleges

Beau Barnes, recipient of a doctoral scholarship designed to increase faculty and student diversity in business colleges, says he wants to boost the number of American Indians teaching in Oklahoma business colleges.

UA Students Form Second Chapter of Journalists’ Association

Students in the University of Arizona department of journalism have formed the second student chapter of the Native American Journalists Association.

Wide-ranging bill aims to rein in college costs

Congress wants to blow the whistle on colleges that raise tuition sharply, while helping students pay less for textbooks and making Pell grants available year-round part of a wide-ranging bill designed to address concerns about rising college costs.

Struggling College Students Turn to Food Banks

Just blocks from the University of Washington, a line of people shuffle toward a food pantry, awaiting handouts such as milk and bread.

Report: Large School Districts Fail at Graduating Black Males

States with a small number of African American students tend to have higher high school graduation rates for Black males than those with large African American student enrollment, according to a report recently released by the Schott Foundation for Public Education.

Report Urges U.S. Colleges and Universities to Learn and Adopt From Europe’s Higher Education Accountability Reforms

While it’s far from certain whether the U.S.-based higher education accountability movement will see colleges and universities nationally instituting learning standards and other accountability measures, one Washington-based higher education policy research organization is taking a hard look at the global restructuring of higher education in recent years and determining what lessons might apply in the United States.

Fraternity Members Convicted of Hazing Appeal for New Trial

Two Kappa Alpha Psi fraternity members sent to prison for hazing are asking the courts to toss out Florida’s hazing law and give them a new trial, news channel WCTV Tallahassee reports.

Scholar Pushes Faculty Diversity at Oklahoma Business Schools

But a diverse faculty is important to helping students broaden their perspectives, he said. “It better prepares them to work with any kind of person anywhere in the world.”

Community College Mentoring Programs Help Students Stay Engaged

Unemployment, poor housing, inadequate preparation, childcare needs, discrimination and low expectations are among the issues that have hampered minority student success at community colleges.

Tenn. County Mayors Seek Tuition-free Community College Education

The county mayors at Knoxville and Memphis say their residents should be able to attend community colleges for free.

World’s First J-School Celebrates 100 Years

The world’s first J-school, the University of Missouri-Columbia’s School of Journalism, will celebrate its centennial anniversary Sept. 10-12 by officially opening the doors of the Reynolds Journalism Institute, a think tank where scholars will study journalism of the 21st century. Founding Dean Walter Williams welcomed the school’s first class of students on Sept. 14, 1908, […]

Capturing a Different Picture

The New York Times Student Journalism Institute helps to train a new generation of minority newsroom professionals.

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