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Student loan default rates fall dramatically – includes related article on default violations of schools

Washington The nation’s student loan default rate has reached its lowest level ever, according to the U.S. Education Department (ED), which nonetheless identified more than 300 colleges and universities that could lose their right to participate in student-aid programs because of excessive defaults.

An organization by any other name… – controversial name change of Hispanic Student Services at the University of New Mexico to “Centro de la Raza – includes related article

Controversy Flares Over University of New Mexico’s Centro de la Raza

Open attacks on programs benefitting people of color – Impact 1996

California Passes Proposition 209

Businessman’s $1 million Ferrari to fund UA scholarships

MOBILE Ala. Darrell Westfaul’s 1950 red Ferrari, purchased 41 years ago in his student days for $1,500, has been sold for $1 million that will generate scholarships for University of Alabama students.

Zippy the Pinhead visits Johns Hopkins’ Homewood Campus

BALTIMORE Comic strip character Zippy the Pinhead, on his recent visit to Baltimore, had a few words for his elected representative.

Passing the test – free coaching classes for minority student-athletes to enter colleges

Subpar performances on standardized tests have dashed more than a few hopes and dreams of minority athletes who wanted to go to college. But now, some much needed help is available and student-athletes stand to benefit immensely.

California proposes high school academic standards to combat higher education remediation

California’s higher education officials have teamed up with the public schools to create the state’s first proposal for academic standards for high school students.

Latino movement: a target for harassment? – student movement charges school administrations for deliberate harassment

Albuquerque–Members of Movimiento Estudiantil Chicano de Aztlan (MEChA)–which translates to Chicano Student Movement of Aztlan– say their organization is being unfairly targeted by school administrations across the country. The harassment they are facing, says one student, “is like the 1960s, but with a 1990s twist.”

Provision aids Harris Fellowship recipients – Washington Update – Congress allows continuation of Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship

Congress officially has killed it, but the Patricia Roberts Harris Fellowship program lives on–at least temporarily. A little-known provision of Congress’s mammoth budget bill allows for continuation grants under the program, named for the African American cabinet officer under President Jimmy Carter. It supports under-represented minorities and women in graduate, professional and doctoral programs.

Gullah Culture ‘Hangs On’ at Weekend Institute in Denver

DENVER The “Mile High City” may be considered an unlikely location to hold a conference on Gullah culture, but more than 100 scholars, students and local residents came together last weekend to participate in the First Annual Gullah Studies Institute, sponsored by Metropolitan State College of Denver and spearheaded by Jacquelyn Benton, visiting assistant professor in the African and African-American Studies Department at MSCD.

Kettering University student killed in accidental shooting

AUBURN HILLS Mich. A South Lyon man accidentally shot and killed a fraternity brother at a party while playing with a gun, police said.

Education Department report: Eastern Michigan violated Clery Act

DETROIT A U.S. Department of Education review found that Eastern Michigan University’s handling of information about a student’s slaying violated the Clery Act, which says colleges and universities must disclose campus security information, the school announced Tuesday.

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