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University of Michigan replaces scrapped scholarships
ANN ARBOR Mich. The University of Michigan has replaced scholarships eliminated in the wake of a voter-approved ban on preferential treatment based on race and gender at public universities.
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Minnesota and Wisconsin settle tuition dispute
ST. PAUL The governors of Minnesota and Wisconsin said Friday that they settled a long-simmering tuition reciprocity dispute without making students pay more to attend universities in either state.
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Just the Stats: How Effective Are STEM Pipeline Programs?
Bridging the racial gap in science, technology, engineering and mathematics, the so-called STEM fields, has become a priority for two organizations: the Louis Stokes Alliance for Minority Participation and the Model Institutions for Excellence.
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By becoming more student centered, colleges will excel
From my observations, those people who work in what is known as “student affairs” are basing their work on a few guiding realities. These realities or guiding principles underlie the fundamental mission of higher education and open a window into the complexity of student affairs’ work in the late 1990s. First and foremost, institutions are […]
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To be or not to be: that is the question – A Multiracial Statistic
Maria P. P. Root, ed., The Multicultural Experience. Racial Borders As The New Frontier. (Thousand Oaks: Sage Publications, 1996) (Paper, xxviii, 481 pp.) Hardcover: $58.00 Softcover: $26.95
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Teaching the young keeps him young – 90 Year Old Dr. Richard Mckinney of Morgan State Still Going Strong
One of the oldest active professors in the nation, Dr. Richard I. McKinney, professor emeritus of philosophy at Morgan State University, has spent all of his life on college campuses and plans to keep on going. This semester will see him teaching at least one class.
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The shift away from need-blind: colleges have started their version of “wallet biopsies.” – higher education institutions admit students on economic status criteria
Imagine a student who has always had his heart et on attending a certain college. He has all the necessary credentials: a stellar resume, a terrific grade-point average, a strong application, and some very laudatory letters of recommendation.
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Cost hikes blamed on regulatory compliance – federal regulations not responsible for rise in education costs
In a possible preview of the debate on next year’s reauthorization of the Higher Education Act (HEA), college and university leaders told Congress this month that federal regulations are partly to blame for the high cost of college.
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More Missouri Colleges Sign Student Loan Code
JEFFERSON CITY, Mo. Eleven public and private colleges in Missouri have agreed to a code of conduct regarding student loans, Attorney General Jay Nixon said Wednesday.
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Latest in Fight Against Cheating – Proctoring Exams With Web Cams
The number of college students taking courses online is surging, creating a tough dilemma for educators who want to prevent cheating.
Discussion-Based Online Teaching to Enhance Student Learning
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Fresh scoop: new-style public journalism takes reporting to a new level of activism
When Dr. Louise Reid Ritchie worked as a reporter for the Detroit Free Press, she also coordinated a community service project at the newspaper called the Gift of Reading, which was responsible for collecting and distributing more than 500,000 books to underprivileged children in Detroit. Ritchie said she “tutored kids and wrote articles soliciting books and supplies for area schools from readers.”
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Wanted: more black graduate students
In the middle of my doctoral studies, I encountered an elderly relative who expressed some chagrin that I was “still in school.” She noted that she had sent me a few dollars when I earned my undergraduate degree and wondered whether her investment was wasted.
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