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Students Stand Up Against Racially Offensive Parties

A coalition of University of Illinois students and others that formed in the aftermath of a “Tacos and Tequilas” party that offended Mexican American students urged the administration to implement policies that discourage racism. It’s one example of how students are standing up to combat the hostility created by racially insensitive parties being thrown by college students.

Bringing the University To the Student

Venezuelan immigrant Lorena Saczek opened a house-cleaning business in Utah after she earned her associate business degree…

‘Stomp’ Steps Into the Mainstream

Gregory Anderson left Tallahassee after graduating from Florida A&M University in 1996 with hopes of jumpstarting a career in the film industry…

An Institution of the People

It may have produced one of the most contentious fights ever in U.S. higher education

Rallying CCNY

President Gregory Williams has lived on both sides of the color line, and now he’s using his experience to connect with his students and turn around his university.

Grants & Gifts

Benedictine University (Ill.) and the College of DuPage (Ill.) will use a three-year, $199,952 grant from the National Science Foundation to help introduce biocalculus to more two- and four-year students at the two institutions. The U.S. Department of Labor has awarded a $500,000 grant to the North Alabama/Southern Tennessee region for the Second Generation of […]

Senate Panel Tackles College Affordability “Crisis”

Increasing the maximum Pell Grant and reducing loan interest rates are two chief strategies the U.S. Congress is taking to help students. But witnesses at a Senate hearing offered a variety of ideas for improving the financial aide system, some of them beginning with colleges themselves.

Just the Stats: Minority Graduate Students Face Financial Burden

Between 2006 and 2014, there will be a 12 percent increase in master’s and doctoral degrees granted, with much of the growth coming from minority and women candidates, according to predictions from researchers at the Council of Graduate Schools. Unfortunately, minorities will have a more difficult time paying for graduate school, if current financial aid trends continue.

Hamilton Project Releases New Papers on College Access

WASHINGTON, D.C. A new study released by The Brookings Institution on Wednesday says education policy needs to be based on strong evidence, with more investments in areas like early education and reforms in areas like federal student aid and loan processes.

FAMU Instructors Say They’re Not Getting Paid

Due to financial and administrative problems at Florida A&M University, adjunct professors and graduate teaching assistants haven’t been compensated in 2007, according to school sources. Diverse has confirmed that journalism teaching assistants have not been paid, but an estimated 600 employees falling under the former two job categories may also be affected at the 13,000-student school.

Perspectives: To End Hazing, Sending Promising Black Men to Jail Is Not The Answer

The real tragedy of the FAMU hazing case is that two promising Black men will spend two years in jail rubbing shoulders with serial rapists and murderers.

Minn. College Investigates Party Where Students Wore Blackface, KKK Costumes

ST. PAUL, Minn. An off-campus party that asked students to come dressed “politically incorrect” has prompted an investigation by Macalester College officials who learned one student was costumed as a Ku Klux Klan member and another wore blackface with a noose around his neck.

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