Diverse StaffAfrican-AmericanEducation Trust Reports Divulge Minority College-graduation Rate GapsThe Education Trust, a Washington-based education advocacy organization, released two reports Monday highlighting institutions that have highest and lowest comparative college success rates for African-Americans and Latinos.August 9, 2010African-AmericanTexas Southern Released from Accreditation ProbationThe Southern Association of Colleges and Schools’ Commission on Colleges has released Texas Southern University from a probation that had been attached to the school’s accreditation status dating back to December 2007.June 29, 2010StudentsSREB Honors 500th Ph.D. Recipient from Doctoral ProgramThe SREB-State Doctoral Scholars Program honored Dr. Betina Cutaia Wilkinson as its 500th doctoral scholar at the Southern Regional Education Board (SREB) annual meeting in West Virginia.June 28, 2010African-AmericanCharlotte Morris Named as Tuskegee University Interim PresidentDr. Charlotte P. Morris will become interim president of Tuskegee University, following the July 31, 2010 retirement of school president Dr. Benjamin F. Payton.June 21, 2010Leadership & PolicyVeteran Educator To Lead National Community College AssociationDr. Walter Bumphus will take the helm of the American Association of Community Colleges in 2011 amid unprecedented growth and economic challenges for the nation’s more than 1,200 two-year colleges.June 21, 2010African-AmericanHistorically Black Medical Schools Rank High for Social MissionGraduates of Morehouse, Meharry, and Howard University medical schools, three historically Black institutions, are the most likely to devote themselves to serving underserved communities, according to a national study published Tuesday.June 15, 2010African-AmericanObama Administration Officials Deliver Commencement Speeches at HBCU, HSI GraduationsPresident Barack Obama’s scheduled address at Hampton University and other speeches by administration officials should bring a timely spotlight to minority-serving institutions.May 5, 2010StudentsReport: Blacks Have Heaviest College DebtA College Board study, Who Borrows Most? Bachelor’s Degree Recipients with High Levels of Student Debt, released today reports that undergraduate student debt is heavier among African-American bachelor’s degree recipients than among graduates from other racial and ethnic groups.April 26, 2010StudentsThurgood Marshall College Fund Appoints New LeaderThe Thurgood Marshall College Fund announced Monday the appointment of Johnny C. Taylor as president and CEO of the scholarship and institutional support organization.April 26, 2010LatinxReport: Low Hispanic College Completion Rates Endanger U.S. Attainment GoalsHispanic college students generally graduate at lower rates than their White peers, even among schools with similar admissions standards, according to an American Enterprise Institute study.March 17, 2010Previous PagePage 37 of 115Next Page
