Diverse StaffHomeCollege of Pharmacy gets $1 million gift for buildingThe J.M. Long Foundation has given $1 million to the College of Pharmacy at the University of Hawaii at Hilo. According to the Honolulu Advertiser, the University of Hawaii Foundation said the money will support the construction of the initial phase of a health sciences complex on the Big Island. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comAugust 3, 2009HomeWVU to launch hybrid car share programWest Virginia University students who don’t have a car on campus will soon have another option besides hoofing it. According to newsday.com, WVU plans to launch a new hourly rental car program, providing hybrid cars to students and academic departments at locations around campus. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comAugust 3, 2009HomeNew Website Offers Transparency to Adult Learners Returning to CollegeA consortium of adult-serving colleges and universities has launched a new initiative aimed at adult learners seeking better information in choosing an institution offering degrees through distance education. The initiative, called Transparency by Design, launches a website that gives adult learners new information to accelerate and better inform their decision making process, the examiner.com reported. […]August 3, 2009HomeKSU professor files discrimination suitMary Murray , a female Kennesaw State University professor, claims a male subordinate co-worker received a higher salary. And when she complained about it, she was denied the opportunity for a promotion, according to a civil rights lawsuit filed against the university, KSU President Daniel Papp, and the state Board of Regents, the Atlanta Journal […]August 2, 2009HBCUsHistorically black college alums network with studentsGraduates of Historically Black Colleges and Universities are on a mission to ensure their alma maters are a visible option to North Carolina high school graduates and returning students. According to the Daily Reflector, though many local alumni chapters are active advocates for their own schools, they joined together for the first time this […]August 2, 2009HomeNew GI Bill tops Obama’s agendaThe first new GI Bill since the 9/11terror attacks tops President Barack Obama’s agenda. According to the Associated Press, the president is scheduled to attend a rally Monday morning at George Mason University in Fairfax, Va., to celebrate the implementation of the bill, which provides veterans with comprehensive educational benefits. © Copyright 2005 by DiverseEducation.comAugust 2, 2009HomeState Budget Watch: Higher education funding has shifted over the yearsThere has been a fundamental change over the past generation in the way Kansas funds higher education. According to KTKA News, in 1987, 45 percent of the operating budgets of the state’s public universities, which includes Kansas University, was funded by state tax dollars, according to information provided by the Kansas Board of Regents. Sixteen […]August 2, 2009HomeWill your teen become less religious in college?While education majors tend to become more religious in college, and biology and science majors show no significant change in religiosity, students majoring in the social sciences and humanities tend to become less religious by the time they graduate. According to the examiner.com, these findings were among the conclusions of a University of Michigan study […]August 2, 2009Community CollegesCredit card changes will force parents, college students to rethink expensesStudents headed to college this fall face a new financial landscape when it comes to managing money. According to The Sacramento Bee, not only are families on tighter budgets, but the new credit card legislation passed this year begins to challenge how students handle credit, and that requires parents and students to rethink how to […]August 2, 2009HomeJobless NYC woman sues college for $70K in tuitionA New York City woman who says she can’t find a job is suing the college where she earned a bachelor’s degree. According to the Associated Press, Trina Thompson filed a lawsuit last week against Monroe College in Bronx Supreme Court. The 27-year-old is seeking the $70,000 she spent on tuition. Thompson says she’s been […]August 2, 2009Previous PagePage 52 of 115Next Page