Michelle J. NealyStudentsA New Retention Tool: Personal Coaches For StudentsFor years, Northeastern University¡¯s School of Professional and Continuing Studies was losing its students at a disturbing rate.February 14, 2008HomeIn Some States AP Course Access and Scores Improve for Hispanics, But Not BlacksDespite the strides made by educators and school districts to provide underrepresented students access to Advanced Placement courses, known predictors of college success, African-Americans lag behind their White counterparts in AP course enrollment and success, the College Board reveals in its annual AP Report to the Nation.February 13, 2008Faculty & StaffHarvard Arts & Sciences Faculty Approve Open Access To ResearchHarvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted yesterday to give the university a worldwide license to publish their work online at no cost to the reader. The university will feature faculty’s scholarly articles in an open-access repository supported and maintained by the university.February 13, 2008Faculty & StaffHarvard Arts & Sciences Faculty Approve Open Access To ResearchHarvard University’s Faculty of Arts and Sciences voted yesterday to give the university a worldwide license to publish their work online at no cost to the reader. The university will feature faculty’s scholarly articles in an open-access repository supported and maintained by the university.February 12, 2008HomeDemocratic Presidential Hopefuls Continue to Court Young VotersIn their final thrust before today’s primary vote in Washington, D.C., Maryland and Virginia, Democratic presidential hopefuls Sens. Hillary Clinton and Barack Obama spent the weekend and much of Monday courting young voters with promises of making higher education accessible to all who want an education. Bolstering support among voters ages 30 and under is critical for both candidates.February 11, 2008Leadership & PolicyACE: Significant Efforts Needed to Improve Diversity in College Presidency RanksAn uneasy environment exists today for presidents of public HBCUs, leading to a revolving door of higher education executives.February 7, 2008Faculty & StaffACE: ‘Significant Efforts’ Needed To Improve Diversity In College Presidency RanksThere’s been little increase in the number of minority college presidents in the last 20 years. A new report suggests efforts to diversify college president ranks begins with the recruitment and retention of minority faculty members.February 6, 2008HomeHolistic Admissions Review Not Being Utilized in CaliforniaDespite the official adoption of a holistic review of applicants to blunt the impact of the 1996 affirmative action ban in admissions, University of California schools are still relying on traditional indicators of merit and Black student enrollment has continued to suffer as a result, according to a UCLA study released Tuesday.February 4, 2008StudentsDartmouth President To Step DownDartmouth College President James Wright will step down next year to spend more time working to help wounded veterans go to college and rededicating himself to his academic field of study.February 3, 2008HomeBeats & Rhymes: Exploring the Complicated Intersection of Hip-hop and FeminismDr. Tracy Sharpley-Whiting, director of African American and Diaspora Studies at Vanderbilt University, has been hailed as a “rising star” by cultural critic Michael Eric Dyson. In this interview, she offers fresh insight on the current state of hip-hop music and culture in her latest book, Pimps Up, Ho’s Down: Hip Hop’s Hold on Young Black Women.February 2, 2008Previous PagePage 19 of 25Next Page
