Jamal EricStudentsMLA: Practitioners Failing to Tout Value of HumanitiesThe outgoing president of the Modern Language Association (MLA), called on scholarly organizations such as MLA to do a better job of making the case for why a liberal arts education still matters.January 8, 2017HomeETS Seeking to Erase Educational DisparitiesThe largest, private, nonprofit testing organization, ETS, is working to eliminate educational disparities within underserved communities.December 21, 2016StudentsAfter Alabama State Ouster, Gwendolyn Boyd Stands Firm on RecordIn a move that was not unexpected, the Board of Trustees at Alabama State University has fired its president, Dr. Gwendolyn Boyd, despite opposition voiced by faculty, students and alumni at the historically Black college.December 18, 2016StudentsReport Finds HBCU Students Overly Burdened by LoansA report by the United Negro College Fund finds that students at historically Black colleges and universities are saddled with debt and borrowing twice as much in federal loans as peers enrolled in non-HBCUs.December 14, 2016Leadership & PolicyPomona College Names G. Gabrielle Starr PresidentPomona College—the small liberal arts college near Los Angeles—has tapped Dr. G. Gabrielle Starr to be its 10th president.December 11, 2016StudentsReport: Housing, Food Insecurities on Rise for Community College StudentsFood and housing insecurities continue to be a major issue for community college students across the nation, particularly African-American and Southeast Asian students.December 4, 2016Faculty & StaffBlack Doctoral Network a ‘One-stop Shop’ for UniversitiesExperts say the Black Doctoral Network is the answer for colleges and universities that constantly claim they “can’t find Black faculty.”November 28, 2016HomePrincipal Wins International Recognition for Excellence in LeadershipAlicia Hash, an elementary school principal in Charlotte, North Carolina, wins the Outstanding Urban Principal of the Year Award at the International Conference on Urban Education recently held in San Juan, Puerto Rico.November 13, 2016StudentsPassion Pushes Princess Williams to Guide Urban YouthKindergarten teacher Princess Williams received the Outstanding Urban Teacher Award at the International Conference on Urban Education last week.November 6, 2016StudentsScholar: Urban Education Issues Not Confined to U.S.The issues and challenges that impact urban education aren’t particular to the United States, says Dr. Chance W. Lewis at a three-day international conference.November 3, 2016Previous PagePage 5 of 30Next Page
