Arelis HernandezStudentsPrivate Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion DriveIn joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.February 2, 2010StudentsPrivate Institutions Seek Role in Obama College Completion DriveIn joining President Obama’s ambitious college completion initiative, a leading U.S. association of private colleges and universities has devoted part of its annual meeting to exploring the role private institutions can play in the quest to expand access and graduate more students.February 2, 2010Leadership & PolicyCal State Unveils Plan to Increase Graduation Rates for Students of ColorAn initiative aimed at increasing the graduation rates of under-represented students at the nation’s largest university system has critics concerned some provisions will dilute quality education and exacerbate existing gaps.January 27, 2010Leadership & PolicyHigher Education Leaders Urged To Recognize U.S. Disparities, Their Impact on the AcademyBarack Obama’s presidential election may have convinced some Americans that they’re living in a post-racial society, but societal disparities persist between racial groups and are accentuated in American higher education, a distinguished University of Chicago historian told attendees at a Washington higher education event.January 21, 2010StudentsLottery-winning Alumnus Donates $10 Million to South Carolina HBCUHoping to spread the joy of a $260 million Powerball lottery jackpot, the Rev. Solomon Jackson has donated $10 million of his “good fortune” to his alma mater, Morris College, a historically Black college in Sumter, S.C.January 19, 2010StudentsMATH : Life In Absolute ValuesAs a high school student in East Los Angeles, Dr. Erika Tatiana Camacho didn’t know what ganas looked like. She aspired to only one thing: becoming a store cashier.January 6, 2010StudentsHispanic College Fund President Steps DownIdalia Fernandez announced Tuesday she will resign from the position she has held since 2007.December 22, 2009LatinxImmigration Reform Next for Obama CabinetLabor Secretary Hilda Solis and Commerce Secretary Gary Locke took a page from their personal histories in making an economic argument for why immigration reform should be the next domestic agenda item for President Barack Obama’s administration.December 17, 2009HBCUsDwayne Ashley Resigns as Leader of Thurgood Marshall College FundLongtime president and CEO of the Thurgood Marshall College Fund (TMCF) Dwayne Ashley announced Wednesday he will resign his position to resume work in his Louisiana real estate business, officials said.December 16, 2009StudentsChanging the Measures of Success for HBCUsPublic HBCUs want institutional graduation rates to reflect social and economic obstacles borne by their disadvantaged students.December 14, 2009Previous PagePage 6 of 9Next Page
