Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanRights Advocates: Jackson a Troubling Choice for Acting Head of Office of Civil RightsThe person that U.S. Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos recently put in charge of her agency’s Office of Civil Rights is drawing a chorus of criticism from civil rights advocates and scholars over her historical hostility to racial preferences and other ideological stances.April 18, 2017StudentsAdmissions Leaders: Give Prospects Unfiltered View of Campus LifeExperts say colleges and universities should do more to give prospective students a more authentic experience as opposed to just presenting them with brochures filled with pictures of happy-looking students.April 16, 2017HomeEducation Summit Highlights Challenging Climate on CampusesIssues in higher education figured prominently at the summit, which touched on topics that ranged from diversity and inclusion to free speech on campus.April 11, 2017StudentsExperts: NY Free-College Model Positive, Not PerfectAdvocates and policy experts say the Excelsior Scholarship program — being included in New York state’s fiscal 2018 budget agreement — represents an important first step toward making college more affordable.April 10, 2017StudentsColleges, Universities Officially Cite Potential Harm of Travel BanWith the second travel ban issued by President Donald J. Trump being held in abeyance, colleges and universities are urging a federal court that will hear the case to consider how the ban will undermine diversity in higher education.April 9, 2017SportsMartin Learned to be Game-Changer Off the FieldAlthough he was the first Black football player at North Carolina State University, Dr. Marcus L. Martin will be the first to admit that he didn’t exactly make an indelible impression as a student-athlete.April 6, 2017StudentsStudy: Black Teachers Bolster Black Student AchievementHaving at least one Black teacher in the third through fifth grade “significantly reduces” the likelihood that Black male students will drop out of high school and increases the likelihood that both Black male and female students will aspire to attend college, according to a new study.April 6, 2017HBCUsExpert: Career-based Courses Could Help Diversify STEM WorkforceCareer-based courses that function like a virtual apprenticeship could be the answer to cultivating a diverse STEM workforce, an IBM executive said Wednesday.April 5, 2017HomeColleges Could Start Using “Adversity Index”In an effort to admit more students who hail from some of the nation’s most socio-economically challenged neighborhoods and high schools, colleges and universities may soon use an “adversity index” in the admissions process in addition to more standard methods such as college entrance exam scores.April 4, 2017HomeCollege Degree Completion and Home OwnershipBachelor’s degree-holders enjoy homeownership more frequently than associate degrees-holders do, and both bachelor’s- and associate degree-holders who graduate without any student loan debt enjoy home ownership at higher rates than their counterparts who graduate with debt.April 4, 2017Previous PagePage 12 of 80Next Page
