Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsDiverse Students Gather From Across Nation to Celebrate Academic SuccessA diverse group of more than 700 top-performing high school students from across the nation gathered at George Washington University over the weekend to celebrate their academic success, connect with college recruiters and corporations, and pledge to make the world a better place.August 14, 2016StudentsSociology Professor: Milwaukee Riots Not a SurpriseEven before Milwaukee erupted into violence this weekend over a police shooting, the highly segregated rust-belt city had long been considered a powder keg just waiting to explode.August 14, 2016HomeTrump’s Suggestion of ‘Rigged’ Election Could Ignite Resentment in PoliticsDavid C. Wilson, a political science professor, expounds on matters of race and resentment in American politics in a new paper titled “Perceived electoral malfeasance and resentment over the election of Barack Obama.”August 11, 2016StudentsDC-UP Seeks Top Students Through Generous ScholarshipIn an effort to woo the top students in Washington, D.C., UDC is offering generous scholarships through a program called DC-UP.August 9, 2016StudentsDigital Fundraising Helps Student Reach ‘Dream School’Alimah Dawkins, a low-income student from Atlanta, used GoFundMe to raise money for her move to New York to attend Sarah Lawrence College.August 8, 2016StudentsCrowdfunding Efforts Prove Beneficial for Some StudentsAs college students in the United States and around the world turn to crowdfunding to finance their higher-education-related expenses, some experts warn others not to harbor high expectations about the method.August 7, 2016HomeReport: ‘$500M Club’ Shuns Low-income StudentsUniversities with the largest endowments were slammed as “playgrounds for the children of the wealthiest” in a new Education Trust report today that says the institutions should tap their endowments at a higher rate to benefit more low-income students.August 3, 2016StudentsStudy: Public University Subsidies Don’t Favor Wealthy StudentsA new paper seeks to contravene the “conventional wisdom” that states subsidies for public universities favor wealthy students, but one leading labor economist says it’s not a big deal if they don’t because poor students need more.August 1, 2016African-AmericanBlack Scholars Take Issue with Obama on Police EncountersPresident Obama suggested that Hillary Clinton is the best candidate in the 2016 presidential race because she knows “the worry Black parents feel when their son leaves the house isn’t so different than what a brave cop’s family feels when he puts on the blue and goes to work.”July 28, 2016StudentsOpen Educational Resources Paying Off for Some CollegesA growing number of colleges are turning to open educational resources (OER) in an effort to relieve some financial stress for students.July 27, 2016Previous PagePage 24 of 80Next Page
