Jamaal Abdul-AlimAfrican-AmericanFormer Tuskegee Airman, Educator Roscoe Brown Remembered as ‘Real Pioneer’Roscoe C. Brown also will be remembered for the forays he made on behalf of diversity in the realm of academe and access to higher education.July 5, 2016Campus ClimatePhotographer Tim Tai Honored for His Work During University of Missouri ProtestsPhotographer Tim Tai was on hand to capture images from the student protesters last fall at the University of Missouri, found himself in the middle of controversy and recently was honored by the National Press Club for his professionalism.July 4, 2016African-AmericanStudy Links Black Men’s Lower Life Expectancy to Tuskegee Syphilis ExperimentMarcella Alsan and Marianne Wanamaker examined healthcare utilization and outcomes across demographic groups before and after 1972 and found that the closer Black men lived to Tuskegee, Ala., the less likely they were to visit a doctor.June 30, 2016Community CollegesPanel: Free Community College Plans Need More Focus on Adult LearnersAs the concept of free community college continues to take root throughout the country, policymakers need to give more thought to the role that such plans can play in the lives of adult learners.June 30, 2016HomeExperts Give Federal Student Aid System a Failing GradeDespite ongoing efforts to make it more efficient, the federal student aid system was lambasted Wednesday as being “untenable” and overly complex.June 29, 2016StudentsScholar: After Fisher, Schools Should Reassess Diversity PoliciesNow that the U.S. Supreme Court has ruled to uphold the use of race in college admissions, colleges and universities should assess their policies in a way that takes a more nuanced look at diversity, a higher education scholar said Tuesday.June 28, 2016HomeGEAR UP Likely to Roll On Despite Founder Chaka Fattah’s Conviction on Corruption ChargesDespite the fact that Chaka Fattah — known as the “architect of GEAR UP” — awaits sentencing, the future of the Gaining Early Awareness and Readiness for Undergraduate Programs is believed to be safe and sound.June 22, 2016HomeHigher Ed Bills Get Bipartisan Support in CongressA series of bipartisan higher education bills were hammered out Wednesday in committee, including the Simplifying the Application for Student Aid Act that requires the FAFSA to be made available on a mobile app.June 22, 2016HomeMichael Middleton Hopes Measures Keep Mizzou Out of Eye of StormThe University of Missouri System interim president hopes that initiatives meant to bring about more diversity, equity and inclusion at the flagship campus can stave off the tumult that rocked the campus last fall.June 21, 2016StudentsWill LeBron James’ Assist Actually Get Disadvantaged Youth Through College?Though the first group of students in the Akron I PROMISE program won’t graduate high school until 2021, educators and administrators at the foundation say they lack a fully-developed game plan.June 19, 2016Previous PagePage 26 of 80Next Page
