Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeOrlando Massacre Fuels Call to End Federal Roadblock of Gun Violence ResearchIn the aftermath of the Orlando shooting massacre, researchers are making appeals anew for Congress to lift restrictions that prohibit two health-oriented federal agencies from studying gun violence.June 16, 2016StudentsRestructuring Student Loans May Prove ProblematicWhile income-based repayment systems for student loans have evidently worked in other countries, implementing such a system on a broad basis here in the United States could prove problematic.June 14, 2016StudentsU.S. Secretary of Education John B. King Leading Charge to Diversify K-12 SchoolsU.S. Secretary of Education John B. King lamented the fact that, despite being more than 60 years removed from Brown v. Board of Education, America’s students today are more racially and socioeconomically isolated than they were 10 or 20 years ago.June 8, 2016HomeReport Finds Bachelor’s Degrees More Beneficial Than Associate’sWhen it comes to various forms of well-being—from financial to physical—associate’s degree holders trail behind holders of bachelor’s degrees across the board, according to a new report released Wednesday.June 2, 2016HomeFor-profit College Students Earning Less After AttendanceWith the exception of students who study cosmetology, students who attend for-profit colleges end up earning less money five to six years after attendance than they did before they enrolled, a new paper released Monday claims.May 30, 2016HomeClinton, Sanders Higher Education Policies Similar; Trump’s Remains a MysteryOn the same day that presidential candidate Donald Trump secured enough delegates to clinch the Republican nomination, his campaign skipped a forum meant to illuminate how the 2015 presidential hopefuls would set education policy and budget priorities.May 26, 2016HomeExperts: Low-income Students’ Needs Exceed Basic Financial AidIn order to help more low-income students complete college, policymakers and higher education leaders must pay more attention to the gap between what financial aid covers and the true cost of attendance, a group of panelists argued.May 26, 2016African-AmericanAfrican-American Chess Masters Making Move to Next LevelThe three high school seniors revealed that next fall they are all headed to Webster University—home of the No. 1 ranked collegiate chess team in the USA—on full or partial scholarships.May 19, 2016HomeColleges Advised to be More Transparent with Key Data on OutcomesLSU President F. King Alexander made his remarks at a forum titled “Envisioning the National Postsecondary Data Infrastructure in the 21st Century.”May 18, 2016StudentsStudent Debt Causing a Lag in Life MovesNew graduates are so overwhelmed with student debt that they are not able to make major moves such as getting married or buying a house, according to a new study.May 17, 2016Previous PagePage 27 of 80Next Page
