Jamaal Abdul-AlimStudentsSub-baccalaureates Seen as Key to Boost CompletionCollege counselors should do more to steer community college students with poor grades toward sub-baccalaureate credentials that lead to good-paying jobs instead of allowing them to become college dropouts who miss out on the higher earnings associated with a postsecondary credential.May 3, 2015HomeOverall Retention, Persistence Rates Rise SlightlyThe persistence rate of college students has reached its highest point since 2010, when it began a four-year decline, according to a new “snapshot” report of persistence and retention rates released Thursday by the National Student Clearinghouse Research Center.April 23, 2015African-AmericanValue of Postsecondary Degree Higher Among Blacks and HispanicsA recent study by the Gallup-Lumina Foundation found that favorable views toward the value of a college degree or credential are more common among Blacks and Hispanics than they are among Whites.April 19, 2015HomeColleges Turning to Internet for Intel on ApplicantsAs if getting into college wasn’t hard enough, now students have to worry about college admissions officers doing web searches and scanning their social media accounts for information that could possibly influence the decision of whether to accept a particular student into college.April 14, 2015HomeStudy: Customized Goods and Services Growth Area for College GradsThe post-industrial American economy will favor college graduates who work in industries that increasingly cater to consumer demand for higher-quality and highly customized goods and services.April 13, 2015HomeNonprofit Provides Life-Coaching Services to Students With Mental IllnessFor students who struggle with mental illness, the college experience can be overwhelming, so Tangram Life Coaching makes it its mission to help students with disabilities adapt to the college experience.April 7, 2015LatinxProfessor On Board with Preserving Panamanian CultureWhen Latin American history professor Peter Szok first rode one of the “red devil” buses in Panama City as a graduate student in the early 1990s, he soon realized that the experience would be much more than just a regular bus trip.April 2, 2015InternationalPanel: Undocumented Students Still Stressed OutThe temporary reprieve from deportation for certain undocumented students has helped, but the students still suffer disproportionately high levels of anxiety under the tenuous arrangement.March 31, 2015SportsSupport Program Aims to be Game-ChangerWhen Black student-athletes arrive on campus on a sports scholarship, their athletic performance too often is priority while education ends up on the sidelines.March 29, 2015HomeConference Recognizes Importance of Global PartnershipsEthiopia’s institutions of higher education could benefit from partnerships with universities in the United States to battle pathogens that impact the people of Africa’s second most populous nation.March 24, 2015Previous PagePage 38 of 80Next Page
