Jamaal Abdul-AlimHomeSAT Results Lead Officials to Call for Boost in Preparation of Underrepresented Minority StudentsCognizant of the fact that this year’s SAT results reveal the same troubling trends as in years prior, College Board officials called for a greater emphasis on boosting preparedness for the growing amount of minority students who take the college entrance exam.October 7, 2014Faculty & StaffDarker-Skinned African-American Students Suspended More FrequentlyA new study—titled “The Relationship Between Skin Tone and School Suspension for African Americans”—found that darker-skinned African-American students were more likely to be suspended than those with lighter skin tones.October 6, 2014African-AmericanProponents Push for Creative Methods to Cultivate Interest in STEMEven though mastery of math and science is a critical part of the effort to achieve more proportionate Black representation in STEM fields, a bigger part of the equation is to spark student interest in STEM careers.September 28, 2014StudentsExperts: HBCUs Need to Start Prepping Potential College StudentsHBCUs and Predominantly Black Institutions should drill deeper into the K-12 systems in order to better prepare students for the demands of a college education.September 25, 2014StudentsFederal Student Loan Default Rate Drops But Critics Question DataThe rate at which students default on federal student loans after three years dropped to 13.7 percent for students who began repaying their loans in fiscal 2011 — a full percentage point lower than the previous year’s cohort.September 24, 2014HomeDuring College Admissions Process, Little Things Can Tip the BalanceOf all the things that can help a student get accepted into the college of choice, few things can do the trick like a good story about passion and hard work.September 23, 2014StudentsAnalysis: Black Graduates More Apt to Carry Student Loan DebtOne out of every two Black college graduates since the year 2000 has graduated from college with more than $25,000 in undergraduate student loan debt.September 18, 2014StudentsColleges Urged to Take Advising of Underrepresented Students to Deeper LevelExperts say faculty and administrators must teach students to master the “hidden curriculum” at their respective institutions.September 8, 2014StudentsDOE Official: College Rating System Developed To Be RefinedUnder Secretary of Education Ted Mitchell says the system ultimately will show which institutions are doing “phenomenally well” and which ones need to “step up.”September 7, 2014HomeRole of Technology Growing in Realm of College AdvisingStudents of today have a bourgeoning array of options to get college advisement at their fingertips via the virtual world.September 3, 2014Previous PagePage 44 of 80Next Page
