Jamaal Abdul-AlimHBCUsSome Universities Filling Void Created by Military Tuition Assistance CutsWebster University is one of at least a handful of universities that have stepped up to offer enlisted members all of some of the tuition assistance they lost as a result of cuts to the Department of Defense.March 19, 2013HomeStar PlayerWhen she served as senior policy adviser at the U.S. Department of Education and later at the White House during President Barack Obama’s first term, Zakiya Smith had a hand in some of the administration’s boldest and most innovative higher education proposals.March 14, 2013HomeCongress, Education Leaders Discuss Workforce Development InitiativesOn the same day that several top Republican lawmakers trekked to a Virginia community college to tout the proposed SKILLS Act as the solution to a “broken” federal workforce development system, a pair of national higher education leaders informed Congress that the bill has several downsides for community colleges.March 14, 2013StudentsSavannah State President Defends TRIO in CongressWhen Savannah State University president Cheryl Dozier addressed a U.S. House subcommittee Wednesday about the impact of cuts to the federal TRIO programs, she said there was “no doubt” that TRIO helps students succeed.March 13, 2013DisabiltiesGroup Calls for Radical Changes to Standardized TestsGordon Commission: Educational assessments should be revamped to help educators improve teaching and learning instead of being narrowly used—and in some cases misused—for purposes of accountability.March 11, 2013StudentsExperts Say Diversity Officer Candidates Need to Think StrategicallyIf you hope to land a job as chief diversity officer, don’t expect to impress the search committee strictly with your passion for boosting diversity on campus.March 5, 2013StudentsNew Teacher Assessment Tool Making Headway in Education ProgramsSeveral states already have formally adopted the edTPA and more than 160 institutions of higher learning are “field-testing” it.March 3, 2013Faculty & StaffHolmes Scholars: The Next Generation of Higher Education FacultyWhen Saron LaMothe served as counselor for several K-12 schools in some of this city’s most impoverished areas, she used to pick up on cues from Black students indicating that they felt they weren’t meant for certain careers.February 27, 2013StudentsCollege Board Finds AP Mean Exam Scores RiseRoughly 60.1 percent of the 954,070 students who took an AP exam in 2012 achieved a score of 3 or higher on the five-point AP Exam scale.February 20, 2013HomeTeacher Prep Review Debate Brews Before Findings Even CompleteThe $5 million project produced by the National Council on Teacher Quality has been in the works since early 2011 and is due for release in April.February 18, 2013Previous PagePage 52 of 80Next Page
